In my previous post Self deception I covered a few ways that we may deceive ourselves and today I want to talk about another way that we often deceive ourselves that can have a detrimental affect on us. It is the topic of our sins. Lets take a closer look at what I mean. When …
It’s not always going to work out
Things are not going to always go the way that we expect/want them to go. That is just a fact that we have to face. There are things/situations that we have no control over. There are some things that we can do nothing about. But we do get to have full control over how we …
Why do I keep putting things off?
I am sure that many of you out there struggle or have struggled with putting things off. You know, that nasty word that we don't like to admit that we do, procrastinate! We like to use excuses such as "I don't have time" or -I am going to" or "tomorrow I will" to make ourselves …
Rejection
If you have had experiences of rejection, especially during the early years of your life, it can have a major effect on you that you carry throughout life. I started experiencing rejection at the very young age of around 4 or 5 and it continued for many years. Class mates, neighborhood kids, family members, and …
Self-deception
There are many reasons as to why we will lie to ourselves, which is self-deception. The enemy loves to use self-deception to keep us out of God's will for our lives. The following are some of the ways and reasons why we deceive ourselves. When we become aware of the things that may be standing …
God, what is going on?
God, what is going on? What is wrong with me? why is this happening? Why did you allow this or that? What ever the question may be, we have all asked God a question that we may not have liked the answer to at one time or another. Or maybe the answer that you have …
Waiting on God
What do we do when we have been waiting on God to turn things around for us but it seems to not be happening? Or what about if things had turned around but have become a mess again for whatever reason and we have been crying out to God with what seems to be unheard …
The Abundant Life 