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Nov 09
Problems Are Solutions in Disguise
This may seem an over-simplification of all you have been struggling with for perhaps too long, but it is not. God’s Word has a solution for every problem known to mankind. A key verse supporting this teaching is I Corinthians 10:13: “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: …
Nov 02
Choices, Choices, Choices
From the moment our day begins until it ends we make choices. Choices are amoral, that is, being neither moral nor immoral. Like sins, however, choices carry consequences. First John 1:9 gives partial relief to the repentant sinner: “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to …
Oct 26
You Can’t Steer a Parked Car
We are continuing to look at making life-altering changes. Making superficial and situational changes we learned are not permanent changes – they are temporary. Substantial change, that is, a change of attitude can be permanent by maintaining a new, and better, attitude accompanied by changing the direction of our behavior. However, you can’t steer …
Oct 19
Third of the Three Levels of Change: The Substantial Level
Repeating from last week, the first time I heard the statement, There is no change if there is no change, I thought it redundant. But after the Holy Spirit explained it to me I saw the value of this truth: If you want tomorrow to be different from yesterday, you must do something different today …
Oct 13
Second of the Three Levels of Change: Situational Level
The first time I heard the statement, There is no change if there is no change, I thought it redundant. But after the Holy Spirit explained it to me I saw the value of this truth: If you want tomorrow to be different from yesterday, you must do something different today – different as in …
Oct 05
First of the Three Levels of Change: Superficial Level
The first time I heard the statement, “There is no change if there is no change,” I thought it redundant. But after the Holy Spirit explained it to me I saw the value of this truth: If you want tomorrow to be different from yesterday, you must do something different today. The World (society) says, …
Sep 30
Who Is the Primary Source of Our Problems?
Last week I ended with the question: Who Is the primary source of our problems? Although the answer to this question does not come from a theological source the answer is consistent with Scripture. The answer actually comes from the comic strip character, Pogo, who boldly proclaimed: “We have met the enemy, and he …
Sep 21
Who is the Third Least Source of Our Problems?
Don’t allow the third least source of our problems open the door to blame shifting. Blame shifting is the oldest form of mankind’s attempt to explain away wrong behavior. We learn this from the Genesis 3:8-13 account wherein we read of Adam explaining to God, “The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, …
Sep 14
The Second Least Source of Our Problems
Last time it was noted God is often blamed for letting things happen to us. It is wrongly asserted that because He is all-powerful He could prevent problems plaguing us. You may recall Flip Wilson saying with an impish grin, “The Devil made me do it.” That line was his hallmark expression spoken to …
Sep 11
The Rule of Proportion
To say problems are solutions in disguise doesn’t explain where problems might originate. The root-level of problems, I’ve found in thirty-plus years of counseling, comes from one of two areas or a combination of these areas: unresolved anger and/or unresolved resentments. There are four sources from which problems stem creating these unresolved issues. We’ll start with the …
Sep 01
Problems Are Solutions in Disguise
Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me. Happy birthday to me-e. Happy birthday to me. Two things are hard for me to grasp. First, I am 80 years old today. My wife says 80 years young today. (Thank you, Dear.) Second, I am launching my blog today. Welcome to this First Edition. It …
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