We Have To Get Rid

Enjoyment Of Life Is Not Based On Enjoyable Circumstances. It Is An Attitude Of The Heart, A Decision To Enjoy Everything Because Everything - Even Little, Seemingly Insignificant Things - Have A Part In The Overall "big Picture" Of Life.

When I Was A Teenager, I Didn't Get To Do A Lot Of The Things That Other Kids My Age Were Doing Because My Dad Was Very Controlling And He Wouldn't Allow Me To Go To School Activities, Like Games And Dances. So I Didn't Have Positive Expectations For My Future Or Really Dream About What I Could Do With My Life. I Was Just Trying To Survive Until I Could Get Out On My Own.

If You Are A Believer Married To An Unbeliever I Want To Tell You That The Greatest Witness That You Can Be To Them Is To Try To Be The Same All The Time. Don't Let The Way They Act Control You. Dave Didn't Let My Actions Control Him. He Stayed Happy, And That Just Made Me Madder, Because Unhappy People Just Want To Make Other People Unhappy, But It Finally Broke Through To Me That He's Got A Stability And A Joy And A Peace That I Did Not Have.

It's So Easy To Settle For Less Than God's Best For Us Because We Don't Always Feel Like Taking Responsibility For Our Behavior Or Putting Forth Some Effort To Do What We Need To Do So We Can Accomplish Great Things For God And Help People. But The Cost Of Settling For Less Is Actually Harder Than Being Completely Obedient To God's Will.

When We Make A True Commitment To Walk In Love, It Usually Causes A Huge Shift In Our Lifestyle. Many Of Our Ways - Our Thoughts, Our Conversation, Our Habits - Have To Change.