Laughter
A well-developed sense of humour reveals a well-balanced personality. Maladjusted people show a far greater tendency to miss the point in a funny remark. They take jokes personally.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
A well-developed sense of humour reveals a well-balanced personality. Maladjusted people show a far greater tendency to miss the point in a funny remark. They take jokes personally.
We need to keep in mind the difference between natural sight and supernatural vision. When we look at life with vision, we perceive events and circumstances with God's thoughts.
Life is so short. We really don't have many years. And to spend them doing dumb stuff seems like such a waste.
A blah attack may sound harmless, but it can leave us in an emotional heap, seriously questioning if life is worth it.
So once you've decided to live differently, let God be your guide and hang tough—follow your dreams with determination.
Don't forget: Our minds were originally enemy-held territories. We were blinded by the power of the enemy. The mind was his "base of operations" until the light shone within.
Every age knows the temptation to try to restrict God's dealings. The majority of people in this world are maintainers. Once we get things set, we don't like them changed.
People of excellence are those who see through the clutching greed of our times—people who have declared their undivided allegiance to Christ's message, people who have humbled themselves to Christ's sovereign authority.
Vision is the ability to see God's presence, to perceive God's power, to focus on God's plan in spite of the obstacles.
Are you open to change? People who make a difference can be stretched, pulled, pushed, and changed. You heard it from me: traditionalism is an old dragon, bad about squeezing the very life out of its victims. So never stop fighting it. Let's be careful to identify the right opponent. It isn't tradition per se; it's traditionalism.