Catering To Bad Feelings Feeds And Empowers

So Often, We Blame Other People When, Really, The Problem Is Right Down In Here. I'm Not Happy. I Don't Know What's Wrong. If I Just Had Another Job, I Could Be Happy. If I Just Get Married, I Would Be Happy. Well If I Just Wasn't Married, I Would Be Happy. Well, If I Just Had Some Kids, I'll Be Happy. I'll Be Happy When These Kids Finally Grow Up And Get Out Of Here. If I Had A Bigger House, I Would Be Happy. Well, I Got A Big House. Now If I Just Had A Maid To Clean, I'd Be Happy. Well, Now If I Just Had A Maid I Could Get Along With Better, I'd Be Happy.

We Often Think More Highly Of Ourselves Than We Ought To, And It's Easy To Judge Others And Be Critical Of Their Weaknesses And Shortcomings. But This Self-righteous Attitude Is A Sin That We Can Be Blinded To Because We're So Focused On What The Other Person Did Wrong. The Reality Is This Attitude Is Worse Than The Wrong Behavior We're Judging.

The Biggest Black Eye That You Can Give The Devil Is To Give God Your Pain And Let Him Turn It Into Gain.

Grace Equals Ability. God Gives Us Grace To Match Our Call. When We Do Our Own Thing, We Do It On Our Own. When We Follow His Leading, He Always Supplies The Grace And The Energy To Do What He's Calling Us To Do.

God Does Not Always Call Us To Go Back Physically To A Place We Have Been. But If For Example We Have A Difficult Time Submitting To A Boss With A Certain Personality God May Call Us To Continue Working With Someone Who Has The Same Personality Until We Master The Situation In A Godly Way. God Does Not Want Us To Be On The Run He Wants Us To Confront Our Fears And Frustrations In Order To Find Peace In Him.