Satan Is Ever Present, Trying To Destroy

Some Think The Only Way To Get Even, To Get Attention Or Advantage, Or To Win Is To Bash People. This Kind Of Behavior Is Never Appropriate. Oftentimes Character And Reputation And Almost Always Self-esteem Are Destroyed Under The Hammer Of This Vicious Practice.

The Discerning Realize That It Is Not Realistic To Expect Perfection In Others When None Of Us Is Perfect...meaningful Progress Can Be Made Only When All Of Us Can Cast The Motes Out Of Our Own Eyes, Leave Judgment To Our Father In Heaven, And Lose Ourselves In Righteous Living.

One Of The Great Tragedies Of Life, It Seems To Me, Is When A Person Classifies Himself As Someone Who Has No Talents Or Gifts. When, In Disgust Or Discouragement, We Allow Ourselves To Reach Depressive Levels Of Despair Because Of Our Demeaning Self-appraisal, It Is A Sad Day For Us And A Sad Day In The Eyes Of God. For Us To Conclude That We Have No Gifts When We Judge Ourselves By Stature, Intelligence, Grade-point Average, Wealth, Power, Position, Or External Appearance Is Not Only Unfair But Unreasonable.

Blessed Is He Or She Who Avoids Being Offended.

As Adults, If Our Top Priorities Are Constantly Directed Toward The Acquisition Of More And Better Worldly Goods, It Will Not Take Long To Increase Our Love In Those Directions. The Purchase Of A Larger House Or A Nicer Car Or A More Expensive Boat May Cause Us To Sacrifice Our Resources And Develop An Unwise Love For These Symbols Of Success And Pleasure. We Learn To Love That Which We Serve, And We Serve That Which We Love.