Episode 218: A Difficult Week

Sometimes it's hard to know what is true and what isn't.There is so much misinformation out there that it's easy to get confused.So where do we go to find spiritual truth?How do we discern truth from error?Let's talk about it today and see if God has given us a way to know.

Sometimes it's hard to know what is true and what isn't.There is so much misinformation out there that it's easy to get confused.So where do we go to find spiritual truth?How do we discern truth from error?Let's talk about it today and see if God has given us a way to know.

What things in our lives separate us from Christ?Is it pain, sorrow, disappointment?It's important for us to recognize these triggers.What can we do to keep ourselves focused on Eternity instead of our passing problems?Let's take a look and find out together!

There's an old saying that God laughs as we make plans. I'm not sure if that's exactly accurate, but I do know our plans for the future are never certain. We make our plans, but God makes plans for us as well. Sometimes the two conflict. So, what do we do? Let's talk about it and see if we can come to a clearer understanding...

Christ said we should be 'One.'Does that mean in order to be unified we all have to be the same?Of course not.His Apostles weren't the same.They had different strengths and weaknesses just like all of us.So how can we be united while still being individuals and seeing the world differently?I found a couple of excellent ideas...

I'm not going to lie.It's been a hard week.I've had worse for sure, but when you're having a difficult time, it doesn't really matter that it isn't the MOST difficult you've ever faced.It's still really hard!So I wanted to talk about it a bit.Let's go into my difficult week and see if we can find some light and understanding.

Sometimes we do things for the wrong reasons.Even so, have you ever received blessings for doing something good for the wrong reason?I have.I think it's the Lord's way of nudging us along so we understand what doing good does for us.I've been talking to a friend about all of this and I wanted to share my thoughts a bit.Feel free to comment with your own experience.

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and I'm NOT talking about Christmas!Back to School!!!!!!Now, I love my kids, but it's always nice when they head back to class.Also, (and what I wanted to talk about today) is it gives us all a little more structure, which I think makes a huge difference in our lives.Let's take a closer look!

Families are being torn apart!Civilization is about to collapse!The fight isn't worth it!Just pick a cellphone plan and be done with it!

I used to love working out.Okay, I still like working out...just not like I used to.I realized sometimes that pattern follows me into spiritual matters too.What does that look like?Let's see if we can figure it out.