In Spite of Myself

For the most part I have always looked at emotions as being negative. Probably because many of the the emotions that I experience seem to be, for the most part, negative. Sure, there are times that I have fun. There are times that I feel happy. But happiness is based entirely on circumstances.

 I can't spend my life trying to make myself happy. What a waste of time that would be. The only things that are going to matter in the end are the things that we did for Jesus Chris...

I think that most Christians today are severely lacking in their knowledge of the scriptures. I admit to my shame that I don't spend as much time in the Word as I should.

The Bereans "received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so" (Acts 17:10-11).

This is a major problem, because in today's world we are constantly being flooded with things that are touted as being of God. Just attach the n...

I walked a mile with Pleasure;

She chattered all the way,

But left me none the wiser

For all she had to say.

I walked a mile with Sorrow

And ne'er a word said she;

But oh, the things I learned from her

When Sorrow walked with me!

Robert Browning Hamilton

This is so true. I know that in my own life, I have learned so much through sorrow. At one time I thought that if things were easi...