What makes RELATIONSHIPS work?

 

The LORD JESUS said:

Matthew 18:20

King James Version

20 For where two or three 

are gathered together in my name, 

there am I in the midst of them.

That's the best verse I found with regards to relationships.

We all interact with each other at home, in school, at work, and at social functions.

But are our relationships warm, and real?

Are people really kind, and genuine?

Do we really care for each other?

Love can only be possible when Jesus is in our midst, for the Lord taught us to love.

And when we're born again, we look to Scripture and the Holy Spirit to teach us about Jesus.

Unless we have been anointed by the Holy Spirit of God, our way of loving, will fall short of God's.

Only JESUS can teach us how to love, as God would.

His own life and ministry, his own death and resurrection, are proof positive of that love.

He is the best pattern for humans to love God, and each other.

By His own life, the Lord Jesus showed us how to love the Father, how to pray, how to be obedient to the will of God, how to love each other.

Because we are in the world, we become subject to the ways of the world.

We are fallible.

We act from our own steam.

Best thing to do, when relationships are tested, is to pray to Jesus for help.

We must pray for clarity.

We must pray to be taught to love.

Jesus will surely show us, through the Holy Spirit.

We will then be directed to Scripture, for all the answers we need can be found in the WORD of GOD.

Relationships can only be repaired through Jesus.

Through the GRACE of GOD.

Jesus will teach us how to forgive.

He was very clear:

Matthew 6:15

King James Version

15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, 

neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

He also said:

Luke 6:37

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37 Judge not, 

and ye shall not be judged: 

condemn not, 

and ye shall not be condemned: 

forgive, 

and ye shall be forgiven:

We are even to love our enemies.

Luke 6:27

King James Version

27 But I say unto you which hear, 

Love your enemies, 

do good to them which hate you,

We cannot judge others, for perhaps, we're more in error.

Matthew 7:5

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5 Thou hypocrite, 

first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; 

and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote 

out of thy brother's eye.

Who decides who has a pure heart?

This article will tell you.

Relationships can only work if we have God in our heart.

If we have the Spirit of the Lord in our hearts.

If we follow the path Jesus paved for us.

And only by being born again can we understand God's Spirit and His commandments.

By ourselves, we will fail greatly.

Chuck Missler's "Hidden Treasures of the Bible"

2 It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: 

but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.

Proverbs 25:2 

King James Version

How much do you know about the Bible?

Join the late Chuck Missler, the Berean-type Christian evangelist, high-tech guy, successful businessman, and lover of God's WORD, as he explores the Bible in many unusual, unexplored ways.

Missler considers the Bible in the following intriguing ways:

-- It is an "Integrated Message System".
-- It was by "deliberate design".
-- It came from a "supernatural source".

Of course, the Bible being a creation of God, that's just the tip of the iceberg, for there's so much more we don't really know, nor pay attention to, about the magnificent Book of God.

The Bible's composed of 66 books (of which I've only read a fraction), had over 40 authors (who didn't know each other, according to Missler), and was gathered over a period of 2,000 years.

Listen closely to the video above, and let Chuck Missler open your heart, and thinking, about the Bible, for if you're equipped with a child-like heart, you will want to know these things anyway.

If you love God, love knowing EVERYTHING about Him, love history, prophecy, and adventure, and how it all relates to science, technology, and present times -- in the unique Missler approach to Bible study -- you will be absorbed by the video, showing how little we really know about the MAJESTY, MAGNIFICENCE, and MAGNANIMITY of God.

We've all been given many gifts by God.

Chuck Missler was given this gift of Biblical, scientific, technological, historical, and prophetic ability to connect things about God and SCRIPTURE.

If you love adventure, precision, organization, and God above all, you will love Missler's probing approach.

As he himself said:

"God always rewards the diligent."

To know more about this amazing mind, read what his friends, family, and colleagues said after he passed on:

Chuck Missler, Father to a Family of Bereans (by Mary Miller Gehl)

Dr. Chuck Missler: A Retrospective (by William P. Welty, Ph.D.)

My Dad (by Lisa Missler Bright)

My Dad (by Meshell Missler)

My Friend (by Brian Hughes)


You may also be interested in Chuck Missler's 32 books.

Updated 21 January 2022

6 Things For a Beautiful 2019

A new year will be here soon.

Another wonderful opportunity to think, speak, and do better.

And while we're still at the doorway, we can assess how it's all been for us and see what we can do better this time around.

Every day, as always, is a golden opportunity to create more wonderful and positive things and to be kinder to others.

It's your life.

You must give attention to how you're living it.

Have a desire for God so great that nothing can ever dampen your spirit.

When you love God so much, you will also make sure others become know about Him.

What really matters most anyway in life?

1. That we love God above all.

2. That we know God's will.

3. That we believe in Jesus.

4. That we are guided by the Holy Spirit.

5. That we live by Scripture.

6. That we respect each other's rights.

7. That we love each other.

It's always good to stick to the few basics.

Doesn't make sense to over-think it, really.

But these are what always spring from my soul.

I'm sure you'll have your own "tenets" for living.

After all, it's your life and you ought to live it your way, the best way you alone know how.

I created this blog primarily for myself, to document my own life and thinking at each moment, and to help me remember stuff I may have forgotten.

If people care for my thoughts, I'd be so honored that you'll want to look into my 60 blog posts so far. That will give me the added boost to keep writing and remembering.

I've also got other blogs and loads of projects I wish to accomplish. By the Grace of God, I'll have the continuing creativity to do all that.

It's really good to say goodbye to the past and to greet 2019 with a new heart, a new resolve, a new form of creativity, and a more open mind.

May all of you achieve and enjoy all your heart's desire for yourself and your families.

Here's wishing all of you a magnificent 2019!

Updated 21 January 2022