That’s the question, isn’t it?You probably pray the Serenity prayer, don’t you?”Grant me the serenity [peace] to accept the things I cannot change,courage to change the things I can,and wisdom to know the difference.”It’s a powerful prayer. You long ago memorized it. I pray it most days — often several times. But it’s not anContinueContinue reading “Will things really change?”
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Relational IQ can grow long after IQ (intelligence quotient)
Your raw intelligence doesn’t change much after your teens.Not so your relational intelligence. Author Ken Sande calls relational intelligence “the ability to discern emotions and interests in yourself and others, to interpret them in light of God’s Word, and to then use this insight to manage your responses and relationships constructively.”Of course you have toContinueContinue reading “Relational IQ can grow long after IQ (intelligence quotient)”
Don’t be surprised! All together now: DON’T BE SURPRISED!
1. Conflict will likely heat up as you grow in the Lord.2. Stay present … to the very end. “At your post, soldier!”3. Be willing to live in this tension: Is this a time where I just let it go, or should I speak up, speaking the truth in love? (If it is the latter,ContinueContinue reading “Don’t be surprised! All together now: DON’T BE SURPRISED!”
Jesus never was afraid of conflict … It seemed to follow Him!
I grew up in a home and in a church where, generally speaking, conflict was kept at bay. “Let it go,” was one of the phrases I often heard. “Speak the truth in love” was not something I heard very often. Because if you speak the truth someone might not like you and being likedContinueContinue reading “Jesus never was afraid of conflict … It seemed to follow Him!”
Do you really think everyone will like you?
1. Jesus loves me.2. Not everyone likes me.3. Still, I should be who God made me to be, and so should you.Here’s why…John 7 (New International Version, ©2010) 1 After this, Jesus went around in Galilee. He did not want[a] to go about in Judea because the Jewish leaders there were looking for a way to killContinueContinue reading “Do you really think everyone will like you?”
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