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A thought by John C. Maxwell (2013-02-15) from his book, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships (p. 104). David C. Cook. Kindle Edition. ( Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) I know this is a thought that isn’t for everyone but it is a good reminder for those who want to be successful in their walk with God.   If that is you then read on. The whole paragraph says, “You will find that leaders who are effective are leaders who are disciplined in their daily lives. A disciplined daily walk is the best protection to keep us from falling into sin.” John then asks a question and then answers it, “Why is this so essential to your personal credibility? Because the Word of God convicts our hearts. Psalm 119: 11 says, ‘Your word have I treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You.’ It also helps us think like God. The things that we think on are the things that we become. If we are not spending time with G

A thought by John C. Maxwell (2013-02-15) from his book, Be A People Person: Effective Leadership Through Effective Relationships (p. 96). David C. Cook. Kindle Edition. ( Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) A person can be right and still loose an argument.   John says, “It’s because they don’t know when to quit.” He goes on, “There is a moment when you have marshaled all of the factual and emotional issues in your favor and have expressed them as best you can. If you continue to hammer away, you do nothing but build resentment in the person you are trying to persuade.” I’ve found in arguments with my wife and yes we have disagreements.   Back to the point, the way we stop arguments is by one of us stopping in our well thought out argument and starting to listen, really listen to what the other person is saying.   When one does that it opens the door for the other one to really express their feeling and then they also stop and want to h