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A thought by Craig Groeschel (2013-10-22) from his book, Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter (Kindle Locations 713-714). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) And our emotions can be so powerful can’t they?   I mean, do you know what they said to me?   And our emotions carry us to do what we know isn’t what we really should do.   Craig says, “While being emotion-driven often leads us to do the ungodly thing, being Spirit-led never does. If you truly want to do what’s right, letting your emotions take over will rarely get you the outcome you want.”   And we know that is the truth. He talks about how this plays out at home, “Maybe you slip up and say something stupid, something you didn’t even mean to say. You know you should apologize, but you figure, ‘Man, if I open that door, there’s no telling what all might come spilling out.’ Or you’re caught up in your spirit of entitlement — ‘I shoul...

A thought by Craig Groeschel (2013-10-22) from his book, Fight: Winning the Battles That Matter Most (Kindle Location 622). Zondervan. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Have you found that out yet, especially you men?   Craig says, “There may be a time in your future when your private life becomes public, and you dread seeing anyone because you’re so humiliated by your actions. Let’s not sugarcoat it, guys: that’s where sin leads. And you know it.” He then says, “Of course, it doesn’t have to go down that way.”   And this is also a choice thing for us. Craig is talking to men here, “If you choose to follow Christ, there is spiritual greatness within you, a strength to keep going and not stay down. God’s power in your life is that no matter what you’ve done, you can be transformed. You can be new. You can make a difference in this world. You can be a godly man. You can be a godly husband. You can be a godl...

A thought by Kyle Idleman, (2015-10-01) from his book, The End of Me: Where Real Life in the Upside-Down Ways of Jesus Begins (Kindle Location 1969). David C. Cook. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title of the book to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) My wife just went through her Evaluation at work.   That means she had to look back at her year and put on paper how she did this last year and then go through it with her boss.   Maybe you have to do that too at your work. Now some people love to look at their strengths but have real difficulty in accepting their weaknesses but we all have both.   As Kyle says, “The idea of weakness being something to celebrate isn’t just counterintuitive; it’s countercultural. In our world strength is valued— not weakness.” He goes on, “God is always strong, but in our weakness that strength goes viral. The world sees that it’s not about anything but him. At the end of me, I find a strength in God that I never would have...