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December 6, 2016April 2, 2017

Are you dreaming?

I watch White Christmas multiple times every December. My favorite scene is Phil and Judy (Danny Kaye and Vera Ellen) in The Best Things Happen While You Dance.

Theirs is the secondary romance of the movie, which is really about Bob and Betty (Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney). It’s a classic story of boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl, and has to win her back.

Actually, Bob didn’t have to lose his girl at all!
But somebody messed up.

Unfortunately, Betty thinks it was Bob. But it was really her own failure to clarify what was happening with him. Instead she jumped to her conclusions and messed it up.

To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.
(Proverbs 18:13)

Lots of folks believe relationships go sideways because the guy messed up. In fact, many men believe that about themselves. But it’s just not true!

Often it’s the girl who’s got it wrong.

Women make a lot of assumptions — filling in “the blanks” with thoughts that paint a negative picture. How wrong is that?

Of course, Bob and Betty get back together in the end — dancing cheek-to-cheek and pants-to-pants.

Couples in the movies always do. And so do couples who are having trouble with their relationship. When they listen to one another and learn the Truth.

If you’d like help making your dream come true, let me know!
Because Real Life Romance is the Best Kind of Romance!

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November 30, 2016April 2, 2017

Jesus tells a story …

There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.

“Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.

“So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him
to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods
that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.

“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’

“So he got up and went to his father.

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.

“The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’

“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

No blame. No shame.
No questions asked.

“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what was going on.

‘Your brother has come,’ he replied, ‘and your father has
killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’

“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’

“‘My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours.
But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’” Luke 15:11-32, NIV

He’s back! And that’s all that matters.

November 28, 2016November 12, 2018

Can you hear Him?

Most Christians want to hear The Lord’s Voice. Especially when we’re hurting. Yet most of us admit we don’t hear Him. Usually when we need Him most.

That certainly doesn’t fit with His Promises.

You know He is always with you because His Word says He will never leave you or forsake you (Deuteronomy 31:6).
And Jesus, the Good Shepherd, says, “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.” (John 10:27)

But you probably have the same bad habit that I’m trying to break.

You listen with your head.
But Jesus doesn’t live in your head: He lives in your heart!

You’re looking for solutions, and He wants to give you Himself!

Comfort: The Holy Spirit lives in your heart to comfort you. (Isaiah 61:2)
Irresistible Joy: And He is there to teach you all things and remind you of everything Jesus has said to you (John 14:26).

The One Who knows you Best, loves you best!

You discern my going out and my lying down;
    you are familiar with all my ways. (Psalm 139:3)

Burst into songs of joy together,
    you ruins of Jerusalem,
for the The Lord has comforted his people,
    He has redeemed Jerusalem. (Isaiah 52:9)