David Graham McGee CNZM, QC (born 11 December 1947) served as an Ombudsman in New Zealand from 2007 until 31 May 2013.
A large oak tree is just a little nut that refused to give up.
Every source of blessing is a point of attack.
Getting offended is the bait of Satan for the believer.
The Bible says we need to love our enemies, bless our enemies. It does not say we should assume our enemies' priorities.
The enemy takes what isn't his. Jesus gives from what is His. Which are you more like?
Jesus paid a high price for your peace. Don't give it away.
If you need all the answers to trust God, you are not really trusting God.
We should be more concerned with reaching the lost than pampering the saved.
Where are you looking at blessing as bondage, something you GET to do as something you've GOT to do?
What we spend, we lose. What we keep will be left for others. What we give away will be ours forever.
Marriage should not be a goal; it should be a choice. One choice available out of many recognized as valid by society. But it isn't. Not yet. Right now, as far as society is concerned, you are married or you are not yet married. And as that notion becomes further codified our freedom to make other choices steadily erodes.