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            Our intellect and emotions are like fire; warming and beautiful when kept in healthy control. However, when let loose outside of healthy control, they burn destructively, and no one likes to get burned. Intellect and emotions gone wrong lead to hurt, mistrust, frustration, confusion, depression, rage, or despair and often blocks growth in our God-given purpose.

Ephesians 4:15 but, speaking the truth in love, [we] may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

We navigate life according to our perspectives. In every area and aspect that our perspectives diverge from the truth we need light for healthy change.

Such healthy control is not innate. It must be learned and continually practiced.

Psalm 86:11 Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; unite my heart to fear Your name. 12 I will praise You O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forevermore.

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

Psalm 119:15 I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways. 16 I will delight myself in Your statutes; I will not forget Your word.

What do you need from the close-knit relationships in your life?

What do you want from the close-knit relationships in your life?

Communicate Effectively

Mark 12:29 ... “The first of all the commandments is: ‘Hear, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. 30 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. 31 And the second like it is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”

Our God-given purpose is to grow in healthy loving relationship with Him nurturing a healthy love for ourselves while living it out toward other people. In large part, this consists in growth of the ability to communicate well with God, with other people, and with yourself.

Love has the affect and effect it should when communicated well through both words and actions. Healthy loving efforts devoid of articulate communication can easily be misconstrued. And, kindly affectionate words are meaningless without follow-through of healthy loving efforts.

Healthy communication is a learned skill.

Ephesians 4:15 but, speaking the truth in love, [we] may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ—16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.