Chappy Chats

Be willing to help by getting to know

Before deciding about a situation maybe we should get to know the situation and the people by getting to know those involved. Don't judge by the outward appearance unless you know the inner heart and character.

Follow the Spirit’s Lead!

Many times as Christians we feel the prompting of the Spirit to act and fail to do so. Even those who do not adhere to the Christian life have had moments when their gut or intuition or instinct has prompted them to act. The truth is no matter what we call this urging there are many times we have ignored the push and thus missed a wonderful experience. This week keep you eyes and ears open for this leading that may just be the help someone needed or a chance to experience joy and growth in your life.

Give Yourself a break!

Many times we find ourselves starring into the darkness believing that we are the total reason for our problems. Yes we create many of our own obstacles and problems in our life but we also have help in making the decision of which way we go with the input of others. We must own our decisions while realizing how we arrived at the point of having to choose. No one is on a solo journey in this life. It is a constant interaction with others. Those interactions present choices to be made. Too often we make them by believing one of three things: one: we are always the problem, two: someone else is always the problem, or three: it is just fate or luck. So, own your decisions but understand the people and circumstances which brought you to this point of decision making.

Are you all in on Life?

Only as you are all in on your philosophy of life and your passion can you adapt to change. One must know their foundation and what they are building in order to not be knocked off their course when change comes.

Change is inevitable! Say, Yes to change!

One cannot escape change in their life. You can only embrace or resist the change. Resisting just brings strife, bitterness and anger. Embracing it brings opportunity for growth, new strength and stretches you into a new area.

Be an encourage not a discourager

Our incarceration rate and recidivism rate is out of control and much of it is due to the fact we encourage the system to be harsh rather than encourage the individuals in it to be better by giving them a path to a different life.

You need to know before you blow!

Take the time to really know someone before you judge them or explode on them for their ideas or views. People need to listen to the heart and soul of someone before they can know them.

Speaking truth with Love!

Telling everything we know is not always good for those who hear it. We should speak the truth with love. Remembering to ask if what we are about to say going to lift up or tear down?

What are you opening yourself up to?

What we allow into our life is what determines whether our life is filled with light and goodness or darkness and evil!

Defective and Deficient but Delivered

ALL mankind is defective and deficient due to their sin nature. We are defective in thinking that our truth is the truth. We are deficient because we do not recognize the existence of truth found in God. There is only His truth. By ceasing to to rebel against His truth we are delivered from our deficits and defects.