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Luke 17:1  (NKJV)

 Then He (Jesus) said to the disciples, “It is impossible that no offenses should come, but woe to him through whom they do come!

Forgiveness is not amnesia.  It's remembering things differently.  God knows how to deal with those who have done you wrong.  You need to just get out of the way.  Resistance gives you lift and perspective.  Forgiveness is not about keeping score.  It's about losing count.   Jesus forgives us over and over again. 

Jentezen Franklin  

A good marriage

A good marriage is the union of two good forgivers.  

– Ruth Bell Graham

The Power of God

In conflict, choose humility, so that the power of God can work (James 4:6). 

Mark Pettis

How to Argue

The choice (The enemy infuses pride.  Try to separate your spouse from the enemy).

Listen.

Understand.

Validate.

Empathize.

Understanding begins when judgement is withheld.

Mark Pettis

Healthy conflicts

Healthy conflicts lead to healthy relationships.

A. Never fight in public.

B. Don't yell.

C. Don't shut down.

Mark Pettis

AN UNSEEN WAR

AN UNSEEN WAR IS GOING ON in and for my mind. TO WIN THE BATTLE IN & FOR MY MIND, I MUST HAVE God's Spirit and Word inside of me. MY GOAL IS TO learn to think like Jesus.  RETHINKING MY LIFE TO MATCH HOW JESUS THINKS IS CALLED Repentance.  Repentance is a good word which means change the way you think. 

Rick Warren

Time to change

ANY CHANGE I WANT IN MY LIFE starts in my mind. I CAN CHANGE how I feel by changing the way I think. EVERY BEHAVIOR IS BASED on a belief. ANYTIME I SIN, AT THAT MOMENT, I'm believing a lie.  

Rick Warren

Mind Control

 MY THOUGHTS control my life, BUT I CAN

control my thoughts.  Rick Warren

Temptation is an inside job.

It starts within you.  No fish bites a bare hook.  Satan baits the hook, and he knows your favorite flavor of bait. Ask, do I really want to think about this right now?   

Rick Warren 

Belief = Temptation

Change starts in your mind not in your life.  It starts with what you want to change. The way you feel is determined by how you think.  How you act is determined by how you feel. Behind everything that you do is a belief.  If I’m acting scared, I’m thinking scary thoughts.  What are the beliefs beneath your behavior?  Ask that question during times of temptation.   

Rick Warren

Resist = Persists

What you resist persists.  Change the channel of your mind. You’re feelings are resistant to your will.  You can’t force a feeling, but you can force a thought.  Your thoughts change your feelings.  

Rick Warren

Do you have an open mind?

Just because you have an open mind doesn’t mean that you should allow people to put stuff in it. Why are you allowing other people to control what you think? 

Rick Warren