What relationships have a positive impact on you?
What do I mean by that? Relationships that give advice rather than tell you what to do. People who can give you direction but refrain from getting in your way.
Sometimes parents fall into this category but many times they try to get their children to fulfill their dreams rather than listening to their children. Teach without pushing your ideas. Help without doing everything for your children. Make sure they know Who is in control rather than letting them go their own way. God’s Word says that we’re responsible for teaching our children about Him and His commandments for life so they know what they are supposed to do or not do.
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and hope.
Even when it doesn’t seem like God is close to you, He is. You are never very far from Him regardless of where you are. In a penthouse or a slum somewhere, when you seek Him, He is by your side.
Our world has become very secular and evil in many ways. Not because of mankind’s influence but because of Satan’s influence. We have moved away from our collective belief in God and we have taken in the spirit of the Antichrist. I don’t mean to say that we are worshiping the devil but we are “living in his camp”. There are too many evil and disgusting things that are going on in our world today for them to be caused by mankind alone. Satan and his demons are behind all of it and we need to wake up and recognize it.
This world, and all who are in it, is coming to a point in history that has been foretold for over two thousand years. The end of the church age. When will it come to that? I don’t know, and no one does except God Himself when that day will come. The “taking away of the church” is also unknown because the hour or the day is not known, just as the “end of the age” falls into that unknown area.
The point I am trying to make about the “unknowns” is that God determines the timing of everything. Your birth and your death as well as anything that has been prophesied about this time in history are all under His control. Your eternity is at stake and if you are concerned about where you will spend it then you need to seek Jesus as your Savior and do it soon. We don’t know the day or the hour and it may be sooner than anyone thinks, so make sure of your eternal destination.
Most of us want many things in this life. A really nice house or a prestigious job. But… what will those give us? Bills? A headache? Ulcers from the stress?
The peace and joy that comes with life when you have given your heart to Jesus Christ is priceless and it doesn’t cost you anything. God has provided it through faith and grace when you believe in Him. All of this is worth far more than you can gain from your own efforts. Seek Him as soon as you can because we’re not guaranteed tomorrow.
You get to build your perfect space for reading and writing. What’s it like?
I would build a twenty by fifteen cottage with a fireplace and a small kitchen.
That’s what I would build if I could.
What is your all time favorite automobile?
My favorite car was the Mustang. My other favorite car was the Mazda Miata. Unfortunately, I was never able to afford either one. The only automobile I owned that I owned was a Datsun 200SX many years ago. It was fun to drive, economical and it was the first and last of its time.
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