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bukatyne:
I will say orgasm, sexual satisfaction etc. are.

If a couple cuddle too much without releasing the built up sexual energy, they become very frustrated & unhappy.

I think this will be another topic.

What if the couple cuddle too much without releasing the built up sexual energy, they become very frustrated & unhappy?

macluvph1:
Oh my goodness, This is serious. My love for Nnamdi kanu knows no bound.

God bless Nnamdi Kanu and all those who stand by the truth.

I stand with fairness,equality and justice, and Nigeria can't give you these three things without telling you Oga at the top say this or that.

I want a nation that there won't be things like oga at the top say this or that rather i will be judged according to what i did not who i be.

I love this. We need wise people like this here.

duduwest:
Ignorant is not an answer
Imagine when Jesus was born and covered with blood then you see someone tell you that's your creator. Won't you curse the person and. Also think of this during the time the so called your God(Jesus) was born who's controlling the universe
I will appreciate if you can stand a debate on The true religion by God through Bible and Quran
You're welcome

Sorry this post is for believers( Christians). When I see a post for debate I will let you know.

“If Jesus was God, how could He pray to God? Was Jesus praying to Himself?”

Answer: To understand Jesus as God on earth praying to His Father in heaven, we need to realize that the eternal Father and the eternal Son had an eternal relationship before Jesus took upon Himself the form of a man. Please read John 5:19-27, particularly verse 23 where Jesus teaches that the Father sent the Son (also see John 15:10). Jesus did not become the Son of God when He was born in Bethlehem. He has always been the Son of God from eternity past, still is the Son of God, and always will be.

Isaiah 9:6 tells us that the Son was given and the Child was born. Jesus was always part of the tri-unity, along with the Holy Spirit. The tri-unity always existed, the Father God, the Son God, and the Spirit God, not three gods, but one God existing as three persons. Jesus taught that He and His Father are one (John 10:30), meaning that He and His Father are of the same substance and the same essence. The Father, Son and Spirit are three co-equal persons existing as God. These three had, and continue to have, an eternal relationship.

When Jesus, the eternal Son of God, took upon Himself sinless humanity He also took on the form of a servant, giving up His heavenly glory (Philippians 2:5-11). As the God-man, He had to learn obedience (Hebrews 5: to His Father as He was tempted by Satan, accused falsely by men, rejected by His people, and eventually crucified. His praying to His heavenly Father was to ask for power (John 11:41-42) and wisdom (Mark 1:35, 6:46). His praying showed His dependence upon His Father in His humanity to carry out His Father’s plan of redemption, as evidenced in Christ’s high priestly prayer in John 17. His praying demonstrated that He ultimately submitted to His Father’s will, which was to go to the cross and pay the penalty (death) for our breaking God’s law (Matthew 26:31-46). Of course, He rose bodily from the grave, winning forgiveness and eternal life for those who repent of sin and believe in Him as the Savior.

There is no problem with God the Son praying or talking to God the Father. As mentioned, they had an eternal relationship before Christ became a man. This relationship is depicted in the Gospels so we can see how the Son of God in His humanity carried out His Father’s will, and in doing so, purchased redemption for His children (John 6:38). Christ’s continual submission to His heavenly Father was empowered and kept focused through His prayer life. Christ’s example of prayer is ours to follow.

Jesus Christ was no less God on earth when praying to His Father in heaven. He was depicting how even in sinless humanity it is necessary to have a vital prayer life in order to do His Father’s will. Jesus’ praying to the Father was a demonstration of His relationship within the Trinity and an example for us that we must rely on God through prayer for the strength and wisdom we need. Since Christ, as the God-man, needed to have a vibrant prayer life, so should the follower of Christ today.

Recommended Resource: Jesus: The Greatest Life of All by Charles Swindoll





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dingbang:
What sort of long story is this...


Jesus did not marry because God almighty didn't include that in his will... ..simple.. Some religious people sef..

You simply made another point that Jesus did not Include that in His will. Don't you think Some people will want to know.

“Why didn’t Jesus marry?”

Answer: Since Jesus was the ideal and model man, it is easy to wonder why He did not marry and father children during His earthly life. As a hard-working and skilled carpenter, a man with a magnetically good character and winsome personality, and with His years of fame and miracle-working, it is likely that more than one woman gave Him opportunity to marry.

No Scripture directly answers the question of why Jesus never married. Several possibilities have been suggested to explain Jesus’ singleness:

1. Jesus did not marry because He had limited time on earth. His strenuous travel and demanding work load would have prevented Him from rightly fulfilling the roles of husband and father. And a wife would have been a distraction to Jesus’ primary mission. A married Jesus would have had to place His wife’s needs above those of the world He came to rescue (see 1 Corinthians 7:32–35).

2. For three years, Jesus lived as a homeless healer-teacher (Luke 9:58). He would not have asked any woman to share such a life. While He now waits for His marriage to His betrothed Bride, the Church, He is preparing for her a heavenly home (John 14:2–3), readying for her a perfect and eternal place of protection.

3. Jesus knew that He had come to die (Isaiah 52:13–53:12; 1 Peter 1:19–20; Luke 18:31–33). If He married, He certainly would leave a widow, probably with small children to rear alone. He was incapable of deliberately causing such unnecessary pain.

4. If Jesus had married, His widow most likely would have been glamorized, idolized, deified, and likely physically endangered because of her relationship with Jesus.

5. Another reason that Jesus didn’t marry is likely that He did not wish to produce a blood successor or generate debate over who that successor would be or whether or not His successor should also be considered the “Son of God.” Jesus’ purpose was not to establish an earthly kingdom or a dynasty (see John 18:36).

6. Jesus did not marry because of His uniqueness. In his History of the Christian Church, Philip Schaff writes, “Jesus’ poverty and celibacy have nothing to do with asceticism, but represent, on the one hand the condescension of His redeeming love, and on the other His ideal uniqueness and His absolutely peculiar relation to the whole church, which alone is fit or worthy to be His bride. No single daughter of Eve could have been an equal partner of the Savior of mankind, or the representative head of the new creation” (Vol. III, p. 68). Schaff goes on to explain, “While Jesus was fully human, and therefore fully capable of perfectly fulfilling all aspects of marriage, He also was fully divine. Therefore, no one with only a human nature could be a suitable mate for Him.”

7. Jesus did not marry because He was not on earth to choose one woman above all others. He came to rescue and restore all who would receive Him. For Jesus to form a marital relationship with one woman would inevitably have confused generations to come about the meaning of His relationship with His spiritual Bride, the Church, to whom He was already betrothed (Ephesians 5:25–27; Revelation 19:7–10; 21:9; 22:17; 2 Corinthians 11:2). Jesus reserved Himself for His true, eternal Bride. If He had picked one woman to elevate above all others, He would have contradicted and undermined His ministry to all.

8. In human marriage, husband and wife become “one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). If the divine Jesus, who knew no sin, married a sinful woman (“for all have sinned,” Romans 3:23), His relationship to His wife would have raised some confusing uncertainties. If Jesus had become “one flesh” with a sinner, would that connection have tainted Him with sin? If they had had children, what kind of nature would these children have had? As physical children of the Son of God, what kind of relationships would they have had to God the Father?

These ideas reinforce the New Testament’s descriptions of Jesus as the ideal Man, the only purely righteous and good One who clearly and consistently pointed to eternity. Jesus did not marry because human marriage was not necessary to His mission of saving the world. Although marriage is a picture of Christ’s relationship with the church (Ephesians 5:31–32), it is only a temporary state in light of eternity. Those who by God’s grace through faith are included in that Bride of Christ have every reason to anticipate with eagerness Jesus’ coming to receive them into greater glory and joy than they ever have known on earth.

Recommended Resource: Reinventing Jesus: How Contemporary Skeptics Miss the Real Jesus and Mislead Popular Culture


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Question: Question: “Is it wrong to question God?”

Answer: At issue is not whether we should question God, but in what manner—and for what reason—we question Him. To question God is not in itself wrong. The prophet Habakkuk had questions for God concerning the timing and agency of the Lord’s plan. Habakkuk, rather than being rebuked for his questions, is patiently answered, and the prophet ends his book with a song of praise to the Lord. Many questions are put to God in the Psalms (Psalms 10, 44, 74, 77). These are the cries of the persecuted who are desperate for God’s intervention and salvation. Although God does not always answer our questions in the way we want, we conclude from these passages that a sincere question from an earnest heart is welcomed by God.

Insincere questions, or questions from a hypocritical heart, are a different matter. “And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). After King Saul had disobeyed God, his questions went unanswered (1 Samuel 28:6). It is entirely different to wonder why God allowed a certain event than it is to directly question God’s goodness. Having doubts is different from questioning God’s sovereignty and attacking His character. In short, an honest question is not a sin, but a bitter, untrusting, or rebellious heart is. God is not intimidated by questions. God invites us to enjoy close fellowship with Him. When we “question God,” it should be from a humble spirit and open mind. We can question God, but we should not expect an answer unless we are genuinely interested in His answer. God knows our hearts, and knows whether we are genuinely seeking Him to enlighten us. Our heart attitude is what determines whether it is right or wrong to question God.

Recommended Resource: Knowing God by J.I. Packer

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Question: “How can I have my prayers answered by God?”

Answer: Many people believe answered prayer is God granting a prayer request that is offered to Him. If a prayer request is not granted, it is understood as an “unanswered” prayer. However, this is an incorrect understanding of prayer. God answers every prayer that is lifted to Him. Sometimes God answers “no” or “wait.” God only promises to grant our prayers when we ask according to His will. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him” (1 John 5:14-15).

What does it mean to pray according to God’s will? Praying according to God’s will is praying for things that honor and glorify God and/or praying for what the Bible clearly reveals God’s will to be. If we pray for something that is not honoring to God or not God’s will for our lives, God will not give what we ask for. How can we know what God’s will is? God promises to give us wisdom when we ask for it. James 1:5 proclaims, “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” A good place to start is 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24, which outlines many things that are God’s will for us. The better we understand God’s Word, the better we will know what to pray for (John 15:7). The better we know what to pray for, the more often God will answer “yes” to our requests.

Recommended Resource: Prayer, The Great Adventure by David Jeremiah



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“What does it mean to have a personal relationship with God?”

Answer: Having a personal relationship with God begins the moment we realize our need for Him, admit we are sinners, and in faith receive Jesus Christ as Savior. God, our heavenly Father, has always desired to be close to us, to have a relationship with us. Before Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden (Genesis chapter 3), both he and Eve knew God on an intimate, personal level. They walked with Him in the garden and talked directly to Him. Due to the sin of man, we became separated and disconnected from God.

What many people do not know, realize, or care about, is that Jesus gave us the most amazing gift—the opportunity to spend eternity with God if we trust in Him. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23). God became a human being in the Person of Jesus Christ to take on our sin, be killed, and then be raised to life again, proving His victory over sin and death. “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). If we accept this gift, we have become acceptable to God and can have a relationship with Him.

Having a personal relationship with God means we should include God in our daily lives. We should pray to Him, read His word, and meditate on verses in an effort to get to know Him better. We should pray for wisdom (James 1:5), which is the most valuable asset we could ever have. We should take our requests to Him, asking in Jesus’ name (John 15:16). Jesus is the one who loves us enough to give His life for us (Romans 5:, and He is the one who bridged the gap between us and God.

The Holy Spirit has been given to us as our Counselor. “If you love me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever—the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you” (John 14:15-17). Jesus said this before He died, and after He died, the Holy Spirit became available to all who earnestly seek to receive Him. He is the one who lives in the hearts of believers and never leaves. He counsels us, teaches us truths, and changes our hearts. Without this divine Holy Spirit, we would not have the ability to fight against evil and temptations. But since we do have Him, we begin to produce the fruit that comes from allowing the Spirit to control us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).

This personal relationship with God is not as hard to find as we might think, and there is no mysterious formula for getting it. As soon as we become children of God, we receive the Holy Spirit, who will begin to work on our hearts. We should pray without ceasing, read the Bible, and join a Bible-believing church; all these things will help us to grow spiritually. Trusting in God to get us through each day and believing that He is our sustainer is the way to have a relationship with Him. Although we may not see changes immediately, we will begin to see them over time, and all the truths will become clear.

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Recommended Resource: Masterlife: Developing a Rich Personal Relationship with the Master by Avery Willis

Spiritual Weapon of Prayer

Prayer is your direct connection, your 911 to heaven, through Jesus Christ. When you are certain you’re under spiritual attack, fall on your knees and pray to God for deliverance. When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, He included the fact that they should pray that God would “deliver us from the evil one” (Matt. 6:13) and why the Apostle Peter told us to “be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour” (1 Pet. 5:.

Submitting to God

This might not seem helpful at first glance, but James wrote, “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7), which means ceasing from all anger which might “give the devil a foothold” (Eph. 4:27) in your life. James also wrote, “Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded” (James 4:. So if you submit to God and His Word, you can resist the devil; however, submitting to God means you must have clean hands and a pure heart, having a good conscience.


Staying in the Sheepfold

If someone strays away from the faith, they are straying away from the Great Shepherd Who cares for the sheep, and that’s bad, for an enemy prowls around “seeking someone to devour” (1 Pet. 5:. Satan looks for stragglers, those who are wounded and injured and separated from the pack because they are easy prey. There is safety in numbers, in the fellowship of the sheep and under the direct care of the Great Shepherd. If you are outside the flock, which is the Body of Christ, the church, then you are separated from the Head of the Church, the Head of the Body, and the Head over the Body–and that is Jesus Christ.

Conclusion

The probability that it is actually Satan attacking us is very unlikely. There were ten people mentioning once on Facebook that they were all being attacked by Satan, but it was at the same time! Satan is not omnipresent. He is a created being and cannot be in more than once place at a time. The most likely reason for the spiritual attacks are from demons. If you want to resist these attacks, then know your Bible, be quick to fall on your knees and pray for deliverance, submit to God on a daily basis, and stay near to the Great Shepherd, for He cares for and protects you.

May God richly bless you,

Source: Pastor Jack Wellman

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5 Bad Mistakes Some Christians Make While Dating

Going Too Fast

Sometimes in my eagerness in dating, I’d move too fast. I’d start talking about a future together before we even had much time spent together. It takes time to get to know a person before thinking “she’s the one!” or “he’s the one!” Being single is a very lonely and hard place to be. People say the cruelest things, such as “why aren’t you married ye?” or “how come you’re still single,” not realizing how hurtful those words can be. Don’t be pushed into a dating relationship just because you’re lonely. Some of the loneliest people I know are married to a spouse that either they are not loved by or don’t love. This is a very hard place to be. Better to be single and lonely for a time than married for life to someone with whom you don’t want to spend the rest of your life.

Acting Too Needy


This is close to trying to make someone complete you. In other words, if we think “everything will be fine once I’m married and I change this or that,” we first need to be right with God. To find the right person, we must be the right person. It’s so easy to believe that once you’re married you can overcome your addiction to pornography, shopping, money, drugs or alcohol. People don’t change us. Our spouse can’t change us. Only God can change us (Prov. 21:1). Finding the right person is only good if they’ve found the right person in you!


Talking About the Last Person



If you are dating, by all means don’t bring up the person you used to date and fling that out in front of them, along with all of their shortcomings. If you’re married, then the last thing you want to do is keep bringing up your ex. That’s a complete turnoff to the person you’re dating. They might feel like you’re comparison shopping and comparing them to your last spouse or person you dated. Check the baggage at the airline counter; no carry-on luggage allowed.

Not Being Yourself


Don’t try to be someone you’re not. Be authentic. Be genuine. If you pretend to be someone else and they find out you’re not who they thought you were, you’ve likely lost them and they’ won’t be able to trust you anymore. If you’ve lost their trust, you’ve probably blown any chance in dating them. It’s okay to admit your shortcomings and faults. I think transparency is a strength. Even James said that we should confess our faults to one another (James 5:16). I don’t mean confess every single sin you’ve ever committed, but just be honest and upfront with them and say that you’re still a work in progress, just like the rest of us.


Compromising Your Faith


If you drink to excess and then have to drive with your date, you are sending a strong signal that you don’t care about them since you’re putting them at risk. You are also sinning before them. This includes dealing in illicit drugs or even abusing legal prescription drugs. If you compromise your values as a Christian, they will know that you’re not the right person for them. This also includes watching pornographic movies or those with excessive violence. If you are doing these things, you are not ready to date anyone. You need to repent and turn away from these things and to examine yourself to see if you’re truly in the faith.


Conclusion


The biggest mistake of all is for a Christian to be dating a non-Christian. Not only is this a bad idea, the Bible commands us to not be unequally yoked (or joined) together with non-believers. This is like mixing water with oil. The Bible commands us, “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols” (2 Cor. 6:14-16). Of course, there should be absolutely no premarital sex (fornication) or “petting” at all (lusting in the heart). God will not honor such a relationship as this. Don’t make these very serious mistakes and God may grant you a godly husband or wife. That is my prayer for those of you who are single.


May God richly bless you,

Source: faithinthenews,com


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Study Shows Sex Isn’t The Secret To Happiness, But Cuddling Could Be


Scientists have always taken a hard line when in comes to sex and the consensus has been that it’s good for you, it gets better with age, and you should have it once a week. Tough but fair. But a new study, published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology, suggests that it’s not exactly the fun part that benefits your health — it’s the cuddling that comes before and after. More shocking? The research was not conducted by your spouse.
Researchers from the University Of Toronto carried out a series of 4 experiments. First they surveyed 335 predominantly married individuals about how frequently the had sex, but also how frequently they engaged in “affectionate touching,” — aka cuddling, caressing, kissing, and other things you did before kids. Then they rated their “life satisfaction” on a scale of 5. An additional 78 couples were asked the same things but elaborated on positive emotions like joy, pride, contentment, amusement, and awe. The 5 stages of getting laid, if you will.


Finally, researchers capped it off with a third and four experiment. One had 106 couples, all of which had kids under the age of 8, keep digital diaries about sex, affection, and their general emotional state. The other had 58 college-age couples do the same … as if the parent’s sex journals weren’t depressing enough without the comparison.

Results showed a correlation between sex frequency, increased life satisfaction, and positive emotions. But this was dependent on touching. When researchers took affection out of the equation, the link between sex and well-being was insignificant. And this was true regardless of age, relationship duration, or relationship status. But if you’re not in the mood to snuggle, that might be because you haven’t had sex yet. Data from the digital diaries showed that most of that touching happened after rather than before. So you’ll get in the mood, Big spoon. You just need that oxytocin rush.
Researchers from the University Of Toronto carried out a series of 4 experiments. First they surveyed 335 predominantly married individuals about how frequently the had sex, but also how frequently they engaged in “affectionate touching,” — aka cuddling, caressing, kissing, and other things you did before kids. Then they rated their “life satisfaction” on a scale of 5. An additional 78 couples were asked the same things but elaborated on positive emotions like joy, pride, contentment, amusement, and awe. The 5 stages of getting laid, if you will.


Finally, researchers capped it off with a third and four experiment. One had 106 couples, all of which had kids under the age of 8, keep digital diaries about sex, affection, and their general emotional state. The other had 58 college-age couples do the same … as if the parent’s sex journals weren’t depressing enough without the comparison.

Results showed a correlation between sex frequency, increased life satisfaction, and positive emotions. But this was dependent on touching. When researchers took affection out of the equation, the link between sex and well-being was insignificant. And this was true regardless of age, relationship duration, or relationship status. But if you’re not in the mood to snuggle, that might be because you haven’t had sex yet. Data from the digital diaries showed that most of that touching happened after rather than before. So you’ll get in the mood, Big spoon. You just need that oxytocin rush.
Either way, would it kill you to cuddle more? Remember cuddling isn’t what’s cutting into your sex life. It’s your kid, and you can work around that. The point is, sex and affection are not at odds. They go together — much like you and your partner. But don’t try that line at home.


Scientists have always taken a hard line when in comes to sex and the consensus has been that it’s good for you, it gets better with age, and you should have it once a week. Tough but fair. But a new study, published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology, suggests that it’s not exactly the fun part that benefits your health — it’s the cuddling that comes before and after. More shocking? The research was not conducted by your spouse.
Researchers from the University Of Toronto carried out a series of 4 experiments. First they surveyed 335 predominantly married individuals about how frequently the had sex, but also how frequently they engaged in “affectionate touching,” — aka cuddling, caressing, kissing, and other things you did before kids. Then they rated their “life satisfaction” on a scale of 5. An additional 78 couples were asked the same things but elaborated on positive emotions like joy, pride, contentment, amusement, and awe. The 5 stages of getting laid, if you will.


Finally, researchers capped it off with a third and four experiment. One had 106 couples, all of which had kids under the age of 8, keep digital diaries about sex, affection, and their general emotional state. The other had 58 college-age couples do the same … as if the parent’s sex journals weren’t depressing enough without the comparison.

Results showed a correlation between sex frequency, increased life satisfaction, and positive emotions. But this was dependent on touching. When researchers took affection out of the equation, the link between sex and well-being was insignificant. And this was true regardless of age, relationship duration, or relationship status. But if you’re not in the mood to snuggle, that might be because you haven’t had sex yet. Data from the digital diaries showed that most of that touching happened after rather than before. So you’ll get in the mood, Big spoon. You just need that oxytocin rush.
Researchers from the University Of Toronto carried out a series of 4 experiments. First they surveyed 335 predominantly married individuals about how frequently the had sex, but also how frequently they engaged in “affectionate touching,” — aka cuddling, caressing, kissing, and other things you did before kids. Then they rated their “life satisfaction” on a scale of 5. An additional 78 couples were asked the same things but elaborated on positive emotions like joy, pride, contentment, amusement, and awe. The 5 stages of getting laid, if you will.


Finally, researchers capped it off with a third and four experiment. One had 106 couples, all of which had kids under the age of 8, keep digital diaries about sex, affection, and their general emotional state. The other had 58 college-age couples do the same … as if the parent’s sex journals weren’t depressing enough without the comparison.

Results showed a correlation between sex frequency, increased life satisfaction, and positive emotions. But this was dependent on touching. When researchers took affection out of the equation, the link between sex and well-being was insignificant. And this was true regardless of age, relationship duration, or relationship status. But if you’re not in the mood to snuggle, that might be because you haven’t had sex yet. Data from the digital diaries showed that most of that touching happened after rather than before. So you’ll get in the mood, Big spoon. You just need that oxytocin rush.
Either way, would it kill you to cuddle more? Remember cuddling isn’t what’s cutting into your sex life. It’s your kid, and you can work around that. The point is, sex and affection are not at odds. They go together — much like you and your partner. But don’t try that line at home.

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Is your child ready for a cell phone?


Many of the concerns related to cell phones have a familiar ring (I feel very, very ashamed of that pun). This is a new battle, but it is an old battleground. Alexander Graham Bell’s children were probably queuing to use his new phone even before the solder was cool. After 137 years, the phone has not destroyed the family, so we will no doubt learn to cope with the new dimensions cell phones and texting bring. The basic concerns are actually even older than telephones – who is my child mixing with and being influenced by? Are their social skills and values robust enough to handle peer pressure? Are they being safe and appropriate in their unsupervised activities? They are the same concerns we have when they are playing out of sight in the playground – cell phones are just a new playground. Good discipline that leads to internal discipline, coupled with ongoing good relationships, are the real keys, not banning cell phones.


You can and should set some limits around cell phone use. Let them know that even if they buy the phone and pay the bills themselves (as I think they should), its use is still subject to your house rules. Reasonable rules would include phones off at mealtimes and after 9pm. Consider a ‘charger basket’ where everyone’s phones go at night. Let them know that cell phones (and internet use) are a privilege, not a right – that privileges come from trust and trust comes from transparency. Therefore, you reserve the right to review their inbox, outbox and address book.

Hypocrisy will nullify any message we give. Perhaps from an early age they have seen us suffering from ‘curly cord fever’ rushing from the table or abandoning a bedtime story just to answer the phone. We need to remind ourselves that, unless you are a doctor or fire fighter, you are unlikely to get more than three or four vital life-or-death super urgent calls in a lifetime. Our children will be far more able to switch their phones off if they observe us letting a call divert to voicemail during a mealtime. You can show that real relationships are more important than virtual ones by leaving the phone behind or turning it off when you go for a coffee, a walk, or to a sports event with them. Show that you can have ‘e-free’ moments in your busy life. I struggle, and shake slightly, but even I can manage it.
Good discipline that leads to internal discipline, coupled with ongoing good relationships, are the real keys, not banning cell phones.


Responsible phone ownership means paying for costs – and costs are not just limited to calls and texts. Most children want to buy ringtones and other add-on services. If you require your children to have a phone for safety, then be prepared to pay for a basic plan, or some prepaid credit, but kids should pay for all the ‘extras’. Are they too young to do that? Then they are too young. Is the phone they are getting able to connect to the internet? The extra costs, plus the possibility of unsupervised internet access, means this is not a good idea for younger kids.

Questions to ask both yourself and your kids
•Are they mature enough to look after an expensive item?
•Are they prepared to accept their school’s rules on phones?

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Here are five ways that you might actually be blocking God’s blessings.

Not Being a Blessing

Jesus said that whoever gives, it will be given back to them, in fact, so much as to be spilling over into the lap. Jesus stated as a simple cause and effect. Just “give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you” (Luke 6:38). You can’t expect God’s blessing if you’re not being a blessing for God.

Not Forgiving

We know that if we don’t forgive others, God will not forgive us, so if we’ve got something against someone, God’s got something against them. Un-forgiveness is like drinking one’s own poison and hoping the other person dies from it. If this un-forgiveness is left unchecked, it can become established, and then a “root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled” (Heb 12:5).

Discontentment

We can live in only one of two tents in life; contentment, or discontentment. One is not much fun to live in, but the other is considerably better. The Bible teaches “godliness with contentment is great gain” (1st Tim 6:6), but the Apostle Paul knew it didn’t come easy and so he said, “I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content” (Phil 4:11). And Paul was often in a state of peril, famine, hunger, cold, beatings, being stoned, and imprisoned, and once left for dead, yet he had learned to be content, “in whatever situation I am.” How do you learn contentment? Lots of practice, and Paul had more than his fair share of it.

Unconfessed Sin

I’m not sure why it’s hard for some people to confess their sins to God, but God won’t be able to bless the person that is living in a state if sin and without having repentance. The psalmist wrote, “If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened” (Psalm 66:18), since “If one turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination” (Prov 28:9). Why not confess your sins right now, because “if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness” (1st John 1:9).

Grace and Truth

Jesus said we must worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24), so it’s important that we worship God in ways that are revealed in the Bible. Jesus was full of grace and truth (John 1:14). He had the perfect mixture. He always spoke the truth but knew when to speak grace. Sometime He spoke the truth, as with the Pharisees, but the woman caught in adultery needed to hear about grace. If you only have truth, then that’s legalism; if you only have grace, then that’s a license to sin; but if you have grace and truth, you won’t be blocking God’s blessings.

Conclusion

Maybe you can think of others ways that we might be blocking God’s blessings. I know that God is opposed to the proud and will give His grace only to the humble (James 4:6), so pride could block God’s blessings, just like not giving could, not being forgiving, being discontent, having unconfessed sins, and nothing show grace and speaking the truth, because it must be both, so my precious sisters and brothers in Christ, May God richly bless each one of you.

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Ways to Help the Angry Child

Calming Down the Angry Child

While no person or no family can be anger-proof there are ways you can help your angry child get a handle on their temper.


1. Help Your Child Have Inner Peace

Research has shown, and our experience supports the observation, that connected children and their parents get angry with each other less. The connected child, growing up with a sense of well-being, has peaceful modeling. He will get angry, but he learns to handle the anger in such a way that it does not take over his personality. Connected parents know their children well, so they are less likely to create situations that provoke them and their children to anger. Attached parents know they don’t have to be harsh to be in control.

The unconnected angry child operates from inner turmoil. Down deep this child feels something important is missing in his self and he is angry about it. (This feeling may continue into adulthood.) This void is likely to reveal itself as anger toward himself and parents. This places everyone at risk because an angry child often leads to an angry family.

2. Don’t Let Your Child Stuff Angerangry-child

Encourage your angry child to recognize when he is getting worked up, starting with the toddler. Be an attentive listener, helping your angry child work through their upset feelings. Given a willing audience that shows empathy rather than judgment, children will often talk themselves out of their snits. Our eight-year-old, Matthew, insisted on watching a certain TV program. I disagreed, and he all of a sudden became a very angry child. Matt felt that he absolutely had to watch the program. I felt that the program content was harmful to his growing self and to family harmony. I listened attentively and nonjudgmentally while Matt pleaded his case. After he had made his appeal, I made mine. With calm authority, I made my own points, while conveying to Matt that I understood but did not agree with his viewpoint. I asked him probing questions, such as: “What about the program is so important to you?” “Could you think of an activity that is more fun than watching this program?” “Matt, do you understand why I don’t want you to watch it?” “Are you just bored? If so, I have an idea…” Gradually Matt realized that this program was not worth getting so worked up about. As the dialogue continued, his eyes dried and his reddened face relaxed. I’m sure his pulse rate was coming down, too. We ended this encounter with a chuckle about how he had let such a stupid program upset him. We went out and played catch instead.

3. Look Beneath the “Bad” Kid

The habitually misbehaving child is usually an angry child. If your child seems “bad” all the time, you “don’t know what else to do” or your angry child seems withdrawn, search beneath the surface for something that is upsetting your child. In counseling parents of these children, I have found two causes: Either there is a lot of family anger – mother and/or father is on edge all the time and the child incorporates these feelings as part of himself; or the child feels angry because his sense of well-being is threatened. Helping children who misbehave repeatedly or seem “bad” more than “good” usually begins with a total family overhaul. Take inventory of the influences in your child’s life. What builds up his self-esteem? What tears it down? What needs are not being met? What inner anxiety is at the root of your angry child? Anger is only the tip of the iceberg, and it warns of needs to be dealt with beneath the surface.

Inner anger often causes a child to withdraw. In a struggle to ward off attacks on a shaky self-image, this child puts on a protective shell. On the surface he may seem calm, but underneath a tight lid is a pressure cooker of emotions needing to be channeled or recognized. To keep the lid on, the angry child withdraws, avoiding interaction that might set him off. This is why we advise getting behind the eyes and into the mind of your child – things may look different from that perspective.

It’s devastating for an angry child to feel that she is a “bad kid.” Unless that feeling is reversed, the child grows up acting the part. To get the “bad” feeling out of your angry child, intervene with a reassuring “You’re not bad, you’re just young, and young people sometimes do foolish things. But Daddy is going to help you stop doing them so you will grow up feeling like you are the nice person I know you are.” This sends a message to your child that you care enough to find the good child beneath the bad behavior.

4. Laughter – The Best Medicine for an Angry Child

Humor diffuses anger and keeps trivial upsets from escalating. Our kids love spaghetti – the messier the sauce, the more they love it. Once at dinner we left the older kids in charge of the two- and five-year-old, who were dawdling over their messy meal. As often happens in large families, the oldest child delegated responsibility to the next oldest and so on down the line: “You watch the kids…” Lauren and Stephen were ultimately left unsupervised, and a spaghetti frenzy ensued. When we discovered the stringy mess we scolded the older kids for allowing it to happen. While we yelled at them, they yelled at each other. Lauren and Stephen peered up at their angry elders, sauce covering their cheeks and foreheads and spaghetti in their hair. We all began to laugh, and worked together, in good spirits, to clean up the kids and the mess. Now when we delegate authority, we’re more careful to be sure the appropriate-aged child really is on duty.

5. Model Appropriate Expressions of Anger

An angry parent often leads to an angry child. Anger that is expressed inappropriately blocks your ability to discipline wisely. For example, your four-year-old does something stupid. She covers the dog with spaghetti sauce, and the dog bounds off into the living room leaving orange-red paw prints on the white carpeting. This is not the time to blow your top. The more aggravating the deed, the more you need a clear head to evaluate your options in handling the misbehavior. Each situation is different, and you must be able to think straight to choose the reaction that best fits the action. Being in a state of rage clouds your thinking. Your unthinking expressions of anger cause the situation to escalate. You hit the dog (which causes him to run through more rooms leaving more sauce behind); you spank the child and send him to his room (which leaves you, still seething, to clean up the mess alone). By the time the episode is over everyone feels abused. An approach less draining on everyone requires a level head and a dose of humor: quickly grab the dog and head for the bath tub, calling for your child to come along (in the most cheerful voice possible) to help de-sauce the dog and then the rug. Your child learns how you handle a crisis and how much work it is to clean up a mess. A temper tantrum from you can’t undo the childish mess, it can only add to it.

Anger Puts a Barrier Between Parents and Child

Our children taught us this lesson. We saw a distance developing between us and our seventeen-year-old, Peter. We weren’t communicating comfortably with each other. Our then fourteen-year-old daughter said, “He stays in his room to escape the yelling. He’s afraid you’ll get angry and yell.” We hadn’t thought of ourselves as an angry, yelling family, but Peter felt we were and so he recoiled from family interaction to preserve his peaceful self. This quote from Hayden explains in a nutshell why anger creates distance, especially in a child like Peter, who has a laid-back temperament. Hayden’s openness prompted us to reevaluate our show of emotions. We called a family meeting, acknowledged that yelling seemed to be a problem we needed to deal with, apologized for this failing, and discussed how that would change.

Also, we wanted our children to feel comfortable approaching us, no matter what they had done or how they felt. So we promised to eliminate the fear factor: “Here’s the deal. Your mom and I promise not to yell at you as long as you talk to us. We will listen calmly to anything you tell us. We will not yell.” This did not happen overnight, and we still “blow it” from time to time. When this happens, we apologize and move on. Displays of anger scare children and put them on the defensive. They will either retreat into a protective shell or grow to have an angry child personality themselves. Once we removed the barrier of fear, Peter came out of his room. And we continue to work on our communication. We’ve learned to calmly say, “I get angry when you…” Children and spouses need to know what makes you angry. They don’t need to have your anger spewed all over them.

Small children are devastated by the sight of big, scary, out-of-control daddy or raging mommy. They fear that the parent will stop loving them, hurt them or leave. You don’t want your child to have to squelch the flow of his normal feelings because he’s frightened of what he might set off in you. Adults should be responsible for controlling themselves. The child should not be put in a position where he starts to feel responsible for controlling your rage. This sets up very dysfunctional patterns as your child grows. If your anger is out of control and scaring your child, seek help! You need to learn that it is not wrong to feel angry, even as an adult (remember—you have a heartbeat). Unfortunately, many of us as children were taught that anger is bad, sinful or very frightening. Anger itself is not right or wrong—it is a normal response. It’s what we do with anger that can be very wrong. Staying calm in the face of any feeling (anger, fear, even love) is a measure of emotional maturity. Your child will learn how to handle his anger by watching you. Our goal is to acknowledge and communicate our feelings (so our children know we are real people) and at the same time model to them the kind of real people we want them to become.

If you and your child have a healthy relationship, you don’t have to worry that an occasional emotional outburst will harm your child. In fact, it’s healthy for a child to know you’re annoyed or angry. Honest communication sometimes requires honest anger that does not frighten or shame the child. Here is how one mother (she and her child have a healthy attachment) used healthy anger to get through to her child:

Discipline Story

When my son was three, I was totally exasperated with his behavior one day. He was in what my husband and I call “a dip” — a temporary low spot in maturity and judgment on his life road. He was being exceptionally testing that day, and after repeated time-outs, which apparently meant nothing to him, exile to his room was the next step. I sat him on his bed. He raced me to the door. I tried it again a bit more firmly (as though there was some sort of adhesive on his pants that wasn’t working properly). He did the same thing again (of course). I sat him on the bed again, a little too firmly, I felt, and was angry at myself. I sat on the bed with him, and was angry clear through, so I said very loudly, “Listen! Do you think this is a fun game for me? It isn’t! In fact, I hate it! Do you know why I am here! Do you know why I’m going to keep it up until you get it right? Because I love you, and I’m not just going to stand by and watch you grow up and act like a jerk!” I was livid and couldn’t even stop myself from shouting the words, “I love you” in total anger.

But when Sammy heard the word “jerk” he laughed. It wasn’t a giddy what’s-going-to-happen-to-me-now kind of laugh, it was a sincere giggle at something funny. I realized then that he had never heard the word ‘jerk’ before. What did he think it meant? Taken literally, I suppose it must have conjured up a pretty comical mental picture. This little levity, though, gave us the needed opportunity to talk calmly and resolve the issue with quiet ‘I love you’s and hugs, then he completed the required time-out in his room, followed by more love and hugs.

My point in relating this story is you can read all you want about how to teach your children what is right, but in the heat of the battle when your wits are at their end, you’re going to revert to just being yourself and saying what you think on a gut level. This is risky, of course, and potentially damaging if it gets out of hand. Yet when your relationship with your child is based on a solid attachment, letting yourself go will most often work to your advantage. Sometimes sincerity is the only thing that will penetrate even the toughest brick wall that stubborn children set up.

6. Lighten Up the Perfectionist

Children need to learn that it’s all right to goof. You can lighten up the uptight child by modeling ways to handle mistakes. You spill your coffee, you laugh it off, “I guess I win the Mr. Messy award today.” You don’t rant and rave when you leave the shopping list at home. Children learn that adults mess up, too. It’s all right to mess up and it’s normal not to be perfect. This is especially true of the perfectionist who may feel that approval—and therefore his value—depends on error-free living at home and at school. We realized that Matthew was very hard on himself when he didn’t get a task done perfectly at home or at school. We realized he was picking up on our tendency to become angry at our own mistakes. Once he saw us lightening up on ourselves, he lightened up on himself. Mistakes are a good way to learn, and we do a lot of learning in our family. When one of us makes a mistake, someone is sure to comment: “Now, what can we learn from this situation?” If the anger button gets pushed this won’t work. Be careful not to react in an angry way when someone spills his milk or tears his pants. Just say, “Now what can we learn from this?” Then, maybe even have a laugh over it. The laugh part will take a lot of work, though, if you were punished angrily for every mistake you made as a child.

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Here are five types of men that Christian women should avoid.


Self-Centered, Self-Focused

If it’s all about them, you might find that you always come in second, or third, or even fourth. If someone is only concerned about themselves and not others, you might be better off finding someone who is more concerned with the welfare of others than they are about themselves. A person should date or marry someone who puts God first and then you next. If the order is him, things, you, and lastly God, you’d be much better off without him. A person who is only concerned about themselves is not ready for marriage or even dating.


Flirty

If you are considering dating a man but you notice his eyes are all over other women, including yourself, then you might not have the right man. A person who can’t control their eyes probably can’t control their lusts. I remember a woman who was considering marrying a man; however, she was concerned that he was flirting with waitresses, women at the checkout line, and just about any woman he saw. If this man has a set of wandering eyes, then how would it ever get better after marriage? The truth is, it might even get worse. Therefore, it’s best for Christian women to avoid men who are flirts and can’t control their eyes.

Not a God-Lover

If you are in a relationship with a man or considering a relationship with a man, you should see how serious he is about the things of God. If he isn’t concerned about sinful practices or obeying God, don’t just walk away–run as fast as you can. Unless someone is putting God first, they will never have a solid marriage. God is that third cord of a threefold cord that holds marriages together. Don’t be deceived into thinking that after marriage it will get better because it will likely only get worse.



No Trust

If you are considering dating someone but they are already jealous over you, think about this: They might be a clingy spouse who never allows you freedom because they’re always worried you’ll find someone else. Without trust, a relationship just won’t work. I remember hearing a woman tell me that her husband was always spying on her, checking her emails, and checking her phone messages and texts. She was miserable because she felt that her husband didn’t trust her enough to be gone for one hour without having to give a minute-by-minute report. This type of man would not be a good match for anyone, especially a Christian.

Still a Boy

There are many men, as well as women, who have never grown up. Some men who play video games for hours or are always interested in the next party the guys are having would not be a good fit for any woman. If he is always thinking about the next party to attend or the next video game that’s coming out, then you can see he’s going to be a boy in his behavior and thinking, even though he’s legally an adult. He’s not mature enough to even consider dating, not to mention marrying.

Conclusion

Don’t think that I have overlooked the five women that Christian men should avoid because that’s also published here in our daily devotionals. We’ll cover the women, too. But for sure, Christian women should avoid men who are self-centered and self-focused; men who are and don’t put God first; men who don’t trust you when you’re not there and have never grown up.

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I think we still need to share the word of God of to them. Having no time means that we are not doing what Jesus ordered us to to

Here are five things that I hope you will remember when everything seems to be going wrong.

God’s Love Never Fails

We frequently fail, but God never does, and that includes His love, so it’s biblical to say God’s love never fails since He promises to never leave us or forsake us (Heb 13:5). And never means never, ever! I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve failed God, but He’s never once failed me.



God’s Love is Unconditional

Imagine if God only loved us when we were good, and His love was dependent upon how we we’re doing at the moment. That would be nerve wracking, wouldn’t it? I know this; I don’t love my wife, my children or my grandchildren based upon their behavior. I love them despite their behavior and they love me despite my imperfections. Whatever they did would not change the relationship I have with them. Circumstances might not turn out well, but God’s not lowered His level of love for us when we sin, and raised it when we do good. His love is as constant and unchanging as He is (Mal 3:6).


God is Not Done with You

Every time I hear someone say, “I don’t think God can use me anymore” because of what they’ve done in the past, but I tell them that God has an appointed day for their death (Heb 9:27), and as long as you’re drawing breath, God is not done with you yet. God has a purpose for every single member in the Body of Christ. That means you!



A Citizen of the Kingdom

When God brings a person to repentance and trust in Christ, they become citizens of a new kingdom, and that kingdom is coming down out of heaven someday as the New Jerusalem (Rev 21:1-2). Until then, we are sojourners or pilgrims who are traveling toward a better kingdom, but what we suffer today cannot even be compared with the glory that’s coming (Rom 8:18). For now, the subjects of the kingdom (we) suffer…but not forever (Rev 21:4).

It will Pass

Today’s troubles are just that; today’s troubles, but even if they spill into tomorrow, these things will not last forever. Only the promises of God remain and those great and precious promises given in the Bible are our hope for a joyful future. If all you have is Jesus…then you have all you need!


Conclusion

Today’s troubles are just that; today’s troubles, but even if they spill into tomorrow, these things will not last forever. Only the promises of God remain and those great and precious promises given in the Bible are our hope for a joyful future. If all you have is Jesus…then you have all you need!

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What are 3 things that you can say to or ask an atheist? What things could you think to add?



What do you do with your Guilt?

The atheist might say that they don’t believe in God but the Bible says that they actually suppress this knowledge. Paul writes in Romans 1:18 that “the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.” The Greek word for suppress is “katechō” which means “to hold back, to detain” or “to restrain” so it is an intentional act of suppressing what they know to be true but what does the atheist do with his or her guilt? Good question.




Where did the Universe Come From?

I read about an astrophysicist who said that anywhere from 10 to 15 billion years ago the universe exploded into being but if it didn’t exist before the explosion, then what was it that exploded? Can something that does not exist begin to exist and if it didn’t exist at one time and then did, how can that be so? If would have had to exist prior to exploding into being, right? Then where did the material universe come from? What in the universe had not beginning? The law of causality is so fundamental to science and logic that if I said that the chair you are sitting in, which must have had a beginning, just popped into existence without any cause, you might justifiably think I need a psychiatric assessment and you‘d be right! If at one time there was absolutely nothing that existed, then nothing would exist today. The psalmist knew that “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” (Psalm 19:1) and God’s “eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse” (Rom 1:20).


Can you prove there is no God?

Of course the answer to this must be no. The atheist, technically doesn’t exist because it is impossible for them to prove that God doesn’t exist. That takes a great deal of faith. What scientific evidence can they provide that God doesn’t exist? How can they be 100% sure that there is no God? If there is no God, then is it fair that Hitler and Stalin have no justice served for all their crimes against humanity? Are there moral absolutes? If not, then aren’t they making an absolute statement that there are no absolutes?


Conclusion

No one was ever argued into heaven. Pray for them, try to reason with them but leave their conversion up to God and “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect” for (I Peter 3:15). I emphasize doing so in gentleness and respect. Don’t debate, don’t argue. You can win an argument and lose a soul. I would rather lose an argument and win a soul for Christ any day.
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Thanks for the post. If most parents will see and read this post. We really need our children to know Jesus for who he is and follow his path

Communication

Different points of view are inevitable, but they can be communicated in positive and helpful ways. When we disagree with our partner or feel upset by something they’ve done, we often resort to angry interactions. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be that way. There are some practical things we can put in place to help us address issues well, and avoid creating an unsafe atmosphere for our kids.