A principle is a kind of rule, belief, or idea that guides you. You can also say a good, ethical person has a lot of principles. In general, a principle is some kind of basic truth that helps you with your life.

I have some:

I am a sinner and Christ is my Savior.

Obedience is the best way to show that I believe.

I have a part in the great commission.

I am a member of the body of Christ on the earth.

What I sow I must also reap. 

I have a light in a very dark world.

Romans 15:4 

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

John 14:15 

“If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

What are your principles? Give it some thought.

Gary

It was a popup on my computer. Before me was some old guy with bulging muscles and protruding veins. The only thing that looked old on him was his face. The advertisement promised, that without gym or pressure, it would be possible for me to have that physique.  I’ve been around too long to believe that and besides what would I do with such a transformation.

It amazes me the things being offered to people these days. However, the real surprising thing is the number of people always willing to swallow the Kool-Aid.

Galatians 6:7-8 

Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

Romans 12:2 

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Give it some thought, and might I add, especially us old guys.

Gary

One of the many blessings in my life is the fact that I am surrounded by good neighbors. They have proven themselves such over the years.  In Luke 10:25-37, Jesus defined what a good neighbor exemplified. That individual who was supposedly more knowledgeable in the law was shocked because that was not the accepted definition in Israel. However, in this incident and others, Jesus revealed that His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts.

Isaiah 55:8

“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the LORD.

Good neighbors reveal themselves in so many ways. Mr. Rogers is okay, but let Jesus teach you about being a good neighbor.

Give it some thought.

Gary

I put my finger on that little square sensor that fires up my computer. No one in the world except me can start my computer using that method.  Probably there are a number of individuals glad there is only one of me, but thankfully for them, God only made one. That fact was revealed in Scripture over three thousand years ago.

Psalm 139:13-14 

For You formed my inward parts; You knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well.

Ephesians 2:10 

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

There is no one like you. Go out and serve Him. Give it some thought.

Gary

I’ve learned –
that you shouldn’t compare
yourself to the best others can do
but to the best you can do.          – Author unknown

2 Timothy 2:15 

Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the Word of Truth.

Galatians 5:1 

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Give it some thought; then give it your best.

Gary

It was called “The Eve of Destruction.” The song came out in 1965 and referenced social issues of its period, including the Vietnam War, the draft, the threat of nuclear war, the Civil Rights Movement, turmoil in the Middle East and the American space program.

We’re down the road sixty years, and it looks like the prophet was wrong. On the subject of such prophets, this is what the Bible has to say.

1 John 4:1 

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Jeremiah 23:16 

Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you, filling you with vain hopes. They speak visions of their own minds, not from the mouth of the Lord.

Man can’t destroy the world. God has a plan for it. Give it some thought.

Gary

Serenity is defined as the state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled, representing a tranquil existence and inner quietness even amidst life’s complexities. Someone once prayed, “Lord, grant me the serenity to remember who I am.”

Well, here’s what you need to recognize about yourself:

Psalm 139:14 

I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are Your works; my soul knows it very well.

Psalm 119:73 

Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn Your commandments.

Psalm 144:4 

Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Rest in who you are and seek what you can become in Him. Give it some consideration.

Gary