That's not me personally, but the "me" that creates self-centered lives that destroy people and relationships.This mornings devotion from Dr. Gil was based on Proverbs 24:3, where the writer says "By wisdom a house (life) is built, and by understanding it is established."<\/p>\n
What Dr. Gil said that got my blood pumping was "The idea is that one cannot build a lasting future on selfishness, impulsiveness, and rebellion." To this list, I would add "retaliation". You see, each of the words indicate a total unwillingness to listen to what others or our conscience have to say. Selfishness puts me first – what I want, not what "we" want or would be good for "us" (whoever that might be). Impulsiveness would imply that the action was done without considering (at the moment) any consequence or impact on anyone else. Rebellion to me is simply doing what I want, in spite of what the rules might be or the agreed upon way to act or live. Retaliation has the "you did it, so now it's my turn", or time to get even.<\/p>\n
None of these will serve to build a long relationship. Time to re-evaluate why we do what we do?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
That's not me personally, but the "me" that creates self-centered lives that destroy people and relationships.This mornings devotion from Dr. Gil was based on Proverbs 24:3, where the writer says "By wisdom a house (life) is built, and by understanding…
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