Genesis 8:21c “every inclination of his heart is evil from childhood.” My granddaughter is only 15 months old and it hasn’t taken long for her to learn the word ‘no’ or to throw a tantrum when she can’t get what she wants. When she is about to do something she has been told not toContinue reading “Follow your heart?”
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Natural instincts
Galatians 6:7-8 If we are honest with ourselves, we will observe that our natural instinct is to follow our natural instincts. Think about it for a moment. If you followed through on your first response to feelings of anger, sexual attraction and need for money what would your life look like? It would probably beContinue reading “Natural instincts”
Two wrongs
You may have heard the saying “Two wrongs don’t make a right.” I am certain I learnt this at an early age and I wonder if the origin comes from this verse in the Bible. Revenge and retaliation seem to be natural responses when we are wronged. Instead of waiting for or being content withContinue reading “Two wrongs”