FROM THE KEYBOARD

You cannot change what you are willing to tolerate; because whatever you permit, you promote. Therefore, let integrity be the constant filter through which your actions and reactions pass through. "The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them" (Proverbs 11:3).

The scars you share sometimes become lighthouses for other people who are headed towards the same rock you hit. Therefore, do not let the shame of a scar keep you from sharing the warning that comes with a wound. Because the more you allow God to use your past pain, the more your life will find present purpose.

It is better to have a broken heart than a hardened heart. For a broken heart can be mended, but a hard heart is often negatively molded. And "the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit" (Psalm 34:18).

There’s nothing too dirty that God can’t wash with His mercy. "Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” (Lamentations 3:22-24)

Whatever you feed your mind will be what you become in time. Eat regularly therefore, on the bread of life, Jesus the Christ. "Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O Lord God of hosts" (Jeremiah 15:16).

The best manner of carrying the Word of Life is knowing the Word of Life carries you. You see, God's Word of Life not only guides us, like a lamp unto our feet, but it guards us, like a fortress for retreat. Therefore, "Hold fast the word of life" (Philippians 2:16).