“I LOVE YOU”

July 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment

If you are blessed with a wife . . .

I’ll be writing this as a man, to share the focus of undivided attention in your real relationship with her, rather than giving advice to everybody from psychology or theology.  But I trust that everyone may benefit from these thoughts.

If you love someone, you want to spend time with her more than anything else in the world.

If you love someone, you want to get closer, physically and emotionally.

If you love someone, you want to give, you want to sacrifice, you want her well-being before your own.

If you love someone, you forsake all others; you deliberately take steps to prevent anyone or anything from coming between you.

If you love someone, you make her the priority of your life; everything else is secondary, and that is evident, to her, and to others.

If you love someone, you make sacred times together, regularly, and everybody else knows it.

If you love someone, you tell her she is beautiful, inside and out; and you want her to get even better, because you know you can help make that happen.

If you love someone, you follow Jesus’ example; do for her what He did for us, talk to her like Jesus talks to us, give her everything you are like He gave to us, challenge her like Jesus challenges us, serve others together like Jesus served those in need, teach her the ways of God like Jesus taught us, make her things like Jesus is now preparing mansions for us, promise to be with her always, touch her often no matter what—like Jesus touched people even when they were down and out or dirty, and certainly have a good time eating and drinking with friends often like Jesus did.

Above all, if you love someone, you spend lots and lots of time praying for wisdom to do the will of the Father in heaven—showing her what the love of God is like in real life.  Love her with skin on and skin in the game.  That’s what Jesus did for us.

If you love someone, you will guard and fight against busyness borrowing from your time together.  Projects aren’t people, just as people aren’t projects, especially in marriage.  You can work, you can work together, but above all you must have fun together.

If you love someone, you will remember that it counts more in the long run to be sweet than to be right.

If you love someone, you will choose to enjoy her, and you will offer her something to enjoy in you, more than any stuff you get for her.

If you love someone, you will turn off technology when you are with her (or else it doesn’t count as time together).  Eye-to-Eye and Touch preclude all Technology.

If you love someone, you will not try multi-tasking, except when all the multiple tasks are directly focused on her ! ! !

If you love someone, and you are watching a good movie together, you will pause the movie before responding to any interruption (call, text, person, etc.)

If you love someone, you will give her the last, best minutes of the day, together, exclusively.

If you love someone, you will give her the first, best minutes of the day, together, exclusively.

 

Strangely enough, I am not married.  This time has given me a chance to think an awful lot about what a relationship would mean to me.  And since the Bible always compares our relation with Jesus to marriage, I have gained much in reflecting on what both could be.  “And, by the way, Jesus, I’m waiting.”

 

(started 7-3-13 finished 7-25-13)

Filed Under: Faith Based, Family, Fun, Inspirational, Time

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD – – – OR GIVE AWAY

July 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment

“I’d rather have _____than riches untold.”

“I’d rather have _____than houses or land.”

“I’d rather have _____than worldwide fame.”

“I’d rather have _____than anything this world offers today.”

 

So just what do we have to hold onto?

So just what do we have to give away?

 

We have to have Jesus, and we have to hold onto Him.

Could it be that we have to give away everything else?

 

“No man can serve two masters.  He will love one and despise the other; he will hold onto one and forsake the other.”     —–Jesus

Filed Under: Faith Based, Financial, Inspirational

LORD, WHAT DO YOU WANT . . . ?

July 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

(This is a revised repeat posting)

I prayed, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”

Immediately He said, “Leave off the last part, and we’ll talk.”

So I prayed, “Lord, what do you want?”

He said, “I want a relationship with you, I want time with you, I want to be close to you and come in to you.”

Now, after several years I get the point:

.     How about praying, “Lord, what do You want, me?”

You know, “Jesus Loves the Little Children” and

anyone of us who come to Him as little children.

Sweet – – – Simple – – – Secure

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational

INFORMATION vs COMMUNICATION

July 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Screen-to-Screen shares INFORMATION between machines made by people.

Eye-to-Eye shares COMMUNICATION between people.

People can use Screen-to-Screen as part of their COMMUNICATION only if their COMMUNICATION also includes Eye-to-Eye.

Technology transfers INFORMATION only.

Only people engage in COMMUNICATION.

Be on guard to not equate these two in your daily life.

We now have an entire generation growing up with severe COMMUNICATION deficiency.

Try to make a difference today by COMMUNICATING with one of these people Eye-to-Eye.

And if you really want to make an impact, also touch as you COMMUNICATE.

Filed Under: Educational, Inspirational

ED from the U of L—WD from the B of L

July 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

I’m not sure what my BS in Ed has done for me the past few decades, but I now have two other degrees that I use every day to make a difference.

 

Doctor of Experience from the University of Life

Doctor of Wisdom from the Book of Life

 

As I’ve said before, one of the significant challenges of growing older is finding younger people who appreciate your wisdom and experience.

I would encourage everyone to put extra effort into passing on to the next generation what you have learned.  I would even say, “Don’t wait until they ask.”  It doesn’t happen automatically like it used to, when it was built into the fabric of our culture.  But it is needed now more than ever.

Filed Under: Education, Faith Based, Family, Inspirational, Political---Cultural, Time

COMPUTERS PROVE EVOLUTION . . .

July 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

We all know the phenomenal evolution of computers.  It is almost beyond comprehension how they get faster and smaller in every generation of development.  Speculation of their ultimate potential is almost limitless.

Computers will soon be capable, and programmed, to demonstrate the steps of evolution from the beginning.  Just as it takes millions of years, and billions of years, to allow for evolution to get us where we are—likewise the known secret of computers.  We can do anything we imagine with computers, if they can simply perform enough functions a sufficient number of times.

Unbelievable what computers can do?  Believe it, because they do it.

Unbelievable what evolution can do?  Believe it, because computers do it.

Now, two questions:

One—Who makes the computers that demonstrate evolution?

Two—Who programs the computers that prove evolution?

 

COMPUTERS PROVE EVOLUTION . . .

COMPUTERS PROVE EVOLUTION FALSE.

COMPUTERS PROVE EVOLUTION IMPOSSIBLE.

Filed Under: Educational, Inspirational, Time

HOW MUCH TIME TO OBEY?

July 19, 2013 By Leave a Comment

“The greater the interval between God’s command and our obedience, the greater the possibility for disobedience.”    —–Robert Jeffres

Delayed obedience is disobedience.

“If you love me, obey my commands.”     —–Jesus

Filed Under: Faith Based, Inspirational

CHURCH—AVOID THE ISSUE—LOSE THE POWER

July 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Anytime the church (led by pastors) avoids issues that matter to God, it soon loses it’s power to make a difference.

“Salt” preserves—and delays decay.

“Light” exposes evil—and reveals reality with the truth.

“Salt” must come in direct contact with anything it is going to preserve.

“Light” must enter the dark places of evil to confront it directly with truth.

Jesus said his followers are the salt of the earth and the light of the world.

 

Filed Under: Educational, Faith Based, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

“THE PRESIDENT SHOULD . . . “

July 17, 2013 By 3 Comments

“The president should start acting like the president.”

“The president should start leading the country.”

“The president should follow the Constitution.”

“The president should abide by his oath of office.”

“The president should respect the rights of the American people.”

“The president should not apologize to our enemies.”

“The president should not snub Israel.”

“The president should not coddle Islamists.”

“The president should not despise democracy.”

“The president should not denigrate Christianity.”

“The president should not kill our economy.”

“The president should not shackle American oil independence.”

“The president should stop acting like a Muslim at heart.”

“The president should stop being BHOB*.”

And Hitler should have stopped invading other countries.

 

Are you ready to give up everything you believe in?

BHOB* is not ready to give up anything he believes in.

We’ve never been here before.  There is coming a complete showdown between two sides that cannot compromise or coexist.  The question is this:  Which side has stronger convictions and commitment?

Who on our side is leading the coordination for the conflict?

George Washington and Ronald Reagan are not available.

 

Texans, we now have a responsibility to freedom that is greater than our responsibility to the United States.

 

*Barack Hussein OBama—Say BHHHOB aloud and it sounds like the warning for Christians in the 2008 election: “Beware of sheep’s clothing.”

Filed Under: Educational, Inspirational, Political---Cultural

CHEERLEADER FOR THE FAMILY

July 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

If your team is winning:

– Three cheers

– Keep up the good work

– Hold onto the lead

If your team is not winning:

– Please know that someone cares enough to make a difference

– You can make a comeback

– We need your family!

 

I am committed to making a difference in your life in the parts that are for keeps.  Family is one of those, for keeps—for a lifetime.

Please write and tell me anything about your family or another family you care about.  I will respond on this site.

If you wish, you may use a code name.  And if you request that your question or comment not be posted, I will honor that.

Larry Michalk

Filed Under: Family, Inspirational
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