Storms Destroy Without Deep Foundations: 07-22-2026

1.  Let your roots be in the Word of God, so the winds of the world do not break you.
2. Let your security be in Jesus the Christ, and none can harm anything but your body.
3. You need a solid base in Scripture, and can only develop this by reading quietly on your own.
4. Let your foundations be in the teachings of Christ, so the trials and tribulations of the world will not bring your house down.
5. The strongest foundations go the deepest into bedrock and make possible skyscrapers; therefore, put your foundations in the ancient values of God.

Backward Logic Fails Horribly: 07-21-2026

1. Do your feelings originate inside you? If so, then who is inside controlling and influencing them?
2. What backward and primitive logic allows people to believe that they can control the feelings of others but not their own?
3. How do you imagine that other people invade your heart, soul, and mind to control your feelings? Do they come in through your ears?
4. What superstitious forces do you believe in that allow another human being to enter your heart, soul, and mind and control how you feel?
5. Can you name the magical power that allows others to take control of your heart, soul, and mind in order to make you feel the way that they want?

Control What You Can: 07-20-2026

1. The best expression of powerlessness is “You made me mad.”
2. The best expression of emotional manipulation is “How do you think that makes me feel?”
3. The weakest individual is the one whose responses are determined by circumstances and others.
4. You relate maturely when you focus on changing your responses to others rather than on others’ responses to you.
5. You are most effective when you focus on changing your responses to the world rather than on the world’s responses to you.

Choose Where to Fortify: 07-19-2026

1. Salute God, not yourself or the world.
2. Stand for God, not yourself or the world.
3. Submit to God, not yourself or the world.
4. Suffer for God, not yourself or the world.
5. Stoop before God, not yourself or the world.
6. Support God’s word, not yours or the world’s.
7. Subject yourself to God, not yourself or the world.
8. Steel your faith in God, not in yourself or the world.
9. Succumb to God’s way, not your or the world’s way.
10. Sustain your faith in God, not in yourself or the world.
11. Substantiate God’s teachings, not yours or the world’s.
12. Surrender to God, not your desires or those of the world.
13. Strengthen your faith in God, not in yourself or the world.

Choose Self or God: 07-18-2026

1. Having faith in yourself is to deny faith in God.
2. Having hope in yourself is to deny hope in God.
3. Having charity for yourself is to deny having charity for God.
4. Believing in yourself requires losing belief in God.
5. Having self-confidence requires losing confidence in God.
6. Relying on yourself requires that you stop relying on God.
7. Taking credit for yourself means stealing credit from God.

Religion or Spirituality?: 07-17-2026

1. Religion at its best is performance.
2. Spirituality at its best is surrender.
3. Religion at its worst is persecution.
4. Spirituality at its worst is spiritual ego.
5. Religion has a history of control through fear.
6. Spirituality has a history of liberation through light.
7. Religion takes many forms, including blind belief in science and socialism.
8. Spirituality takes many forms, including the false worship of arcane practices, gurus, and secret teachings.

Hope Works Wonders: 07-16-2026

1. Hope is not of this world.
2. Hope aligns you with the good.
3. Hope refocuses you on the good.
4. Hope often follows persistent work.
5. Hope inspires you to serve the good.
6. Hope is expressed in acts of forgiveness.
7. Hope demonstrates your faith in the good.
8. Hope is not of words because it focuses on the invisible Spirit.