Month: June 2026

Recently I came down with a nasty cold. I had body ache, sore throat, stuffy nose, the whole mess. I was pretty miserable for a few days. My wife Sharon went over to our daughter’s house to babysit grandkids. When she came home, she handed me four pages of folded paper.

Each of our grands had made me a get well card. They drew pictures of themselves with me (mostly stick figures) and did their best to print “I love you grampa” underneath. Immediately, my mood brightened and, somehow, I felt much better. Oh, I was still sick, but I was no longer depressed and grumpy. Their little homemade cards made my day.

There is so much power in little acts of kindness. Try one today.

I’ve always heard that it is not possible to “spot reduce” specific parts of your body. For example, you can’t just reduce belly fat by doing abdominal exercises. You have to lose weight overall through diet and workouts, and your tummy will recede in proportion to the rest of you.

I can only imagine the same holds true for your moral weaknesses. If you struggle with something specific, such as addiction, or profanity, or lust, it takes an overall change to heal. Making godly decisions in all aspects of life will help you eliminate, or at least reduce, your particular problem as well.

We can’t do it alone. We’re not strong enough. Get connected spiritually. The belly fat of temptation won’t hang around.