The biggest challenge any of us have is the belief that we’re not supposed to have any. Challenges, call us to grow and become who we’re meant to be. The only people who have no challenges are in cemeteries, in other words, challenges are a sign of life.

One important but often missing piece when it comes to guarding our hearts is finding/creating relationships in which our hearts are not on guard. Hearts can get hardened when they never have a place to take off their armor.

Righteous anger is when we feel anger about the same things God feels anger about. The things that violate the new nature. Unrighteous anger is when we feel anger about the things God does not feel anger about. The things that we perceive violate our egos. But actually deny the new nature. Which, once created anew, these perceptions are no longer Reality, but a mere augmented reality. And here’s a striking contrast in the results of these: Righteous anger we can use. Unrighteous anger uses us. One brings heaven on earth, the other makes us a marionette for hell.

The spirit of Elijah turns the hearts of parents to children and the hearts of children to their parents, preventing a curse on the earth. (Mal 4:5-6) In other words, the condition of our families directly impacts the condition of the world. This could be one of the most important portions of scripture, because of what it means for our planet. The best part is that God sends us this spirit, He turns our hearts. This isn’t God telling us what we need to work out on our own and change, but what He intends to help with. What He intends to lead us into. It’s not all up to us, but simply our partnership with/submission to His direction. I received an incredible testimony the other day from an adult son, who partnered with God in this way, and his own relationship is being restored with his father, which in turn, can influence his relationships with his own children. I’ll tell you more about that later, as well as our next course coming up for parents. A course that is deeply inspired by God to heal families and the world. In the meantime, who of us here desires the spirit to affect our homes?