Articles Tagged 'Intentions'

For over 30 years, Heartlight has shared articles to help people live for Jesus in everyday life. While we are no longer publishing new articles, this enduring collection features relevant pieces throughout the year to encourage faith, offer biblical perspective, and speak to real-world joys and struggles.

Good Intentions

Rubel Shelly reminds us of a story told by Ronald Reagan, a joke, that helps us realize that sometimes our best intentions lead to a disaster that we need to admit and take credit for before something worse is done.

Sometimes we've just got to admit we blew up before we make a bigger mistake!

I Thought I Was Right

Right intentions, or mistaken ideas, do not make for a relationship with God.

Thinking you are right does not keep you from being wrong.

Family Unique: Fuel in the Family Tank

Rick Brown reminded us that families run on values, so what are the values your family runs on?

What is your family running on and what is it running toward?

Intentions

God is really the only one whose intentions really matter, what I intend to do does hold that much weight.

Does it really matter all that much what we intend to do?

The Gipper on Good Intentions

Having good intentions doesn't offset bad decisions, actions, or words.

Do good intentions let you off the hook for bad actions?