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Several years ago, I started publishing books that I wrote. The purpose of publishing these books was to get the information out to the public that I felt would be helpful and would build them into stronger Christians. If I never published these books, many of the people who were helped by the information I published would have never received the help they needed.

As much as you may try to avoid controversies, they will come. There are going to be times in your marriage when you and your wife will have a controversy you need to settle. In every church, there are going to be times when disagreements will come up. Settling them properly so that the church is not destroyed is imperative for the sake of reaching the lost for Christ. With all the different relationships you have in life and the complexities of each one, there are going to be times when controversy will arise. How you handle them will determine the quality of future fellowship in that relationship.

One of the greatest influences on Christianity are your influences. Galatians 5:7 shows this to be true when it says, “Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?” You will notice it isn't a “what” that influences, but it’s a “who.” Your associations will always determine your direction and beliefs.

The best child-rearing advice that God gave His people was to get their Christianity settled before they tried to teach them. Parents can tell their children what to do, but their children will not heed unless they are living it themselves. God says in verse 7, “And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” This verse on child rearing comes after the parents settled verse 5. God knew that if they settled what verse 5 teaches, their training would then be done through experience and not by hearsay. There are three things God wants parents to resolve before they start teaching their children.

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God dedicated a whole chapter in the Scriptures to show the importance of keeping your vows. When a person gives their word that they are going to do something, God expects them to do it and holds them accountable for what they said. God said that when a person vows a vow,“…he shall not break his word….” God expected the word of His children to be truthful at all times.

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Balaam had a problem in this story, and his problem was that Balak thought that he would curse Israel. For some reason, Balaam conducted his ministry in such fashion that they believed he was the perfect preacher to curse Israel. Had he made his positions clear from the beginning, they would have never mistaken him for someone who would curse Israel. Had his actions made clear lines of what he would and would not do, he would not have had to deal with mistaken identity.

Korah and his followers made a big mistake in thinking that their position wasn't big enough. Korah was a Levite, and his duty was to help in the tabernacle. This was a big deal! Yet, he and his followers complained to Moses and Aaron that they were taking “too much”upon them. They wanted more power and position. They wanted to be able to do what Moses and Aaron were doing instead of taking care of their position.

Israel had once again complained about God’s treatment of them. They were tired of the manna that God gave them daily, and they complained to Moses that they wanted something else. It was after God dealt with this issue that He allowed His Spirit to rest upon the seventy elders. When God’s Spirit rested upon them, they began to prophesy in the camp.

When a man thought that his wife committed adultery with another man, he was to go to the priest to settle the problem. The priest would then take an earthen vessel and put holy water in it, that is water that was separated from being used for any other purpose other than for the temple, and he would make the woman who was accused of adultery drink the water. If she were guilty, the water in the vessel would cause her thigh to rot and her belly to swell.

One thing every athlete is taught is to keep their head in the game. Sports have a way of bringing out the worst in a person because it will test your emotions. Whether it is the pressure of a game, a bad call by a referee, or even the actions of others players, keeping your head in the game can make or break the outcome of the game. A player can seriously hurt their team’s chance of winning when they allow their emotions to get the best of them. The key is to keep their head in the game.