Four Things Women Want from a Man by A. R. Bernard

Author:A. R. Bernard
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Howard Books

VALUES AND PRINCIPLES

Your values are those things that you consider most important in life. Values are the things you stand for. Values are the things you’ll pay the price for, perhaps the ultimate price. In the most extreme situations, you’ll be willing to die for the values you hold dear. Dr. King said that if a man doesn’t have something to die for, he has nothing to live for. How true. If you’re guided by the values that God promises to reward, you’ll reap the blessings that He has promised to those who choose to obey Him. But if the things you value are not from God, no amount of wishful thinking will spare you from the consequences.

Principles are the set of moral rules that help you determine right from wrong. Principles help you define the things that add to your life (the assets) and avoid the things that take away from your life (the liabilities). Some principles are straightforward; others are not. The devil lives in the gray area.

It’s easy to make decisions when things are black or white. It’s simple to make the right call when the facts are clear, when the consequences are certain, and when the results are predetermined. But when the lines between right and wrong become blurred, the devil gains a foothold and temptation appears, sometimes out of nowhere. Satan (often disguised as someone or something that looks very attractive) knocks on your door and makes you an offer. To avoid trouble, you must say no to Satan’s sales pitch by resisting the temptation he’s placed on your doorstep. To resist that temptation quickly and confidently, you’ll need a set of principles that you’ve acquired in advance.

“Apply God’s principles, keep your heart pure, and you will succeed.”

—EDWIN LOUIS COLE

The principles you need to navigate through life aren’t deep, dark secrets known only to a few. Nor are these concepts difficult to understand. To the contrary, the principles that God wants you to live by are the same rules for life that you were taught as a child. Over the years, you’ve heard these truths time and again from parents and grandparents, from teachers and preachers, from friends, family members, and mentors. Not surprisingly, these are the same concepts that you encounter whenever you study your Bible. These principles are so familiar that we’ve developed popular sayings that sum them up, such as “You reap what you sow,” “Two wrongs don’t make a right,” “Actions speak louder than words,” “There’s no time like the present,” and “Honesty is the best policy.” These are but a few of the truisms that, while they may seem trite (because you’ve heard them so often), serve as essential guidelines for life.

You can think of these principles as tools that make up a mental toolkit, a toolkit that you acquire throughout life and carry with you wherever you go. The better your tools, the better your results. And the best time to acquire these tools is before you need them, not when you need them.

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