Author: reallifesecrets

There are 7 Secrets to Life — LIVE, READ, LOVE, FIGHT, BELIEVE, LIVE & PRAY. Live you life by them and you will find lasting happiness, peace, and fulfillment. Life was meant to be so simple. We are the ones who complicate it. God wants us to enjoy life to the fullest!

Yell Back As Hard As You Can!!!

Yell, yell, yell at the top of your lungs, if you have to! Scream! Just do what you have to give the devil the message that you’re not listening. That Jesus is your Savior and wins out over evil. Be forceful and scream at the top of your lungs, if needed.

Make no mistake—the devil (or whatever you call it/them) is very real. There are whispers in our ears and temptation around every corner. Sometimes it feels that no matter what I do the devil is there whispering, sometimes screaming, in my ear. It can get oppressive.

As Paul the evangelist said, I know what I’m supposed to do, know how I’m supposed to live, but the devil loves to push me off course. That’s why I have found you simply have to talk back and forcefully say “NO!”. And then turn to God for help. He is less than a heartbeat away and always there to help. But you and I have to do our part in pushing back on the devil first.

Satan, Lucifer, devil, evil spirit, whatever. It’s real. There is certainly enough evil in this world. That’s why you need to FIGHT (a Real Secret to Life for a reason) and stand your ground by just saying “NO!”. And scream it if that works.

Be vigilant but enjoy. Have no fear. Walk in God. And enjoy!

Guard Your Joy Like The Jewel It Is!

In John 10:10 Jesus says, “I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.” Jesus sacrificed Himself so that we may have life, and have it to the fullest. He’s talking about the joy that is hardwired into each of us by our Father Creator. Yes, joy is a part of your DNA. It’s there until you lose it.

Before Jesus said that, he prefaced it with, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.” He talking about the devil (the thief) who is looking to steal that joy from you. How? By getting you agitated, angry, jealous, and just downright sad. The devil uses other people and situations to pry your joy from you. That’s why you need to guard it like the precious jewel it is.

When my wife tells me that I or someone else makes her feel this way or not my response is, “I can’t make you feel. Only you can make you feel.” Your feelings are yours, not someone else’s. Your joy is your joy, there to guard, knowing that Jesus came to give you life and to live it abundantly.

If you reach within you, your joy is there. If you can’t find it LISTEN for/to God because He is wherever you are. And FIGHT the snares of the devil that take away your joy. Guard it!!!

Have a joy-filled week ahead!

What Can Be More Simple? God Is Love

God is love. One hundred percent pure love. Unconditional love. Nothing, and I mean NOTHING, can be more simple.

“God is love…” John 4:16

There is not one speck of anything else in God. It is all love. And because we were made in His image and likeness, we are expected to be 100% love. But of course, we are not. Not because we can’t but because we don’t want to be. It’s easier to think bad thoughts and even hate. It’s harder to love.

There is a reason why LOVE is one of the fundamental Real Secrets to Life. Because God is love. It’s so simple but the one thing we love to do is complicate life. And boy do we complicate it!

Want to uncomplicate your life and feel better all around? Then, think LOVE! Start with a smile. Look at every person you see as God. Because God is in them. He created you and I. We are all linked in God. And we should all be linked by love.

Just imagine for a minute what the world would be like if we walked in LOVE?

Have a great week and think LOVE!

Forgive to Get Forgiveness

This is one of the easiest concepts to understand. If you want God to forgive you, you need to forgive. Anyone. Everyone. You can’t be a forgiveness “hypocrite” if you expect God to forgive you for anything. And you can’t be selective in who you forgive.

Jesus said it clearly, “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.” (Matthew 6:12)

I’ll say it again, if you want forgiveness then you have to forgive. It’s that simple.

Nothing more to write about this. You can’t complicate it. Forgive and you will be forgiven. Jesus died for all sins, past, present, and future. For my sins and your sins. But we only realize the forgiveness when we ask for it and return the forgiveness to others. And it can’t be sham forgiveness. It has to be in your heart and in your actions.

Think about this today. And have a SUPER day in the process!

Why Can’t We Just Be Nice?

Read the Bible and it’s all too clear that God commands us to LOVE. (LOVE is a Real Secret to Life) God sent His only Son to die for us because He loves us. Jesus left us with His one command to LOVE. Clearly, we are supposed to LOVE. So, why can’t we just start by being nice?

You don’t have to go very far to see “being nice” is a scare commodity these days. There is so much animosity in the air that it crowds out niceness. No wonder so many bad things are happening in this world these day!

So, my goal every day is to just try to be nicer. Smile at strangers. Wish them a good day. Lend a helping hand to someone in need. Don’t talk about others. Pray for them. Forgive. Then, smile again. It’s not difficult. It really is not.

Anything in life starts with one person at a time. Imagine what the world would be like if we all were just a little bit nicer? So, I’m going to do my part. I’ll really try. I may slip up but will try again. I hope you join me in trying!

Have an AWESOME week ahead being nice!

Step Back. Two Steps Ahead.

I’m not making excuses for my mistakes but every now and then I take a step back. I shut my ears to God and what I should be doing. I let my body run wild over my mind. It’s a step back from what I should be doing in life and where I should be going. But I regroup and take two steps ahead.

I have lived long enough to know that you make mistakes. I am perfect in my imperfection. I goof up. But what I try to do is to keep moving forward. Because getting trapped in the past is death.

My wife tells me to turn off the Catholic guilt. She’s right. Guilt just holds you back from going forward. After all, Jesus died for all of our sins. If we understand that and truly ask for forgiveness we don’t get chained to the past. Let go, let God!

Don’t get stuck in the past when you take a step back. Dust yourself off and get back in the game of life. Move forward. Two steps forward, at least, for that step back you took.

Enjoy the weekend!

Positive Thoughts, Positive Outcome. Negative Thoughts, Look Out Below!

God mans life to be so simple but it’s beyond comprehension how we complicate it! I don’t know how many hundreds of times I have written and said this but it is so true. So, flowing from all this is a very simple concept. If we think positive thoughts, positive things will happen. But if we dwell on negative things, negative outcomes will happen over and over again. It’s that simple. Like life itself!

If you’re stuck in a negative rut, thinking positive thoughts won’t turn everything around on a dime. But life will turn around. What may seem like darkness will become light. You just have to force your thinking to positive thoughts.

If you’re looking for something positive, start with God. Whatever life has thrown your way, think about God. LISTEN for/to Him because He is always with you, not matter what you think. He is the root of all that is positive because there is no negative in God.

I love Romans 12:2 because it sums up the power of positive thinking by detaching yourself from the world, which lately is a very negative place.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2

Want to get out of the negative rut? Start focusing on the positive. I know it’s not always easy when the negatives in life seem to overwhelm. But transform your mind by forcing the positive thoughts. Start with God because He is positive. He wants simplicity in your life. Start with the positives. Your mind, and life in the process, will be transformed.

Have a POSITIVE week! Think positive!!!

Fear?

Do you fear anything in your life? On occasion, fear of something or another takes over my life. I feel fear. I live fear. But that’s when I go back to my faith because faith is the opposite of fear. You simply can’t fear if you have faith.

There are no two better opposites than fear and faith. Fear blocks out all faith and hope. Faith is all about hope and knowing that whatever happens God is always less than a heartbeat away. Living your faith simply blocks out fear. You can’t fear if you have faith.

We’re human so faith can ebb and flow. We can think more of ourselves than we think of God. That’s when fear can creep into your life and take over.

There is one way to overcome any fear you feel. Simply open up to God and ask for His Help. He is listening and ready to help. You just have to open up completely to Him. It’s so simple but we make it so difficult.

Have a GREAT week ahead living in faith, not fear. Fear not with faith!

He is Risen Every Day

We’re past Easter and the glory of the Resurrection. But Jesus is not past any of it. Because He is Risen every day. In us. If we let Him!

The true glory of Easter is not Easter Sunday but every day. Because Jesus is truly risen every day and in us if we let Him.

What does this all mean? It means that Jesus is in us every day we believe that He is in us. It’s more than a feeling, it’s about the way we live. In LOVE. With every one. After all, Jesus told us that His one commandment to us is to LOVE.

LOVE. It’s truly one of the Real Secrets to Life. We LOVE and Jesus is in us, risen every day.

You don’t have to be a saint to LOVE. It’s starts with a smile, a helping hand, and putting yourself behind others. It’s looking at others and seeing the risen Jesus. It’s not about relighion. It’s about how you live your life.

Enjoy the week ahead with Jesus risen in you!

Celebrate Life!!!

I write a lot about the darkness in the world. Well, there is a lot of darkness in the world right not. It’s hard to deny that. But the way to help clear the darkness is to CELEBRATE each and every day. After all, Jesus said, “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.” (John 10:10)

Jesus wants us to have life to the full. What better cause to CELEBRATE than that? I want to wake up every day remembering that and no matter what is going on in my life to celebrate the new day.

When I’m home and not traveling for work our dog (my boy) Rip wakes up each day wagging his tail and ready for a good scratch. He’s so full of joy! He knows no darkness. Now, I’m not saying we should act like happy pups but we should simply CELEBRATE each day, a day in Christ. Toss your cares away and put them on Jesus.

There is one sure fired way to cast out the darkness in your life. Let the light of Jesus in. CELEBRATE life. Let His light light your light. CELEBRATE! REJOICE! Yes, it’s dark out there but you and I can help light the world!

CELEBRATE!!!