The first thing you realize when you start fasting is how much of a sinner…
Author: Cornelius
I’m a 20-something year old from the American Midwest passionate about seeing people make healthy, informed choices about the moral direction of our lives.
When you are in the presence of God, it is easier to do right than…
Fasting is the nuclear bomb of defeating lust. It’s not that you can’t defeat lust…
I’ve written several articles on accountability because accountability is super important in life. Accountability is…
Lust exhausts energy that could otherwise be devoted to building meaningful relationships with others. It…
If you knew how painful it was to be that person, maybe you would judge…
People who think they can change a romantic partner are naive. People who think they…
Our relationship with God is the only relationship guaranteed to work if we do our…
Today, I want to share an excellent video by Dr. Trish Leigh that I’ve transcribed…
A man/woman who will fight for his/her present family will fight for his/her future family.…
It’s amazing how beliefs change as pain gets processed. Walk In Integrity
Our problem is never a lack of faith. A man who doubts miracles has no…
A wise man once said, “Life is a challenge.” All of us face fresh challenges…
Not taking care of our health is selfish when there are people who depend on…
Instead of buying your children all the things you never had, you should teach them…
The lowest form of connection is connection based on shared hatred, dislike, disgust, or criticism.…
The problem isn’t that we overthink. People can think (and talk) day and night and…
Integrity starts with self, because how we treat ourselves is the basis for how we…
Today, I want to reflect on a topic that we would often rather avoid talking…
You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested…
Dwelling on the past or the future is symptomatic of a lack of felt love…
The inspiration for the title of this post comes from Proverbs 31. The author of…
When we are younger, we try to change to be like how others want us…
Love is a kind of emotional insurance. When we have love, we know that if…
Why is it when we see someone acting out in suffering, whether it’s a celebrity…
Certain people immediately qualify for a platform due to extraordinary life experiences . Mohamedou Ould…
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Proverbs 17:17
Remember that if you really want to motivate yourself, love is more powerful than fear.…
We tend to treat people the way we treat ourselves. If we are harsh and…
“Wisdom” that is not grounded in love is thinly veiled stupidity. Walk In Integrity
Today, I came across a testimony on YouTube that I wanted to share because it…
As important as it is to love our families, God wants us to love other…
If you find yourself in a place where is no love, and you are not…
A few years ago, an old mentor gave me a challenge: to read a Proverb…
Sometimes we are so afraid of losing others, we never stop to weigh the cost…
We are constantly searching for meaning in our work, skills, accomplishments, reputation, affiliations, clothes, jewelry,…
A culture that ostracizes people for misdemeanors they have committed is not a culture motivated…
I recently came across an excellent series on sexual integrity consisting of 20 short video…
Our anxiety, depression, addiction, bad habits, and toxic behaviors are the measure of how far…
He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly, who despises the gain of oppressions, who shakes…
Make space in your heart for those who remained. Walk In Integrity
By faith Moses, when he was grown up, refused to be called the son of…
Ask, If everybody in the world was like me (character-wise), would people be more or…
We cannot love people well whom we are afraid of. Walk In Integrity
Grace is often contrasted with mercy. Mercy is when we avoid something bad that we…
Turning off our inner dialogue from time to time, whether it’s through meditation, exercise, or…
To say, “I am independent” is a lot like saying, “I am humble.” It’s a…
Courage is the embrace of some fear. Love increases courage because love says “Even if…
Life is all about evolution, and evolution is a kind of change. Everything in the…
We spend every waking and sleeping moment with ourselves. It follows that how we treat…
According to a Ted Talk given by Maya Diamond, the key to building healthy relationships…
In the modern world, they say “The way to take over is no longer through…
The way people are wired biologically in regards to their emotional responses is that if…
You may have heard the title of this article before. I remember hearing it on…
The inability to control an impulse, like drugs, gambling, or pornography, always owes to some…
It is often difficult to show honor to people who are close to us, because…
People, like Christ, who seek out the pain of others, are the exception, not the…
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return…
People don’t want to be exposed to the unhapiness of others. Pain is burdensome. Pain…
Pornography isn’t an issue that just affects men, and if you’ve read around on the…
When our religion becomes all about the fact that we don’t smoke, drink, or do…
Positive outcomes in life are a combination of effort (work) and faith (belief). This can…
Researcher Spencer Zitman said resistance to apply the term “addiction” to hypersexual behavior is “more…
I’ve had conversations with a lot of people who watch porn/masturbate on a regular basis.…
When there is no enemy within, the enemy outside you can do no harm. African…
Prayer in my observation is the most underutilized weapon in the battle for integrity. We…
If you think lust is your only sin, you’ve probably been a slave of it…
Discipline typically has more to do with control than it does pain (consistent work versus…
When we experience outrage by the immorality of others, we always have to rule out…
On this site, we cover a lot of strategies to defeat lust. For example, install…
Some people are by nature more sensitive than others. Sensitivity, to be sure, is not…
If you listen too much to the suffering, the anger of other people, you will…
We cannot control whether others choose to listen to us and understand us. However, we…
I had an interesting conversation today on the topic of relationships. Some background info for…
The word “confidence” is of Latin origin. Con means “with,” fid means “faith” or “trust.”…
We love a bird, so we trap it, put it in a cage, and clip…
Today, I want to share my favorite poem of all time, a Lebanese-Arabic original on…
To become king of any people required incredible discipline, intelligence, and power, both individually and…
When King David arranged the murder of a man and stole his wife, he probably…
My brothers and I had a tough time growing up in a single-parent home. My…
When we show understanding to others, we interpret their bad behavior in a way that…
Everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about, so be kind, both in their…
If you live long enough, you will get your heart broken. Friendships end, relationships fail,…
Porn is like trash food. Many of us have gotten so accustomed to consuming it,…
Don’t wait for the dragon of lust and temptation to breathe fire before taking action;…
The Bible says “Be angry and do not sin.” Do you know what comes after…
The most attractive people I’ve ever met were not the most physically beautifully or the…
Dopamine is a chemical responsible for desire and motivation. Dopamine influences our “want-to” in life.…
We reap what we sow. Sow kindness today, and it may show up when you…
Today I want to talk about a discipline that has helped me achieve great progress…
People in control of themselves do not seek to control others. Their need for power…
Why would anyone ever do anything difficult or pass up on something that feels good…
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is…
He is no fool who trades short-lived pleasures that do not satisfy for lasting pleasures…
People are works in progress, not final products. People are dynamic evolving organisms, not ready…
Your struggle with lust and pornography isn’t primarily or ultimately about you. It’s about your…
Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred…
I cleaned up my diet not because I was overweight (I wasn’t), but because I…
They say when you read history, you are supposed to see yourself both as the…
