They smile in your face........

I have had people, present themselves as "friend" when in reality, they were on a selfish, self-serving mission. And even though I was aware of their deception, I still gave them what they wanted. People who use deception see that as a foolish thing to do and congratulate themselves on their 'success' when in reality, they have deeply failed themselves.

Finding the Kingdom of Heaven

Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven and all these things will be added to you. I first saw that verse when I became a newly single mother of three struggling to keep my family together. So it sounded like a pretty good deal to me. All I had to do was seek the Kingdom, and God would take care of our needs. Deal! So my first question was, What is the "Kingdom of Heaven"? Using the Bible to interpret itself I looked up all of the references to the "Kingdom" and wouldn't you know it - they were all parables. Next, I tried Mapquest. No help there either.