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... by nature is inherently proud but if we allow the LORD to rule our hearts, He shall lead us to victory.
There are three things that easily destroy man: Pride, Lust, and Anger (Proverbs 11:2, 1 John 2:16, ...
Allowing God to be the builder of our lives
... to see that we succeed. Sometimes in our quest to succeed, we think we can do it all by ourselves. We need to back our faith to succeed with hard work but even within that, allow God to shape the nature ...
The new mind
... our power to him. You need to surrender control to God. “If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death. But if the Holy Spirit controls your mind, there is life and peace”. – Romans 8:6.
We ...
Holiday blues
... all.”
3. Go ahead and cry. Because of the nature of the season, emotions run high. When a memory comes and brings a sweet sorrow and you feel like crying, then cry. Crying can help you get better.
4. ...
Thanksgiving through worship
"Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!"(ESV) Psalms 95:2
Bible reading: Psalm 95:1-7
Worship, by its nature and design, is an expression ...
Finding satisfaction and fulfillment in the Lord
... valleys and treading on the level paths. There are straight ways, curves, smooth paths and thorny roads. In all these, finding fulfillment involves understanding the nature of the race and striving to ...
The night the lions fasted
“My God sent his angel, and he shut the mouths of the lions. They have not hurt me,…” (NIV) Daniel 6:22
Lions are highly adored for their majestic nature but dreaded for their deadly adventure for ...
Sowing with Open Conscience
... wisely, we turn to be miserable for some years to come.
Every farmer knows that she can't sow maize and get barns filled up with wheat when harvesting time is due. Nature and the Bible have taught us ...
The Excellent Way
... in love to the world. The perfection of God is shown in love because love is a verb (1 Cor. 13:4-7). Love is of permanence nature because it will still remain after this world is more (1 Cor. 13:8-13). ...
Maximizing Our Love Ability
... name of love though we don't deserve it due to our sinful and adamant nature. God's love is unfailing and greater, I would say! Therefore, as Christians, it is necessary that we pick up the same character ...
Have you been of assistance to your neighbour today?
... nature? just to mention but a few. Look within and identify what you have to assist your neighbour today.
Our world has become so scary that it is so difficult to offer any form of help to a stranger ...
A man's wisdo
... to wrath is of great understanding (Prov. 14:29). How do you suppose this is true? I believe that it’s telling us that there is wisdom in the nature of one that does not increase the level of hostility. ...
A donkey rebukes an angry prophet
... could lead to our own destruction or the unfair destruction of others.
Again, it has been the nature of man to be unfair to God. We get angry for being mocked and yet we mock God daily (though God cannot ...
It will destroy you completely
... the Holy Spirit knowing the effect and the dangerous nature of anger condemns it. Anger affects not only the person who harbours it physically and spiritually but affects others as well. Let us look at ...
Encourage one another
... fight on till we win the war of life.
We can encourage ourselves by our connection to God, the bible, other people and sometimes observation from nature. Meditation on God can keep encouraging you and ...
Anger Recycling
... in your family, workplace, or Church that is triggering the anger response, we need to transform the anger into something good. We can be angry at any point in our life because of our human nature, but ...
Faithfulness in marriage, purity in celibacy (Part 2)
... die in one day” (NLT) 1 Corinthians 8:8.
“When you follow the desires of your sinful nature, the results are very clear: sexual immorality, impurity, lustful pleasures” (NLT) Galatians 5:19.
“Let there ...
Parental influence in spiritual matters
... in nature. In all of our efforts to build wealth, and pass on to our children the benefits of our labor, let us be careful to maintain a godly influence and a faith that is unfeigned.
Responsible parenting ...
Obey me fully
... 7:18-24. Because we are made in the image of God, there is a part of us that wants to obey God and because we are sinners, there is the conflict to obey God or not to. Unfortunately, the sinful nature ...
The Power Therein
... therefore in the face of our trials and temptations, we must understand the power that lies within us. It’s a force to reckon with no matter the nature of your storm. The disciples called on Jesus when ...