Where Does Your Strength Come from?
... our connection to the Vine, who is the Lord Himself. As we strive to “sow to please the Spirit” in our jobs, with our money and in every aspect of our lives that we dedicate in service to God, I pray we ...
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Are You Anxious?
... to be for their contribution to God’s work. Job (Job 6), King David (Psalm 142), Elijah (1Kings 19) and Jesus before his death (Matt. 26) were all in anxious states.
As humans, we get troubled by many ...
Second mile (I)
... then would he be able to serve in the right frame of mind. Certainly, this principle holds true to any other job as well. We want to do our best because we are serving Christ.
to be continued...
Spiritual ...
Embracing the extra mile
“If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you. “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your ...
Service to humanity
... am a teacher and I see my job as a way of helping others. It has never been about what I will gain but rather about what I will give to my students through servitude so that they can achieve their dreams. ...
Tools for God
... who we are. Some people are not happy because they are going to the same workplace they are tired of. To some, they are not doing their dream job. Others have no work at all and feel that life is hopeless. ...
How beautiful are those who preach the Good News
... was a preacher of righteousness. He needed 120 years to build the ark because his full-time job was preaching. Building the ark was only done in his spare time.
What David did with Bathsheba and to ...
Standing your grounds as a believer
... truth can also be likened to the seat belts in our cars. It protects us from every other hard fall thrown us by life challenges resulting from any hit from the devil (Job 1: 8-11).
When we are sure ...
Run with focus
... (Job 2:9). The media and modernity are also tools the enemy uses to distract us from God.
However, do not be dismayed, we can remain focused by listening to the Word of God and giving attention to what ...
Brighten someone's da
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Our job is to serve and minister to one another. We're to build up, not tear down. Paul said, “We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. Each of us should ...
In the secrets of hearts
... through different angles – job, family, ministry works, relationships, national crisis, among others. This has caused uncertainties in the hearts of many Christians, resulting in shaky faiths.
But Jesus ...
You have overcome
... to easily compromise and cross the line anytime they are tempted. Our decision to cross the line often emanates from fear; the fear of losing our jobs; the fear of failure; the fear of falling out of favor; ...
Wisdom and obedience
... it has reached our ears.” God understands the way to it and he alone knows where it dwells, for he views the ends of the earth” (NIV) (Job 28:20-24)
During a bible study some time ago, I was blessed ...
Loving the unlovable
... humiliate them. Many are having broken homes because marriage partners see each other as not lovable. How does it feel to attempt to love someone who does not love you? It is a very difficult job to do. ...
The cost of discipleship 2
... for break or vacation. People in official or white colour jobs expect to be on pension after some age. But that is not so in discipleship. Discipleship is a lifelong venture with no intermittent breaks ...
Managing Expectations (II)
... that God’s blessings are real, both in this life and in eternity. But He also warned that the journey comes with challenges.
In parts of the world, believers have lost homes, jobs, and relationships ...
Can God trust you?
“Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?" (NKJV) Job 1:8
The book of ...
Allowing God to be the builder of our lives
... but without any action from you, these opportunities will pass by unnoticed. You are expected to diligently search for a job or start something on your own and believe that God will bless your handiwork. ...
A Still Small Voice
... voice” (NIV) 1 Kings 19:11-12
There’s much noise around us today. The news space is full of gloomy stuff; of economic crisis, of insecurity, of poverty, of hunger, of joblessness, of deteriorating health. ...
Trusting in God
... with living this out in my day to day life. When things get crazy, life can do a good job of crowding God out if we let it. If you’re not yet a Christian, consider the amazing freedom that can come through ...