A heart motivated by love is a strong heart that will look at things and situations from a perspective that is higher than human intellect and reasoning. When we follow the way the Lord Jesus Christ lived, we see that He operated on divine principles rather than earthly principles. He came to do the will of the Father (John 4:34; 5:30; 6:38). These principles are solid and does not change as the situations change in life. They are based on…..
When people you love break your heart, what do you do? The first question in your mind is ‘why?’ and the initial reaction is pain. Very often there is this disbelief as you struggle to accept the fact that someone so close to you, someone you love, could do this to you. Your world comes crashing down right before your eyes and you have to pinch yourself to see that this is not a bad dream.
How do you respond…..
Funny how strange it is that people who are always giving of themselves do not get reciprocated! One would think it should be otherwise, but the irony is they don’t always get compensated for their efforts. Like a donkey, set to work the field for its master, it works day in and day out until it is too old and too weak to work anymore. Then that day comes when it just can’t work anymore and it is put away,…..
Time is one of our most valuable assets. Unfortunately many people do not use their time well. Time can be seen as a bank account; what you put in, you get out. But unfortunately there is no savings section because time lost cannot be regained.
In today’s fast and frenzied world, everything is literally at our fingertips. We even use our fingertips to do much of our communication, like texting and typing on our iPad screens. If you need a…..
Today I married my best friend, Today I pledged to stick through thick and thin, Today I sealed a pact witnessed on earth and heaven within, Today I became one flesh with my beloved friend.
Love is not love which alters with the rising tide, Love is not love which falters with the seasons stride, Love is constant and enduring, Love is patient and endearing.
Two friends clasped in holy pride, Two friends committed to a heavenly ride, Two friends…..
If you don’t master something but let it master you, you will become a slave to it. Work is good for you but if you work in excess, it will destroy you. You can read Deuteronomy 5:12-15 for proof. We are instructed in Exodus 20:9-10 to rest on the Sabbath day for a special reason – we ‘need’ rest. Anybody who thinks otherwise is fooling themselves and will pay the consequences for their disobedience.
We are also instructed not…..
So many people sit on the fence today. They do not take a stance and are very easily swayed. They do not have any firm convictions and are governed by a behaviour of complacency; the ‘whatever!’ attitude. It is said that if you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.
A stern threat is issued to those who are lukewarm. Revelation 3:15-16 says, “I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot: I would that you were…..
The price we pay for disobedience is very high; we could end up losing everything. Mark 8:36 says, “What does it profit a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?” There are many great people, even in the Bible, who disobeyed God. They did a foolish or hasty act and paid greatly for it. Moses, a humble servant of God, was chosen to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. Through the power of God, Moses…..
How many of us react when things go wrong with the typical, ‘Why, God?’ A friend sent me a YouTube clip on ‘Never say can’t’ that has inspired countless people. It was about a baby abandoned at the hospital because she was born without legs. The couple that rescued her gave her one instruction: ‘Never say can’t.’ She grew up strong and determined and became a successful acrobat.
Instead of feeling sorry for ourselves and asking God ‘why’, we should…..
Ever watched a kettle boiling water? The water gradually heats up and starts to boil and boil, bubbling forth, releasing vapour. Then the kettle safety switch stops the process just before that water can spill over. We are like that water in our Creator’s hand; strife and turmoil makes us heat up on the inside and we start to boil to a dangerously high temperature. But something amazing happens when we turn to God in prayer; He turns on the…..
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