Romans 6:11 – Be ALIVE TO GOD, alert to Him, through Jesus Christ our Lord!
Even the great Apostle Paul faced challenges. He called it his ‘thorn in the flesh’. He asked God to remove this hindrance on three occasions, but it seems that this was not to happen. God said this to him: 2 Corinthians 12:9 But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made…
Although we might not like to admit it, problems play a role of bringing us to a place of maturity. Here we see a clear parallel between real life and the things we go through. A child comes to maturity as it faces life’s challenges and moves on. For the moment we may be facing difficulty, but…
Sometimes it is only when we have problems that we turn to God for help. When everything is going well we tend to sail along without allowing the Lord to lead and guide us. God wants to lead and guide you. When trouble comes it causes us to return to God and call on Him in our situation…
Often times the issues come because we do our own thing. We do not allow God to lead us and guide us. And as a result we end up with problems. When we trust in ourselves and in our own abilities we are setting ourselves up for a problem. God wants us to trust Him and trust Him…
God uses the problems that we are facing to be able to work in our lives. Primarily God is interested in our hearts. We need to respond wisely to the issues that life brings our way and not get into a reactionary mode. Sometimes one problem can lead to a new solution that could change our lives. One…
Fear is overcome as we experience Jesus This is true for all major fears. As we get to know Jesus, we get to see His perspective on matters. As we begin to understand things from His perspective, we begin to see things differently. Lets look at one of those fears: The fear of rejection. What…
Often times it is our fears that get the greatest amount of attention from our hearts and minds. Fear, with its debilitating influence should not be given the first place in our lives. If we can know God and His presence in our lives we can have the balance restored and fear Him and not…
Perhaps you are battling with fear. The follow steps may be helpful to you. 1.Identify the area and the cause of the fear. 2. Acknowledge it and repent of the fear. 3. Take a quality decision to break with it. – God can only free you from your enemies. 4. Accept as a fact that…
Listen to what we hear over and over again, in the Bible, something that God said repeatedly: DO NOT FEAR! Joshua 8:1 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Don’t be afraid or discouraged. Judges 6:23 “It’s all right,” the Lord replied. “Don’t be afraid! You shall not die.” Isaiah 41:13 I am holding you by…
CONSTANTLY THINKING ON THE NEGATIVE PRODUCES FEAR IN US If we keep focusing on the negative it becomes the object of our imagination. Then fear can run amok in our minds and hearts. Watching the news can be a source of negativity. The kind of information that we are exposed to can be a ‘hot-bed’…