Romans 6:11 – Be ALIVE TO GOD, alert to Him, through Jesus Christ our Lord!
As a teenager I used to windsurf. I grew to love the sport and learned some valuable skills. At the same time I learnt many life lessons. I learnt that if you do not adjust your sails you will not have much joy. You have to constantly adjust your sails to take best advantage of…
THE ROLE OF CHANGE! Constant change is here to stay. It is one sure thing in life. I remember some years ago I was in the army. It was a dynamic, changing environment in which we never really knew what would happen next. Information was never given to us and everything was on a need-to-know…
SEE WITH THE EYES OF OUR HEARTS Our dreams and vision is initially something we need to see with the eyes of our hearts. What do you see through the eyes of your heart? I once heard a story about Walt Disney. He had a vision to build a wonderful place called Disney World. A…
THINGS BECOME TOO IMPORTANT We begin to lose the battle when within our hearts things (physical things) begin to take over. Things get to the point where they have the rule over our lives and take the place of God. We are so busy and consumed with the things in our lives that God is…
THE URGENT VERSUS THE IMPORTANT I have discovered that this aspect is the aspect that causes most people to lose sight of what is really important. Have you ever had one of those days when you knew you had some important things to do only to discover at the end of the day that you…
The ability and the willingness to put first things first is one of the greatest keys to success in life. It starts as we develop the skill to be able to determine what is more important and what should receive the major focus, but it does not end there. Once we have determined what the…
FAITHFULNESS IS ALWAYS REWARDED One thing that we can be sure of is that God rewards faithfulness. If we will be faithful to be determined and persevering, we can anticipate that this faithfulness will be rewarded and we will not be disappointed. 2 John 1:8 Look to yourselves (take care) that you may not lose…
DETERMINATION AND PERSEVERANCE Determination and perseverance are closely linked. In a sense it is easy to make the decision to be determined. But sometimes we do not see the results immediately and that calls for perseverance. We need to persevere in our determination. We must not give up to soon. Matthew 10:22 but he who…
RUNNING WITH DETERMINATION (Lifestyle) Our whole lives must be a race characterized by a sense of persevering determination! Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked…
DETERMINATION LEADS TO VICTORY We face challenge and attack on every side. We know that the devil wants to steal, kill and destroy us but it even goes further. He wants to devour us. 1 Peter 5:8-9 the devil, roams around like a lion roaring, seeking someone to seize upon and devour. Withstand him; be…