Sunday, 5 October 2014
How To Fight The Good Fight
We are to "fight the good fight of faith" against the enemy - but what does that look like practically? Here are six key strategies:
1. Think aggressively. Plan and calculate, like a general preparing for battle, how to engage and defeat the enemy.
2. Pray fervently. Hebrews 4:16 instructs us to approach God's throne confidently. Step forward with confidence and tell Him what you need.
Monday, 8 September 2014
Abide in His Love
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First John 4:16 emphasizes that we need to be conscious of the love God has for us. It's easy for us to say 'God loves me' without really understanding what we're saying. The knowledge of His love should not be some biblical fact to which we mentally assent but a living reality in our lives.
Friday, 5 September 2014
Our Strength
Back to work! Weekend events! 😊 thank you Lord for the unfailing love!
The Lord is my strength, He should be your strength also.
We must realize that part of Satan's plan for end-time believers is to make us weary. Daniel 7:25 gives a vivid description of a vision the prophet Daniel received regarding the last days: "And he 'shall wear out the saints of the Most High'"
But God wants you to be encouraged. Romans 8:37 gives Christians this good news: "Yet amid all these things we are more than conquerors and gain a surpassing victory through Him Who loved us." 'More than conquerors' means that before trouble ever starts, we already know who wins. I like that, don't you?
We can purpose in our hearts to maintain such an intimate relationship with God through prayer and His Word that we are constantly being strengthened by the power of His promises. Intimacy with God produces strong Christians who can outlast the devil!
Live your life totally confident in God's strength and have no fear of the trials that can produce weary warriors and fainting saints. Remain strong 'in Him' and in the power of His might.
God, You alone are my strength. I won't let Satan make me a weary Christian, but I'll remain strong in my intimacy with You.
Saturday, 23 August 2014
Heavenly Gifts
I Tried to sleep without writing, But Dad above won't let me because He knows that many will be blessed by this post.
1. Focus on the strengths God gave you. Concentrating on your strengths will help you fulfill the calling God has put on your life. It is hard to work on something if you can't focus doing it.
2. Exercise your gift. Find something you like to do and that you do well, and do it over and over again. They say that for you to master your skill you have to be able to do it for a total number of 10,000 hours. Want to know what will happen after? You will feel better about yourself because you won't be constantly failing.
3. Have the courage to be different. Unhappiness comes when you try to be like everyone else rather than embracing the unique person that you are. Let's not follow the crowd but be someone of our own. Remember, we are created uniquely in His image and likeness.
4. Learn to cope with criticism. Have enough confidence in who you are in Christ that you can listen to others and be open to change without feeling you have to agree with their viewpoint or attain their approval. I use criticism as my motivation to be better, wiser and stronger. I am stronger now because of the criticism I encountered. When someone said harsh things to you, it's okay. Don't take it personally. Nothing is wrong with you but rather something is wrong with them.
People ask me all the time how do I manage to work on a lot of things at the same time. I always answer with, "I am a gifted OC Multi-tasker" and they will ask a follow up question of how will they discover and develop the gifts God has given them. Here are a few helpful steps that I've discovered:
1. Focus on the strengths God gave you. Concentrating on your strengths will help you fulfill the calling God has put on your life. It is hard to work on something if you can't focus doing it.
2. Exercise your gift. Find something you like to do and that you do well, and do it over and over again. They say that for you to master your skill you have to be able to do it for a total number of 10,000 hours. Want to know what will happen after? You will feel better about yourself because you won't be constantly failing.
3. Have the courage to be different. Unhappiness comes when you try to be like everyone else rather than embracing the unique person that you are. Let's not follow the crowd but be someone of our own. Remember, we are created uniquely in His image and likeness.
4. Learn to cope with criticism. Have enough confidence in who you are in Christ that you can listen to others and be open to change without feeling you have to agree with their viewpoint or attain their approval. I use criticism as my motivation to be better, wiser and stronger. I am stronger now because of the criticism I encountered. When someone said harsh things to you, it's okay. Don't take it personally. Nothing is wrong with you but rather something is wrong with them.
5. Pour your heart out. In everything wr do, it should always come from our heart. Do it for love, out of love and for God's glory.
God has planted greatness in you. Let today be the beginning of a great adventure as you step into the gifts He's given you.
God, I want to cultivate and develop the gifts You've given me. Give me the courage to follow You and develop the gifts and abilities You've put inside me.
God has planted greatness in you. Let today be the beginning of a great adventure as you step into the gifts He's given you.
God, I want to cultivate and develop the gifts You've given me. Give me the courage to follow You and develop the gifts and abilities You've put inside me.