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Thoughtful articles, ideas and truths
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Just because something happens, doesn't mean it is God's will. The most we can say is that God allowed it to happen.
Knowing God's Will - Three Questions to Ask Yourself
It will pay to discover God's will for your life. The following are three crucial questions we need to ask if we are to know His will.
Jesus Said There'd Be Days Like This
Jesus spoke about facing storms in the parable of the wise man who built his house upon the rock. It applies profoundly to every Christian.
We Are Not Called to be Goodie-Goodies
The whole concept of being 'good' is, to a large extent, a miss-understanding of what the Kingdom of God and the Gospel of Jesus Christ is all about.
The One Thing Paul Did
Paul understood that if you do not make a conscious effort to forget those things in your past, you cannot move forward or reach those things God has for you in your future.
Winning Attitudes: Thanking Forward
You can’t be thankful and anxious and in the same breath. While we’re at it, we can’t complain and be thankful in the same breath. Being thankful is an anxiety eliminator.
Winning Attitudes: Being Thankful
If we want to live in victory, we need to practise the giving of sincere thanks. Thanksgiving will open the door of God’s blessings and provision in our lives.
Winning Attitudes
Attitude is probably the best indicator of outcome, whatever the situation. And, according to Philippians 2:5, we can choose our attitude!
From Crisis to Christ-like
We’re a whole lot stronger in Christ than we are on our own. Each crisis is an opportunity for us to examine our beliefs about who we are, ‘in Christ Jesus’.
Where Were You, That First Easter?
I’d like to think that if we could travel back in time to that first Easter, we would have got up early enough to witness the resurrection. What an utterly breathtaking experience. The blinding light shone out, how the earth must have shaken. To have seen the stone roll away and our Jesus alive and risen.
Being Strong in the Lord: The DNA of a Champion
We are to put on the whole armour of God across the full spectrum of God’s Word regarding his provision for us. By allowing our minds to be fully renewed by His Word, we can learn to prove His perfect will in our life.
Being Strong in the Lord: The Battlefield of the Mind
The battle for the Kingdom of God in our lives is always, one way or another, fought, won and lost, in our thoughts and emotions. If you don’t know this or don’t believe this, you are already being defeated in one, or multiple areas of your life!
Being Strong in the Lord
God doesn't say to be strong in your might or to be strong in your pastor's might. He says to be strong in His might. Instead of thinking, "Look what I've been through, I’m just struggling to keep my head above the water" we need to be thinking "I know I can't do this in my might, I may as well be strong in the Lord!"
Having Done All to Stand, Stand Firm
Sometimes all we can do or all we should do is to stand back and watch God work on our behalf!
Effective Prayer
Some people say that God answers your prayer with “yes”, “no”, or “wait”. That is not what the Bible says. The Bible says that effective prayer accomplishes much. God says that a prayer that is offered in faith will be effective.
What Does the Bible Say About Healing?
Before we pray for anything in faith, we need to know God's will. To know God's will, we need to find out what He says in His Word!
Paul's Thorn: His Weakness, God's Grace
Perhaps there has been no more misused passage of scripture. For many, it has become a faith stealer. Nothing can be further from the truth. The truth is empowering and life changing.