Today, I was reminded how important prayer is to every day life as a follower of Christ. I recognised again that without prayer and an attitude predisposed to ongoing communication with God, my life is likely to go off the rails. What triggered that was reading another chapter in the excellent book Seven Marks of […]
Read More Prayer AssistThere is a difference between being submissive and being a walk over. It’s a pity in a day and age that scoffs at anything less than being forward, confident and fully assured that taking a back step, being submissive and seeking to understand others is considered weak. It’s a pity because time after time it […]
Read More Gaining Favour Increases Influence By Being CompliantI wonder if the disciples knew what was about to happen. The description of the last few hours Jesus spends with disciples before His arrest as captured in John’s gospel account is fascinating. All the gospel accounts record incidents in which Jesus clearly informs His disciples that He will be killed and then return in […]
Read More Love To The ExtremeGrowing up often calls for changes. Attitudes and views held can be challenged and discarded. Relationships often take a different path some ending as others begin. Lifestyles may alter along with income and location. There is nothing necessarily wrong with these developments in and of themselves. Problems can arise, however, if arrogance begins to emerge. […]
Read More A Problem With ArroganceFor some reason in society we still get it wrong. Some get it wrong by believing that it’s important to really make the most of yourself. Anything other than emphasising the positives is considered weakness. It’s all about letting everyone else know that I am the best and if there’s any reason to think otherwise […]
Read More Lowly In SpiritIn the last entry I started sharing a little bit about my story of understanding about money and its relation to what it is to be meek. That is to say that the real temptation in approaching the blessings of God is to contort them into things that should glorify me. Oh look money get […]
Read More Meekness and Humility – Real Keys to the Kingdom (Part Two)I am someone who thrives on clarity. I have let myself get all in a twist by the lack of clarity in a situation. I’m not looking for all the answers. I don’t need to know everything, but clairty in what I am about to do is very important to me. Failure to be clear […]
Read More Clarity from HumilityI received something of a profound word given to me this morning on my way to work. Such was the profound nature of it, I had to share it with some close and loved ones that mean a lot to me. In essence this is what was said, God has no problem with your bid […]
Read More Self-Control and the Death of SelfFeelings. Sometimes they come in for some criticism and other times they are somewhat overrated. It is fair to say that it is not easy to ignore them. They can also be a good indicator of how and where we are at a given moment. Just because we feel in such a way does not […]
Read More His Strength In My WeaknessPride. The idolatry of the self and what the self acquires physically or otherwise. I must confess – yes, it is a must – that my biggest downfall is my pride. It is pride that has lead me to be somewhat economic with the full situation when it would possibly turn out to make me […]
Read More It’s A Pride Thing: Failing To Admit The Need
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