Emotions are associated with feelings. Most of the time we allow ourselves to be led by what we feel; at times we feel tired, we feel sad, we feel angry, we feel rejected, we feel unwanted, we feel unworthy, we feel depressed, and many other negative feelings. Then, there are the positive feelings; feeling happy, […]
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Will equals choice. We have free will, an ability to choose. We can either choose good or bad. We can choose to follow God or the devil. Anytime we reject God, we say yes to the devil. There is no in-between. We are either of God or of the world. It all starts with a
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Where do our thoughts come from? Most of us walk through life without ever asking ourselves that important question. We go through life allowing every thought in our minds to control us. We do not know where we came from, why we are here or where we are going. We go through life without any
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There is physical sight and spiritual sight. Physical sight sees as the world sees. It is a superficial kind of sight; it does not see deep. It does not see the truth. Our eyes may be open yet we are spiritually blind. With physical sight we conform to the patterns of the world, we do
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Death is the finality of physical life on earth. People exit the earth through various means; some due to old age, some due to illnesses and diseases, some due to accidents, and many others causes. Each one of us is different; we live as a community but death is an individual experience. That is why
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Today is all we ever have, tomorrow is never promised. When we consider that yesterday’s tomorrow becomes ‘today’ then we come to understand that only today and ‘now’ is promised. We do not know what will happen the next minute, and we do not know what will happen tomorrow. That is why the Bible tells
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Our lives are worship. Worship does not involve going to church on Sunday then the rest of the days spent doing anything a person wants. Anything and everything we do or say is a testimony. Our interactions are a way of worship, they reveal what is in our hearts. What we say or do speaks
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We have been deceived. We think we can get away with anything especially when no one is watching. We lie to ourselves that we can say and do anything without consequences. We live on earth as if we ‘have arrived’. We do not stop to ask ourselves about matters eternal, that is, where we will
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Fear of God means staying away from evil or sin. Sin is anything that separates us from God. Sin is when we do or say what God says we should not, or not doing and not saying what God says we should. It amounts to disobedience. God says He delights in obedience not sacrifice. It
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God works in ways that are usually beyond human comprehension. He turns things meant for bad and makes them work out for good for His honor and glory. In our thinking, we tend to limit God. We make our plans and then expect God to approve of them. We do what we want to do
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Forgiveness is so important for everyone. Forgiveness sets us free. We forgive others out of obedience to God. Only God settles the score. It sets our souls free. Forgiveness does not mean the other person did not wrong us, it does not justify the actions of the other person. We do it as an act
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Hypocrisy is when we do or say one thing but our hearts and minds are somewhere else. It goes hand in hand with lies. It deceives other people. We can say something nice to a person then later talk about them behind their back or plan evil things or think about them in a negative
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The Bible tells us that many are the plans in a man’s heart, but the Lord’s purpose prevails. We plan many things, we want our life to go in a certain direction. In an effort to see our plans come to pass, many people end up compromising. We go outside of God’s will. We leave
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Jesus Christ is coming back soon. Our time on earth is temporary, we are passers-by. Heaven is our home. Yet, most times we carry ourselves as if we have arrived. But tomorrow or the next minute is never promised. Jesus told us He will come like a thief; no one knows the year, the day,
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We are to trust God in everything we do. Any moment we trust people, we will be disappointed. People will fail us very often. People are fragile and change and thus trusting people puts us in a fragile place. That person you tell a ‘secret’ will go on to share with their friends, they will
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Human beings are selfish by nature. We just have to look at babies to see where it all starts. We want what we want; the best car, the best career, the best family, the best health overall. Such things are not bad, but when we are too busy looking at self, it is hard to
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Forgiveness is difficult, really difficult. It is a hard thing to do especially when we are still going through the hurt done. When people hurt us, it is very easy to become angry and bitter. It is easy to go on a blaming cycle where we tell those who hurt us everything they did to
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We all get hurt at some point in our lives. It may be intentional or unintentional hurt by another person. At times, we hurt ourselves when we put ourselves in situations that are not good for us. We get hurt when we have expectations and those expectations are not fulfilled or met. We get hurt
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Life is full of seasons, and if we do not recognize this truth we will become stuck in one season longer than necessary. There is nothing permanent in this world, all shall pass away. From birth to death, we go through seasons. Each day brings something new. The Bible tells us there is an appointed
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One trick of the enemy is to condemn us because of the past words or actions. We dwell on what people did or said to us or what they did not do or say. We dwell on what should have been, and what ifs. The enemy instills in us guilt, shame and condemnation. The devil
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