If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. James 1 v […]
Discernment
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12 v 2 Discernment is the ability to choose from right and wrong. You need to be reading your […]
Unchanging
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13 v 8 You can always count on Jesus. Things are constantly changing. It can be disconcerting but one person you can always count on is Jesus. He never changes and so the things he said yesterday are true today, tomorrow and all time. […]
We have a lot in common
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 2gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5 v 22-23 Sometimes cartoon characters make a lot of sense. For instance, this little beauty from Meowth a Pokemon character: We do have a lot in common, the same earth, […]
Money
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13 v 5-6 […]
Prayer – Getting to know God
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in […]
God Knows Me
My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me. John 10 v 27 “What matters is not that I know God, but that he knows me. I’m engraved on the palm of his hands. I’m never out of his mind. There’s not a moment when his eye is off me, or […]
Prayer
Don’t bargain with God. Be direct; Ask for what you need. Matthew 7 v 7 (The Message) How many books have you read to help you pray? Or how many quiet times have you started? God didn’t make this hard. No need to read anything other than Matthew 7 v 7. You can try to […]
Father God
“Don’t let people do that to you, put you on a pedestal like that. You all have a single Teacher, and you are all classmates. Don’t set people up as experts over your life, letting them tell you what to do. Save that authority for God; let him tell you what to do. No one […]
Everyone has a Ministry
And the special gift of ministry you received when I laid hands on you and prayed—keep that ablaze! God doesn’t want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible. 2 Timothy 1:7 The Message (MSG) How do you find your ministry or mission? Look to God but you can also […]
Homelessness
Jesus answered by telling a story. “There was once a man travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho. On the way he was attacked by robbers. They took his clothes, beat him up, and went off leaving him half-dead. Luckily, a priest was on his way down the same road, but when he saw him he angled […]
Work
Meanwhile, the moment we get tired in the waiting, God’s Spirit is right alongside helping us along. If we don’t know how or what to pray, it doesn’t matter. He does our praying in and for us, making prayer out of our wordless sighs, our aching groans. He knows us far better than we know […]