Unforgiveness can damage our health
When we do not deal with issues that arise in our lives and get to point of forgiveness it eats at us and this can cause a host of health problems. Inevitably when we do not forgive we become bitter (harboring resentment or cynicism). Bitterness makes us hard and unyielding and in many cases insensitive. As…
Forgiveness
There are some things in life that are more important than others. Some things that have the power to greatly affect our lives and our well-being. It is these things that need to receive our focus and attention. When it comes to issues of the heart, such matters need to be addressed and taken more seriously. It…
The nature of repentance
CONFESSION is a stepping stone to repentance: 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The word “confession” (Greek: homologeo) brings together two important facets of confession. “Homos” means ‘the same’ and “logeo” means ‘to say’. When the Holy Spirit says, …
Expecting God to come through for you
God wants to come through for us. Mark 11:24 Listen to me! You can pray for anything, and if you believe, you have it; it’s yours! BELIEVE is a strange word – but I believe we must believe God in three areas: A. Believe in the CHARACTER of God. He is faithful and He does…
Ask God
When we talk to God we can ask Him for those things that we may need. I am so glad that we can approach God in this way. Matthew 6:6 But when you pray, go away by yourself, all alone, and shut the door behind you and pray to your Father secretly, and your Father,…
God has time for you
God is not too busy to listen to you. He is ready and able to give you His full attention. Jeremiah 18:1-2 Here is another message to Jeremiah from the Lord: Go down to the shop where clay pots and jars are made, and I will talk to you there. Like a good father who…
Our Father
God is our Father. As with our earthly fathers, we should be able to communicate with ease. I have a two daughters. Many times it is just small talk, but I give them my full attention and listen intently. I will always ask them to tell me their secrets and they will usually tell me…
Developing our thought life into a prayer life
So much of our lives are consumed with our thoughts and our thought life. We think about things, worry about things, concern ourselves over things, get distressed and fearful and we even get stressed and anxious. I believe we can begin to turn our thought lives into a prayer life and begin to turn those…
Just talking to God
What is prayer? Prayer is simply just talking to God. I think that many people pray more than they realise, but because we have complicated prayer and turned it into a formal religious endeavour, we step back from prayer. God just wants us to talk to Him. Prayer is the communication process between us and…
Prayer – Talking to God
Hebrews 4:14 – 16 (Vs 16): So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it. Some things in life we complicate. It often seems that the simple things in life become so complicated that…