Transformation begins with our thoughts
God wants a transformation to take place in our lives. This begins with our thoughts and our minds. When we begin to realise that God’s ways and thoughts are not our thoughts and ways and that just perhaps God has got something wonderful planned – something begins to change on the inside! Isaiah 55:8-9 For…
Pass the thought test
I believe that each of us needs to pass the test that God has given for our thoughts. Did you know there was a test? God has given us a very clear guideline as to what we should focus our thoughts on if we want our minds to prosper. It is an 8-point test that…
What we think affects our relationship with God
Our thoughts even go further and affect our relationship with God. God is the ultimate picture of hope for every human being. Yet despite this many are losing hope and the rapid growth in the illness of depression bears testimony to this. When hope is lost, discouragement and depression set in. In its worst form…
Entertaining the right thoughts
Our thoughts affect our lives. In essence we are a product of our thoughts. Change the way you think and the way you see things will also change. If you think that you are not good enough and that you will never make it, then the possibility is good that you will not be good…
Where is your focus?
It starts by evaluation where our focus lies. What are we focusing on and what do we allow our minds to dwell on. In South Africa, where I live, many people live in fear of crime and violence. It eventually affects every aspect of their waking lives. It even begins to affect how they see…
Gird up the loins of your mind
This may sound like a very strange concept, but it is a concept from the Bible that has given me direction and understanding. 1 Peter 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of…
We become what we think
It has been said that we become what we think. If this is true then our thought-life plays a far greater role than we ever could have imagined.I have discovered that our thoughts and what goes on in our minds has a great bearing on who we are and what we become. What do we…
Hold onto your courage
Having courage is a key to success in our lives. I once heard someone say that life is not for the faint-hearted! In a sense we have got to hold onto our courage and not allow it to slip through our fingers. Sometimes circumstances can erode our courage. We must however recognise when this happens…
Courage to approach God
One of the greatest joys is the knowledge that we can approach God. As we approach God we must do so with boldness. This boldness is a form of courage and at the same time confidence. We must courageously approach God! We must not just try things on our own and only approach God if…
It is time to summons courage
We need to summons our courage. We need to speak to ourselves and tell ourselves to have courage. 1 Thessalonians 2:2 But though we had already suffered and been outrageously treated at Philippi, as you know, yet [in the strength of] our God we summoned courage to proclaim to you unfalteringly the good news (the…