While sinning, sin often does not look that sinful. We often lose sight of sin, which makes us vulnerable to temptation. One does not focus on the sin while sinning, but we focus on the temporary “good feeling” and then minimize the sin to try and justify it. In Mark 9 God shows us that …
True Happiness
We often find happiness in earthly, temporary things which cause that happiness to fade quickly. God wants us to find our joy in Him because He is constant. Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live, I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have …
Love and Approval
God created us to have the need for love and approval. We often attempt to earn approval from the world, without actually realising that we already received approval from Jesus. Therefore receive one another, just as Christ received us, to the glory of God. Romans 15:7 The enemy tries to trick us by feeding lies, …
Forgiveness, love and grace… FREE
In John 13:34 we read the commandment that we must love others, because He loved us first. Unfortunately we have a misconception of God’s love. The perfect love Jesus gives us, stretches far beyond human understanding. His love is not dependent on who we are or what we do. He loves us regardless of our …
Keep your chin and eyes up!
In Matthew 14:22-33 we read about Jesus walking on water, and then He calls Peter to walk towards Him… The interesting thing is that the disciples feared the stormy waters, but Jesus walked on the water – He walked exactly on what they feared! While Peter was keeping his eyes on Jesus, he walked on the water …