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As part of the PERMA model we are discussing I would like to expand on the second letter E: E – Engagement Being engaged with what you are doing means to be there in the moment, to be present and to flow. Unfortunately, human minds tend to wander. According to research done by Killingsworth and […]
God doesn’t want His children just to drudge through life, not looking forward to the future, simply doing what is expected of them and not enjoying anything. He doesn’t want that. Yes, the Christian life is not always easy; you might be persecuted for your faith, sidelined because of what you stand for, or you […]
“This message was kept secret for centuries and generations past, but now it has been revealed to His own holy people. For it has pleased God to tell His people that the riches and glory of Christ are for you Gentiles, too. For this is the secret: Christ lives in you, and this is your […]
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Fear doesn’t come from Me. Fear is one of the weapons used by My enemy to keep My beloved paralysed and unable to fulfil their destinies. He doesn’t want them to operate in the […]
“…the church is His body; it is filled by Christ, who fills everything everywhere with His presence.” Ephesians 1:23 “Let heaven fill your thoughts. Do not think only about things down here on earth.” Colossians 3:2 You are not part of this world. You are part of Mine. My world is not like the world […]
This is the beginning of a new year, 2024 and what a privilege it is to be able to experience it. What a privilege to experience life! God has wonderful things planned for us for this year and we can all wait in anticipation of it! God wants to lead us all into the special […]
“But people who aren’t Christians can’t understand these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them because only those who have the Spirit can understand what the Spirit means.” 1 Corinthians 2:14 “But the spirit who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him.” 1 Corinthians 6:17 Spirit connects with Spirit. […]
Yonatan looked back at the globe and as he looked intently and with concentration he could see a few lights walking like Jesus on the earth-a few people really dedicated to following Him and allowing Him to work through them. He shook his head as he realized that of the eight billion people only a […]
Did you know that the Bible tells us that God has horses too? When I started contemplating this topic the following four instances came to mind where the Bible speaks of horses in connection to God. The first instance is in the life of Elijah. You all know that Elijah was an Old Testament prophet […]
God ordained that Israel camp in a specific formation in the wilderness on their way to the Promised Land. The Tabernacle of God was in the middle of the camp. To the east of the Tabernacle camped Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun-in total they were 186,400 (Numbers 2:9). To the south camped Reuben, Simeon, and Gad-in […]
But let’s get practical on how trees in the Bible apply to us today. Think of any garden; it could be your garden at home, a park close by, or even the gardens at work or school, basically any garden. Think of all the work that needs to go into it, in order to have […]
Interestingly enough, the Old Testament also often refers to trees when speaking of the life of true believers. There are many references, but I just chose those Scriptures that I felt best describes believers’ lives in relation to trees. Here are a couple of them: “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel […]
Summary Always continue steadfast in prayer. Pray that My Spirit give you wisdom and revelation, pray that your understanding be enlightened and that you might know the hope of My calling. Pray that you see what are the riches of My inheritance to the saints and what is the exceeding greatness of My power toward […]
Summary You are one body in Christ, with the same Spirit, but you have differing gifts. The nine gifts of the Holy Spirit are the word of wisdom, the word of knowledge, the gift of faith, gifts of healing, miraculous powers, prophecy, discerning of spirits, speaking in different kinds of tongues and interpretation of tongues. […]
Summary All things are in subjection under you, for you are Christ’s and He brought you in as sons of Mine. You are now Christ’s brethren, led by My Spirit. You received My Spirit of adoption, through whom you can now cry ‘ABBA, Father!’ For today you are heirs, enjoying the glorious liberty it brings. […]
From God Give over into My hands. Do not continue to analyse everything. Rather give over to Me. Give Me your disappointments. I know that you wanted things to work out in a certain manner. I know that people have promised you many things and yet disappointed you once more. I know you thought that […]
From God My Kingdom exists amongst the weeds. Even though My Kingdom will exist for all ages to come, it is for now growing amongst the weeds. Do you understand that? Due to the Fall, it is the way that it has to be for now. But My wish for you is to grow stronger […]
From God Do you really believe that I will look after you? And if you do, then why are you so stressed when you go outside the scope of human help? Why do you go into a frantic state when doctors are not close by to assist you? Or when your future looks bleak at […]
From God Seasons come and go. Spring, summer, autumn, winter and again spring, summer, autumn and winter. Seasons will always come and go until the earth ceases to exist. There are several reasons why there is something like seasons and one of them is to teach you spiritual lessons. They are there to show you […]
From God Come and sit with Me. I am your Father, the One looking after you day in and day out. Do you realise that there is nothing that I don’t know about you? I know whether you are sitting or standing up. I know what you are thinking and I know what you are […]