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Happy New Year! I truly mean a HAPPY New Year. May it be a blessed one for you. God has given me a message for this year, and I’d like to share it with you. As many of you may know, the number five symbolizes grace-God’s unearned and undeserved favor, bestowed upon His people. The […]
As part of the PERMA model we are discussing I would like to expand on the last letter A: A – Achievement We have come to the last element of our PERMA model, and that is achievement. According to the Corporate Finance Institute ( PERMA Model – Overview, Core Elements and Workplace Application (corporatefinanceinstitute.com) – […]
As part of the PERMA model we are discussing I would like to expand on the fourth letter M: M – Meaning in Life There is so much more to life than money and possessions; life needs to take on meaning. Without providing meaning to your life, life becomes dull and empty. Just look at […]
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 […]
As part of the PERMA model we started last week I would like to discuss the first letter P: P – Positive Emotions If you think logically about it, positive emotions are about feeling good and therefore it is the quickest path to finding happiness. But in our day and age, positive emotions are fleeting […]
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 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 […]
Christmas, what a wonderful time of the year to celebrate the coming of our Savior, the One who came to reconcile us with God the Father. He came so that light can return to the earth and so that we can be overcomers alongside Him. The epistle of John tells us clearly that we are […]
“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. […]
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 […]
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 Do not think too highly of yourself and be too proud and important to serve others. Abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, flee these things and rather pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and gentleness. Do not quarrel, but be gentle to all, able to teach, correcting others in humility so […]
Summary By grace I have made you alive together with Christ, raising you up and allowing you to sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. You have therefore been saved through faith in Jesus by grace; it is My free gift to you. Grace, peace and mercy is now yours forever through your Savior. […]
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 […]
Let us continue with our guidelines from last week on how to grow in our new creation and lead a flourishing life: Speak life-giving words over yourself every day out loud. Your old sinful nature needs to hear it and give way to the life-changing truths within you. I have found this to really work. […]
We have God’s power: “I pray that you begin to understand the incredible greatness of His power for us who believe Him” (Ephesians 1:19). “We too are weak, but we live in Him and have God’s power” (2 Corinthians 13:4). We have God’s power . . . just think about it for a minute. God’s […]
2023. Wow, time has flown. I actually cannot believe that I am writing a message concerning 2023. It feels like yesterday that I wrote about 2022. And this just reminded me that we must make most of our time. We shouldn’t take time for granted, but use every opportunity that we have to further the […]
Thank you for journeying with me through the life of Joseph. I hope you have learned as much as I did and I sincerely hope that you have been inspired by his life as much as I have. He was truly an extraordinary man. And what made him so extraordinary was his unfailing trust in […]