THREE THINGS THAT WILL HELP US TO NOT LIVE IN DISGRACE “Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins… Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace” (Nehemiah 2:17-18). Perhaps, we have seen a lot of wickedness in the…
THE MULTITUDE OF COUNSELORS “Where there is no counsel, the people fall: But in the multitude of counselors, there is safety” (Proverbs 11:14 KJV). One person is too small when it comes to the big things that can be achieved as a team. Jesus did not do it alone and I cannot do it alone…
ENRICH OTHERS “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35 NKJV). It is good to live blessed but it’s even better to bless others. There are people who know more than I do, they have more than I do and they preach better than I do, thus, they enrich me with their…
TAKING CARE OF RELATIONSHIPS Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips (Proverbs 14:7 NIV). Tell me who you are with and I will tell you who you are…be around wolves and you will learn to howl…be around honey and something will stick to you… Take care of…
DEVELOP THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT AND LOVE EVERYONE But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! (Galatians 5:22-23 NIV) The best way to get along with everyone is by developing the fruit…
ACCEPT EVERYONE EVEN IF THEY ARE DIFFERENT FROM YOU “Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God” (Romans 15:7 NIV). Many times, human beings complain because of the differences we have with other people: women are different from men; temperaments are different, our way of doing things,…
GIVING LIKE GOD Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. 28 Do not say to your neighbor, “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”— when you already have it with you (Proverbs 3:27-28 NIV). Can it be that our attitude towards…
GOD HELPS US FORGET Before the years of famine came, two sons were born to Joseph by Asenath daughter of Potiphera, priest of On. Joseph named his firstborn Manasseh and said, “It is because God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household.” The second son he named Ephraim and said,…
YOU LOSE WHEN YOU GET OFFENDED WITH GOD My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise. Luke 17:1 What do we do when we feel pain because of an offense, criticism, wounds or rejection from other people? The first key is to forgive…
BEING UNABLE TO FORGIVE IS VENOM FOR THE SOUL One day Jesus said to his disciples, “There will always be temptations to sin, but what sorrow awaits the person who does the tempting! 2 It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one…
