ADVERSARY QUOTIENT “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9 NKJV). We all suffer falls, but those that triumph get back up. Those who triumph tolerate the pain caused by the growth process, while others avoid…
THERE IS NO PEACE WITHOUT LOVE “The most important commandment is this: … love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’Noother is greater than these” (Mark 12:29-31 NLT).commandment The man that gathered multiple combat weapons to kill…
TAKE CARE OF YOUR GARDEN “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of hisheartbrings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45 NKJV). Nobody can plant weed in a garden unless the…
THE ROUTE OF SERVICE “He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else” (Mark 9:35 NLT). There is nothing wrong with wanting to be first, the problem is doing wrong in order to get to the top….
DO NOT GET TIRED “So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wifeor children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers…
TALK TO GOD “And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name” (Exodus 33:17 NIV). The Lord sent Moses to lead the people of Israel out of slavery into the promised land. For this reason, Moses asked God for…
HOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,he will also provide a way out so that you can endure…
ROOTS OF BITTERNESS “When my heart was grieved and my spirit embittered, I was senseless and ignorant; I was a brute beast before you” (Psalm 73:21-22 NIV). We have all been sick in our hearts before, or perhaps we are currently dealing with a sickness in our heart. The sickness I am referring to is bitterness. This kind of…
EXPRESS IT “I cannot keep from speaking. I must express my anguish. My bitter soul must complain” (Job 7:11 NLT). It is hard to keep everything in your chest when you are suffering, or when you are under a lot of pressure. You need to ventilate your frustration. If you do not do this, then…
FRIENDS “Four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus” (Mark 2:3-4 NLT). It is good to be friends who…
