LACK OF FORGIVENESS: A POISON 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! It would be better to be thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around your neck than to cause one of these…
ROOTS THAT EMBITTER See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many. – (Hebrews 12:15) The root of bitterness is a deep resentment which is, at the same time, accompanied with sadness and pain. It comes as a consequence…
FORGIVENESS: A LIFESTYLE Woe to the world because of the things that cause people to stumble! Such things must come, but woe to the person through whom they come! (Matthew 18:7) We have all been offended in an occasion and in the same way we have offended someone else. One of the most common ways…
THIS IS HOW THE RESENTED DIE When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb. (2 Samuel 17:23 NIV) Ahithophel was…
THE SEED STAYS THE SAME “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But…
WHEN SOMEONE MAKES FUN OF YOU, GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF IT Then I prayed, “Hear us, our God, for we are being mocked. May their scoffing fall back on their own heads, and may they themselves become captives in a foreign land! Nehemiah 4:4 NLT Whenever your mind is troubled because of…
GRATITUDE IS ABOUT YOUR ATTITUDE All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast. Proverbs 15:15 (NIV) The person who did not have new shoes, stopped complaining when they saw another person who had holes in their shoes. The person who had holes in their shoes stopped…
THERE IS POWER IN YOUR WORDS The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 18:21 (NIV) Why do some people not live in abundance? The majority of Christians believe and confess what is bad; they believe and speak the devil’s words rather than the…
RECOVERING IDENTITY Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect (Romans 12:2). God loves and accepts us just as we are. This…
FOUR HABITS THAT WILL HELP GROW YOUR FAITH “Instead, exercise in the ways of godliness” (1 Timothy 4:7 MEV). Just as the body needs exercise and good nutrition, so our spirit needs to be well fed and exercised to be healthy. We all need physical exercise just as much as spiritual exercise. We must learn…
