I don't know about you but my Christianity has been tested alot in this season. Having moments where i doubt if i am really born again. My patience has been stretched thin, pride exposed, temptation camped at my door. More often than not anxiety came calling making me question how much i believe God's word.I … Continue reading The Test of Faith
Category: Motivation
Of Shifting Shadows and Sinking Sands.
As 2020 began we made plans, laid down goals and time frames within which we wanted to achieve them yet just two months into the year it all changed. Everything slowed down, plans postponed or completely derailed. This reminds me of that scripture in proverbs 16:9 which I learnt as a child but never really … Continue reading Of Shifting Shadows and Sinking Sands.
The Only Way to Bring Healing Back into our Families.
Family is the first place we find a sense of belonging and learn how to relate. This is the place our perceptions towards life are shaped.....The dissociation in the family unit is hurting our society and eventually the nation. The people we raise in the families are the same people that are released into societies.
What’s in a Name?
What’s in a Name? Photo credits: Jennifer Marquez What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. This is a very famous line from the popular Shakespearean play Romeo and Juliet. It cleverly sums up the conflict driving the entire story. In the early societies families played … Continue reading What’s in a Name?
Practical Steps to Honor your Parents.
Godly Relationships: Part One: Children and Parents. Photo credits: Eye for Ebony on Unsplash My heart breaks at how much today relationships have become a source of discontent and pain in our lives instead of bringing joy and a sense of belonging as they should. People are left to run to and cling at every voice of advice … Continue reading Practical Steps to Honor your Parents.
How to Guard Yourself Against False Teaching as a Christian.
Will the true worshipers of the LORD GOD please stand up? Let’s not be of those “packaging the gospel” of whose are ulterior motives. When my brother and I hang out we like to make fun and just joke about stuff. One of the things he has taken to joking about lately is packaging oneself. … Continue reading How to Guard Yourself Against False Teaching as a Christian.
Are we Living in the Age of Narcissism?
Are we Living in the Age of Narcissism? Photo credits:Jose Martinez There is a world famous painting by Dali called the metamorphosis of Narcissus.I don't claim to know art but i am usually curious about the story behind an interesting piece of art. This great painting depicts the story told in Greek mythology of Narcissus … Continue reading Are we Living in the Age of Narcissism?
How Do You Measure Your Success?
How Do You Measure Your Success? Photo credits: In a world that demands a certain kind of ‘making it’, it’s easy to get caught up in an endless cycle of self-loathing and throw yourself a pity party every day. It is easy to feel like a loser, as though you were just born a failure … Continue reading How Do You Measure Your Success?
What Does it Mean to Believe in Jesus?
What Does it Mean to Believe in Jesus? Photo Credits:@mlightbody Today I want to go back to the basics of Christian Faith. I came across a very interesting question while reading an article. It said “if I believe that Jesus is the Son of God the same way that I believe that Vladimir Putin is … Continue reading What Does it Mean to Believe in Jesus?
Why Humans are Drawn to the Darkness
Just as the Holy Spirit guides those he indwells and the word of God feeds the spirit man. Likewise demonic spirits influence those who are not born again and the dark thoughts, ideologies and material one consumes feeds their spirit man. The devil has no physical body he operates in the spiritual realm as well and that is how he reaches the physical world through influence of the spirit man in humans.