Today, choose the right attitude
‘Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.’ Romans 12:2 NASB Long before William James, the Father of American psychology, was attributed with saying, ‘The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes,’ God said, ‘As [a man] thinks in his heart, so is he’ (Proverbs 23:7 NKJV). […]
Beware of self pity
‘No one should seek their own good, but the good of others.’ 1 Corinthians 10:24 NIV Self-pity can be deadly. It tells the wife and mother who works hard, ‘You’re not appreciated.’ It says to the office worker, ‘Look how valuable you are, yet you’re never recognised or rewarded.’ It says to the unemployed, ‘No chance!’ […]
He will do it again!
Jacob set up a memorial…to mark the place where God had spoken with him.’ Genesis 35:14 GWT There are events in all our lives that, looking back, had to be the hand of God at work. One author puts it like this: ‘Maybe you bumped into somebody who introduced you to your spouse…or a co-worker resigned and […]
Recovering from burnout
‘I am weary and worn out.’ Proverbs 30:1 NLT Weary? Weary?Dr Richard Swenson says, ‘You can go into the woods, select a ten-foot sapling, bend it over, and when you release it, it will return to its normal height. But if you keep bending it further and further, it will stay down. With stress, first […]
Don’t give up on your Saul
‘Go to the house…on Straight Street and ask for…Saul, for he is praying.’ Acts 9:11 NIV Has everyone else written off your Saul? ‘He is too far gone.’ ‘She is too hard…too addicted…too old…too cold.’ Joseph believed one day he would be reunited with the brothers who betrayed him, and it happened. The prophet Hosea’s […]
You must care for the needy
‘Blessed are those who have regard for the weak.’ Psalm 41:1 NIV Care for those in Need Three-quarters of the world’s income ends up in the pockets of 20 per cent of its population. Think of it this way: ten dairy farmers live in the same valley, and among them they own ten cows. But the cows aren’t […]
You must care for the needy
‘Their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.’ Acts 6:1 NIV Since the government didn’t care for widows and orphans back in New Testament times, the church took on that responsibility. Unfortunately, bias raised its ugly head and Jewish widows and orphans were given preferential treatment over Gentile widows and orphans. How […]
You’re a reflector
‘Christians…reflect like mirrors the glory of the Lord.’ 2 Corinthians 3:18 PHPS Your a reflector -As the old saying goes, ‘You become like the company you keep.’ Paul explains it this way: ‘All of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the […]
Give God all the Glory
‘Your right hand and strong arm…helped them.’ Psalm 44:3 NLT Give God the Glory-Did you hear about the frog that was running out of water, so he asked two birds to transport him to a nearby pond? He convinced each of them to carry one end of a stick in their beak while he bit […]
Christ’s love for you
‘Christ’s love…is too wonderful to be measured.’ Ephesians 3:19 CEV Princess Alice was Queen Victoria’s daughter. When her son contracted an incurable disease called black diphtheria, the doctors quarantined the boy and warned his mother to stay away from him lest she get infected. Yet she couldn’t. One day she overheard her son whisper to […]