Why do I have to learn to manage my emotions? ““The most important commandment is this: The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength” (Mark 12:29-30 NLT). When you are under pressure because of your emotions, anger,…
WHAT DO YOU SEE? SPIRITUAL BREAKTHROUGH “Then the Lord reached out his hand and touched my mouth and said to me, “I have put my words in your mouth. See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and to plant.” The word of the Lord came to me: “What do you…
ATTITUDES TO CONQUER “Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it” (Numbers 13:30 NIV). Moses sent twelve spies to Canaan to evaluate the land, ten of them returned with a negative and discouraging report because they had the wrong…
GIANTS THAT CAN STOP YOUR DREAMS There are giants that can hinder us from reaching our dreams. God created you with a dream. Nothing that you see today started as what you see right now, in fact, it all started with a dream in someone’s mind and heart. God has dreams for your life, but…
WHY DOES GOD ALLOW ENEMIES IN OUR LIFE? “The Lord had allowed those nations to remain; he did not drive them out at once by giving them into the hands of Joshua” (Judges 2:23 NIV). God gave the people of Israel the victory over their enemies in order to possess the promised land. They conquered most of…
ROYAL ATTITUDE AND APTITUDE “The king talked with them, and no one impressed him as much as Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. So they entered the royal service. Whenever the king consulted them in any matter requiring wisdom and balanced judgment, he found them ten times more capable than any of the magicians and enchanters in…
ATTENTIVE EYES AND EARS “And the Lord said to me, “Son of man, take careful notice. Use your eyes and ears, and listen to everything I tell you about the regulations concerning the Lord’s Temple. Take careful note of the procedures for using the Temple’s entrances and exits” (Ezekiel 44:5 NLT). Have you ever heard someone say, “so-and-so…
THE POWER OF CONVICTIONS “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter” (Daniel 3:16 NIV). These three-young men were showing commitment to their convictions while being threatened to be burned alive. I imagine they answered the king in the following way, “Look king,…
LEMON OR OINTMENT “Therefore, we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight” (2 Corinthians 5:6-7 NIV). Nowadays, it seems as if there is bad news everywhere and all we hear about is calamity….
THE HEART OF STONE “And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT). Most of our problems exist because we have problems in our hearts. Thus, we tend to…