Humility
Do You Have The Endurance To See It Through And Be Lifted Up In Honor?
1 Peter 5:6 NLTSo humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. What a great promise… I suffer from impatience. I am reluctant to the trials that the Lord allows to happen to me. But it is a privilege to suffer for the […]
Can You Help Others Change Their Lives? Only if You Bring Them To God for Change
1 Peter 3:8 NLTFinally, all of you should be of one mind. Sympathize with each other. Love each other as brothers and sisters. Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude. “…be of one mind.” Can I listen long enough to let someone come to their own biblical conclusion? The more I study, the quicker the […]
Hopeful or Anxious? What is the Condition of Your Heart? Your Words Reveal the Truth
Matthew 15:10-11 NLTThen Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “Listen,” he said, “and try to understand. It’s not what goes into your mouth that defiles you; you are defiled by the words that come out of your mouth.” “But the words you speak come from the heart — that’s what defiles you.” […]
Are You Being the Best You that You Can and Why it’s Important
How do we know if we are listening? It starts when our minds and mouths are quiet. It is easy for us to be “listening,” but our minds are not there, or we are formulating what we are going to say when we get the opening. Or we could be preoccupied with what we need […]
1 Peter 3:8-9: How Christians Must Live Differently | One Mind, Blessing, Humility
1 Peter 3:8-9 (NASB)To sum up, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing. Being a Christian requires a different way of reacting […]