It is good when we can orchestrate all our varied activities and maintain a manageable routine that results in us doing all the things we need to do without undue stress. This requires wisdom and discipline. God desires us to achieve, but He knows we cannot do it all at once. God gives us the …
Category: Section 5: Our Growth
28. Meeknees
Admitting that we are wrong can be a difficult task, especially if the other person has an ‘I told you so’ attitude and continues to refer to our errors in conversations. But meekness will be displayed in how we deal with wrongs and how we deal with accomplishments – of our own and of others. …
27. Faith
As followers of Christ, our steps ‘are ordered by the LORD” (Psalm 37:23), so we can be confident in God’s leading. God has reassured us that ‘there hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are …
26. Goodness
In Proverbs 3:27 we are told ‘withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it’. Because of the many issues faced in the world, at times we may wonder, what can our deeds of kindness do to really make a difference? But …
25. Gentleness
I am always amazed by the sacrifices of firefighters, police, first responders and medical personnel. They are calm and composed and a source of strength in a crisis, yet they have the skill to do what would be impossible for the average person to accomplish. They execute their duties in very stressful conditions when the people …
24. Longsuffering
The Bible encourages us to ‘by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let … [our] .. requests be made known unto God’ (Philippians 4:6 KJV). The Bible also tells us that ‘he that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city’ (Proverbs 16:32 …
23. Peace
We don’t have to look far to see the extent of chaos that exist in our world. So to be productive and to maintain a healthy mental focus, we have to let God fill our minds with His assurance and His peace. The internal and external issues that we face are too much for us …
22. Joy
You may have had the opportunity to be around people who even when they are facing challenges can find something positive to focus on. They see the pearl that can develop from the irritant and the growth that can result from the trial. In addition, the positive and encouraging words an individual hears while going …
21. Love
As Abraham’s attention was directed to the thicket and he saw the ram that was to take the place of his son (Genesis 22:11-13), all the stress and fears that Abraham was experiencing must have melted away. Abraham saw God’s solution and he experienced God’s love abundantly. It is this love that draws us to …
20. Beauty for Ashes
In 1741, Charles Wesley wrote the words of the hymn “I Do Believe’. The first line of the first verse goes like this, ‘Father, I stretch my hands to Thee; No other help I know;’. I love this song because it is a reminder to me that as we realize our great need of God’s …
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