Imagine someone who doesn’t have much money claiming that they are restraining themselves from spending lavishly. It sounds like a lie because we cannot test one’s prudence in spending unless such a person has in abundance.
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To test their children’s self-control, parents sometimes place tempting snacks in front of them and ask them to wait before eating. The goal is to see how well they can delay gratification. When the children succeed, it brings the parents joy and satisfaction.
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Kindness can be likened to a candle flame in a darkened room; it appears small in stature but mighty in impact. Kindness is more than being nice; it is an intentional decision to extend grace, mercy, and compassion, especially when it is undeserved.
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Have you ever been faced with the decision to help someone who hurt you deliberately? Probably a co-worker who took credit for a project you spent sleepless nights on. Or that person who decided to tarnish your reputation because you chose to walk away from the relationship. It is tempting to repay them for what they did, but as a child of God, you are called to a higher standard.
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‘Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves…
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“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,” –…
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“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace,…
Read More →“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have…
Read More →“I say then: “Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of…
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“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will…
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Welcome to the 20th weekly devotional recap of the year, this week we learnt to place true value where it belongs and were reminded that there is more to life than earthly desires.
In life, we often follow a cycle that includes going to school, finding a job, getting married, having children, becoming wealthy, and ultimately passing away. While it is God’s will for you to prosper, is this cycle of building a career and amassing wealth all there is to life? Is there more to it?
Imagine you’re down to your last dollar with no hope of credit. You decide to withdraw the remaining money for food. At the point of withdrawal, you checked your account balance and suddenly realised you’d been credited with three thousand dollars!
In a world where visibility and validation are often mistaken for value, the desire to be accepted by others can become overwhelming. Social media, peer groups, and workplace environments continually push the idea that numbers, likes, followers and applause determine worth.
“To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:” — 1 Corinthians 12:10 (KJV) The…
