Category Archives: Holy Spirit
3rd Root of Personal Disharmony: Approval Addiction
And the Holy Spirit, in bodily form, descended on Him like a dove. And a voice from Heaven said, ‘You are My dearly loved Son, and You bring Me great joy’ Luke 3:22
A lot of us are suffering from approval addiction. You had a bad day simply because no one noticed the new shirt you were wearing. That is approval addiction. The origin of approval addiction is when we have not received approval perhaps as children from people who should affirm us. Perhaps a father never tells his daughter he loves her, never hugs her and never affirms Read the rest of this entry
Carrying Fire
His head and His hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And His eyes were like flames of fire. Rev.1:14
Do not be unaware of your authority as a Christian and what you are carrying on the inside. Remember that you are not of this world even though you are in this world. You are carrying fire on the inside of you. I stumbled on this truth a while back in the church where I was serving at that time. A particular member of the praise team never could look me in the eye regardless of how many times Read the rest of this entry
Agreement
Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so? Amos 3:3(NIV)
Do two people walk hand in hand if they aren’t going to the same place? Amos 3:3(MSG)
Scientists tell us that the two eyes do not see the same object in the same say. One sees one perspective and the other another perspective and the brain puts both perspectives together. Then our minds interpret a complete image – harmony; this is a perfect picture of harmony. So why must you insist that Read the rest of this entry
Family Harmony
Then make me truly happy by agreeing wholeheartedly with each other, loving one another, and working together with one mind and purpose. Phil.2:2
God calls teams in every family; between the couple, between siblings and the entire family. The term harmony derives from the Greek ἁρμονία (harmonía), meaning ‘joint, agreement, concord’, from the verb ἁρμόζω (harmozo), ‘to fit together, to join’. The dictionary definition of harmony means ‘a pleasing combination of elements in a whole’. For a family to experience harmony, all of the parts must be working together as a whole. It is only in this agreeable state Read the rest of this entry
