Category Archives: Relationship
Friendship
Matthew 11:29 “Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.” (MSG)
The Holy Spirit has come to teach you how to know God, but you have to spend time with Him. Imagine this, exams are drawing close and student B spends all her time reading romantic novels. And then when it is time for the exam, Read the rest of this entry
Pay Attention!
Ephesians 5:18 “Don’t destroy yourself by getting drunk, but let the Spirit fill your life.” (CEV)
Believe it or not, we are being programmed (trained) two-four-seven. Check your screen time, if you have a phone that does that, and you will be shocked at how many hours you spend on social media. You watch one reel, and tell yourself, Read the rest of this entry
Teacher
Luke 12:12 “for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.” (NIV)
The key to life with God is The Holy Spirit. The first thing The Holy Spirit does for you is He Connects You To God’s Presence Forever. The Second thing The Holy Spirit does for you is He Teaches You How To Know God. Jesus gave you Read the rest of this entry
Fill vs. Feel
Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words].” (AMPC)
Our final thought from yesterday’s devotional was that marriage is not the solution to loneliness. The Holy Spirit is the only answer to loneliness. Marriage does not end loneliness. Again, this is always a shock to single people. Read the rest of this entry
The Neighbours
2 Kings 4:3 “And Elisha said, “Borrow as many empty jars as you can from your friends and neighbours.” (emphasis added).
The second type of relationship you need, to be limitless and to truly become all that God has created you to be, is Constituents. In 2 Kings 4, it is pretty clear that the constituents were the neighbours. Elisha told the woman to go to her neighbours, her constituents.
Fight!
Nehemiah 4:14 “Then as I looked over the situation, I called together the nobles and the rest of the people and said to them, “Don’t be afraid of the enemy! Remember the Lord, who is great and glorious, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your homes!”
A person who plots with others to hate on you, spread rumours about you, or to harm you if they can, is a Conspirator. The Bible says in 1 John 3:15 that hate is on the murder spectrum. Anyone trying to destroy you can kill you and is your enemy. Read the rest of this entry
Conspirator
Daniel 6:5 “So they concluded, “Our only chance of finding grounds for accusing Daniel will be in connection with the rules of his religion.”
You need five types of relationships in your life to be limitless and to truly become all that God has called you to be. You need to have a Conspirator, Constituent, Comrade, Confidant, and Commander. We see all these relationships represented in 2 Kings 4:1-4
Relationships
Proverbs 18:24 “A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” (NKJV)
In other words, if you want friends, you have to take the initiative. If you want relationships, you have to take initiative. You have to be on the front foot for that relationship to happen. You have to ask for that launch date or ask to Read the rest of this entry
People. People. People.
John 5:7-8 “I can’t, sir,” the sick man said, “for I have no one to put me into the pool when the water bubbles up. Someone else always gets there ahead of me.” Jesus told him, “Stand up, pick up your mat, and walk!”
God will always use people to lift you up. God will connect you to great men and women that will lift you up. However, it is important to note that sometimes greatness is not necessarily physical or financial. Read the rest of this entry
Active Witness, II
Proverbs 11:30 “The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, a wise person wins friends. And he who wins souls is wise. (NKJV/NLT).
So, how do we experience relational metamorphosis? To experience relational metamorphosis, one, you need to Get Interested In Other People. Two, Do not Be A Chronic Complainer. Three, you need to Learn To Be A Good Listener. Four, you need to Accept People Unconditionally. Read the rest of this entry
