Category Archives: Relationship
Discern Your Relationships
‘Corrupt people walk a thorny, treacherous road; whoever values life will avoid it’ Prov.22:5
As long as you maintain your relationship with the Holy Spirit, you possess the God given ability to read people. The Holy Spirit is able to tell you who people are right from your very first acquaintance. When you ask, you need to learn to trust what He tells you and act accordingly. It is possible that you will make Read the rest of this entry
Unhealthy Links
‘Yes, a person is a fool to store up earthly wealth but not have a rich relationship with God’ Luke 12:21
As human beings, we are wired for relationships. Yes, the company that you keep is very crucial. The need for relationships dates back to the day a child is born. The first thing doctors do is to hand the child to its mother for cuddling. There is a lot of scientific research that shows dysfunction in the children Read the rest of this entry
Unhealthy Relationships
‘Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for bad company corrupts good character’ 1Cor.15:33.
‘Don’t fool yourselves. Bad friends will destroy you’ 1Cor.15:33 [CEV]. It is interesting that God is emphasizing to us the aspect of deception as relates to unhealthy relationships. In other words, we can easily be deceived into believing that we can hang out with the wrong group of people and still remain Read the rest of this entry
Face To Face IV
‘Don’t store up treasures here on earth… Store your treasures in Heaven… Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be’
How have I been greedy and how can I be generous? We must get rid of the ‘get all you can and can all you get mentality’. You cannot have things in your wardrobe that are gathering dust when there are people who need those things. If you have cloths that you have to be reminded about, then the truth is that Read the rest of this entry
You Need To Know IV
‘Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour’ Isa.45:15 [KJV]
You need to know that God commits to ‘what’ but doesn’t always commit to ‘how’. God, most of the time, will commit to ‘what’ He will do. He will commit to His promises for you. He will commit to the big picture that He has for you. He will make personal promises to you, perhaps in the area of fruitfulness, finances, promotions or establishment. God commits to ‘what’ but God never commits to ‘how’. The ‘how’ He will do it stays with Him. I have a feeling that God does not Read the rest of this entry
Safety
‘Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me. Your rod and Your staff protect and comfort me’ Ps.23:4
‘Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me’. Safety is not the absence of danger. Safety is in the presence of God. People are very quick to think that safety is the absence of danger. And if they were to rewrite Psalm 23:4, it would look something like this – ‘I will fear no evil if I walk through a path that is without the shadow of Read the rest of this entry
Self-Will
‘For although Levi wasn’t born yet, the seed from which he came was in Abraham’s body when Melchizedek collected the tithe from him’ Heb.7:10
Self-will is another thing that you can cooperate with that will attempt to box God in your life. As previously stated, the only one who can box God in your life is you. If you cooperate with self-will, it will limit the influence of God in your lives. The danger of self-will is that it puts you in the driver’s seat instead of God. You might be wondering what exactly is wrong with being in the Read the rest of this entry
Become All God Wants You To Be
‘…Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us’ Rom.12:3
‘For everything comes from Him and exists by His power and is intended for His glory. All glory to Him forever!’ Rom.11:36. You are created by God and your life is intended for His glory. In becoming all that God has planned for you, you glorify Him. Being planted helps you become all that God wants you to be. As we belong to a Church family, we are sharpened and experience Read the rest of this entry
A Place To Belong
‘Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function, so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other’ Rom.12:4-5
‘We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other’. Being planted in Church, gives us a place to belong. It is impossible to believe without belonging. If you think you can believe without belonging, then you will not believe for long. Believe it. If you say you believe and you do not belong over time what you believe will be corrupted. Why, because iron sharpens iron. If you Read the rest of this entry
Rock Solid Guarantee
‘So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?’ Luke 6:46
Over the past few devotionals we have highlighted the benefits of having God on your side. However the converse is also the case. If you do not have God on your side things will be withheld from you. There will be no assurances. You may get the rain that falls on the just and the unjust. At best you may get some mercy drops but there will be no assurance of the delivery of God’s promises for you. If God is not on your side, accusation will stand against you. You will be written off or wiped away by the storms Read the rest of this entry
