Spiritual Answers For The Real World
Fear is the most destructive of human emotions and the Bible teaches that God does not want his children to be afraid. The problem with fear is that we very often deny that we are afraid. We interpret fear as being the emotion we feel when someone jumps out of a closet and says boo! [...]
The ability to distinguish between what I want and what I really need is one of the most valuable spiritual tools a Christian has to work with. It is a valuable tool because for most people it holds the key to gratitude, which is the attitude that makes personal peace possible. The Bible talks about [...]
God is fearless and perfectly unselfish. There is no threat to the “self” of God and that is the source of his perfect righteousness. It is also the prerequisite for perfect love. God is love because God is perfectly fearless and unselfish. This enables Him to love completely in total abandon, holding nothing back. [...]
The crisis point of sin occurs when reality overtakes fantasy. The great fantasy concerning sin is that it is pleasurable and does no harm. The saying, “if it feels good, do it” captures this idea perfectly. Another fantasy concerning sin is that it is a personal matter and other people are not injured along the [...]
Apart from Christ living in us we can do nothing. When we believe we can define truth, define God and define right and wrong we are living a life apart from Him. I’ve tried Christianity both ways. I tried being an external Christian – someone who does what they think a Christian is supposed to [...]
The wife is to be obedient and respect her husband as the spiritual leader of the home. This is a concept that modern American society has rebelled against. I’m not writing to argue the point. I merely point out that this is the role God has declared for wives. There can’t be two rulers under [...]
The Bible is very clear about the role of husbands and wives in a relationship. It begins with the role of the husband as the spiritual leader of the home. God clearly says that the man is to be the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the Church. This is a [...]
It is impossible to grow spiritually unless we learn to pray in accordance with God’s will. Christianity is a relationship and relationships require personal communication. The Spirit of Christ supernaturally lives within every believer and He desires that we communicate with Him. We communicate with Him by prayer. It is our prayer that the Lord [...]
Spiritual growth requires the interactive work of God’s Spirit and we must understand that our minds must remain in today. The past is valuable because we can learn from it. However, nothing in our past can be changed and it serves no purpose to invest spiritual and emotional energy in things we can’t change. Likewise, [...]
Everyday of our lives we experience the events of our lives. The events range from the profound to the mundane. Events involve all of the people we encounter, the places we go and the things we think we have to have. It is in responding to the events of our lives that the sins of [...]
The Bible promises much to Christians. It promises a peace that passes understanding. It promises that God will work all things together for good in our lives. It promises love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self control to those who crucify the fleshly desires of their heart. The Bible promises grace to all [...]
I believe two of the most important words in the Bible are “I Am.” This was God’s own description of Himself as He spoke to Moses from the burning bush. In these two words, God explains the way we are to experience Him and consequently, how we are to live. If we uniquely think of [...]
Self love and self concern drive the thoughts that are not pleasing to God. This is a hard truth for us to accept because it seems right to us to be concerned about our welfare and our security. It seems right to judge others when they have transgressed against us. It seems right to be [...]
The seven deadly sins of self are fueled by self seeking thoughts. If we are serious about allowing God to crucify these self sins our thought life is what must be nailed to the cross of Christ. If we are not approaching our spiritual growth from the perspective of our thought life we are kidding [...]
How does a person go about taking a thought captive and making it obedient to Christ? This was the question I asked myself when I finally understood that God really expected me to do it. I took the matter to the Lord in prayer and asked Him to show me how to do such a [...]
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