The Bible shows us that people began to preach a “different “Jesus not long after He ascended into heaven. The same can be said today, some 2,000 years later. Blatantly false Christs are easy to spot. Most times, we fall for a different Jesus when we see Him through our own lens and...
Brian Kusunoki spent decades in active ministry and accomplished many things in Jesus’ name, not realising that it was at the expense of his marriage. As a result of being willing to listen to the counsel of fellow believers, Brian realised that he had been ignoring his wife’s feelings and...
M fell into a pattern of perfectionism to earn approval, even striving hard to feel like a worthy Christian. Her fleshly patterns led her to set high standards for herself and all her relationships. This blocked her from believing that God loves her and from loving others as God loves...
Families from a crucial foundation for how we develop as individuals. Our parents are the first and most significant persons in our lives to demonstrate how worthy we are of love and attention. Yet, no parent is perfect. In fact, they may have been victims of broken upbringings themselves and...
Role-playing games take us into new fantasy worlds, where we can take on supernatural personas, from warriors and princesses to sorcerers and mythical heroes, in mock battles that glorify murder, revenge, self-glorification, and sorcery, all of which are forbidden in the Bible. Instead of training ourselves to love others, we...
H had been stuck in spiritual darkness for a few years, where she was led by her soulish imaginations and experienced ungodly emotional, physical, and mental torment. Through the Holy Spirit’s gentle leading, she began to identify and understand the lies she had fallen for as a result of her...
P grew up in a small town in rural England. For years, he struggled with uncontrollable bursts of anger. After recovering from a debilitating cancer, he was led to confront his deep-rooted issues that arose from a fear-based upbringing. The Holy Spirit showed him that he needed to forgive himself,...
God Almighty is Spirit. When He created mankind in His image, He formed a spirit in each one of us too, so that we can connect with and worship Him spiritually. When we humbly submit to God, He will fill our spirit with love, power, and self-control and give us...
Fasting is a crucial spiritual discipline, with the promise of greater liberty from the bondage to sin as we persevere. When Jesus was on earth, He fasted too. Here is a prayer as we fast and seek God. (See Chinese versions: 简体中文 > 禁食 | 繁體中文 > 禁食) Isaiah 58:6 ESV “Is not...
Evan Wong worked hard to please his parents and his seniors at work while suppressing his true emotions. This led him to episodes where he felt so stuck, that he could not speak. He became technically mute. Through these experiences, Evan learnt the power of prayer to help us break...
John Ariwi had been a Christian for nearly 50 years, but it wasn’t until he made time to be still before God during a time of fasting and self-reflection that he began to hear much more clearly from the Holy Spirit. God lovingly led him on a journey of renewal...
God is a jealous God and He guards the living spirit inside each one of us with a burning passion. This form of jealousy is good because it protects that which is eternal in each person. Our earthly jealousy, however, chases after temporal things. It is the reason why the...
All of us have faltered in our faith at some point. We may admire the great faith and works of Jesus’ apostles. At the same time, we need to remember that they too struggled with doubt and fear – but they did not hesitate to ask God to increase their...
D developed a pattern of self-reliance as a result of living overseas on his own since the tender age of 10. These circumstances led him to become judgmental towards his family and God, and blame himself for his innocent childhood mistakes. The Holy Spirit led D to confess and release...
C had been struggling to come to terms with the weight of her past sins and her subconscious unbelief that God would not prepare the best for her, until she encountered Jesus’ forgiveness and power during a time of repentance. The Holy Spirit also showed her the root of her...
All of us have a fear of being abandoned or left behind to some degree. This fear can become spiritually crippling if it is not crucified to the cross, as it prevents us from trusting God and loving people – two very fundamental aspects of being a disciple of Jesus....
God’s Word promises that anyone in distress who calls upon the name of Jesus will be saved. God sends the Holy Spirit to dwell in those who obey Jesus and will teach and lead them along the narrow path of salvation. At the same time, the Bible warns about other...
Paul Jackson found himself stuck in sinful patterns that keep recurring. Praise God that he persevered in prayer. Through a time of prayer ministry, the Holy Spirit revealed to the root of his explosive anger to Paul, who is now on a journey of recognising his anger triggers and becoming...
Brian Yau felt unloved and depressed as a result of childhood experiences. He was also diagnosed with a medical condition called ulcer colitis by the age of 25. In the midst of his struggles, God sent a friend to remind him of God’s truth and character, that He is love....
In April 2020, Teaching Humble Hearts embarked on an online survey asking 82 Christian men and women in Asia about their porn-viewing habits as well as the steps they took towards freedom from addiction to pornography. We found that the feeling of loneliness drives people to use porn, and that...