PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY
E struggled to exude God’s joy, having come from a place of sorrow and self-rejection. As she diligently sought the Holy Spirit’s counsel, God gradually led her on a journey of restoration and to the very root of her self-hatred. E was set free from spiritual bondage and received God’s...
It can be a harrowing experience to be the victim of bullying, whether in school, the neighbourhood, at work, or even at home. Verbal, emotional, and physical abuse leave deep imprints on our hearts but we have a choice in terms of how we respond. Will we follow our fleshly...
E felt anxious about many things and found it difficult to focus at work. As she sought God’s counsel during renewal prayer, the Holy Spirit showed E the roots of her anxiety and set her on a new path of renewing her mind and life. Praise God! I shared with...
Fiona asked God for the reason why she hesitated to have children as she fasted and prayed. God revealed that she still carried shame and guilt from the abortion she had in the past and that to Him, abortion is the murder of one of His creations. After Fiona repented...
As believers, we are meant to deny ourselves and offer our bodies as living sacrifices to God and to obey His will. Letting go of control of our lives to Someone we cannot see, however, feels counter intuitive and even frightening at times – especially when this world extols the...
There are some believers who choose to remain sing…
P often thought about being independent and single…
We can all remember the first time we were exposed to sexual content, and it was probably a case of too much too soon – physically, emotionally, and mentally. It is said that “our brain is our largest sex organ” because of the powerful neuro-chemicals involved. These chemicals have the...
The Bible warns us that narcissism will only increase. People will be “lovers of self, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self–control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure, rather than lovers of God.” As believers, we are called to value...
J dealt with his conflicting emotions and thoughts by suppressing them, and gradually grew increasingly frustrated with people and angry with God. The Holy Spirt, in His grace, revealed how J was meant to be a kind and loving prophet to bring God’s truth to others and how his childhood...
The book of Revelation repeatedly describes how heaven will be filled with believers from every nation, tribe, and language, all united in worship of Jesus who ransomed them for His Kingdom. By contrast, the picture on earth is quite different. We all have deep divisions and prejudices against one another,...
C was unaware of the hidden bitterness and parental wounds that drove her back into a lifestyle of partying and drunkenness whenever she was unhappy. Taught to lie from young, she had also become blind to her own troubled heart until the Holy Spirit revealed the truth during a renewal...
Do we struggle with bearing the fruit of the Holy Spirit? We may even find ourselves held captive to patterns of sin, no matter how hard we try or pray. In our despair, we are tempted to (falsely) believe that God has forsaken us. The Bible tells us that it...
S constantly felt that something bad was about to happen to her and worried about her future. She doubted God’s goodness, despite having studied the Bible thoroughly and living as a Christian for decades. Her head knowledge of God did not match what was in her heart. All these inner...
Blood transports oxygen and nutrients around the body and helps to remove waste. It regulates our body temperature and helps to fight infections. In short, blood brings life to every cell in our body and cleanses it. We may have been taught to think of blood in biological terms but...
It can be disturbing to watch a relative or friend being manipulated and abused by their spouse or partner. Such relationships are usually much more complicated than what meets the eye. It is crucial, therefore, that we are not quick to judge or give our opinions. Poor counsel can sometimes...
Anger is a secondary emotion. It comes about as a …
One proof that someone has been reconciled with Go…
The ability to fall asleep naturally so as to give our body the rest it needs; physical, emotional and mental; is something most of us take for granted – until we find ourselves wide awake at odd hours of the night. Ironically, the more anxious we become about getting a...
When Jesus spoke about the future 2,000 years ago,…