PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY
When we feel ill and consult a doctor, we are seldom advised to look inside our hearts and examine if there are toxic emotions inside us that are making us sick. The Bible tells us that “a joyful heart is good medicine.” At the same time, God’s Word says that...
E continued to struggle with chronic fear even though she had experienced the Holy Spirit’s healing and deliverance in her previous renewal prayer sessions. In her journey of continually seeking God and being renewed into the image of Jesus Christ, E continued to seek the Holy Spirit’s revelation and transformation...
A grew up in a controlling and judgemental family. She hoped to escape the pain of her childhood but found no peace, only more disappointment. By attending a course and prayer session led by the Holy Spirit, she has slowly begun to understand herself better and lean more on God...
One may hear terms such as inner healing, spiritual counselling, and healing prayers within Christian circles. Unlike secular counselling, such ministries seek to free people from emotional pain and the broken patterns of this world with the help of God’s Word and the Holy Spirit. Distinctively, they involve the use...
Jesus made a startling statement that “unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” God is not asking us to become childish in our thinking or behaviour. Rather, He is showing us that in order to enjoy all of God’s kingdom blessings, our...
God is a consuming fire and the Bible records numerous instances where God appeared as fire, including at Pentecost where the Holy Spirit appeared as fire on each of the disciples. Fires, however, can fizzle out on their own or be actively quenched. So it is with the Holy Spirit....
Jesus has warned us to keep watch for the signs of the End Times (also referred to as the Last Days, the Day of the Lord, or the Last Hour). Just count the number of times Jesus repeatedly said to “stay awake” in Mark 13:32-37. Clearly, this is a significant...
Desiring to serve God and do good works in Jesus’ name are certainly noble and commendable desires. Indeed, our faith in Jesus should always result in good deeds. Yet God doesn’t just look at our works, He also looks at our hearts. How can we check our hearts for impure...
We often don’t consider why we do the things we do, but God does. God’s Word says that He evaluates our motives more than our ways. We can do many things that appear to be good or even excellent to other people, but that will displease our Creator because we...
J faithfully shepherded God’s flock of believers and always tried to set a good example for everyone in his church. Unbeknown to himself, J carried a heavy load and had been feeling spiritually weary. As J humbled himself before God and allowed the Holy Spirit to search his heart, he...
B felt neglected and alone as a boy. This led him to search for meaning and purpose through idol worship and the occult. While this made him feel more accomplished than others, it also made him feel more isolated. As B humbled himself to review his life, he began to...
The Bible highlights a fearsome sea serpent called leviathan in Job 41 and Jeremiah 8. Since all scripture is useful for “training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work,” what should we learn about leviathan, especially since it is called “the king...
God is spirit and He places a deposit of His Spirit in everyone who repents of their sins and accepts Jesus Christ as their Saviour. This depositing is just the first instalment of everything that God has promised us for an abundant Spirit-led life. As we follow God’s Spirit, He...
The Bible shows us that God does not want us to “bring any detestable objects into our homes or we will be destroyed, just like them.” Instead, we should detest the things that God detests and destroy them. How do we identify spiritually unclean items that bring curses and what...
A carried a lot of pain from a recent divorce as well as shame from her past. Thankfully, she persisted to learn more about herself through the Love The Lord course and eventually went for a renewal prayer time of confession and repentance. Through the process, she experienced both physical...
Releasing control is hard because it is an invisible battle for our hearts. We may know what we ought to do in our heads but find it hard to truly trust God 100 percent in our hearts, so here is a prayer to help us along. Also, see Is...
J felt a calling to pray for and minister to other…
Many people of this world live their lives caged in by fear, especially the fear of pain and suffering. The Bible calls this slavery. Believers who are led by the Holy Spirit, on the other hand, will live fearlessly in God’s power, love, and self-control. This freedom, however, can be...
