For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Jer. 29:11 (KJV) Unmet expectations can leave you feeling let down any time you look forward to something and it just doesn’t work out the way you wanted it. If we realize what is going on we can get over it and the sorrow of it will pass. But if we are not conscious of why we are feeling let down, resentment can cloud our judgment and we may become angry and depressed. Everyone experiences major disappointments both the pauper and the prince alike. There are seasons of joy and sorrow. The untimely death of a loved one, the moral failures of your own life or th
The people which sat in darkness saw great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death light is sprung up. From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand (Matt. 4: 16-17). Each one of us is a gift. Indeed, for many, we are a gift to our parents though at times in our lives they may have disputed it. We are a gift to this world. Jesus proclaimed that we are the light of the world. He was speaking the truth that every person who knows that God exists and readily seeks Him carries the light of hope. This world is hard and full of trouble. It is not meant to be a place of hope and refuge rather a place of woe and adversity. Y
Light shall shine out of darkness, who shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God… we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves (2 Corinthians 4:6-7ASV). Apostle Paul had a unique way to look at trials and oppositions in his life. He came to actually embrace the negative things in his life not as potential threats to his well-being or success but opportunities to bring glory to God. He discovered that God does not take away from us things that magnify our weaknesses rather He allows such things to enter our life that we may experience His grace to overcome them. God does not spar
Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure (Ephesians 1:4-5 NLT). "Why don't we agree to disagree” is never a question but rather a need to keep things as they are without having to change one’s point of view. Though some hold to it for social graces, such a suggestion merely ignores the conflict and by no means pursues peace with it. God holds many views, which are truths that you may choose to ignore. You may prefer to “agree to disagree” with God because you ju
…for you are all sons of light and sons of day. We are not of night nor of darkness… (1 Thess. 5:5.) Why were you born and what is your purpose in life? Why are you living now in this particular generation rather than one long ago? Who are you? Is it possible to gain answers to these questions or are they merely philosophical musings void of any significance? Scripture makes it clear that God created human beings in His likeness. The first step in finding out the real you and discovering your purpose in life is that God is your Father and He created you in His image. God is light, and in Him, there is no darkness at all. Holy Spirit showed me that I like God, am a spirit. My body is the t
