Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits (Ps. 103:2) Is there someone you know with a “memory like an elephant”? They come in pretty handy when you can’t remember a date or a phone number. Elephants can identify and record the whereabouts of their many companions and can recognize other elephants even when separated for decades. Having a memory like an elephant means that a person has excellent recall. When it comes to forgiveness we humans tend to have “a memory like a elephant.” We recall in great detail the hurt experienced at the hands of another particularly those we have opened our lives to and entrusted our heart. What we are also good at is forgetting every blessing
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted (Matthew 5:4 ESV)." Do you know the God of hope? Our God does not despair. Jesus endured the pain and the shame of the cross by looking ahead for the joy that was coming. People can get through just about anything if they do not lose their hope. Hope for what? Hope for good things to come. True repentance involves godly sorrow a time of mourning the loss of something. What you will lose depends on the lie of which you agree. The loss of any addiction is painful. An idolatrous pattern of thought, a nasty attitude you identify with, the idols of your heart all must die so you can live. The tears you spill in repentance water the
How can you be so foolish! You began by God's Spirit; do you now want to finish by your own power? Gal. 3:3 Do you love starting projects, but not finishing them? Scientists inform us that when our desire is to embark on a new venture or project our brains release the “feel good” hormone, dopamine. That’s why we get excited and feel like we can conqueror the world. The problem is it doesn’t last very long, and our enthusiasm wanes along with the project we started. Jesus tells us, “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me”. When the Father draws you to Christ, He activates His faith within you. If you live by Jesus’ faith, you will finish strong. Whatever Go
I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before thee life and death, the blessing and the curse: therefore, choose life, ... to love Jehovah thy God, to obey his voice, and to cleave unto him; for he is thy life. Deut. 30:19-20 (ASV) Are you happy? Happiness for many comes in fleeting moments like the snapshots of a camera. Events come and go and with them happiness or grief appears. Is it possible to maintain happiness in life? If we have a depressed nature can we change? True science always confirms the Bible. Neuroplasticity is the discovery that our brains can change. God created our brains with an ability to form new connections and pathways to compens
