You must plan what you want to become just as much as you plan your career. What do you want to look like? What testimony about your character and works would you like to be given when you leave this Earth? What do you want to accomplish? The answer to this question is obviously not […]
The key to entering our inheritance is obedience to the Word of God. Obedience demonstrates our faith and trust in God. It means following His instructions even when they go against our logic or personal desires. Every act of obedience opens the door to new dimensions of blessings. “If you remain in me and my […]
The Christian community plays a crucial role in our spiritual journey. The author of the Epistle to the Hebrews exhorts us: “Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the […]
Léa never stopped competing with her sister for Jacob’s love. She spent her whole life chasing after him. Although few people admit it, I believe many of us have been like Léa at one point or another. In love or friendship, we have accepted far less than we deserve. We have diminished our own worth […]
There is significant trauma following rape. Depending on the circumstances, the victim may falsely believe that they were somehow complicit or that it was partially their fault. This is particularly true when the assault involves a friend, someone they love or admire, or a date they were excited about. The situation can be so confusing […]
I want to start by saying that if you are in a romantic relationship where you are experiencing any form of abuse, you must report it. Many young women have hidden or covered up for an abusive partner, thinking that things would get better after marriage. But on the contrary, things only got worse. You […]
It costs less to obey than to pray. The Bible says, “To obey is better than sacrifice…” (1 Samuel 15:22). Think about a couple that has crisis in their home for instance, the woman is praying daily for peace, she takes her husband’s name to every prayer group in town and anoints his picture until […]
We often use these two words interchangeably but they do not mean exactly the same thing. I want you to understand that discipline as we are discussing here is different from punishment. While you cannot instill discipline without punishment in some cases, it is possible to punish a child without Biblical Principles of Parenting instilling […]
“A wise son heeds (and is the fruit of) his father’s instruction and correction, but a scoffer listens not to rebuke.” Proverbs 13:1 (Amplified) “Withhold not correction from a child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.” Proverbs 23:13 Every child is the product of parental instruction and correction. Thus, […]
