Laughter, God's Medicine
17 The Lord your God is with you,
the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in his love he will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.”
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of ...
Spiritual Growth - Part 1
Mini-Series: Spiritual Growth Tips
The Joy of Growth.
Spiritual growth is often misunderstood and over-complicated.
I’m inviting you to think of spiritual growth from some different angles.
Definition: Spiritual Growth is the development of your inner man, your spirit, to be your true self and to live--moment by moment--in connection with God, yourself, and others.Let’s start with a revolutionary thought: All growth is spiritual growth
If it is then it comes from God. If it’s of God, as His child, it belongs to you.
Growth is anything moving us forward--or, more specifically, helps us be our true selves. And if we’re becoming more of who we were created or designed to be--closer to our God-given “potential”—then it’s growth.Thus, all growth is spiritual growth. Let’s go deeper, With the thought of spiritual growth...
We were made in the image of God.
God created human beings in His own image. “In the image of God, He created them.” Genesis 1:27Similar to how our kids
...
Overcoming - Count it all Joy
EPIC CONQUERORS PODCAST:
OVERCOMING POVERTY MENTALITY - EPISODE 8
Count it all Joy
A mentality of poverty consists of very short term goals and instant gratification.
Review from the 2 previous blogs:
We can fall into the traps of depending on others to provide for us or relying on others to feel secure.
Self-sabatoge continues without restraints. The idea that everyone owes us because of our current situation breeds entitlement; which isolates and then consumes a person with bitterness.
God designed us to know we are loved and wanted by Him and by our natural and spiritual family.
Since the garden of Eden, sin has access to humanity. It has sown weeds among the tares and has spread like leaven in a lump of dough until the whole loaf is infused and puffed up.
Can we escape this dilemma?
Yes, God has provided a way for us to live a healthy life in spirit, soul and body.
Let's look closer at this final part of this 3 part series.
Count it all joy.
I was on...
