Trusting God through every season, prayer, and the daily walk of worship.
It is careless to accept any and every teaching without interrogating if the interpretation is right. God inspired the Apostle John and others to warn us against certain teachings within the Christian church that is contrary to faith. Have you interrogated the teachings of the community you worship with? Have you read for yourself and confirmed if they are the proper interpretations of scripture? If the Apostles
Being an established member or well-trained religious leader is not an excuse to go for worship but stay outside busy. Sit down and be reminded too. Just like members need reminders, you too need to be reminded.
This judgment will begin with God’s household. If judgment will begin with God’s household, those who are committed, how shall it be with those who have refused to make a commitment? If the best student finds it difficult we should all be warned!
Money always runs out do not act surprised. People get sick at any age in life, do not speak, and act as if something unique and strange is happening to you. Do not insinuate that you are bewitched and some people want to finish you, and by the way, even that is normal. Do not act surprised.
Spouses hide each other’s wrongdoing. When a spouse exposes their partner, they have failed miserably in that partnership. There is no love. To tell the world that my spouse is so bad because he or she does this and that is a sign of immaturity in faith and life in general. Why tell the world about the weaknesses of your spouse? Many times its revenge and an attempt to blackmail, hurt, and embarrass. He doesn’t perform. She is dirty and careless. That is a sign of immaturity and lost love. Love in its true sense covers a multitude of sins!
The Pharisee was not sober when he went to pray. The Pharisee was high on himself. He was high on his sense of being better than others religiously. He was high on his religious achievements and activities. His prayer did not receive an answer from God because he was high. Unless you are sober, your prayer life is a waste of time. Be alert and sober so that you can pray!
This is true among fellow single people, who cheer each other in rejecting proposals for marriage and setting unrealistic standards. When you emerge out with a relationship, they will attack you with a heap of abuses. This is true in many settings, progress will attract hatred and attacks. You will get a heap of abuse.
Does the Bible at this point suggest that physical suffering is a path to perfection and sinlessness? Are we being told that if we suffer physically we will be done with sin? Is it possible to reach a point where you are done with sin?
Does prayer time become boring and routine? It is a lack of faith that you are at a moment where you are speaking to God for whom nothing is impossible. If you have faith that prayer time is talking to the King of the Universe who is loving and able to sort out any mess, then prayer time would be a powerful moment. The frequency of prayer and relief that comes after praying depends on faith. Our prayer life is what it is because of the presence or absence of faith. A small ingredient that makes a big difference!