Do we have people we need to appreciate? Are there people we can’t be successful without? Are there people who make your day-to-day easier? Are there people whose services are cheaply available but their absence would plunge you into a crisis? Make it your custom to celebrate people!
To accept and move on, is bringing an end to a bad experience. Deliberately choosing to forgive an ill. To reconcile with a bad situation. What are the situations that need us to accept and move on? How does God accept and move on? Did God really accept and moved on? This is based on a short text in the Bible whose casual reading shows nothing until you dig deeper and discover the weight. Read this text again. Did God accept and move on?
Who is Abishag? What needs is she satisfying? Why couldn’t his many wives satisfy these needs? Why was Abishag necessary? How do we apply this message today when polygamy is no longer an option? Do we still need Abishag in present day society? Without Abishag some urgent needs will never be met. Should we accept Abishag?
The love between Jonathan and David was more wonderful than that of women. What does that mean? Were they homosexuals? Why would the love of women be considered secondary? What was in this love that made it superior? I wish you this type of love in Jesus’ name, Amen!
It is very sad to know that there are people who derive pleasure in provoking others. There are people who you will try avoiding in order to have peace but they will seek you to provoke you. You will be provoked not because of what you have done or said but because of who the other person is- evil. Scripture will let us know how to deal with repeated provocation.
Losses hurt us. It is not easy to survive the loss. Loss of valuable gadgets. Loss of employment. Loss of status and reputation. Whatever loss is too much to bear. Worst of all is the loss of a loved one. But since no one is guaranteed a loss-free life, we must learn how to recover from any loss that may, unfortunately, visit us. How to initiate recovery from any loss!
What we are doing is what others were eternally punished for. Exactly how we are conducting ourselves, is how those who were eternally punished, were conducting themselves. Why haven’t we been punished? For this very reason, others were eternally punished!
Should Christians focus on being social? Is social inferior to spiritual? It is unfortunate that though God gave us several facets of life, we tend to emphasize one or two at the expense of others. A well-lived life is a life that all facets that are balanced and equally experienced. We should give our physical beings as much attention as we give our spiritual, mental, and social.
Older women are more likely to know what young women are going through. Older women have most likely had the experience young women are now having. Younger women are most likely to appreciate guidance from older women if it is done well. This structure informs all of us, men and women how to help others.