Genesis 1:9-10 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. The Weekly News from the Divine Workshop. The third working...
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24 September 2024 – The Divine Workshop – Part 2
Genesis 1:6-7 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. The Weekly News from the Divine Workshop. The creation and renovation continued in the Divine Workshop...
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23 September 2024 – The Divine Workshop – Part 1
Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. The Weekly News from the Divine Workshop In the eternity past, the Lord God stepped into the empty...
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22 September 2024 – Emotional Wellness – Part 7
3 John 2 Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. Emotional wellness is directly tied to physical wellness. People who are under constant stress and battle with negative emotions will in most cases develop health problems. Chronic stress and pressure will tamper the “emotional...
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21 September 2024 – Emotional Wellness – Part 6
1 Kings 18:21 Elijah went before the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal is God, follow him.” But the people said nothing. Repeated compromises and mistakes make our feelings numb and emotionless. This is a state when the heart is...
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20 September 2024 – Emotional Wellness – Part 5
Genesis 4:7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you refuse to do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires you, but you must master it. There are underlying reasons – pain, hurt or anger, for emotional turmoil. Addressing the symptoms will not fix the...
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19 September 2024 – Emotional Wellness – Part 4
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Fear is the survival instinct programmed in our nervous system in order to keep us safe. However, fear becomes harmful when it makes us more cautious than we should be. Threatening...
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18 September 2024 – Emotional Wellness – Part 3
John 21:3 Simon Peter said, “I’m going fishing.” “We’ll come, too,” they all said. So they went out in the boat, but they caught nothing all night. “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts” – Winston Churchill. Failure is part of success. Failure identifies our weakness and...
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17 September 2024 – Emotional Wellness – Part 2
1 Samuel 30:6 David was greatly distressed because the men were talking of stoning him; each one was bitter in spirit because of his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the Lord his God. Emotionally strong relationships are built with transparent communication, empathy, trust, affection, care, respect and healthy boundaries. Loneliness and isolation...
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16 September 2024 – Emotional Wellness – Part 1
2 Samuel 12:21 His (David’s) attendants asked him, “Why are you acting this way? While the child was alive, you fasted and wept, but now that the child is dead, you get up and eat!” Emotional wellness as defined by psychologists is “the ability to successfully handle life’s stresses and adapt to change and difficult times.” Emotional wellness gives...