Exodus 4:1 Moses answered, “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you’?” When disappointment festers in our soul, it leads to discouragement – Joyce Meyer. Discouragement is the aftermath of disappointment. Those who are discouraged don’t lack capability, they lack courage. Discouragement is...
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07 May 2024 – Divine Disappointments – Part 2
Jonah 1:5b But Jonah had gone below deck, where he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. ‘We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope’ – Martin Luther King Jr. Disappointment and droopiness are closely linked. Disappointment is unmet expectations. One of the ways we combat disappointment is by hiding or sleeping to...
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06 May 2024 – Divine Disappointments – Part 1
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Disappointments are just God’s way of saying, “I’ve got something better”. Be patient…live life…have faith”. Disappointment is a sadness or sorrow caused by a non-fulfillment of one’s hopes....
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05 April 2024 – Trials & Temptations – Part 7
Daniel 3:24-26 Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that we tied up and threw into the fire?” They replied, “Certainly, Your Majesty.” He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son...
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04 May 2024 – Trials & Temptations – Part 5
Galatians 2:11-12 When Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he stood condemned. For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to...
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02 May 2024 – Trials & Temptations – Part 4
Genesis 4:6-7 “Then the Lord said to Cain, ‘Why are you angry? Why is your face downcast? If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it’”. Yielding...
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01 May 2024 – Trials & Temptations – Part 3
Job 1:12 Then the LORD said to satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? Trial is a God permitted challenge or crisis to reinforce our faith and fortify our trust in Him. Temptations on the other hand are attacks of the devil in the most vulnerable and weak areas of our inner man. The demons...
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30 April 2024 – Trials & Temptations – Part 2
Luke 22:31-32 “Simon, Simon, satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” While the Holy Spirit strengthens us in our vulnerable areas, the demons relentlessly tempt us in our weakest points....
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29 April 2024 – Trials & Temptations – Part 1
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Trials and temptations are not synonyms. Temptations are ‘setups’ of the devil to trap us in sin whereas trials are ‘probations’ that qualify us for promotions. Trials are permitted to strengthen us and to help us to succeed but temptations are snares to make us...
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28 April 2024 – The Three Ms – Part 7
Matthew 15:18-19 But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. In very simple palatable words Jesus explained the science behind mind-body connection. He said, our mouth will confess what our...