1 Samuel 1:16-17 Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your eyes.” Then the woman went her way and ate, and her face was no longer sad. God and Me encounter restores joy, peace and...
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26 July 2024 – God and Me – Part 5
James 2:23 And so it happened just as the Scriptures say: “Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith.” He was even called the friend of God. Our ‘God and Me’ time that develops into a fond friendship and a trusted relationship is the authentication of our faith. Trust must...
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25 July 2024 – God and Me – Part 4
Matthew 18:26-27 “At this the servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go. Our ‘God and Me’ relationship and our close walk with the Lord settles the debt of sin,...
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24 July 2024 – God and Me – Part 3
Proverbs 31:25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. The ‘God and Me time’ or our personal prayer time forms a “God-Bubble” around us. There is strength, dignity, courage, self-worth, joy, peace and confidence about the future within this bubble. “As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord...
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23 July 2024 – God and Me – Part 2
Matthew 16:26 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Gaining the goodwill of men and the networth of the world will be of no use if a person has lost their soul. To lose one’s soul is to carelessly open the door for...
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22 July 2024 – God and Me – Part 1
Colossians 1:27 To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. Faith is not an emotion and hope is not a good feeling; our Faith and Hope is Christ Jesus. Faith is not a belief system and our faith...
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21 July 2024 – Insecurities – Part 7
2 Timothy 4:16-17 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. Past traumatic experiences,...
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20 July 2024 – Insecurities – Part 6
1 Samuel 18:12 Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul. Insecurity makes a person defensive, dreadful and doubtful. Insecurity will incarcerate a person with imaginary fear and terror. The insecure man or woman lives in constant fear of rejection and a deep uncertainty about whether his or...
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19 July 2024 – Insecurities – Part 5
Luke 15:28-29 “The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my...
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18 July 2024 – Insecurities – Part 4
Genesis 30:1-2 When Rachel saw that she was not bearing Jacob any children, she became jealous of her sister. So she said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I’ll die!” Repeated disappointments, long periods of waiting, social stigma and shame are some of the root causes of insecurities which can lead to anxiety, eating disorders,...