Category: Spiritual Motivation

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...