Psalm 119:5 Oh, that my actions would consistently reflect your decrees. Consistency is steadiness in our behaviour and choices. Consistency is not just a discipline but a law that will determine growth. It is like the law of gravity. In layman’s language, Newton’s Law of Gravity states that what goes up will be pulled down...
Category: Spiritual Motivation
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04 February 2022 – Effective Prayer – Part 7
Matthew 6:12 And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. Jesus in the Lord’s Prayer, (the prayer template), taught us to forgive those who hurt, harm and humiliate us. Jesus spent His first few hours of the morning in prayer. He prayed before multiplying the bread to the multitude; He...
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03 February 2022 – Effective Prayer – Part 6
Matthew 6:13 Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. An everyday prayer should be “lead us not into temptation”. God does not lead any man into temptation. When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone; but each person is tempted...
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02 February 2022 – Effective Prayer – Part 5
James 5:17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Elijah’s prayers were his weapons of mass destruction. He did not have swords or soldiers but his prayers turned into nuclear bombs that obliterated...
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01 February 2022 – Effective Prayer – Part 4
1 John 5:14 And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. As much as the above verse is assuring, it also throws many into confusion. How do we pray ‘the will of God’ in crucible circumstances? Jesus explained the simple formula to understand and...
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31 January 2022 – Effective Prayer – Part 3
Psalm 34:15 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and His ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. Prayer of the righteous travels at the speed of light. The velocity and viscosity of the prayer of the pious penetrates through space...
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30 January 2022 – Effective Prayer – Part 2
Luke 18:1 Then Jesus told His disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. Jesus instructed us to pray relentlessly. One of the main distractions to effective prayer is disbelief. We pray for healing, but prepare for funeral. Praying without confidence that God hears us and will answer...
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29 January 2022 – Effective Prayer – Part 1
Mark 14:37 Then He returned to His disciples and found them sleeping. “Simon,” He said to Peter, “are you asleep? Couldn’t you keep watch for one hour?. Many of us struggle to keep our concentration focused when we pray. Our mind wanders into worthless thoughts or worldly worries. Even the disciples of Jesus found it...
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28 January 2022- Why, What and How to Fast?-Part 7
Isaiah 58:8 Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the LORD will be your rear guard. Fasting fast-tracks physical and emotional healing. Dr. Albert Schweitzer says “Each patient carries his own doctor inside him. Fasting is the...
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27 January 2022-Why, What and How to Fast?-Part 6
2 Chronicle 20:3 Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the Lord, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. When you are alarmed, intimidated or overwhelmed, fast. Jehoshaphat was attacked by a collation of three nations – the Moabites, Ammonites and the Meunites. The King of Judah did not call his army commander to prepare...