Isaiah 66:2b This is the LORD’s declaration. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word”. ‘Godliness’ is not a Christian cliché – “Godliness is the nature of Christ in us”. Godliness does not bud, blossom and bear fruits in a week. It takes years...
Tag: Seven Good Habits
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31 March 2022 – Seven Good Habits – Part 6
James 1:3-4 3 Knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Patience is a fruit that only grows through tough trials – testing of your faith produces patience. “Patience is bitter but its fruit is sweet. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Patience...
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30 March 2022 – Seven Good Habits – Part 5
James 1:19 Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Listening is a ‘finely tuned art’. There are radio waves in almost any environment but unless we tune to the frequency, we will not be able to receive the radio signals. Twittering, hissing or buzzing sounds indicate that there...
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29 March 2022 – Seven Good Habits – Part 4
Genesis 50:21 Joseph said to them “don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children. And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them”. As long we are alive and breathing, there will be betrayal, backbiting and bickering. Forgiveness is a healthy habit that must be fostered and nurtured. No matter how brutal the betrayal...
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28 March 2022 – Seven Good Habits – Part 3
Genesis 14:20b Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the goods he had recovered. Abraham gave tithe even before the law of Moses included tithing as a requirement in the Mosaic law. “Giving and generosity” must not be under compulsion but must be an expression of deep gratitude for God’s goodness and graciousness. We...
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27 March 2022 – Seven Good Habits – Part 2
Judges 16:1 One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute. He went in to spend the night with her. Both good and bad habits start small. “Small disciplines repeated with consistency every day lead to great achievements gained slowly over time.” – John C Maxwell. Big achievements are a result of small beginnings. The...
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26 March 2022 – Seven Good Habits – Part 1
Daniel 6:10a Even after Daniel heard that this law had been signed, he continued his custom of going home to kneel down to prayer and give thanks to God in the upper chamber, three times a day, with the windows open toward Jerusalem. (NAB) Thoughts become words, words become actions, repeated actions become behaviours and...