‘Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?’ Job 2:10 NKJV If you could ask God one question and be guaranteed an answer, what would you ask? When Barna Research asked this question in a national survey in the USA, the primary response...
Do Only What God Wants You To Do
‘I have brought You glory on earth by finishing the work You gave Me to do.’ John 17:4 NIV Over half of those who enter the ministry quit within ten years because of stress and discouragement. How can you avoid that? By following Christ’s example. How did Jesus do it?...
‘Yes, But’ People
‘They have an unhealthy interest in controversies.’ 1 Timothy 6:4 NIV Some people miss all the good things in life by focusing only on what’s wrong. They miss the flowers in the garden and point out the weeds. Who are they? They’re the ‘Yes, but’ people. In order to...
Prayers That Don’t Work
‘My prayers returned to me unanswered.’ Psalm 35:13 NIV Misdirected prayers. Some people turn the blessing at mealtime into a public airing of their frustrations. Others bounce their prayers off God, hoping to hit the person across the table—the one they’re trying to...
Forgive Them And Release Yourself
‘When you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them.’ Mark 11:25 NIV When someone hurts us, our natural response is to either hurt them back or hope they will suffer for what they have done to us. Yet as redeemed children of God, we know this is...
Do You Have A Difficult Boss?
‘Serve wholeheartedly.’ Ephesians 6:7 NIV If you think your boss is hard to get along with, imagine working for David’s boss, King Saul. The more David tried to help him, the more Saul tried to kill him. So what did David do? Every time his boss flew into a jealous...
Be Willing To Listen, Consider, And Yield
‘Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honour giving preference to one another.’ Romans 12:10 NKJV In the summer of 1986, two ships collided in the Black Sea off the coast of Russia. Hundreds of passengers died after being hurled into the icy...
Choose Joy
‘Do everything without complaining.’ Philippians 2:14 NLT Chronic complainers are almost impossible to help. You can never satisfy them but they won’t let you stop trying, so you end up feeling trapped. Once you get a reputation as a chronic complainer, people avoid...
People pleasing
‘I’m not trying to win the approval of people.’ Galatians 1:10 NLT People pleasing does two things: (1) It makes you neglect your own needs in order to meet other people’s. (2) It causes you to make decisions based on their approval. Either way, you can end up feeling...
The Most Important Thing
‘There is only one thing worth being concerned about.’ Luke 10:42 NLT Here are two enemies that threaten your spiritual life: (1) Boredom. Missionary and educator Frank Laubach said, ‘If you’re weary of some sleepy form of devotion, probably God is as weary of it as...
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The link between disobedience and stress
‘Walk in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well with you.’ Jeremiah 7:23 NKJV A leading Christian psychologist says there is a direct correlation between the stress we experience and disobeying God’s Word. Could that be true? Could there be a link...
Hubungan antara ketidakpatuhan dan stres
‘Ikutilah seluruh jalan yang Kuperintahkan kepadamu, supaya kamu berbahagia.’ Yeremia 7:23 Seorang psikolog Kristen terkemuka mengatakan ada korelasi langsung antara stres yang kita alami dan ketidaktaatan pada Firman Tuhan. Mungkinkah itu benar? Mungkinkah ada...
The importance of God’s Word
‘He read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant which had been found in the house of the Lord.’ 2 Chronicles 34:30 NKJV When Josiah became king in Jerusalem, he assigned workers to repair the temple. There they discovered a copy of God’s law in the...
Pentingnya Firman Tuhan
‘Dengan didengar mereka ia membacakan segala perkataan dari kitab perjanjian yang ditemukan di rumah TUHAN itu.’ 2 Tawarikh 3 4:30 Ketika Yosia menjadi raja di Yerusalem, ia menugaskan para pekerja untuk memperbaiki bait suci. Di sana mereka menemukan salinan hukum...
Pray about it, then take action
‘So they began this good work.’ Nehemiah 2:18 NIV There is a time to pray, and there is a time to take action. Sometimes that means filling out the job application, or getting your money in order, or setting up the appointment, or having the conversation, or making...
Berdoalah tentang hal itu, lalu ambil tindakan
‘Mereka mulai melakukan pekerjaan yang baik itu.’ Nehemia 2:18 Ada saatnya untuk berdoa, dan ada saatnya untuk bertindak. Terkadang itu berarti mengisi lamaran pekerjaan, atau mengatur keuangan, atau mengatur janji temu, atau mengadakan percakapan, atau pindah....
Lihatlah diri Anda berharga (2)
‘Oleh karena engkau berharga di mata-Ku dan mulia, dan Aku ini mengasihi engkau.’ Yesaya 4 3:4 Jika Anda ingin mencapai hasil terbaik yaitu 10 tetapi harga diri Anda berada pada level 5, Anda tidak akan pernah mencapai peringkat tertinggi. Anda biasanya akan mencapai...
See yourself as valuable (2)
‘You are precious to Me. You are honoured, and I love you.’ Isaiah 43:4 NLT If you want to achieve the top result of a 10 but your self-esteem is at a 5 level, you will never achieve the highest rank. You’ll mostly achieve a 5 or lower. Why? Because you cannot surpass...
Lihatlah diri Anda berharga (1)
‘Segala perkara dapat kutanggung di dalam Dia yang memberi kekuatan kepadaku.’ Filipi 4:13 Ketika Tuhan menciptakan manusia pertama, Ia melihat bahwa ciptaannya sangat baik. Itu berarti setiap orang yang pernah lahir, termasuk Anda, memiliki benih-benih kesuksesan...
See yourself as valuable (1)
‘I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.’ Philippians 4:13 NASB When God made the first man, He saw that his creation was very good. That means every person that has ever been born, including you, has seeds of success within them. All you need to do is...