And the eyes of them both were opened and they sowed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons … Genesis 3:7
Human nature works out how to avoid pain and how to make itself feel good. When it feels put down it works out from a very early age how to counteract the bad feeling and replace it by doing something that makes it feel good again. For example, Read the rest of this entry »
Q. How would you describe a mature Christian?
Many would describe maturity as sensitive, caring, empathetic and listens to my needs. The truth is these are all feeling measurements. Real Godly maturity is Read the rest of this entry »
… and having done all, stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt with truth … Ephesians 6:13,14
Q. What’s it mean ‘to stand’?
Most people stand against a hurtful spirit in defiance. Defiance is the opposite to standing. Defiance = you’re never going to put me down again / you’re not going to tell me / I’ll prove to you I’m good / I’ll prove to you I’m right and you’re wrong. Defiance is standing up for your rights or trying to prove to God you are of value, whereas, standing is standing up for God’s rights. Standing = Read the rest of this entry »
Don’t think of yourself more highly than you ought to think … Romans 12:3
The rise of feminism is based on Read the rest of this entry »
Fear is a scary thing. Everyone suffers it. It’s an automatic human trait. It paints a picture in our mind that can drive us to sickness and even death. It can confront us when we’re bullied, intimidated, face a loss or just being questioned.
But, you can actually only feel fear when you’re Read the rest of this entry »
For whom the Lord loves He corrects … Hebrews 12:6
How do you feel when you’re corrected?
No one likes correction; it hurts our pride, and it stirs up our fears. For some reason correction scares people because they feel put down. Most people feel stupid, silly, embarrassed, useless, that you don’t like them, dumb, a failure, or should have known better. The correction comes as a shock to our pride; we think we are good. To most people, correction is pain; therefore they generally deduce that Read the rest of this entry »
God resists the proud and gives grace to the humble, 1 Peter 5:5
Most people think humility is being nice, polite and not being proud about yourself, but humility is not a human trait, it’s a Read the rest of this entry »
In the Greek the meaning of envy is …
Envy = pain felt and malignity conceived at the sight of someone else’s excellence or happiness. Envy can degenerate into a desire to make war upon the beneficiary, and thus to trouble their good and diminish it.
James 4:5 tells us that the spirit in us lusts to envy. That is, we are born with the inherent trait to want the best for ourselves in preference to what’s best for others. God defines this inherent characteristic as pride, and regards it as the top level of sin. There’s nothing you can do about the fact that you are born with sin, but there is a solution to your sin. Read the rest of this entry »
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