You can be happy whether you have more than enough to eat, or whether you’re hungry; whether you have a lot, or nothing. You can go through a rough time with a smile on your face and a song of praise in your heart. You do not have to respond to challenging circumstances by falling […]
“I’m glad in God, far happier than you would ever guess—happy that you’re again showing such strong concern for me. Not that you ever quit praying and thinking about me. You just had no chance to show it. Actually, I don’t have a sense of needing anything personally. I’ve learned by now to be quite […]
Dissatisfaction is the result of focusing on what you don’t have – and not on what you do have. The apostle Paul was content and happy in prison, and yet today many Christians are depressed while living in luxury. Dissatisfaction can cause a lot of unhappiness in your life and can lead you to sin. This is what happened […]
“…I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.”Philippians 4:11 NLT The apostle Paul was writing from prison where he was facing possible execution, and yet Philippians was his most joy-filled letter. He’s writing to the believer (who would have been outside of prison) and he’s encouraging them to rejoice in the Lord […]
“3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.”Philippians 2:3-4 ESV You’ll never be truly happy by seeking happiness. It comes as a natural by-product of seeking relationship […]
“For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he…”Pro 23:7 KJV The way you think determines and directs the way you live. Most people don’t think about what they think about, instead they just let their thoughts run wild and as a result their emotions are out of control, and they struggle with self-control. […]
How is your heart doing? I’m not asking about who you are in Christ and what you have in the Spirit. How are your emotions doing? Your feelings are largely the result of your thinking, and so let me ask: how is your thinking? What are you focused on? Most of us tend to be […]
“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”Luke 6:45 ESV It’s important to look after your heart because all of life flows from it. You say what […]
How is your heart? The answer to this question could be the reason why you are struggling to receive your healing, or why things just aren’t working out for you at the moment. God isn’t against you and He’s not withholding His blessing from you, but it’s possible that your heart is preventing you from […]
“Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken…”Hebrews 12:28 ESV We live in a world in which anything can happen and everything is subject change, at any moment. If you base your security on your circumstances (politics, the economy, how much money is in your bank account, weather, how many […]