Dietrich Bonhoeffer said: “Who is able to withstand evil? Only those whose final standard is not their own reason, principles, conscience, freedom, or virtue, but who are ready to sacrifice all this when called to obedient and responsible actions in faith and in exclusive allegiance to God – people who try to make their whole life an answer to the question and call of God.”
1. “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.” 2 “So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these…
Have you not heard that time management is an oxymoron? Meaning, this time is outside our ability to control, and the clock continues to tick, paying little heed to how we lead our lives. Priority management is the response to augmenting the time we have. Our days are indistinguishable bags, overall a similar size. However, some can pack more into them than others. Nobody has a mysterious capacity to set aside a few minutes, and however, on the off chance…
Stephanie Bennett said: “Silence is a necessary counter to the relentless preoccupation of our multitasking minds – something that should provide a contrapuntal rhythm to the steady beat of our busy human brains. Just as we are wise to protect the earth’s vulnerable woodlands from overdevelopment, so we must protect the sanctuary of our interior lives. Speech, relationships, the soul: they begin with, and are sustained by, silence.”
1. “Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” 2 “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” 3 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not…
A ton of us wonder whether or not to request help when we are in critical need. Amid emergencies, be it monetary, enthusiastic, mental or relationship, we regularly deny accepting reality, and in this manner, we never request help from our loved ones. We feel requesting help from others is an indication of a shortcoming. We are apprehensive individuals will pass judgment on us, so it isn’t very comfortable to look for help. My friends, you have the assurance that…
Matthew Loftus said: “Though I began my career intent on helping others, it wasn’t until I learned to submit to my neighbors and to accept their help that I recognized how I’d been holding out for the sake of my pride, allowing my desire to be a helper to overtake my love for Christ. Of course, one does not have to be struggling with sexual sin, addiction, or mental illness to benefit from this sort of honesty and accountability. Still,…
1. “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” 2 “We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar, for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also…
What? Yes, Jesus Christ declares “love one another”!!! It’s enticing to peruse this announcement from Jesus Christ with demoralisation. Christ was sinless and perfect, pure and excellent (Hebrews 4:15), so when He orders us to love each other the way He loved us, it’s challenging. More terrible, it can appear unthinkable: as error-prone individuals, we don’t generally feel cheerful musings about others, even individual Christians. The conviction that we’re committed to feeling great, overjoyed friendship towards others is overwhelming. The possibility…
Tim Otto said: “In a world of dazzling technological power, it’s tempting to think that we can mass-produce love. But human souls aren’t nourished by impersonal acts of care manufactured by institutions. Even God, the maker of the universe, became small to deliver love to each human soul. Let’s imitate that example.”