Emma Meier said: “I have learned that our pain softens the shell that insulates us from the suffering of others. Our grief allows us to absorb their grief, making us a part of the collective suffering of the world, a suffering known and borne by God himself. In this deepest and most profound connection with others, I have found joy.”
Have you not heard that: “The arrangements of the heart have a place with man” (Proverbs 16:1a self-paraphrased). It infers that God designs and gets ready, and because man is made in the image of God (Genesis 1:27), it is in the idea of man to make preparations of the heart. “However, the appropriate response of the tongue is from the Lord” (Proverbs 16:1b self-paraphrased). At the point when insight is given voice (the appropriate response of the tongue), it is from…
Have you not heard that you “Submit yourselves therefore to God …” (James 4:7). Submit yourself in all things; meaning, a total devotion; a real dedication! For instance, you have a tongue and a voice. These instruments of discourse can be utilised ruinously or utilised productively. You can use your language to defame, to fuss, to reprove, to bother, and to fight; or you can bring it heavily influenced by God’s Spirit and make it an instrument of gift and…
Eberhard Arnold said: “It is not enough for Jesus that we set aside part of our strength for him, even if it is a large part. He wants the whole of us. He is not satisfied if our religion is just a quest for inner peace and comfort. He wants us to dedicate ourselves totally to serve him and work for him. A so-called faith that does not show in our daily lives is of no use to him.”
Have you ever heard that anxiety hit us from all directions? Do you think that anxiety is disobedience or a moral disorder? Whatever? Do you remember that: “Don’t worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart.” (Philippians 4:6GNT). Meaning, we should go to the person who is in charge of all things. God grasps the entirety of our lives and is the one in particular who can…
A friend once said the dead don’t communicate, but never silent? An old African proverb says, “There are forty kinds of lunacy, but only one kind of common sense.” Acting imprudently generally implies things will deteriorate before they improve. So before your alarm, quiet yourself and approach God for wisdom and help, even in the least difficult things. Not only will God give us peace, but He will also strengthen us. The image of God in Isaiah 41:10 is glamorously…
Bashar Warda said: “Should an ancient, peaceful people be allowed to perish without comment, without objection? It seems an almost absurd question to ask in these modern times. Well then, we object. We object that one faith should have the right to kill another. We object. We Christians should not remain passive and pray for the best. We too have a critical role to play, a position which brings us back to the beginnings of our faith.…And so we say…
Yes, for overall accomplishments, always remember that Wisdom understands that other people also have wisdom. For this reason, Jesus humbled Himself and obedient to the Father in the perfection of the Redemption: “Instead of this, of his own free will he gave up all he had and took the nature of a servant. He became like a human being and appeared in human likeness. He was humble and walked the path of obedience to death— his death on the cross….
Some argue against the true humility; some justifies self-righteousness as a form of humility; some even say if it’s not humility, it can never be righteousness! At the point when it began to act naturally again, equitable flaunting, Jesus went easy. He discovered it was the best way to manage the individuals who stayed nearby places of love distaining and scorning others. No under multiple times, He articulated “Woe to you” since that is the primary language a Pharisee understands….
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt said: “I don’t want a minute of easy happiness until this earth knows that God is alive! We must bow down before the living God and weep aloud for having killed him up to now. We are born for trouble, born for battle. Shame on us Christians who are always wanting to have it nice and soft, with a bit of God in our lives!…God calls out to us, “Share in my business!” and we are fooling…