Tweet “The deepest spiritual lessons are not learned by God letting us have our way in the end, but by Him making us wait, bearing with us in love and patience until we are able honestly to pray what He taught His disciples to pray: Thy will be done. Acceptance of whatever this means is …
Tweet “’Tis one thing to be tempted, another thing to fall.”~ William Shakespeare. The story has been told of a certain man who lived in the south-western part of Nigeria. Shall we call him Lagbaja. Brother Lagbaja had enormous faith in God and liked to think he was a model Christian. He had unfettered zeal …
Tweet “A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” ~ Colin Powell . I have heard a somewhat funny prayer, ‘Let the God of SUDDENLY visit me today!’ and I am tempted to ask, ‘Do you really expect an answer to that prayer? Seriously?’ We have heard stories of …
Tweet “The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson. I asked God for an oak. He answered my prayers- and gave me an acorn. I have not always appreciated the acorns in my life. Truth be told, I have not always acknowledged the acorns. Of course, it is practically …
Tweet “Wisdom is not a product of schooling but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”~ Albert Einstein. Wisdom is not old age, neither is it young age nor is it middle age. Wisdom is the greatest wealth. Wisdom is the greatest asset (see Proverbs 4:7). Without Wisdom riches grow wings. Wisdom determines whether a …
Tweet “The Word of God well understood and religiously obeyed is the shortest route to spiritual perfection. And we must not select a few favorite passages to the exclusion of others. Nothing less than a whole Bible can make a whole Christian.”~A. W. Tozer. I’ve been thinking a lot about Jesus’ statement in Matthew 4:4 …
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