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HELPFUL CHRISTIAN HABITS – STEWARDSHIP

“As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” – 1 Peter 4:10 REFERENCE: 1 PETER 4:7-11   Everything you have has been given to you by God; it is not yours; you hold it in trust for the actual Owner, God. Webster’s dictionary says stewardship is the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. It is managing something on another's behalf. Stewardship is about living your life knowing it is a loan from God until you return to Him. Ultimately, the test of stewardship is...
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FELLOWSHIP

HELPFUL CHRISTIAN HABITS – FELLOWSHIP

“…not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some…” – Hebrews 10:25a REFERENCE: Hebrews 10:21-25 A good Christian is in the habit of gathering with other believers for fellowship. Fellowship is necessary for a successful and effective Christian walk. Our text counsels us that Jesus’ return is soon, so we should not neglect fellowship. Fellowship is a friendly association with people with whom one shares the same interests. It is union, mutual support, comradeship, brotherhood, and solidarity. These words already speak of the benefits of fellowship. For a Christian, fellowship is the place of growth, productivity,...
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HELPFUL CHRISTIAN HABITS – PRAYER PARTNERSHIP

“Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.” – Jeremiah 29:12   REFERENCE: JEREMIAH 29:10-14   The word Partnership is a business term. It is a form of business where two or more people share ownership and the responsibility for managing a company, including its profit and losses. In partnership, both parties work together, leveraging the strengths of each other. Prayer is partnering with God to see His will done on earth. In this partnership, man needs God’s power to do God’s will on earth, and God will need a man...
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HELPFUL CHRISTIAN HABITS – BIG ON THE WORD

“Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.” – I Timothy 4:16 REFERENCE: JOSHUA 1:1-8   To succeed and grow as a Christian, there are habits you must develop and continually practice. In I Timothy 4:16, Paul counseled Timothy on the how and why of habits; he said, “Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.” You will experience overwhelming growth or victory in anything you continually think about and entirely commit to practicing. A Christian must give himself to the continual exercise of...
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DREAMS: LICENSE TO LIVE

Come therefore, let us now kill him and cast him into some pit; and we shall say, ‘Some wild beast has devoured him.’ We shall see what will become of his dreams! – Genesis 37:20   REFERENCE: Genesis 37:5-20   Dreams change the world, but the world likes to change dreamers. The world rarely understands dreamers because they often speak of things they have seen which are loftier than where they are. Dreamers disrupt the status quo and shake the system; without them, the world would be stuck in the rut of the old ways, but thank God for the new that...
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THE JOURNEY IS TOO GREAT FOR YOU

Then as he (Elijah) lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, ‘Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you. – 1 Kings 19:5 (NKJV).   REFERENCE: 1 Kings 19:1-8 Congratulations! You have made it to the first day of the second half of the year. The grace of God has kept and sustained you till today; take a moment now and whisper a thank you to God. Great! The last six months have been a journey with various experiences – victories, losses, pain, rejection, or betrayals. In fact,...
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MAKE ROOM FOR MORE – 2

“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.” – Isaiah 54:2. REFERENCE: ISAIAH 54:2-4 In order to experience the fulfillment of God’s promise, there is a part God plays, and there is a part you must play. God will not do what He has empowered you to do. We are the legal operators in the earth realm; God has given us the authority to execute His will here on earth by our actions. God has promised to increase you; in making room...
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MAKE ROOM FOR MORE

“…Let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.” – Isaiah 54:2.   REFERENCE: ISAIAH 54:2-4 Yesterday, we saw that God wants us to experience uninhibited growth in every area of our lives. The instruction to ‘ENLARGE YOUR TENT’ is a call to action. What does this mean for you? What practical things can you do to ready yourself for the greater, bigger, and better you? Stretch out your curtains – The curtain is a tent’s covering and the part of the tent we see. It is the part of the...
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ENLARGE YOUR TENT

“Enlarge the place of your tent, and let them stretch out the curtains of your dwellings; Do not spare; lengthen your cords, and strengthen your stakes.” – Isaiah 54:2. REFERENCE: ISAIAH 54:2-4 God is ready to do something new in your life. He says, “Enlarge the place of your tent and spread out;” that is, make room for more in your mind. Hold nothing back, and increase your capacity to receive bigger and better from God. Do away with small thinking and timid goals. God wants the second half of the year to be the better half of the year for you....
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BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES

“I will bless the LORD at all times, His praise shall continually be in my mouth.” ~ Psalm 34:1 REFERENCE: Psalm 34:1-8 It is midyear, and thanksgiving is in order. Considering all God has done for you since the beginning of the year, your response should be unrestrained thanksgiving. Most Christians paused yesterday to thank God for bringing them midway in the year. It is easy, however, to emerge from the weekend and get into the hustle and bustle of life, treating thanksgiving like an event or a church service. But thanksgiving is not just for a particular day; it is for...
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