Family & Relationships – Page 5

May

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Evangelism, Faith & Prayer, Family & Relationships, Finances, Healing, Inspiration & Motivation, Life & Living, Personal Development, Spiritual Growth No Comments

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: PATIENCE

Who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously. – I Peter 2:23 REFERENCE I Peter 2:19-23 Webster’s dictionary says Patience is “To be able to remain calm and not become annoyed when waiting for a long time […]

May

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FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: PEACE

“Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.” – Mark4:39 REFERENCE: Mark 4:35-41 Colossians 3:15 says, “Let the peace of Christ [the inner calm of one who walks daily with Him] be the controlling factor in your hearts […]

May

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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: JOY

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23 REFERENCE: Galatians 5:22-26 Manifesting the fruit of the Spirit reflects spiritual maturity in our Christian walk; it shows a life yielded to and led by the Holy Spirit. The […]

May

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THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: LOVE

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.” – Galatians 5:22-23 REFERENCE: Galatians 5:22-25 Still, on the Holy Spirit, we will spend the coming days getting acquainted with the fruit of the Holy Spirit – the virtues the presence […]

May

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PARAKLETOS

“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever.” ~ John 14:16 REFERENCE: John 14:15-26 Jesus gives His valedictory speech to His disciples; the thought of Him dying left them morose, like a child who had just got separated from his parents. That […]

May

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FOSTERING FULFILLING FRIENDSHIPS

“A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” ~ Proverbs 18:24 REFERENCE: Proverbs 18:24 Some people cringe when they hear about friendship because friends have once hurt them, so they steer clear of it. However, God designed us for connection and community; […]

May

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WHEN SUCCESS LOOKS EASY

“Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region.” ~ Luke 4:14 REFERENCE: Luke 4:1-15 Have you seen professionals at their game, work, or art? They make it look easy. Ronaldo and Messi make scoring goals in football look easy, Israel […]

May

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IF YOUR HEART IS WISE

“My son, if your heart is wise, my heart will rejoice – indeed, I myself.” ~ Proverb 23:15 REFERENCE: Proverbs 23:15-16 Our focus verse captures a father’s earnest desire for his son; he expresses the joy he would feel if his son became wise of heart. Why would this be important to the […]

May

HIDDEN IN THE BEDROOM

“But Jehosheba…sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were being murdered; and they hid him and his nurse in the bedroom, from Athaliah, so that he was not killed.” ~ II Kings 11:2 REFERENCE: II Kings 11:1-12 It was a chaotic time […]

Apr

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YOU SHALL NOT KILL THEM

“Now when the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, “My father, shall I kill them? Shall I kill them?” But he answered, “You shall not kill them…” ~ II Kings 6:21-22a REFERENCE: II Kings 6:13-23 The default mode of many believers is that God must kill enemies. You hear them saying, […]