Relationship – Page 8

Aug

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Faith & Prayer, Family & Relationships, Life & Living, Personal Development, Relationship, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare 8 Comments

DINAH’S DECISION: THE WEAK LINK

“And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter. Now his sons were with his livestock in the field; so, Jacob held his peace until they returned.” ~ Genesis 34:5 REFERENCE: Genesis 34:1-7 & 25-27 We saw how Dinah’s curiosity led her into the hands of a vile man; what she called ‘seeing life’ turned […]

Aug

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Family & Relationships, Life & Living, Personal Development, Relationship, Spiritual Growth 9 Comments

DINAH’S DECISION: CUTE & CURIOUS

“Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.” ~ Genesis 34:1 REFERENCE: Genesis 34:1-7 We rarely hear about Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Imagine the love and attention she enjoyed in the family as the only daughter with twelve […]

Aug

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Faith & Prayer, Family & Relationships, Healing, Life & Living, Personal Development, Relationship, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare 4 Comments

BOUNCING BACK FROM BETRAYAL

“He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, for there were many against me.” ~ Psalm 55:18 REFERENCE: Psalm 55:16-23 Betrayal by a trusted ally or family member is one of the most painful experiences you could ever have. The physical pain is nothing compared to the emotional trauma and shock. […]

Aug

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Faith & Prayer, Family & Relationships, Finances, Life & Living, Personal Development, Relationship, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare 5 Comments

THE BITTERNESS OF BETRAYAL

“For it is not an enemy who reproaches me; then I could bear it…but it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my acquaintance.” ~ Psalm 55:12-13 REFERENCE: Psalm 55:4-8 & 12-14 Here, we find David, a man after God’s heart, not worshipping or composing praise songs but in bitter lamentation, dealing with fear, […]

Aug

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Faith & Prayer, Life & Living, Personal Development, Relationship, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Warfare 7 Comments

GET STARTED

The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; His hands shall also finish it…” – Zechariah 4:9 REFERENCE: Zechariah 4:6-10 August is the eighth month, and eight is the number of new beginnings. Everything on earth has an origin; Genesis is the book of beginnings because it chronicles the beginning of all […]

Aug

By Wale Afelumo All Devotional, Faith & Prayer, Healing, Life & Living, Personal Development, Relationship 6 Comments

THE GOD-ADVANTAGE

“When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” – John 5:6 REFERENCE: John 5:1-9 Life can sometimes be ruthlessly mean. How do you explain that life detained this man in one spot […]

Jul

By Wale Afelumo All Devotional, Faith & Prayer, Personal Development, Relationship, Spiritual Growth 8 Comments

THE GRACE OF GOD

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves; it is the gift of God.” ~ Ephesians 2:8 REFERENCE Ephesians 2:8-9 Grace is unmerited favor, goodness, and kindness. It is God’s unusual help, as witnessed in King Uzziah, II Chronicles 26:15b, “…who made devices invented by skillful men, to be on […]

Jul

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Family & Relationships, Life & Living, Personal Development, Relationship, Spiritual Growth 12 Comments

LEAH’S LONGING: IRONIES OF LIFE

“Now when Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, Rachel envied her sister, and said to Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die!” ~ Genesis 30:31 REFERENCE Genesis 29:31-30:2 Humans are mostly needing beings, preoccupied with things they desire, and spend time praying about things they lack. Leah desperately wanted her husband’s affection; she […]

Jul

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Family & Relationships, Life & Living, Relationship, Spiritual Growth 7 Comments

LEAH’S LONGING: PERFORMANCE TRAP

“She conceived again and bore a son, and said, “Now this time my husband will become attached to me because I have borne him three sons.” Therefore, his name was called Levi.” ~ Genesis 29:34 REFERENCE: Genesis 29:30-35 Leah was a woman unloved by her husband; this created a great gap (her husband’s attention and […]

Jul

By Abraham Mmenyene All Devotional, Family & Relationships, Life & Living, Relationship, Spiritual Growth 4 Comments

LEAH’S LONGING: GREAT GAP

“When the Lord saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.” ~ Genesis 29:31 REFERENCE: Genesis 29:30-35 Leah was a wife of fraudulence forced on Jacob by Laban, her father. Jacob loved her younger sister Rachel instead, and worked to pay for her dowry. But Laban tricked him […]