Today, we often confuse kindness with being nice (in Latin, nice means ignorant) or being highly tolerant toward all sorts of things. Before we engage in casual or formal conversation, we should be kind with our words. Sadly, this behavior has led us to be fake and cowardly. The way our culture defines kindness differs …
Joy during trials A calm delight, gladness, and a great pleasure that is within your innermost soul, that’s the Joy of the Lord. This joy is from the Holy Spirit, and please don’t confuse it with happiness. James 1 tells us to consider it pure joy when we encounter various trials. ”Are you crazy! Have …
“Mommy is breakfast ready yet?” “Mommy are we there yet?” “Mommy when is it going to be time to….” Patience. A word we hear from the time we’re old enough to understand it, until our dying day. We learn about it in cute songs like “Have Patience.” We memorize the fruit of the spirit passage …
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For this reason, I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have …
Am I my Sister’s Keeper? “If your sister is in a tearing hurry to get out and refuses to look you in the eye, it’s because she’s wearing your best sweater”- Pam Brown. Whether you have a big sister or little sister, we tend to hold strong opinions of our sisters. Whether we (currently) ‘hate’ …
Did you know that joy is a Fruit of the Holy Spirit, and it is a gift from God to His children? I am so thankful to have this inexpressible joy in my life. Joy is gladness, a calm delight, a great pleasure and it is not the same as happiness. One difference is that …