Don’t be so controlling!

‘In honour giving preference to one another.’ Romans 12:10 NKJV Do you get upset when you cannot control others? Or moody and irritated when people don’t do what you want? Do you react when your mistakes are pointed out? Or try to force people to comply with your...

Take time to wonder and worship

‘Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.’ Genesis 1:31 NKJV The first reaction recorded in Scripture is God’s reaction to His own creation. He stepped back at the end of each day, looked at what He had made, and said, ‘It’s good.’ Then,...

Be a disciple of Jesus

‘The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.’ Acts 11:26 NKJV During the First World War many islanders from the South Pacific fought in the Middle East. Their incredible navigation and sailing skills enabled them silently and stealthily to bring in heavily...

Make an impact

‘Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus.’ Hebrews 12:1-2 NKJV The men and women who made the greatest impact on the world were those who were totally focused and sold out to their vision. John Wesley, founder of the Methodist...

How to deal with difficult people

‘If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.’ Matthew 5:41 NIV Jesus said, ‘If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles.’ (Matthew 5:41 NIV) Roman soldiers were permitted to force a Jew to carry a burden a mile [1.6 km] for them. They...

God knows what’s best for you

‘Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.’ Proverbs 19:21 NIV Have you heard the saying, ‘The devil is in the details’? But for a redeemed child of God, Jesus is in the details! When you set your heart on something, and it...