Gratitude: A Listening Heart
Gratitude requires a listening heart. To achieve it you’ll need the ability to discern God’s will and appreciate God’s goodness and grace, no matter what you face. All that comes out of two things, which I discussed in my previous reflections: Gratitude: Life in fullness Gratitude: the heart of prayer Read this scripture, Rejoice always, pray […]
Gratitude: Life in Fullness
Gratitude comes out of an attitude of worship as a response to the gift of God’s kingdom. We have received the kingdom of God by faith, and as a result, God is King over our souls, hearts, and lives. Review our previous reflection, Gratitude: the heart of prayer. The point of making God be […]
Gratitude: The Heart of Prayer
Gratitude is a spiritual discipline. I know that when we think of gratitude, what comes to mind is “saying thank you.” Usually, we thank people (and God) only when things go our way. Don’t we? We behave this way because that’s how we, humans, are wired. Joy, pleasure, gain, growth, reward, etc., are the […]
What The Bible Says About Wealth and Money?
What does the Bible say about wealth and possessions? Or, are wealth and possessions not good for Christians? Of course, I bet you know of Christians who have so much money and wealth that you wonder if that’s biblical. Or, with reference to when Jesus said to the people that it’s challenging for a […]
What the Bible Says About Suffering
We continue with our series on What The Bible Says. In case you’ve missed the others, you can review them by clicking below: What the Bible says about sin. What the Bible says about salvation. What the Bible says about death (and dying). We will use three questions to guide our reflection. First, read John […]
We’re a Community of Believers
Vital Churches are a community of believers! In other words, they thrive to look like the first community of believers we read about in Acts 2: 42-47, And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many […]
Grief to Triumph
“Grief to Triumph” is the last in the series of how to handle changes within and around us. The rest of the article will help you first understand the anatomy of grief. Then, we will talk about how to move from grief to triumph. The Anatomy of Grief [bctt tweet=”Grief is […]
Hate to Love
“Hate to Love” is the next in our series. The other reflections we’ve studied so far as Fear to Hope, Anger to Gratitude, and Sadness to Joy. Hate is the opposite to love. That’s why it is important to understand hate, which will enable us to better work on ourselves. Here’s how most […]
Sadness to Joy
“Sadness to Joy” is the next in our series, after talking about “Fear to Hope,” and “Anger to Gratitude.” First, you should know this, [bctt tweet=”Sadness is a live emotion that can serve to remind us of what matters to us, what gives our life meaning.” username=””] Clearly, we don’t have to dismiss […]
Anger to Gratitude
Moving from anger to gratitude isn’t an easy thing to do for all people. Both are two feelings we experience every time there is a change within or around us. [bctt tweet=”Feelings and emotions are our human way to respond to changes.” username=””] Previously, I talked about moving from fear to hope, which […]
