Lately, I have been wondering what it means to seek God. Does seeking Him mean praying, and if it does for how long? Does it mean reading the bible? To be honest, I am still not sure what practical ways we can use to seek God. And by seeking God I don’t mean just having usual fellowship- although that is…
You’ve heard it before….’life is a marathon not a sprint’! ‘Good things take time’ and ‘nothing good comes easy!….Yup..these are the cliche sentences we hear when we are expectant and our hopes are lingering on by a single piece of thread! I wont lie, advice like that does nothing to help me when I feel I am in dire need…
By Lynn Cowell But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!”Galatians 5:22-23 (NLT) Dragging my feet and my heart, I headed to her room, finding her buried in her schoolbooks. She was responsible; I hadn’t been. Welling up with tears, I began…
By Nicki Koziarz “Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him.’ So they called the blind man and said to him, ‘Have courage! Get up; He’s calling for you.’” Mark 10:49 (HCSB) A few months ago, my daughter’s 4×800-meter relay team made it to the State Track and Field Championships. My daughter told me her only goal was to beat the team with the yellow uniforms. Her…
By Melanie Shankle for Proverbs31.0rg “As soon as he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.” 1 Samuel 18:1 (ESV) One of my dearest friends is dying of cancer right now. I realize that’s not really an uplifting start to your day. But it’s the reality.…
Sometimes a get a little frustrated with God. I feel like my life is a never ending series of loops, cross roads, highs and lows and bumps! Someday, I am liked abeg, I don tire! I no do again….on other days I get my butt up and keep walking. Wouldn’t it be easier, if He just told me where I…
Up until fairly recently, I’d been feeling like giving up. Like just quitting and going with the flow and forgetting about all my goals. Why? Because I was tired. I felt like i wasn’t doing enough, like everyone was somehow doing better than me and I didn’t necessarily have all it took. Then I read the article below by Suzie…
By Alicia Bruxvoort for Proverbs31 Ministries You are now children of God because you have put your trust in Christ Jesus.” Galatians 3:26 (NLV) When my firstborn was a toddler, we often began our dinnertime routine with a silly game. “Whose boy are you?” I’d ask my wiggly son as we gathered around the table when Daddy got home. The answer changed from…
Earlier on in the year, I started reading The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. It is a LIFE CHANGING book and one that should be read twice a year (maybe even more). One of the many lessons I learnt, from the book, was about money management. The truth is, we sometimes separate our relationship with God from our relationship…
By Nicki Koziarz for Proverbs31.org “And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” Matthew 25:40 (ESV) She’s a name-dropper. The kind of woman who always needs the world to know what famous person tweeted at her, liked her post or followed her…
