Tag: In His Presence
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Praying all kinds of prayer (2)
PRAYER OF CONSECRATION: This is the prayer of submitting and dedicating yourself to the will of God. Praying this type of prayer always, even in the face of dire situations, will help you remain at the centre of God’s will. Jesus prayed this prayer in the garden of Gethsemane; “O My Father, if it is…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Praying all kinds of prayer (1)
Prayer is an intimate two-way communication between you and God. It is you talking to your Father as well as listening to Him speak to you. There are different types of prayers highlighted in the bible that you can pray for different situations.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Do not cover it up
After a particularly restless night, I got up in the early hours to take off a weave I had attached to my hair. The heat and discomfort on my scalp had become unbearable. I stood in front of my bathroom mirror at about 3am with a pair of scissors in my hands, taking off the…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Stay in the straight and narrow way
I got into a traffic jam, whilst returning from work a few days ago. The gridlock was so bad that we remained on the same spot for a while. And then several cars began to take a diversion to drive on the lane meant for those coming from the opposite direction, because it was clear…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: God is able to save by a few
In the chapter preceding today’s reading, the Philistines had gone out to raid the people of Israel. Israel’s king, Saul had only six hundred men with him. As if this was not bad enough, the men had no weapons.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Peace be still
There are three main dangers faced by a ship in stormy weather. The first is the inability to see ahead. Its vision is severely blurred. But with calmness, comes clarity of vision and the ability to see several miles ahead.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Struggling with rejection?
Moses had to deal with rejection from both the people he was sent to deliver as well as his relatives. Miriam and Aaron spoke against him saying “Has the Lord indeed spoken only through Moses? Has He not spoken through us also?” (Numbers 12:2).
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Integrity pays
The story is told of a CEO who was about to retire and needed to select a successor from amongst his top managers. He sent for them and gave each a seed to plant in a seedling bag.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Are you suffering from short cord syndrome?
Some people live in such a way that the ‘tent’; of their lives has very little room for others. These people live in their own world. They are mostly alone with very few or no friends. They live life on a unilateral lane, moving only from their homes to their place of work and back…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Prioritizing your mental health (2)
Here are more ways to guarantee your emotional and mental wellbeing this year: