Tag: In His Presence

A pillar is a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or iron, used as a support for a  building. Without a pillar, a building will crumble. We started noticing cracks in  the walls of our home about a year and a half after we moved in. The cracks increasingly got worse; we knew we had…

The oak is a very tall tree between 40 and 80 feet and is said to surpass 300  years. A very interesting feature of the oak tree is the root system. It pushes  downwards as deep as the height of the tree and branching out wide. It can  withstand very strong storms like tornados.

Jesus had informed His disciples that they were crossing to the other side of the  sea. On their way, a storm arose and threatened to overturn the boat.  Meanwhile, Jesus was sleeping soundly on a cushion on the lower deck of the  boat, obviously undisturbed by what was going on. Jesus hadn’t given them any …

The transition to middle life is a major season that throws up a lot of emotional  challenges. It is a rude awakening for many people. It is a period of transition  when either or some of three things are happening in your life: you are either struggling with the challenges of the present changes which…

In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So, if God has given  you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. If your gift is  serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. If your gift is…

Focus on changing one specific habit or behavior at a time. Trying to change multiple habits at once is setting yourself up for failure. Successful habit change  involves focusing on something highly specific and measurable that can be done  and repeated over a period.

There are perhaps two main reasons why changing a habit is difficult for many  of us. Firstly, we do not truly see why we need to change. Secondly, we do not  know how to change. The process of going about that change is ambiguous or  unclear.

You are not yet perfected. You are a work in progress. Your confession and  acceptance of Jesus as Lord and Saviour is just the beginning of your walk with  the Lord. You must grow unto maturity. There are things that pertain to life and  godliness that God has made available to you, but you need…

Your heart is a pool of ideas and dreams. There are visions that need to be  birthed, businesses that need to be created, books that need to be written as  well as souls that need to be saved. Every now and then, the Holy Spirit will  cause a stirring within you which could be in…