Tag: Life
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The surrendered life – By Femi Aribisala
When man imagines God, he sees Him carnally strictly in terms of His power and might. But when God manifested Himself in the flesh, He came as a meek and lowly suffering servant. Isaiah foresaw Jesus as: “a tender plant, and as a root out of dry ground.” (Isaiah 53:2). He wonders if anyone would…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Winning the battles of life
Life is a lively process of becoming; change is therefore one thing you should expect. Some of these changes will be in the form of battles that you will need to surmount every now and then. Today’s reading highlights some important strategies for winning the battles of life.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Change your attitude, change your life
Two little girls went to the beach with their parents and whilst playing by the shore, a huge wave arose in front of them. The first child screamed in horror, ‘I can’t believe our parents brought us here to die’, and frantically tried to get away from the wave as fast as she could. The…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Never too old to begin
Anna May Robertson Moses was an American housekeeper born 1860. Popularly known as Grandma Moses, she began painting in earnest at the age of 78. Her paintings became very famous. They have been exhibited, marketed in greeting cards, and sold all over the world. And she was awarded two honorary doctoral degrees for her works. Colonel…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Life after 50
The above scripture is an apt description of how live ought to be lived after you turn 50. There is something significant about the age 50. You have lived the first half of your life and it is assumed that you have seen it all and done it all.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Carrots, eggs, and coffee beans
In about five minutes, the mother fished out the carrots and eggs and placed them in two separate bowls. She lathered the coffee and placed it in a cup. Turning to her daughter, she asked ‘tell me, what do you see?’ to which the daughter replied, ‘carrot, egg and coffee’. The mother asked her to…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Different but similar
We all drew solace and comfort from the knowledge that we were not alone in our individual struggles. Whatever we were dealing with, someone had already dealt with or was still dealing with. The knowledge that as different as we looked, we were actually very similar was really empowering.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Living the life
Romans 12 offers instructive guidelines on how to live the life we were called and saved to live: Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves, measuring yourselves by the faith God has given us.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Take charge of your life
You are the architect of your life, not someone else. You have a responsibility to take charge of your life and ensure that it counts for something good. Sometimes we unknowingly give this control away without understanding the implications. Here are some ways you may be doing that.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Your life work
The work that we do can be divided into three basic categories. A ‘Job’ which you do because you need to pay your bills and which you may or may not like doing.