Don’t let people-pleasing rule your life
For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10) One of the things that can quietly control a person’s life is the desire to please everybody. You can spend so much energy trying […]
Trust and Obey
If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land: (Isaiah 1:19) Spiritual excellence is not only seen in what we know, but in how accurately we respond to the instructions of the Spirit. There will be moments when the Holy Spirit prompts you to pray, to wait, to move, to […]
True Success Through the Holy Spirit
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?(Hebrews 9:14) True success is never without the Holy Spirit. No matter what you accomplish in life, no matter how great your achievements may appear, and […]
Live from Your Spirit
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:1) As a child of God, you are not meant to live under the influence of circumstances, emotions or an untrained mind. You have been recreated in Christ, and your true […]
Build Fellowship with the Holy Spirit
And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever. (John 14:16) Every child of God is called into a living fellowship with the Holy Spirit. He was not sent merely to help you in difficult moments, but to walk with you daily and […]
Walk in Step with Him
But if ye are led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. (Galatians 5:18) The Holy Spirit does more than prompting you occasionally; He desires to lead you continually. As you learn to respond to His gentle nudges, you begin to develop a lifestyle of walking in step with Him. This is where […]
Guard Your Heart from Wrong Influences
And that because of false brethren unawares brought in… (Galatians 2:4) One of the enemy’s oldest strategies is deception. He often presents ideas that appear harmless but are designed to weaken our confidence in God and His Word. That is why believers must remain spiritually alert and carefully guard what they allow into their hearts […]
Cultivate a Teachable Spirit
He that refuseth instruction despiseth his own soul: but he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. (Proverbs 15:32) One of the fastest ways to grow spiritually is to remain teachable. God often uses His Word, His Spirit, and godly leaders to correct, guide, and strengthen us. Unfortunately, pride causes many people to resist correction, even when […]
Cultivate a Holy Dissatisfaction with Mediocrity
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2) God never created you to merely exist. He created you to grow, excel, and become everything He has called you to be. One of the greatest enemies of progress is becoming comfortable with mediocrity. When people […]
The Fruitfulness of yielding
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. (John 12:24) One of the greatest principles in God’s Kingdom is the principle of yielding. The Lord Jesus taught that a seed must first be planted […]