The Power of Words
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” (NIV) Ephesians 4:29
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Slow to anger
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,” (NIV) James 1:19
It is always frustrating to have someone interrupt you, ...
Speaking fruitful words
... can help us edify, encourage, overcome temptation, cool tempers and make us fruitful as children of God. Our words have a tremendous effect on our lives. The power of our words will either make us fruitful ...
Identify your purpose
... may be trivial, others are unignorable. The temptation to see only the dark side of work while viewing the greener grass on the other side will always come. There are times the complaints swallow up the ...
Faithfulness in marriage, purity in celibacy (Part 2)
... us will fall into temptation when the offer is juicy enough. Joseph, I believe was a young man of complete integrity, and whether he found Potiphar’s wife attractive or not, his goal in life was to please ...
Avoid worldly counsel
... the world’s counsel looks or sounds so good to be a lie. That is why we need to equip ourselves with God’s word. In Matthew 4, we read about the temptation of Christ by the devil. How the devil offered ...
Christ or Convenience
... Christianity is about commitment, sacrifice and service that will surely cost you something for the sake of Christ. Be on the side of God, endure hardship and resist temptations as a good soldier of Christ ...
The Power Therein
... therefore in the face of our trials and temptations, we must understand the power that lies within us. It’s a force to reckon with no matter the nature of your storm. The disciples called on Jesus when ...
Allowing God to be the builder of our lives
... have new lives (2 Corinthians 5:17). As humans, as we are, there is always the temptation to go back to our old lives (the life of disobedience to our God). If we want God to build our lives, then we must ...
Be willing to change II
... temptation comes. On the other hand, the person who forgets what they look like as soon as they leave the mirror is like the person who only hears God’s word but does not listen to it or put it into practice. ...