El-Shebah

Blessed to bless

We are not to be mere receptacles of God's blessings. We are blessed to bless others in turn. Lord, show me the ways in which I can be a blessing to others, as I have been immensely blessed. Give me the…

Humility

Lesson in humility: Step one - Admit I am proud Step two - ACT humble don't try to FEEL humble. Act humble by putting others' needs first, by being dependent on God, by lowering myself instead of exalting…

Matthew 23:12 (NIV)

No condemnation

Joshua's farewell speech was inspiring to the Israelites. He reminded them about how God had fulfilled every one of His promises. God fought for the Israelites. The condition was their obedience. We're…

Joshua 23:1 (NIV)

Obedience is better than sacrifice

Modern/pop culture will have us believe that being 'blessed' is when everything happens according to our own will. Believers know that submitting to God's will is the only way to be blessed. And submitting…

1 Samuel 15:22 (NIV)

Talk is cheap

We are called to ACT out all the beliefs we PROFESS to hold. Acting out love means treating others - all others - as we would treat ourselves. God is less interested in how well we KNOW His word and more…

James 1:22 (NIV), James 1:23 (NIV), James 1:24 (NIV), James 1:25 (NIV), James 1:26 (NIV)

Thou shalt not keep up with the Jones's

The modern day version of coveting is the obsession we have to keep up with the Jones's. There are a number of reasons I personally pray for the Holy Spirit's conviction against the tendency I have to…

Exodus 20:17 (NIV)

Do you believe it or not?

How often I pray to God for something, and then before He has a chance to demonstrate His work in my life, I take matters into my own hands, not wanting to surrender control to Him. In so doing I'm "like…

James 1:6 (NIV)

Faith

Faith must be tested. If everything happened according to how I want it to, I would have no need for faith. My life would be emptier if I didn't have God who's mightier than me to rely on. I therefore…

James 1:1 (NIV), James 1:2 (NIV), James 1:3 (NIV), James 1:4 (NIV)

Joy is a verb!

Joy is an act of worship, it is not a feeling! The opposite of joy is not sadness, it is unbelief or doubt. If we are confident in who our Father is and what He is capable of (anything and everything!)…

Philippians 4:4 (NIV)

True Wisdom

I am currently reading a book that I'm thoroughly enjoying about creating wealth. It points out obvious truths but presents them from a different angle. The author describes how his non-conformist way…

Proverbs 3:1 (NIV), Proverbs 3:2 (NIV), Proverbs 3:3 (NIV), Proverbs 3:4 (NIV), Proverbs 3:5 (NIV), Proverbs 3:6 (NIV), Proverbs 3:7 (NIV), Proverbs 3:8 (NIV), Proverbs 3:9 (NIV), Proverbs 3:10 (NIV), Proverbs 3:11 (NIV), Proverbs 3:12 (NIV), Proverbs 3:13 (NIV), Proverbs 3:14 (NIV), Proverbs 3:15 (NIV), Proverbs 3:16 (NIV), Proverbs 3:17 (NIV), Proverbs 3:18 (NIV), Proverbs 3:19 (NIV), Proverbs 3:20 (NIV), Proverbs 3:21 (NIV), Proverbs 3:22 (NIV), Proverbs 3:23 (NIV), Proverbs 3:24 (NIV), Proverbs 3:25 (NIV), Proverbs 3:26 (NIV), Proverbs 3:27 (NIV), Proverbs 3:28 (NIV), Proverbs 3:29 (NIV), Proverbs 3:30 (NIV), Proverbs 3:31 (NIV), Proverbs 3:32 (NIV), Proverbs 3:33 (NIV), Proverbs 3:34 (NIV), Proverbs 3:35 (NIV)

True Wisdom

I am currently reading a book that I'm thoroughly enjoying about creating wealth. It points out obvious truths but presents them from a different angle. The author describes how his non-conformist way…

Proverbs 3:1 (NIV), Proverbs 3:2 (NIV), Proverbs 3:3 (NIV), Proverbs 3:4 (NIV), Proverbs 3:5 (NIV), Proverbs 3:6 (NIV), Proverbs 3:7 (NIV), Proverbs 3:8 (NIV), Proverbs 3:9 (NIV), Proverbs 3:10 (NIV), Proverbs 3:11 (NIV), Proverbs 3:12 (NIV), Proverbs 3:13 (NIV), Proverbs 3:14 (NIV), Proverbs 3:15 (NIV), Proverbs 3:16 (NIV), Proverbs 3:17 (NIV), Proverbs 3:18 (NIV), Proverbs 3:19 (NIV), Proverbs 3:20 (NIV), Proverbs 3:21 (NIV), Proverbs 3:22 (NIV), Proverbs 3:23 (NIV), Proverbs 3:24 (NIV), Proverbs 3:25 (NIV), Proverbs 3:26 (NIV), Proverbs 3:27 (NIV), Proverbs 3:28 (NIV), Proverbs 3:29 (NIV), Proverbs 3:30 (NIV), Proverbs 3:31 (NIV), Proverbs 3:32 (NIV), Proverbs 3:33 (NIV), Proverbs 3:34 (NIV), Proverbs 3:35 (NIV)

Shout it from the mountain tops!

I am challenged not only to praise God quietly for all the amazing things He's done for me, but to shout it loud, to share the Source of my joy. This amazing joy is something that ought to be shared with…

Isaiah 12:1 (NIV), Isaiah 12:2 (NIV), Isaiah 12:3 (NIV), Isaiah 12:4 (NIV), Isaiah 12:5 (NIV), Isaiah 12:6 (NIV), Matthew 5:13 (NIV), Matthew 5:14 (NIV), Matthew 5:15 (NIV), Matthew 5:16 (NIV)

Aspiring toward perfection

The only perfect person who ever walked the earth was Jesus. He is God. None of us mere mortals have any hope of being perfect. But the beauty of grace is that we're chosen and loved by God anyway. Because…

Romans 12:2 (NIV)

Why choose worry over peace?

No one enjoys an exercise in futility. We would not work hard on something or persist if we didn't believe it would yield the results we want. Except worrying. We worry so much yet worrying doesn't change…

Luke 12:22 (NIV), Luke 12:23 (NIV), Luke 12:24 (NIV), Luke 12:25 (NIV), Luke 12:26 (NIV), Luke 12:27 (NIV), Luke 12:28 (NIV), Luke 12:29 (NIV), Luke 12:30 (NIV), Luke 12:31 (NIV), Luke 12:32 (NIV), Luke 12:33 (NIV), Luke 12:34 (NIV), Philippians 4:6 (NIV), Philippians 4:7 (NIV), 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

Pray now, think later!

I am acutely aware of how in my own life I often get this order wrong! I think and act on 'my own understanding'. And then when things go wrong as they inevitably do, I come running back to God for help!…

Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)

His intimate knowledge of us

God knows us better than we know ourselves - He knows what he created us to be! Long before we were born, He had a plan- His purpose. If we want it fulfilled we have to trust Him implicitly, and let him…

Psalm 139:1 (NIV)

Life and death

what an elegantly simple truth!Christ is our reason for being and dying means getting to spend forever in His glorious presence

Philippians 1:21 (NIV)

God is reliable

Only God can be counted on always! we are all flaky, selfish and unreliable sometimes, or to some people. We place too much faith in other mere mortals. Only God is the true constant, unshakeable and…

Isaiah 2:22 (NIV)

Undeserving but saved!

We can't please God by what we do! We recognise that we're undeserving and accept the amazing gifts of grace and mercy through Christ

Romans 9:1 (NIV), Romans 9:2 (NIV), Romans 9:3 (NIV), Romans 9:4 (NIV), Romans 9:5 (NIV), Romans 9:6 (NIV), Romans 9:7 (NIV), Romans 9:8 (NIV), Romans 9:9 (NIV), Romans 9:10 (NIV), Romans 9:11 (NIV), Romans 9:12 (NIV), Romans 9:13 (NIV), Romans 9:14 (NIV), Romans 9:15 (NIV), Romans 9:16 (NIV), Romans 9:17 (NIV), Romans 9:18 (NIV), Romans 9:19 (NIV), Romans 9:20 (NIV), Romans 9:21 (NIV), Romans 9:22 (NIV), Romans 9:23 (NIV), Romans 9:24 (NIV), Romans 9:25 (NIV), Romans 9:26 (NIV), Romans 9:27 (NIV), Romans 9:28 (NIV), Romans 9:29 (NIV), Romans 9:30 (NIV)