Love Beyond Words blog

Thought for the day   8 Warning Signs of Double-Mindedness: 1. Content of Our Prayers“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” (1 John 5:14 NIV)2. Self-Centered Motives“Do nothing out of...

Thought for the day. A by-product of keeping a record of wrongs is that it totally breaks down unity within the body of Christ. We have Christians pointing fingers at one another and harsh words being spoken to each other and about one another. Very often this is done...

Thought for the day. Teacher, which is the most important commandment in the law of Moses?” Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. A second is equally...

Thought for the day. Here are some hindrances to us hearing and listening to God's voice: 1. Lack of love for God and others.(John 15:12)2. Unbelief. (1 John 5:10)3. Disobedience. (John 14:15,23-24)4. Worry and Anxiety. (Phil 4:6-7; Luke 12:11-12)5. Underdeveloped...

Thought for the day. Trust is the emotional glue that draws us closer to our friends, our family, and our small groups. Without trust, we’re never going to have the intimate relationship that God wants us to have. The truth is that teamwork without trust is...

Thought for the day. Entitlement (en·ti·tle·ment, noun): the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment. An important question to ask ourselves is whether we have ever heard of anyone confessing that they have an entitlement problem?...

Thought for the day. As Christians we need, by His Grace, to live a life that is holy and pleasing to God. This is expressed in how we treat others. The Word of God says that if we love Him that we will obey His commands. We often dishonour God by the way we treat...

Thought for the day. Emotions can seem as unpredictable as the wind and sometimes gentle and comforting, sometimes stormy and threatening, and apparently beyond our control. But we don’t have to live at the mercy of our emotions. Understanding why God gave them to us...

Thought for the day. Jesus while teaching what is called the Beatitudes, said, “Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous– with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild,...

Thought for the day. Proverbs 19:19 NIV[19] A hot-tempered person must pay the penalty; rescue them, and you will have to do it again. When’s the last time you were angry, and how did you respond? We all get agitated at one point or another and even God Himself feels...

Thought for the day. In order to be gentle, we must not view ourselves as better than someone else. Rather than asserting superiority, someone who is gentle wants to help others, even when they have been done wrong.Here are six benefits to being gentle:1. Gentleness...

Thought for the day.  Prayer is a conversation, not a monologue. When we pray it is important that we don’t do all the talking.We can’t build a friendship with God if we don’t let Him talk to us.How do we let God talk to us? The most important way that God will talk...

Thought for the day. I’m sure God doesn’t want us to neglect the way we look or pretend that our physical appearance doesn’t matter because it does. Our outer appearance often reflects what we’re like on the inside; for example, a slovenly, unkempt person is usually...

Thought for the day. We need to stop thinking of ourself as a victim. Generally, if we are angry with someone, it is because we feel that they have committed a serious wrong against us. Whether this feeling is real or perceived, we still feel that an injustice has...

  Thought for the day Here are just a few points to help us to be more effective communicators and as a result better witnesses for Jesus Christ:1. We need to listen to what others are actually saying and not what we expect them to say.2. We need to be humble,...