Love Beyond Words blog
Day 100 Inferiority
Thought of the day. It is completely normal for a person to occasionally feel inferior to others in certain ways. An inferiority complex is a result of many stressors and its symptoms are very often not obvious. However, there are ways to overcome this silent killer....
Day 99 Submission
Thought of the day. 1. What does Christ’s perfect submission mean for Christians? Pastor Charles Spurgeon wrote, “A lack of submission is no new or rare fault in mankind. Ever since the fall it has been the root of all sin…From the moment when our mother Eve stretched...
Day 98 Rebellion
Thought of the day. What does the Bible say about rebellion? 1.Rebellion against authority is rebellion against God: Deuteronomy 31:27; Joshua 22:22; Ezra 4:17-24; Nehemiah 9:17 2.Rebellion is sin personified in Satan: Genesis 3:1-13 3.Rebellion is comparable to...
Day 97 Pride
Thought of the day. Here are six forms of pride that we need to continuously guard our hearts against: 1. Self-exaltation: Pride leads to us giving credit to ourselves. 2. Self-promotion: Pride causes us to welcome credit from others. 3. Self-justification: Pride...
Day 96 Humility
Thought of the day. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. Philippians 2:3-4 NIV 1.Humility is glad that God gets the...
Day 95 God’s Protection
Thought of the day. (This is a repost of an experience I had which I was led to share again. I trust you will be encouraged.) As I was reflecting on the fact that our Heavenly Father is our protector and that He will never leave us or forsake us I was reminded of...
Day 93 Friendship
Thought of the day. A true friend is that person in your life that is prepared to come to your assistance no matter what. In Galatians 6:2 it tells us as Christians to “bear each other’s burdens”. I’m sure that many of you have had someone say to you that if you are...
Day 92 Courage
Thought of the day. We live in a world that is full of ideas and belief systems that are contrary to God’s Word. Our Heavenly Father wants us to have an uncommon courage and stand up for Christ. In order to do this effectively, we need to develop a Christian...
Day 91 Faith
Thought of the day. The word of God provides the solid ground on which we can take our steps of faith. (Ephesians 2:20) The Bible is full of promises that are intended to help Christians guard and defend this precious deposit entrusted to us (2 Timothy 1:14). The more...
Day 90 Purity
Thought of the day. 3. Purity Is About Jesus Christ But thanks be to God that He did not leave us on our own with this great challenge. In fact, we see a great paradox of purity presented to us in 1 John 3:2-3: "Beloved, we are God’s children now, and what we will be...
Day 89 Purity
Thought of the day. 2. Purity Is About Devotion Both James and Paul used the language of adultery to speak of this purity. In 2 Corinthians 11:2-3, Paul states, “For I feel a divine jealousy for you, since I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure...
Day 88 Purity
Thought of the day. 1. Purity is about wholeness Jesus in the Beatitudes uses purity in a way that we often don't consider. Jesus states," Blessed are the pure of heart for they shall see God." (Matthew 5:8) It involves a spiritual purity or a purity of heart. But...
Day 87 Purity
Thought of the day. What do we think about when we hear the word "purity"? In most instances our default setting is to sexual purity and practicing sexual purity. Or alternatively we think about moral purity. However when the Word of God speaks about purity it is...
Day 86 Kingdom Business
Thought of the day. An absolutely wonderful way to honour God with our business is to give. The Lord’s Word has much to say about giving because it is a true characteristic of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He sacrificially gave Himself, holy and sinless, so that...
Day 85 Kingdom Business
Thought of the day. Should Christians be successful at business? The marketplace needs more Christian entrepreneurs who are willing and ready to step out in faith. Many believers stray away from doing business because, let’s be honest, we’ve all seen examples of...