THE ISSUE IS IN THE HEART For their tongues shoot lies like poisoned arrows. They speak friendly words to their neighbors while scheming in their heart to kill them. (Jeremías 9:8 NLT) When the heart is sick, our intentions become wrong towards other people. We can suppress it for some time with our…
WHEN WE FEEL STRONG But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin. (2 Chronicles 12:1 NLT) When King Rehoboam felt that he was strong, he thought that he would be able to continue having success without God’s help. Nowadays, the same…
PAIN IS TEMPORARY Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. (Romans 8.18 NLT) There are people who see problems as the end of their lives, but pain is not forever. Sickness, poverty, afflictions in marriage, with children, are not forever. If we place our trust…
GOD DOESN’T FEAR CRISES Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. (Matthew 8:24 NLT) Before crises, we become intimidated and that is a natural reaction for human beings, to fear when we feel threatened by a situation that is out of our control. Jesus took…
THERE IS HOPE IN THE MIDST OF CRISES I waited patiently for the Lord to help me, and he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked…
THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS If you forgive those who sin against you, your heavenly Father will forgive you. But if you refuse to forgive others, your Father will not forgive your sins. (Matthew 6:14-15 NLT) Forgiveness draws us closer to God. When you don’t forgive, there is a wall that separates you from God. You want…
LACK OF FORGIVENESS Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’ Then the angry king sent the man to prison to be tortured until he had paid his entire debt. “That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters…
CONSEQUENCES OF AND THE SOLUTION TO BITTERNESS Your own actions have brought this upon you. This punishment is bitter, piercing you to the heart! (Jeremiah 4:18 NLT) Bitterness penetrates and alters your heart. Bitterness penetrates and hardens your heart, and that is why it is difficult to show love, give and receive friendship, loyalty, happiness,…
THE DANGER OF BITTERNESS Then I realized that my heart was bitter, and I was all torn up inside.. (Psalm 73:21 NLT) Bitterness is a resentment in the soul that contains rage, sadness, affliction, disgust, depression, and isolation. Bitterness is considered a spiritual sickness, the most destructive and voracious one, since it eats up the…
LET’S NOT FIGHT “AGAINST”, BUT “WITH” This is what the Lord says: Do not fight against your relatives. Go back home, for what has happened is my doing!’” So they obeyed the message of the Lord and did not fight against Jeroboam. (2 Chronicles 11:4 NLT) Even though I won’t explain the context of this passage, allow me to…