The book of Deuteronomy is Moses' last pep-talk before Israel enters the Promised Land. His speech often repeats the same advice: “Remember”. If we want to make sure to have success in our new chapter, maybe we should apply this message too!
Children are impulsive. Often parents have to stop them by saying: “Think about what you are doing!” As adults, are we very different from them? Yet God’s Word says that our success lies in these moments of reflection.
We ask God for a particular solution, and we get silence. We can even end up asking: “Where is God?” No one can explain all the reasons for these silences, but here are some ideas to encourage you.
Our Lord was perfect and constantly in unison with his Father. Seeking to be like Him is a task that seems impossible. But there are a few little attitudes of Jesus that are easier to adopt, and that’s a good place to start.
No one needs to teach us the law of retaliation (an eye for an eye). Our flesh is only satisfied when our aggressor becomes a victim. But this avenue only produces more retaliation. God has another path for us.
We have been waiting for the answer to our prayer for a very long time. Has God forgotten us? Why is He not acting? Frustration can build quickly. What if God was working…out of our field of vision?
Certain passages in the Bible sometimes seem contradictory. To understand, we must really study the passages, and what we then discover is a real gem.
Sometimes, in our suffering, we forget that God is on our side and that He takes good care of us. So here are some reminders of how God can work to transform our suffering into blessings.
Loyalty cards are popular, they allow merchants to keep their customers. When we talk about faithfulness in a couple, we think of a couple who does not have extramarital affairs. But what is God’s faithfulness?
As we read God’s promises in the Bible, we turn our prayers and actions toward what we can receive. That is not bad, but we must also remember that sometimes you have to be determined to give.
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