26/Oct/11 18:45 Filed in:
Character | RelationshipsYou did good, but you have been misunderstood. You served others, you helped them and those who saw it turned against you. Why is it so? Your actions, your words brought restoration, and people rejected you. This is a common experience. What is the reason for it?
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02/Oct/11 00:06 Filed in:
Relationships | CharacterThese two ways of relating to reality are essential for every human being in his/her routine. The complexities and challenges of life tend to have all kinds of influences on us. Because life is tough we tend to retreat in ourselves, to over protect ourselves till we become distant toward others, or we tend to become over competitive. In this way we are the product of our reactions. Nobody has to build his identity and way of being by reaction to circumstances, but by proactive fulfillment of what is revealed to us by true Creator God in the teachings and life of his Son, Jesus Christ.
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20/Jun/11 01:55 Filed in:
RelationshipsBecause of our uniqueness and sinfulness the relationships with others are not easy. Every one of us need a particular mindset to succeed in this area. Bearing with the other, honesty, goodness, forgiveness, and submission are the ingredients of this mindset. Otherwise our relationships will hurt.
To be able to bear with the other we need to be humble, meek and patient. Only if we practice the telling of truth will lead us in being trustworthy. Regardless of others' attitude towards us we have to be good toward them and forgiving. Thus, we are able to stop the spreading of evil through relationships and keep them healthy. Every human being has good ideas and at times theirs are better than ours. Be wise and listen and obey. In this way you will advance a lot because you have benefitted from their experience and wisdom.
Tags: mindset, wisdom
11/Jun/11 21:18 Filed in:
Character | RealityOne of the greatest dangers we face is the peril of ourselves. We, as fallen human beings, are very twisted. This fact makes our lives very challenging. We are tempted to twist everything, even the most holy things: speaking for God, and performing mighty things. This is induced by the Evil One. It is known that he/it can change himself/itself in an angel of light trying to fool everybody. Because he/it is the father of lie nobody knows for sure what, how, and when he/it is. Satanalogy is an empty, twisted and dark field of investigation. Read More... 03/Jun/11 23:44 Filed in:
Decision MakingThis way of thinking at the crossroads helps keeping things in perspective. It is known the way in which chess players prepare for the game. If you can think ahead at least two or three moves you stand a chance to win. It is the same in life.
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02/Jun/11 15:35 Filed in:
Decision Making | CharacterThe destination of life can be reached only by the narrow gate. Life is not an easy target. There are not many who find it. This kind of message is not welcomed today. Life should be an entitlement for all. It is not so. For getting there someone has to be in God's will in the areas of happiness, righteousness and relationships.
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01/Jun/11 12:38 Filed in:
Character | RelationshipsThis fact describe the climax of our ministry on earth. All what we are has to come to this conclusion. Between our words and actions and his has to be this conformity. We strive to do and say believing that that would have been done and said by our Lord. To reach that point we have to indwell and practice at different levels of our communion with the Lord.
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26/May/11 14:19 Filed in:
RelationshipsThis is one of the best known sayings of Jesus ('So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.').
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25/May/11 09:59 Filed in:
Relationships | CharacterLife is fulll of dangers. Some are evident, some are not. Learning how to be careful is a life term project. We are never fully safe of what is out there.
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23/May/11 15:26 Filed in:
Reality | Decision MakingBy these words we have to understand our attitude in prayer toward our heavenly Father. If we are really like that we are living in a fulfilling relationship with our Father.
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22/May/11 12:17 Filed in:
RelationshipsWe, humans, are tempted to look for faults in other people's lives. We think that it would help us to get ahead of them. This approach to relationships is dangerous because the way we measure others, in one day, it will be applied to us. We all are fallen human beings and have many faults. So, it will not be hard to find many less than good things in our lives to throw us down. This is the reason for which this approach is self-destructive. Do not follow it!
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19/Apr/11 20:01 Filed in:
Decision Making | RealityTo be strong is an universal need. For coping with life and thriving through it we have to be strong. As children of God we can have inner strength. This is the prayer of a great man of God.
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03/Feb/11 22:47 Filed in:
Relationships | CharacterThere is a diversity of ways in which you chose to see others. This is seen directly in your behavior toward them. If your point of reference toward others is the flesh you are living according to the old ways of this world. This is harmful for yourself. Usually such a perspective leads to selfishness and bitterness. You will try to prove yourself good and all the others bad. Nobody will be good enough for you, not even Christ.
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28/Jan/11 20:20 Filed in:
Character | RelationshipsEveryone need guidance. Nobody knows everything, that is why, help is needed. Christ knows this better than anyone. This is the reason for us not being left alone. We have a Counselor send into the world. His work of guidance is very respectful. He does not speak of himself, but he always takes from what Christ thought and brought into the world, and teaches us. The truth brought by Christ is sometimes incomprehensible and we need somebody to assist us; that is the role of the Spirit.
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04/Jan/11 13:39 Filed in:
RelationshipsThis insight is based on the narrative found in Genesis 45. In that text Joseph meets his brothers who sold him into slavery. How was that meeting? Any resentment? Or, by what Joseph says and does, do we have a kind of a blueprint for forgiveness? Read the story to see for yourself. I ask you to verify your forgiveness following what Josephs does when he reveals himself to their brothers.
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