Praying without ceasing? Prayer isn’t really a step of our journey, it is actually the journey. « Pray without ceasing… » 1 Thessalonians 5 :17. To begin with, what is prayer ? Prayer is the communication between God and us. It can simply be narrowed down to talking to God. As humans, we generally tend to soften up to people we regularly communicate with. If you are almost always in touch with another person, you are naturally drawn to the person, and it becomes very easy to talk to this person about anything and everything that......

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GRATITUDE His sovereignty is known to all who believe in Him. He showcases His love to all who are counted as His creation. With a genuine heart, He cared for us, at the expense of His precious Son. God’s love for us supersedes any form of understanding known to man. A love like His is one to die for. The love He shows to us is beyond comparison. However, do we appreciate it enough? When you look back at your life till now, can you boldly identify all instances where you have......

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MORE OF YOU “I want more of you…more of you, Jesus more of you…” This song is a very popular worship song sang in most churches. We sing it to show how much we need God’s presence in our midst. However, do we really understand what it means to have God’s presence around us? Do we really understand the impact of the presence of God? It means morre of Jesus means less of the flesh. If you have made up your mind to crave God’s presence at all times, there is also......

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LET GO; AND LET GOD! As Christians, loving one another and living in harmony with everyone is the obvious thing to do. We are admonished by the Holy Book to love our neighbors just as we love ourselves; even to the point of always forgiving those who offend us. However, no matter how much strong of a Christian you are, one thing that you would mostly find difficult to do, is to forgive. It is very easy to think we are not offended by others till the truth of unforgiveness stares you......

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Now or Never! Before His ascension to heaven, Jesus Christ left a message to be adhered to, by His disciples. This was the Great Commission; they were to preach the gospel of the Lord to everyone, to all the nations of the world (Matthew 28: 16-20), and no one was to be left out of it. In fact, this is a mandate to be taken up by all Christians, and not the disciples only. It is up to each and everyone of us to spread the word of God to everybody. You......

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HOLD YOUR REINS! As humans, we have been created to be empathetic and sympathetic by nature.This characteristic allows us to be more human; to be emotional. It is the evidence of our soulish realm; which is the ability to feel, love, be anxious, and even experience hateful emotions. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being identified with any of these characteristics. It actually proves that we are nothing but matter. Nevertheless, this gets out of hand when you allow your emotions to rule over your life, and to solely determine how you......

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What happens after here?   After people have passed on, we often see their obituaries with inscriptions like, ‘A life well lived’, ‘Called to Glory’,  and ‘What a shock!’ These themes are mostly used to describe the sentiments of the family and friends. Most times, they are used to eulogize the deceased. Often times, the ‘buts’ of the deceased are never mentioned. It is only the positive traits that are highlighted, in order to imprint good memories of the deceased in the hearts of all. We can never be against any of......

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70×7 TIMES In my walk as a Christian and as a man of God, I’ve realized that one thing I always find myself doing is to forgive. As it may look, the work of God is not an easy task to do. There’s more to it than meets the eye. Most people assume that immediately you receive salvation and proclaim the love of God, then you are good to go. However, there is much work to be done. A whole lot of forgiving has to be done in this journey, because, people......

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IDOLS OF THE HEART “Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immortality, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry”                                                                                                                           Colossians 3:5 Growing up as a young Christians, we were all admonished against the worship of other gods, other than the Lord our God. Immediately the word ‘idolatry’ is heard, the first thing that comes to mind has to do with the worship and adoration of smaller gods or idols. However, there is more to it than that. Idolatry is not just associated with the worship of......

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