The Test of Knowing God
In 1 John 2, Apostle John shows us how to conduct the test of knowing God in our lives. He says that knowing God means keeping (treasuring in your heart) the commands of God.
Mature to Put Away Childish Things
If you want to get rid of a tree, uproot it and forget about the leaves and branches. They’ll wither with time. Don’t focus on purifying your character. No! Go for the Word of God, and your life will become gradually transformed by the power of God.
Do Not Deceive Yourself by Disregarding the Application of the Word of God
If you disregard the application of the Word of God, you’ll not lose your salvation. But you’ll become fruitless in Christ, cutting yourself from the nutrition Christ gives to His connected brethren.
Yearn to Know God’s Ways
Like David prayed for God to show him His ways, make it a heart desire to know how God does His own works from the day-to-day activities of your life.
God Tests Your Heart
God tests your heart by using situations to refine your faith. In other words, when all things seem nasty, and you still hold on to His Word, you’ll learn to trust Him well.
Crave Pure Spiritual Milk
Babies cry to their mothers when they are hungry. In Christ, that implies you must not casually expect to be fed by the labour of your pastor or ministers. Instead, you must pursue knowing God by yourself by becoming more deterministic in consuming sound doctrine in the Word.
Build a Spiritual System to Help You Remain Connected to God
If you build a spiritual system that’ll guide you to remain connected with God wherever you are, you’ll not starve your spirit of divine nourishment in the Lord.
Practice Secretive Fasting
What Jesus taught us in Matthew 6 about fasting isn’t just about keeping your face clean during fasting durations. It’s about getting your reward from God for fasting. Jesus doesn’t want you to fast in vain.
Four Prerequisites to Effective Fasting for Christians
Jesus said that when the bridegroom (Himself) had been taken from them (signifying his crucifixion, resurrection and ascension to heaven), then they would fast (not “can fast”). That means that fasting is a mandatory spiritual exercise for every Christian, whether one knows it or not. You must fast. But there are prerequisites to effective fasting in Christ. And knowing them will be of great help to you spiritually.
How to Prepare to Start a New Year with God
Whenever a new year is around the corner on December 31, many people desire to see positive changes in various aspects of their lives in the upcoming year. Well, that is not bad. In fact, it’s good. However, in most cases, years pass by without many of us experiencing the changes we desire to see. But have we asked ourselves what causes these problems? Choices are more powerful than statistics. And that means your story can differ from the masses if you choose to. However, you must be willing to pay the price to be different.
Evaluate Your Life
Watch your life and doctrine closely, friend. Use God’s grace to change what you need to change in your life before beginning the new year. Shalom.
Are You Planning Your Sudden Destruction?
You may have silenced others from speaking into your life. But I challenge you, “Don’t plan your sudden destruction by becoming stiff-necked.” Stop complaining and being stubborn to listen to advice, especially the one which comes from God’s Word, and your life in Christ will be glorious.