In the whole land,” declares the Lord, “two-thirds will be struck down and perish; yet one-third will be left in it. This third I will put into the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on my name and I will answer Read More
Author: Arise Sister
PERCEIVING THE WILDERNESS SEASON AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF SEPARATION AND PREPARATION FOR PURPOSEFUL LIVING.
A few years back when I just graduated with a first degree from the university, everything seemed to be moving well in life. I got admission into a renowned school where I obtained a master’s degree. Immediately after, I got a job with a very prominent institution. I worked here Read More
NAVIGATING THE WILDERNESS SEASON
Hello dear friends, the focus of our writeups this season is – NAVIGATING THE WILDERNESS SEASON. You may be asking yourself what the wilderness season is. Please just read on… A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people (COBUILD Advanced English Read More
Fellowship For Building
The word ‘fellowship’ means ‘a joint participation in a common interest and activity’, and thus it refers to something that belongs to us all, that we share together. (What Every Christian Should Know by Rev. Francis Dixon). Consider the following scriptures on fellowship: Acts 2:38-47 and Hebrews 10:24-25 From Read More
Faith and Work
Faith is not just a casual ” I believe it”. It is not just a response to a ” must do” to be saved. It is not a tool of manipulation to force God to love you. Faith is a word that bears the characteristics of trust worthiness, loyalty, the Read More
CHALLENGES OF FAITH IN GOD
The success of every long lasting relationship is guaranteed by mutual understanding between partners, regular communication and commitment to each other. This can only be effective when partners do certain things like speaking the love language of each other. Some primary love languages of God were mentioned in our previous Read More
Taking Pride By Its Horns II
Pride is our subtle enemy. I’d like to emphasize that the kind of pride that we’ll be looking at in this article shouldn’t be confused for self-esteem, assertiveness or feeling proud about one’s achievements. Take a look at this article for more details on what pride is not. The pride Read More
STAND FIRM AMIDST THE TRIALS
We are few days to the end of 2020. A lot of tough things happened this year which kept people in fear and depression. I hear some people say this year was a rough year because they suffered from many difficult situations. I spoke with a friend who told me Read More
THE REFINING GAIN IN PAIN
In seasons when we face so much pain and trials, some questions can cross our minds if there is really any gain in pain. The true-life story below inspires us on the unseen gain in enduring pain. A boy was born in Texas, USA with a deformed heart which was Read More
Reconsider your focus in times of pain
Towards the end of the month of October, someone close to me was going through a really difficult health situation during pregnancy. This made me to fear what could be the outcome of this situation. One night, she called to tell us that the situation was getting worst, and the Read More