People-pleasing is a form of bondage. A people-pleaser usually makes decisions based on other people’s opinions. The behavior of a people-pleaser is influenced by their family, friends, and society at large. People-pleasing refers to altering your behavior, words, actions, and attitudes in a way that conforms to societal expectations in an effort to be liked […]
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Rudeness is a big problem in the world today. We live in a world full of rude people, including Christians. Rudeness refers to lack of courtesy, lack of manners, disrespect, incivility, impertinence. Rudeness is when a person treats another in a manner that degrades and puts down that person. It is aimed at hurting the
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Haughtiness is a condition of the heart whereby people elevate themselves and consider themselves better than others. A haughty person is proud and arrogant. Haughtiness makes it difficult for a person to accept correction and instruction. Haughty people think that they know better, that they are better people, that they have better ideas, that their
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Pride is destructive. Lucifer was cast out of heaven because of pride; he rebelled and wanted to be like God. He committed the sin of pride. “How you are fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How you are cut down to the ground, you who weakened the nations! For you have said in
Self-control is the ability to hold back and respond to situations in the appropriate manner. It is the ability to have control over your emotions, words, attitudes, and actions and not react impulsively. Self-control is very important in life, especially for a Christian. Without self-control, you will live a careless and impulsive life and you
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The Bible says, be angry and do not sin, do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil. We live in a world full of angry people. Many people have been wounded in life and have turned on to anger as a defense mechanism. Others say that being
The one who God blesses is blessed indeed. When God blesses, the blessings come with peace and joy, and there is no sorrow associated with them. The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it. When you learn to wait patiently upon the Lord, and surrender to His will
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The Bible says that the end of a matter is better than its beginning. We need to be careful that we do not start well but end the wrong way. There are many people who started off well but along the way fall off. Our walk with God is a daily walk; we have to
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We live in a fallen world, and we can be sure that at some point we will meet people who will hurt us, offend us, and sin against us. When people hurt you, do not avenge yourself; leave everything to God. People usually lean towards sin since birth, until and unless they encounter Jesus Christ,
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There are people who value the praise and validation of people to such an extent that they end up compromising their relationship with God. They love the praise of men more than the praise of God. This world has many cares and pleasures, and if we are not careful, it is very easy to get
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Storms are part of life. Life in this world is not smooth. We live in a fallen world full of fallen human beings. Since the fall of Adam, human beings are born with a sinful nature. We have a propensity towards sin since birth, until we encounter Jesus Christ. During our life on earth, we
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We are living in the last days. The Bible makes it clear how the last days will be, and much of what was prophesied is coming to pass. Everything written in the Scripture will eventually come to pass. God’s Word is true and never changes. The Bible tells us that in the last days people
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The sons of Eli were corrupt and their sin was very great before the Lord, yet, Eli restrained them not. They did not honor the offering/sacrifice of the Lord. They did evil in the sight of the Lord. Because they did not honor God, neither did God honor them. God honors those who honor Him.
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What comes out of your mouth? It is what comes out of the mouth that defiles a person. There are many people who claim to be ‘good’ yet when they speak, they spit poison from their mouths. It is easy for people to put on a mask and pretend to be who they are not,
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Control is rooted in fear. Our desire to control things and people comes from wanting to know the outcome of a certain situation. We think that if we can control people and circumstances, then we can control the outcome. Fear and control go hand in hand. Uncertainty brings anxiety to many people. The unknown seems
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Waiting for God is difficult, it requires a lot of inner strength. It is difficult to wait for the physical manifestation of our desires into our lives. It is difficult knowing that we want something, but that something is yet to come, and because of that, we have to wait. It is even harder to
During our days of ignorance, there are things we may have done or said that we were not aware were sinful. Because of how society is, bent towards doing evil and calling it good, we may have lived a sinful life that we actually thought was not sinful. However, once we come to the knowledge
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Reaching a point of complete surrender requires great strength, but thanks be to God, that by the power of the Holy Spirit, we are able to reach such a state. When we completely surrender to God, we are able to say, may God’s will be done in our lives and not our own will, and
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Life is short. The time to prepare for eternity is now. Tomorrow is not promised. We do not know what will happen between now and the next minute. Life can change in an instant. What we consider normal now in our lives can change at any moment. Every day we hear of disasters striking, we
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Human beings have a sinful nature. From the time we are born, we all lean towards sin. Our sinful nature controls us up until the moment we accept the gift of salvation through Jesus Christ. It is common to hear people say how good they are and so many people thrive on the praises of
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