Length: 4 minutes
“One day, we feel solid on what the Lord’s speaking to us, rejoicing in the gospel, and the next day we’re moved from the good news at the first sign of adversity!” This doesn’t have to be the story of your life, because there’s a simple explanation for this.
(more…)Length: 8 minutes
Apart from Jesus, how does a human body get tired? By doing hard things over and over again. How does a human soul get tired? By looking at hard things over and over again. How do you strengthen a tired soul? By looking at lovely, easy things in Jesus.
(more…)Length: 5 minutes
People without Jesus need constant “escapes from reality.” They try to drown out the reality of their world with things like drugs, alcohol, parties, TV, video games, vacations, and even sleep. They are happiest when they are not remembering the real world, but for a believer, it’s all the contrary. We are happiest when our eyes are opened to our world.
(more…)Length: 5 minutes
Christians tend to be very family oriented, which is a good thing, because we have a responsibility to our family first. But Christians also tend to think that taking joy from your physical family or friends is something of a virtue. This is simply not correct.
(more…)Length: 4 minutes
The Lord doesn’t want us to take our joy from anything that is changing. In our last part we mentioned the instability and inaccuracy of people’s opinion of us. But did you know that God doesn’t even want us to take our joy from manifestations of the Holy Spirit? That may sound strange, but it’s absolutely true.
(more…)Length: 3 minutes
Do you know why people’s rejection takes such a toll on us sometimes? It’s because many of us trust in people’s opinion of us when they are accepting us. We value their opinion so much when they compliment us. And so, when people reject us or criticize us, we have trained our mind to value a man’s opinion of our worth.
(more…)Length: 3 minutes
With our mind, with our meditation, with our constant thinking on something, we can magnify whatever we want in our head. God just wants to make sure that you’re magnifying the correct thing.
(more…)Length: 8 minutes
All our lives, we have been trained on what so-called “normal“ reactions are to various circumstances. Through TV, family, friends, and even by the impulses of our own unrenewed mind, we have been trained on what “normal” is.
(more…)Length: 2 minutes
If things are just feeling “off” in your life, don’t believe any of these common misconceptions in the church…
(more…)Length: 2 minutes
Most Christians understand that fear and worry are not from God. But sometimes, if we experience those things, we end up feeling worried about our worry, if that makes sense. We’re distraught because we know fear and worry are not from God, but your feelings are not a problem.
(more…)Pastor Jose Perdomo
Length: 7 minutes
This may sound overly simplistic, but it’s quite a revelation. We talk about what God provided through Jesus — life and immortality, righteousness and rest from our works. But do you know why God wanted to provide these things to you? Do you know what His motivation was? Here it is:
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