Simple Reminders

Sin Consciousness – How To Walk Free From The Guilt Of Sin

Sin consciousnessSin consciousness is an enemy to righteousness. When we walk under a consciousness of sin, we cannot please God. It’s up to us to refuse to walk in condemnation and guilt when we sin.

You’ve prayed, you’ve read your bible, you’ve spent time with God and you look up and you find yourself in a sinful situation. You have sinned. You feel bad, you repent, you confess your sin and you go on.

But the following day you commit the same sin. Then next week you commit the same sin. Next month you repeat the same sin. And you look up and several years have gone by and you’re still committing the same sin.

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The Sacrifice of Praise – Our Most Precious Offering

The Sacrifice of PraiseThe Sacrifice of Praise in the midst of turmoil is the most expense gift you could offer the Father God. In the real world, shopping for others has always been easy for me. I love to shop, so I look forward to opportunities to give to others. However, I do know that some people have a hard time shopping for others. Trying to give something that a person needs and or wants can be a daunting task.

When it comes to God, the bible says that the cattle on a thousand hills belongs to God. God is the creator. He owns it all. Is there a certain amount of money that you could offer to Him? No, the money belonged to Him before He gave it to you. Literally EVERYTHING belongs to God already, so what could you possibly give Him that He doesn’t already have?

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Father Daughter Relationships – Don’t Make This Mistake

Father daughter relationshipsFather daughter relationships should mimic the relationship a girl will develop with our heavenly Father. A daughter needs to depend on her father.

A daughter needs to be able to place absolute trust in her father. Having made many mistakes as a parent, I can say hindsight is 20/20 in this area.

A father’s word should be golden. His word should be his bond. His daughter should be able to depend entirely upon every word that comes out of his mouth.

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Childlike Trust Requires an Air of Mystery – Trusting God Through Grief and Loss

childlike trustChildlike trust requires an air of mystery. The very concept of trust lends itself to the idea of a father, child relationship.

I have a spiritual mentor who recently lost his wife to cancer. God has healed many through this man’s ministry. He’s travelled the world seeing testimony after testimony of God performing the miraculous in the lives of others. He’s seen two people raised from the dead in his ministry. Dealing with illness and dealing with people who God has healed is not foreign to this man. Yet, his wife died of cancer.

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