…all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 “A men’s retreat I attended focused on the second part of that verse — the part about being called according to His purpose. The first part of the verse — that all things work together for good, […]
Daily Devotional | Benefits of Knowing Your Spiritual Motivational Gifts
March 11, 2011
I (Nancy Nair) am reading Romans 12:6-8. Wow — if we could do this, our world would be so different! We all have different motivational gifts, according to God’s grace. If a person’s gift is prophesying, let him/her use it in proportion to his/her faith. (7) If it is serving, let him/her serve; if it is teaching, let him/her teach; (8) […]
Daily Devotional | 1 Kings 8:61 Keeping His Commandments Devotion
March 1, 2011
The Lord requires us to keep His commandments, His statutes and His ordinances, which He also commanded our fathers to keep. 1 Kings 8:61 says, “Let your heart therefore be wholly devoted to the Lord our God, to walk in His statutes and to keep His commandments, as at this day.” Again, in I Kings 9:4-5a the Lord says, “If you […]
Relationship Help | Learning to Speak Kindly in the Hard Moments
March 1, 2011
Glorifying God in All Things by Nancy Nair It is really hard to speak kindly when someone hurts you. It is difficult when you are hurt to not retaliate. God always wants us to represent Him; to speak kindly to everyone. Just because we speak kindly to them doesn’t mean that they will change, it only means that you are […]
Daily Devotional | Reflecting Daily on Christ
February 15, 2011
Colossians 3:12-13a And so, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience; bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone, just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you. When I read this verse, I realized why God had […]
Concept Review | Proverbs 18:22 Word Study By Ken Nair
January 31, 2011
“Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing.” Proverbs 18:22 There are two words in this Scripture that today, in our modern society, tend to lend themselves to potential misuse. The words are “good” and “thing.” This seems then to be a passage that needs some clarification. I have heard men express gratitude toward their wives in many areas ranging […]
Marriage | Results of a Christ-like Spiritual Leader in a Marriage
January 20, 2011
The Effect of a Christ-Like Husband by Ken Nair and S.M. Often, as I am working with a husband whose wife has left him, maybe even involved with another man, he challenges his wife’s relationship with God. When he asks me, What about her? What is her relationship with God? Doesn’t she have to be Christ-like, too? I respond, Don’t […]
Daily Devotional | Understanding the Fruits of the Spirit
January 13, 2011
Galatians 5: 22-26 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. (LIST OF THE FLESH verse 19-21a) … immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, […]
Marriage | When Men Think Everything is Fine… But its Not…
December 15, 2010
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