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By Rick Warren — Nov 28, 2016
When you’re mastered by him, you can master your problems. God has the power you were lacking. He’ll help you out. |
“Who will free me
from this life that is dominated by sin and death? Thank God! The answer is
in Jesus Christ our Lord” (Romans 7:24b-25a NLT, second edition).
Here is the testimony of a Chinese Christian: “I
walked through the road of life and had fallen into a great ditch. The ditch
was filled with depression, discouragement, and sin. As I lay in that ditch,
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Monday, 28 November 2016
How Can I Get Out of This Mess?
Friday, 25 November 2016
Four Ways God Speaks to You
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By Rick Warren — Nov 25, 2016
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When you start to listen to God through circumstances, impressions, teachers, or the Bible, sometimes he’s going to lead you in ways that you don’t understand. Hang in there! Following God is not always easy, but it will reap more blessing in your life than you can imagine. 
“God does speak — sometimes one way and sometimes another — even though people may not
understand it” (Job 33:14 NCV).
A lot of us think we’re too busy to listen for
God’s response. But we have to take the time to tune in and listen, because
God is speaking. Job 33:14 says, “God does speak —
sometimes one way and sometimes another — even though people may not
understand it” (NCV).
The question is, “How do I understand it? How do I
tune in so that I can hear God’s voice?”
Here are four of the channels that God uses: |
Monday, 21 November 2016
Three Mistakes to Avoid When Seeking God's Will
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By Rick Warren — Nov 21, 2016
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The steps of a man are established by the Lord …. When he falls, he will not be hurled headlong, because the Lord is the One who holds his hand” (Psalm 37:23a-24 NASB). 
You may be at what you think is a dead end in your
life. “We’re never going to get out of debt! I’m never going to have a baby.
My dream is never going to come true. How is it ever going to work out?”
Right now it may look dark and you may feel defeated
and it may seem like a mystery to you. But one day you’re going to see in the
light of eternity how it all fits together in God’s plan. Until then, there
are three errors you need to avoid as you seek God’s will that will help you
trust in him, even when you don’t understand.
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Monday, 14 November 2016
How to Give Grace to the Irritable
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By Rick Warren — Nov 14, 2016
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This is the first step in dealing with difficult people: You must choose to refuse to be offended or to take it personally. 
“A person’s
wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense” (Proverbs 19:11 NIV).
When you’re dealing with people who are offensive or
irritating, you need to look past the behavior to the pain. Because
everything we do is motivated by something. When people hurt others, it’s
because they’re hurting on the inside. Hurt people hurt people.
The more you understand about other people’s
background, the more grace you’ll show them. Think of the people who you find
the most difficult to deal with and who irritate you the most — you probably know nothing
about their background. So you don’t cut them any slack. You don’t know that
maybe they were molested. You don’t know that maybe they were orphaned. You
don’t know that they’ve gone through three marriages and their husband walked
out on them. You don’t know their story, so you’re not showing them any
grace.
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Saturday, 12 November 2016
Integrity vs. Popularity - By Pastor Rick Warren
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By Rick Warren — Nov 12, 2016
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“Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels” (Luke 9:26 NIV). 
One day, you’ll give an account of your life before
God. When you keep that in mind and have that kind of long-term thinking,
it’s going to change what you say, what you do, and who you try to impress.
It’s the people-pleaser antidote.
When you take that long look and realize you’re
going to give an account for every word you say today, you’ll ask yourself,
“Do I want God disapproving of what I just said or did, or do I want this
person disapproving of what I just said or did?”
I know this because I’ve been interviewed on lots of
tv shows. In those broadcasts, they will ask me the toughest questions
possible. They want to put me on the spot and, because I believe a certain
thing, make me look like a bigot or a fool. They intentionally try to get me
to back down off of what the Bible says.
When I’m in those interviews, my human nature wants
to be liked, just like yours does. |
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