How Easy Is It on the Spiritual Journey To Be Seduced By Eloquence?
What is authentic spirituality about? Our hearts, or our words and the power to use them persuasively? The ability to express religious thoughts and ideas is of course important. But what of the inarticulate? What about those who stumble over words and can only express themselves clumsily?
Who Else Wants To Save The World?Have you ever imagined yourself doing those heroic things in your life that literally reshape the world as we know it – you overcome your personal demons, overcome poverty and oppression and lead your generation into a new world of freedom, enlightenment and justice for all? Ok, well maybe that’s a bit of a stretch, but at least you’ve dreamt about doing a tiny little part of that on some level, haven’t you? Look, even Jesus wasn’t able to manage saving the world and creating justice for all, but before I take away your inspiration I would just like…
The Investments That Outlast Time Are Those We Make in People and the Returns Are Many and Various!Great dangers are confronting our world at this time and one of these dangers is compromising the truth of the whole Word of God. This can take various forms. This dear man had a concern and compassion towards those who had come to real faith in Jesus Christ. Paul recognised his enemy. That same enemy opposes men and God and the work of God in these present days and it is sheer deception to ignore and overlook this possibility. Paul writes that he wanted to come to them on various occasions, but Satan hindered us. He stopped us and prevented us and hindered us. It is the word for breaking up a road to render it impassable. “Out of sight – out of mind” is a popular proverb, but that was not true as far as Paul was concerned. These men and women in Thessalonica were near to his heart even though miles separated them.
What Does God’s Word Say I Am, I Have, and Can Do?The Church I attended after re-locating back to London had a practice which was most unfamiliar: prior to the pastor delivering the sermon, he would make a declaration, with the congregation, the first few words of which were “This is my Bible, I am what it say’s I am, I have what it say’s I have, I can do what it says I can do. This morning I will be taught the word of God etc…” Some of you may be familiar with this from ministries like Joel Osteen’s. At first the ritual just seamed like, well, a ritual, but as I began to contemplate the significance of these words it struck me that I needed to establish, ‘what does Gods word say I am, I have, and I can do.’ So many Christians can site the negative side to these statements, which is why I guess so many of us are stuck with unproductive, unfruitful lives, but applying this in the spirit it was intended; a positive confession, a prayerful declaration, sets the tone for out receptivity to Gods word with a view to practical application. I decided to look at these points and here’s a brief overview:
Our Families Need Something, What Do You Think It Is?Is it better to have God in our family or not? When people asks you, Is there really a creator (GOD)? The box is opened and everyone has a theory on whether or not God exist.
What Is Spiritual Enlightenment? What Does It Matter? Why Should I Care?Have you ever wondered if we really reached the peak of human potential? Spiritual enlightenment is a concept that is completely normal in eastern philosophies but still somewhat new to the western world. Our potential is vast but only if we know what we are seeking and asking the right questions. This article is a brief overview of the concept and may intrigue you.
Why There Is No Balancing The Material And SpiritualEveryone is seeking the way to balance their material life with their spiritual aspirations and practices. I believe there is no way to balance the two because they are not in fact separate. For two things to balance against each other, they must be separate and different, but if there is only one thing, then you cannot value one thing against itself, hence why I say it is not possible to balance the two sides of life.
Beware Of Spiritual Teachers With All The AnswersIf you are on a spiritual path, or would like to be, finding a spiritual teacher can be a huge help or it could hinder you dramatically. This article may give you some things to think about regarding the subject.
Spiritual Awakening Through Near Death ExperiencesIt is inevitable that survivors of near-death experiences always tell tales of out-of-body experiences. This phenomenal experience always leaves them with a sense of spiritual awakening. Why does the-out-of-body experience always result in spiritually transforming the recipient?
Negative Energies – Cleansing Yourself and Your EnvironmentWe all lead very busy lives, always on the go whether it be to work, to school, socializing, having visitors over to your house, shopping and even talking on the phone just to name a few. In all that we do in our daily lives we are constantly in contact with other people, different environments and spaces. Wherever people have been they will leave negative energy behind as well as positive energy but it is the negative energies that affect us greatly.
Daily CleaningBefore we even realize we need to clean, we have to recognize something is dirty. We see or feel the dirt and grime and we know we have put off cleaning long enough. We can look and know, in just a glance, what we need to clean. When we put off cleaning these things, dirt and grime begins to build up and we aren’t as comfortable in them as we once were.
Spiritual Truth, Personal Truth And Keys To Reach The Summit Of Universal TruthThere is more to life then what we’ve been sold and while it is common to consider personal truth as a path there may be more to see. This article will give you some things to ponder for your journey.