The story of Jesus spending 40 days and 40 nights fasting in the desert and ignoring temptation is an amazing example of self-control and focusing on what is important. Now, whilst we won’t all have deserts we will be led into for reflection and testing, we can make a conscious effort to change our behaviours… Continue reading Self Control
Proverbs 17:3 states, “Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but the Lord tests the heart.” Each and every day, we are being tested, from the moment we wake up to the moment we fall asleep. We are being thrown into a fire, a furnace. Anything that is fake, plastic, and not pure gets… Continue reading Pro 17v3 – The furnace
Why do things go wrong in life? When one issue after another arises, we can find it difficult. In the story of Joseph, as a young boy, his brothers sell him as a slave. He serves a master who likes him, only to have his master’s wife lie about him, so he’s thrown in prison.… Continue reading Psa 105v17-19 – Testing of character