Thursday, December 12

Tag: freedom

Personal Life

The Personality of Temptation

Ever faced temptation?  Sure you have.  If you haven't your temptation is probably pride!! We all face temptation, but there are ways we can avoid it, overcome it and live above it. Here is a message I preached recently.  I trust it helps. The Personality of Temptation - download
Personal Life

Life Change – DAY 4

And evening passed and morning came, MARKING the fourth day. Genesis 1:19 It's day 4 already of a 6 day look at the life changing ‘MARKERS’ set down in Genesis 1 that have meaning for our own lives in 2013. God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. Genesis 1:17,18 DAY 4. If day 1 is about getting free, then day 4 is about living free.  On day 1 light and dark were separated.  On day 4 God placed something in the world that would maintain the separation of light and dark - the light of the sun and of the moon. Finding freedom from something destructive is clearly a landmark.  However, staying free and saying no to destructive temptation is equally a landmark moment in our lives.  We have been given pow
Financial Life

Freedom from Debt

"At the end of every seven years you shall grant a release of debts." Deuteronomy 15:1 NKJV Getting out of debt can feel like a long recovery process. How good to know that God is with you in your pursuit of freedom. He is committed to you being on top of your financial world and living with more than enough, abundantly. Some helpful tips to get you going on the road to recovery: - draw up a budget and know exactly your financial situation - put your debts into the cheapest repayment situation possible - commit to a manageable repayment process (make agreements with utility companies, credit card/banks etc). Think long term about this so you don't feel regularly disappointed by the debt you have. - look to better earning opportunities (extra work, higher paid job), but don't plac...
Personal Life

The Anointing

Isa.10:27NKJV The yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil The literal meaning of the word used for anointing here is 'fatness' or 'prosperity'. The need the Israelites had at that moment was for wealth. They had no means for living. The anointing will provide whatever you need at any given time. The anointing is an oil from the Holy Spirit that will cause life to flow better. If your sick there is an anointing for healing. If you are struggling at work there is an anointing that releases burdens and brings wisdom. The anointing will improve your marriage, your relationship with your children and your handling of a variety of life's situations. Seek God today. Get anointed!
Personal Life

A Shout

Isaiah 54:1,2 NIV "Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child; burst into song, shout for joy … 2 "Enlarge the place of your tent ... " Our solutions can sometimes be hidden in the last thing we want to do. Shouting for joy when your situation seems hopeless. Giving into a miracle offering when you barely have enough. Reaching out to help another in trouble when you yourself are desperately in need of help. But God knows what He is doing. He always knows how to get out of us what we need. Water was provided in the wilderness as the Israelites began to sing about it (Numbers 21). A barren woman gives birth to children as she begins to sing about it. A place is enlarged as she begins to shout for joy. Try it today. Shout for joy. The freedom in you can get blocked up by the stuff