Category Archives: Christian life

Why keep on praying (4 reasons)

Posted on June 13, 2021 by Wisdomforlife

This kind of prayer seems confusing so allow me to share some insights… Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Devotions, Discipleship, Discouragement, Following Christ, New Christian, Personal devotions, Praise, Prayer, Spiritual disciplines | Tagged does God hear, giving up on prayer, Prayer, why keep praying? | Leave a comment

Four servants of God who battled fierce despair

Posted on March 5, 2020 by Wisdomforlife

Four servants of God. Each one reached an extremely low point in life. All of them felt that life was no longer worth living. Continue reading →

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Never give up on prayer

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Wisdomforlife

Why does God allow perseverance in prayer to be part of our experience with Him? Prayer is an appeal to one who can do what I cannot do and what others won’t do. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Coming of Christ, Despair, Disciple-making, Discipleship, discouraged, Discouragement, Doubt, feeling hopeless, Following Christ, Hope?, Jesus Christ, New Christian, Parables, Prayer, Problem of evil, Spiritual disciplines, Teaching of Jesus, Wisdom | Tagged Does prayer help, giving up on prayer, how to pray, perseverance in prayer, Prayer, why doesn't God answer my prayers? | 1 Comment

Have you given up all your possesions?

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

What did Jesus mean “no one can be my disciple who does not give up all his possessions”? Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Attitude, Calling, Christian life, Christian worldview, Disciple-making, Discipleship, Following Christ, Money, Wealth, Wisdom | Tagged Discipleship, Money, possessions, requirements for following jesys | Leave a comment

Extravagantly thankful?

Posted on November 19, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

What if God made you live today on only those things you thanked Him for yesterday?

Where’s my tooth brush? Oh, I forgot to thank God for it yesterday.

“Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.” Continue reading →

Posted in Character, Christian life, Christianity, Complaining, Psychology, Thankfulness, Thanksgiving, True Christianity?, Wisdom | Tagged Gratitude, Thankfulness, thanksgiving sermon | Leave a comment

Why Pray? (10 reasons)

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Why pray? Consider 10 reasons for praying. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Cynicism, Following Christ, Praise, Prayer, Public prayers, Walking with God, Wisdom | Tagged I tried prayer, Prayer, Prayer doesn't work, What does the bible teach about prayer?, Why pray? | 1 Comment

What Jesus did not do

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

One of the things I love about Jesus is his refusal to be defined by the prejudicial social pressures of his day. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, False accusation, Following Christ, Jesus Christ, Legalism, Teaching of Jesus, Trial of Jesus, True Christianity?, Wisdom | Tagged Jesus friend of sinners, Jesus opposed social prejudice | 1 Comment

When you feel like getting revenge

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Seven responses when you feel like getting revenge. Continue reading →

Posted in Abuse, Anger, attitudes of unity, Behavior, Bitterness, Broken Relationships, Christian life, Conflict, Divorce, Eye for Eye, Flesh vs. Spirit, Forgiveness, Revenge, Wisdom | Tagged anger, how to respond when hurt, i want revenge, Revenge | 2 Comments

True followers of Christ (as revealed in 8 blessings)

Posted on January 13, 2018 by Wisdomforlife

Consider how eight blessings (which we call beatitudes) present in a logical, interrelated sequence the character qualities of normal Christianity. Continue reading →

Posted in Beatitudes, Christian life, Christianity, Disciple-making, Following Christ, Identity, New Christian, Salvation, True Christianity?, Wisdom | Tagged Beatitudes, Christianity, Sermon on the Mount, True gospel, What do true christians | Leave a comment

The true problem with lust

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Wisdomforlife

Which is worse the Animal self or the Diabolical self? Who is nearer to hell a cold, self-righteous prig who goes regularly to church or a prostitute? The sins of the flesh are bad but are they the least bad of all sins? Continue reading →

Posted in C. S. Lewis, Christian life, Christian worldview, Christianity, Culture, Lust, Sex, Sexual temptations, Sexuality, Wisdom | Tagged C. S. Lewis, Sex, sexual temptation, struggle with lust | 1 Comment