Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay In my last Holiness Matters post, we discussed an introduction to the Fruit of the Spirit. We’ve had a good start into our study of how the Holy Spirit transforms and cultivates his work in us. We will begin with the first three characteristics…
Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay How many situations have each of us been in that require God’s grace and power? It’s not easy to have patience with difficult people. Even more, how can we be kind to those who persecute us or treat us rudely? It’s a good thing…
Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay None of the characteristics of the Fruit of the Spirit happen in the world around us regularly. We would be more surprised to see any of these nine virtues are characteristics of the Spirit in our world. Even if we do find them in…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay Everyone needs to know who they are. Without knowing who you are, you will not be successful. You’ll spend most of your life still trying to find your identity. More than that, if you don’t know your identity, you won’t act like the person you’re…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay One of my favorite kinds of stories is whenever there is a hero whose world is changed in an instant and he must learn how to conquer all odds, find confidence in himself, and become the person who can win the battle of his lifetime.…
Image by Sasin Tipchai from Pixabay One of my favorite illustrations to demonstrate what we’re going to talk about in this post, the change in perspective of identity, is probably one you have heard before. The story goes that there are three blind men trying to understand what they are…
Image by Bessi from Pixabay Although I’ve never experienced this, I love to watch citizens from other countries gain a new status as American citizens. I just find it fascinating the hours and time they must put into their studies to become American citizens. Sometimes I feel ashamed that I…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay One of the biggest problems we have in our society today are people who steal identities. It’s almost like they wipe away everything that you are, as far as the government is concerned. In one moment, they can destroy the fact that you exist. We…
Image by ar130405 from Pixabay Throughout these six posts on identity in Christ, I’ve just scratched the surface on showing you what God thinks of us when he saves us. I found that if I wrote a conclusion at the end of the last one, it would be way too…
Image by PIRO4D from Pixabay We react to many of our situations based on our perspective. Our mind, emotions, and everything in between has a large part to play in how we perceive our surroundings. Even our own senses can fool us. I am legally blind, and many times it’s…