Successful Living

Index to this series of features.

This series is open.  New material may continue to be added at the top of the index.

 

Working

In God’s Kingdom you work hard for your money and then you have the joy of sharing it and enriching someone else’s life.

Truth

In a world where deception, fraud and lies are the order of the day, the Truth will stand out and make His presence felt.

Anger and Sin

James 1:20 tells us that human anger does not accomplish the righteousness of God.

Community

All members of the human race are more closely linked than most of us find comfortable, we are connected, part of a global community which demands a lot from us.

Another Jesus

In 2 Corinthians reference is made to “another Jesus” - one who is something other than the historical Jesus of the New Testament gospels.

Suffering

How would you finish a sentence beginning with the words "Suffering is ..."

The Sacred

A Christian world-view has a sense of the sacred,  those things we set apart in our hearts and minds, according to them at least a modest level of respect and honour, which is missing in secular western culture.

Significance

 If life is not working too well for you right now, it could be that you’ve allowed the current thought in our culture to rob you, and some of the things that really matter, of their significance.

Loving Yourself

The problem most of us have is not insufficient self-love, but a lack of love for others. Love, by it’s nature, is about laying down our lives for others.

Going Alone

One of the supreme values of our generation is independence - or at least the perception of independence.

Discernment

Discernment gets scant attention from many today, it takes time and requires wisdom.

Having It All

“You can have it all” one of Satan’s greatest lies. If life isn’t working out for you, maybe you’ve been putting your effort into things that ultimately don’t matter.

Self-Promotion

It’s not about you and what you can do and what you can get.  It’s about how well you fit into God’s plans.

Natural and Normal

Have you been deluded by the “new normal” which is often nothing more than the “old immoral?”

Planning Your Life

God may have specific plans for us which run quite counter to ours.  If we are open to His will He can direct us into places we never dreamed of.

Being Spiritual

Jesus calls us to put Him first.  If He is somewhere further down the priority list, He’s not in the place He should be.

Anger

Ephesians 4:26 says: “Be angry, and do not sin”?    That sounds like a command to me...

Getting Ahead

The way to really get ahead in the grand scheme of things (not the petty day to day ones) is to revolutionize the way you live by doing it the way God intended.

Choosing a Lifestyle

Do your strategies for living come from the right source?