According to Wikipedia, “Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad.” It is human nature to seek something that makes us feel good and is enjoyable or satisfying. Anything from eating our favorite dessert to winning at our favorite…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for Your Word that provides guidance. Please help me to listen carefully and be attentive when I’m having a conversation with others. Guide me so I think about what has been said before I react, so I don’t react in haste. Please help my responses to be loving, kind, merciful…
We have all heard the phrases: “Listen to your mother, listen to your heart or gut, listen to God, or listen to your conscience”. This might seem strange to someone whose mother is not present and who’s heart, God and conscience are all silent. Yet we know what our mothers told us when we were…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, As I read and listen to your Word, please guide me and show me what I can do to act upon your Word and not just sit back and do nothing. Help me to take action and do things to serve You and serve others. As one of Your children, I…
Influence is the power to have an impact on someone or something. Every person, whether they realize it or not, has the ability to influence others through actions, words, or lifestyle choices. A person’s actions and words can impact others, either positively or negatively. When a person influences someone else, they are changing that person…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you that when we do have worries, we are able to turn them over to You. Please help us to remember to place all our trust in You and that You will work things out for us. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Experience combines both the act of directly observing or participating in something, and the resulting knowledge or skill gained. It encompasses both the process of encountering something and the lasting effects it has on a person. In other words, experience involves actively engaging with the world through seeing, doing, or feeling things. It’s about being present…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Please help me to build bridges of kindness, friendliness and compassion with everyone I meet along the way. Help me to share Your love with others I meet. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
In general terms, tolerance is a willingness to accept feelings, habits or beliefs that are different from our own. This does not mean that we agree with the other, it simply means that we are willing to live and let live, to in some cases, agree to disagree. To live in peace, we must be…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, We praise You for all the goodness You provide. Thank you for being willing to work with us and through us to accomplish Your wonderful plans. Thank you for helping us to do more than we can imagine and helping us to think outside of the box. In Jesus’ name, Amen.