“The faintest pencil is better than the sharpest mind.”   This, more than any other statement, underscores the importance of journaling as part of your devotions. Research has established that writing is one of the surest ways of knowledge retention. As you study the word and spend time in prayer, it is always a good idea to journal the journey.  If you are using a devotional booklet, it most probably has some space for you to do this. If not, you can use a notebook or you could use the sample below: Free Devotional journal template  Journals are powerful measurement tools ..read more

So far in this series, we have established that procrastination of your devotion time is a big problem. We have also delved into some of the common reasons why we procrastinate. In this section, we get more practical by discussing some action steps that can help you to stop procrastinating. Focus on your “why.” The first step in stopping procrastinating your devotions is understanding why you are doing the devotions in the first place. You have to stop and ask yourself, why are you doing the devotions anyway? The following are some of the main reasons why doing a regular devotion is good for y ..read more

We all know that it’s important to spend time in God’s Word. We probably even want to spend time reading His Word, listening to Him speak afresh to us and enjoying a loving relationship with Him. Why then don’t we do it as often as we should? The simple answer is procrastination. “My advice is to never do tomorrow what you can do today. Procrastination is the thief of time” – Charles Dickens The worst thing about procrastination is that we often have convincing reasons for why today is not good. Think of the time you went to bed with a resolve to wake up early to read your bible, but then y ..read more

We all know that it’s important to spend time in God’s Word. We probably even want to spend time reading His Word, listening to Him speak afresh to us and enjoying a loving relationship with Him. Why then don’t we do it as often as we should? The simple answer is procrastination. Acedia Definition – What Does Acedia mean? The word acedia is a Greek word that literally means, “Without care.”  The closest equivalent English word is sloth. Suppose you were asked to name seven of the worst sins, what would your response be? I am almost sure you would immediately think of the common list know ..read more

Do you know a fussy eater?  Maybe you are one. I couldn’t wait until my son, Timothy, was old enough to start eating solid food—even if solid food consisted of sloppy baby rice. Prior to that moment, I had endured months of him staring into my mouth every time I ate. He would look at me in such a way to show what he was thinking, “Why can’t I have some?” His big, brown eyes never failed to make me feel guilty. When the day came that he could eat solids, he took to it right away. Immediately, he wanted to hold the spoon himself and put the rice into his mouth. He didn’t even dribble a bit ..read more

As followers of Jesus, we all know that we should be reading God’s word. You may have read my other post “7 reasons why memorizing Scripture is vital”. We also know that we should be studying God’s word. We have also been taught that we ought to be memorizing God’s word, but, many of us have convinced ourselves our memory just is not good enough. Let’s be honest, sometimes we need to stop and think just to remember how old we are or where we parked the car.  If we become convinced that we cannot memorize parts of the Bible, how are we going to live out Psalm 119:11? Your word I have hidd ..read more

We are constantly being bombarded with an earthly way of thinking through numerous channels. Movies, television shows, commercials, music, the internet, social media radio programs, blogs, podcasts, and many other vessels carry the message of the world straight into our minds. God has called us as followers of Christ to be set apart, holy, and different from the world. To do this, we must be consistently filling our mind with the truth of God’s word. His Scripture is truth. We combat the lies of the world with the truth of God’s word. But, to fight that battle, we must carry the weapon of the ..read more

The Christian life is not about a set of religious rituals and going through the motions each Sunday. Instead, walking with Jesus is all about relationship. When we become a follower of Jesus, growing that relationship with Christ is the most important spiritual endeavor for us to pursue. All relationships have one ingredient that inspires growth – TIME. Just as a dating relationship requires time spent together for the couple to grow closer and a marriage needs time invested between the husband and the wife, so to our relationship with Jesus demands time invested in the relationship for close ..read more

I think most of us have a desire to spend time with God each day. Yet, many of us struggle to make it a reality. We’ve bought the devotional books but never made it past the first few pages and signed up for the emails, but never get round to reading them. If you have decided to try and keep up daily devotions in 2017, here are 12 steps that will help.   Commit to Thirty Days   Most of us have heard that it takes about 21 days to form a habit. Truth is that it usually takes around 66 days, but committing to one month is a good place to start. If you can make it through the initial ..read more

Since today is world thinking day, I thought I would write a small article on the importance of guarding our minds. Paul tells us in Romans 7:23 “But I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.” The mind is a battlefield, and we must “let His (Jesus) peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 Our mindset is can be our greatest strength or our biggest weakness. It determines how we view life, our attitude towards what happens, and how we will react to situations ..read more