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In the Parable of the Rich Fool this person was materially blessed by God; his land “produced plentifully”. As God continued to bless the man, instead of using his increase to further the will of God, all he was interested in was managing his increase and accumulating his growing wealth. So the man builds larger […]
Anytime we are stressed rather than suffer our suffering, realise that the fear that starts it is a compassionate alarm clock waking us up to the work we have to do. Byron Katie says “It is easy to be swept away by some overwhelming feeling, so it’s helpful to remember that any stressful feeling is like […]
Depression and anxiety often go together because they are to do with damage to the self-esteem that could be either psychological or physical. It is damage now in the case of depression. The damage has already occurred so the person has a negative bias and will say things such as, I am useless, I am […]
We need to take life head on, rather than cower in helplessness, best stories have the biggest challenges, see David and Goliath, Moses and the children of Israel, Gideon and the Midianites etc. A good life is one where we are facing obstacles and we look for the strength to overcome that obstacle. So be […]
Ryan Holiday in his TED Talk ‘Stoic Optimism’ tells of reading Emperor Marcus Aurellius book written in 170 AD, in it we find this sentiment ‘our actions maybe impeded but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions.’ Because we accommodate and adapt, the mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle […]
Most people describe faith as certainty, but I would call it the courage to live with uncertainty. The Pharaoh who Moses tackled does not believe in God and God sends plague after plague sign after sign and he still does not believe in God, but what does God do? God strengthens his free will so […]
If you ever watch basketball and see how well, they can shoot they have developed an incredible level of skill. Now the reason they get so good, is not just the practice, not just the coaching, but the fact that they can see when the ball goes through the hoop it gives them feedback. If you shoot […]
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