Posts Tagged ‘Alone’

Don’t be like Adam or Eve Genesis 3   the story of Adam and Eve’s sin.   One decision and one act led to humanity living in a broken and sinful world.  I have spent many hours wondering what life would be like if they hadn’t sinned and we were all living in the Garden of Eden?  …

God’s Plan for You to Escape from Temptation One of my favourite verses is 1 Corinthians 10:13 “No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that…

Onward and Upwards. As New Zealanders we’re pretty hard on ourselves and others.  We excel at putting others down and we seem to do a good job of putting ourselves down too.   We need to stop doing this. Some of the strongest men in the bible failed miserably in certain areas of their lives.  Six…

New Year’s Resolution Every year we feel compelled to make a New Year’s resolution. We may even put our resolution online, on our social media pages.  But I have never seen a mate’s resolution to stop viewing pornography posted on his social media page.   This is not surprising. From my personal experience God breaks habits. …

When Porn Stars Become Christians If a porn star becomes a Christian and then gives up their job…. Shouldn’t we as Christians realise that porn is wrong and stop watching it?  Shouldn’t we also stop minimizing or denying our addiction by saying ‘I’m only looking….I haven’t slept with anyone…?’ We must stop watching porn.  When…

Empty Nest I’m listening to a Christian radio show about ‘empty nest syndrome.’  The hosts are discussing strategies for couples to use when their children leave home. My children have all left the nest.  As did the person who I married.  This is the person who I promised to ‘love in sickness an in health,…

The Door to Pornography I do not think any of us thought we would be users of pornography. I never thought I would be a user of porn. I definitely didn’t think I would become addicted to porn. From viewing ‘girlie magazines’ as a teenager to daily use of hardcore porn via online sites and…

Seek Help. God Resists the Proud Like most of us I work with one or two people who engage in ‘gaslighting.’    It’s difficult working with them. One of them engages in denial and blame when they do something wrong.  I honestly feel like I’m working with a 6-year-old who chooses not to admit that they…