People lack self-control. The Bible talks about the traits of a godly person who draws close to Christ and develops over time what are called "the fruit of the Spirit." There is a list of these in the Apostle Paul's letter to the Galatians. They are: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Are you struggling with fear today? Is it the pandemic, a job, food, something else? Are you seeing the size of your worries and not the size of your Savior? I think I can point you in a direction that might help you right-size your fear.
Motherhood and juggling all the responsibilities that come with it have taken a huge toll on my walk with God, and the times I have had an intimate moment with God have been few and far between since becoming a mum.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, executed for his long-standing opposition to Hitler, is one of the great Christian heroes of the twentieth century.
The World Evangelical Alliance's Amanda Jackson and Dr Peirong Lin speak to Christian Today about how evangelical men and women can work together as Jesus intended.
George Müller's unique life demonstrated to his contemporaries that God could be trusted. It says the same to us today.
The story of how a middle-class lady was able to reform the appalling conditions under which prisoners were treated in Britain and in many other countries, is a classic example of the way God can use unlikely people to extraordinary effect.
Joel prophesied that 'in the last days, God will pour out his Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy.' Those days are now. There's much to be done and we need every hand on deck - men and women.
Intellectually, I knew Jesus was a Palestinian Jew from a small rural village but I couldn't get my imagination to shift until I lived in the Horn of Africa for so long, writes American missionary Rachel Pieh Jones.
Elisabeth saw Christianity as something that involved a discipleship of complete obedience to Christ. It was such a discipleship that compelled her to meet with her husband's killers and forgive them.
Mum guilt stopped Charlene Nwodo from working, but career ambition prevented her from fully enjoying her time at home with the kids. She writes about what she learned from this experience.
We're not promised a free lunch or a bed of roses.
