The lifestyle of Christians has been a hot topic for years. Many believe that "real Christians" should swear a secret oath of poverty and shouldn't own any kind of material possessions so that they can stay pure before God. Others believe that the Lord wants us to prosper and have an abundance of material possessions. … Continue reading Greed and Love Don’t Mix
Author: Ronnie Dauber
What is Unconditional Love?
The word "love" is one is that we use to convey a passionate feeling towards someone or something. It's a word that we often use as an expression or a selective emotion but without the heartfelt conviction of true sentiment. It has become a popular word in our vocabulary, but do we really understand what the word … Continue reading What is Unconditional Love?
Why Do We Need to Love God?
Many religious denominations teach us that obedience is the key to a successful Christian life, but obedience is only one of the contributing factors; it's not the main issue. For a healthy Christian life we need to love God. It's not difficult to develop a love for God when we understand who He is and what He … Continue reading Why Do We Need to Love God?
The Beginning of Love
God is love and everything God does is initiated in love and because of love. He created us because He wanted to have a family and He gave us everything to keep us healthy, happy and content. This is the beginning of the Love of God. God walked in the Garden of Eden with Adam … Continue reading The Beginning of Love
Why We Can’t Walk by Sight
Many of us are standing in faith and believing God for healing, financial release or for some other need in our lives. We have given the situation to the Lord and we truly believe that He has heard us and answered us, and so we live each day in a state of waiting to see … Continue reading Why We Can’t Walk by Sight
Faith Isn’t Always About “Me”
Often when we're standing in faith and believing God for something, be it healing, finances, a relationship, a job, whatever it is our focus is on us because it's our need. Our every thought is directed to strengthening our own faith and trust in God for the answer, but we need to step outside of our own little … Continue reading Faith Isn’t Always About “Me”
It’s Time to Put Faith to Work
It's time to put our faith to work! I'm asking everyone to please join me in a stand of faith for a young woman who is in the hospital fighting with cancer for her life. Her name is Fawn and she and her husband love the Lord but the enemy has attacked her with this aggressive … Continue reading It’s Time to Put Faith to Work
When do we Reach Our Goal With Faith?
“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” As we continue to struggle in this world and build our faith, we realize that we are able to believe God for bigger and greater things. When we started out we used our faith sparingly, then more often for daily situations, … Continue reading When do we Reach Our Goal With Faith?
Does God Love Some of Us More Than Others?
When Christians discuss the concept of faith, they quickly realize that God seems to pour more blessings onto the ones who have the most faith. And while we need to discuss the levels of faith among ourselves so we can learn and grow, it can present some serious issues if we don't understand what faith is. We … Continue reading Does God Love Some of Us More Than Others?
Don’t Quit Your Day Job…
Like anything else in life, when we're waiting to receive something we want to just stop everything and wait for it. And while the excitement of our expectancy grows, we have to remember that we still have a life to live, things to do and people to see. So, while we're waiting for this special … Continue reading Don’t Quit Your Day Job…
Faith is Made Stronger in Numbers
If one person could have the faith to move mountains like Jesus says in Matthew 17:20, then think what two or ten or a hundred people standing together in faith could do! It's true - faith grows in numbers. Sometimes things will come against us and we are able to give the situation to God and truly trust Him … Continue reading Faith is Made Stronger in Numbers
Where Faith Has Gone Before
When we reach that crossroads in our lives where we have to make a choice between going the way of the world and following God's direction, we need to realize that we are not pioneers in faith. There are many men of the Bible who showed us "where faith has gone before". It's not enough to … Continue reading Where Faith Has Gone Before
Faith Overcomes The World
The problems we face in this world can be very tangible and require very tangible solutions. Whether it's physical healing, financial relief or the many other problems that we face, often something physical or tangible has to happen before we see the answer. If our needs require financial solutions then we're looking for money to … Continue reading Faith Overcomes The World
Faith Builds Character
Faith is the substance that links us to God and makes us who we are. It goes along the same line as the old antic, we are what we eat. The more we learn about God, the more faith we have and the more like Jesus we become. Knowledge leads to conviction which leads to faith … Continue reading Faith Builds Character
How to Share Faith
Many Christians - new ones especially - believe that they have to tell the whole world about their faith, and they feel compelled to speak out and broadcast what they're believing God for. But one of the things Christians neglect to learn is how to share faith. Faith begins with a seed that God gives us … Continue reading How to Share Faith
Faith is a Choice
As we each struggle in this world with our own issues, we often meet others who seem to have more faith than we do. The common thoughts are that God must like them more than He likes us, or that strong faith is given only to the really good Christians. But the truth is that faith is … Continue reading Faith is a Choice
Faith is NOT a Fast Food Pill
We live in a world where almost everything we need has been made available to us with instant access - drive-thru restaurants, instant bank tellers, online services and directories, shopping, telephone speed dialing, and weather and news information. And when we become ill there are pharmaceutical meds for almost every ailment. So it's not surprising to see faith brought … Continue reading Faith is NOT a Fast Food Pill
Does Faith Really Bring Miracles?
Many Christians struggle with the idea that miracles actually still happen - especially in today's world, and this is one of the issues that will hinder our stand in faith. And so, we need to understand the query, does faith really bring miracles? The Bible says in Hebrews 11:1 that, "Faith is the substance of … Continue reading Does Faith Really Bring Miracles?
Do we make our stand in faith a New Year’s Resolution?
As the end of 2011 approaches and the new year waits to be greated, the people of the world are preparing their New Year's Resolutions, and each one hopes that because it's a new year, they will be commited and succeed. But as Christians, should we also wait and make our stand in faith a New Year's … Continue reading Do we make our stand in faith a New Year’s Resolution?
Christmas Faith
Our faith in the Lord is made possible because Jesus was born, and we celebrate His birth on Christmas Day because He is the promised saviour and God's gift to us. Our faith in Him begins with Christmas faith. After their exile from the Garden of Eden, God promised Adam and Eve that He would send someone to restore … Continue reading Christmas Faith
Smile, God Loves You! 