Recent content by ThroughTheStorm

So true! I remember when I was younger, my teacher gave us an exercise with a chair. He asked, "Do you believe your chairs will hold your weight and refrain from collapsing under you as you sit down?" After we answered that we did, he made a great point that since we had believed the chair would...

Shabbat shalom to you as well! May your spirit be rejuvenated on this beautiful day the Lord has made

God literally gives the Israelites permission to buy and drink alcohol in verse 26. Some translations even use the term intoxicating drink instead of strong drink. This does not mean God wants drunkenness, but enjoying a drink seems to be fine Deuteronomy 14:22-26 "You shall certainly tithe all...

Absolutely! I pray the Lord will continue to guide your heart and that His Spirit will motivate and encourage you to always stand up for your faith. Passiveness is not only a man's struggle, it can be anyone's struggle, so definitely don't feel that you are alone. It's awesome that you recognize...

I believe Ezekiel 3:17-21 is also a great example of passiveness and its consequence “Human being, I have appointed you to be a watchman for the house of Isra’el. When you hear a word from my mouth, you are to warn them for me. 18 If I say to a wicked person, ‘You will certainly die’; and you...

This hit home; I'm so happy to see this issue being talked about. It hurts so bad yet gives me relief seeing others agree. Thank you for sharing this; may the Lord bless you! Passiveness and acting nonchalant are the two culprits behind my failing marriage. I fullheartedly believe passive...

Perhaps these verses. Matthew 11:18-19 "For Yochanan (John) came, fasting, not drinking — so they say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man came, eating freely and drinking wine — so they say, ‘Aha! A glutton and a drunkard! A friend of tax-collectors and sinners!’ Well, the proof of wisdom is in...

Resisting temptation can look like different things in different situations; however, it will always look like submitting your thoughts unto Jesus Christ as mentioned in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 "For although we do live in the world, we do not wage war in a worldly way; 4 because the weapons we...

Interesting, Ive never heard of that perspective. I've heard ideas where eating from the Tree of Life after the Tree of Knowledge would have permanently sealed Adam and Eve's fallen state without ever having a chance of being redeemed. Thus God casting them out of the garden was an act of love...

It definitely is a part of someone's personality, but in some cases, it might be a learned trait from early adolescent trauma or just life experiences. Ive struggled with it for as long as I can remember. I pray your friend will find freedom through Jesus. Yea, I guess we could say that since...

Ah, I see. Thanks for sharing! For sure, you're absolutely right about jealousy leading to acts against someone. It can lead to gossip and slander. I guess envy tries to change the way the envious person looks by gaining attributes while jealousy tries to change the way everyone sees the person...

Sadly, their messages begin sounding like "How can Jesus serve me" rather than "How can I serve Jesus"

I'd be lying if I said I wasn't toting some around, myself 😞. May the Lord help us all opporate in the Spirit and not in the flesh.

For sure. It's interesting how the seven deadly sins, although not mentioned directly in Scripture, relate so much to the works of the flesh outlined in Galatians 5.

Yea, that is true about God being described as jealous. In my understanding, and please correct me if I'm wrong, isn't context important when it comes to jealousy as it does with anger? From my understanding, anger in itself isn't wrong. There's being angry in a justified manner (being upset...