Simply Spiritual

What does it mean to ’see the Christ’ in someone?
Each and everyone of us have weaknesses and faults we sometimes cannot help.  If you are fortunate enough to have taken control of your life and deal with your shortcomings then praise be to God.  However, not everyone is so fortunate.
If someone is not leading an ideal [...]

We have all heard about forgiving and forgetting.  But how easy is it to forgive, far more to forget?
When you hold hatred and malice in your heart you rob yourself of happiness and peace.  It literally destroys you.  You know, when somebody does you wrong, intentionally or otherwise, they may at some point, feel sorry [...]

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or height, for I have rejected him.  The Lord doesn’t make decisions the way you do! People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at a person’s thoughts and intentions.”  I Samuel 16:7
What does it mean to judge?  In this instance to judge [...]

In today’s current financial climate, what is commonly called the ‘global economic crisis”, it is difficult not to worry about what the future holds. People have lost jobs, their houses, cars and are generally finding it difficult to make ends meet.
“Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it gets [...]

Do you find it difficult to pray sometimes?  There are times in my quiet time with God I actually can’t think of anything to say.  I start saying something but find myself repeating, which just does not make any sense really, but then again I am not a talkative person by nature.  What I usually [...]

One of the things I learned while attending church many years ago was to make time for quiet time everyday.  Quiet time is the time you set aside praying, meditating and reading your bible.  It is the time you spend with God.
This is a very important aspect in developing your spiritual life.  Your quiet time [...]