Many times, I hear believers say that they’re unsure whether the Spirit of God lives in them. I’ve wondered about this myself, because I don’t hear the Spirit speaking. Then I think: maybe I did something wrong … maybe I chased the Spirit away. Fortunately, the Word of the Lord says that the day we […]
Read moreSometimes we unnecessarily complicate simple truths. We often overthink the Holy Spirit and Jesus’ work in our lives. But it’s simple: if you accept Jesus as your Saviour and believe with all your heart that He died on the cross in your place for your sins, then you receive the Holy Spirit. I want to […]
Read moreProf. Anton van Niekerk was my Philosophy lecturer in my first year. He had an incredible gift for teaching others. I still remember his classes to this day. There was one particular class where he explained the value of a chair. The chair has no value if someone does not sit on it, but as […]
Read moreMy sister and I send each other voice notes and then we simply talk from the heart. But we don’t usually respond immediately. Sometimes the other one’s reaction comes days later. Our conversations can sometimes take weeks. Lately, we’ve been chatting about what you think of yourself. My sister tells me that sometimes we’re too […]
Read moreThe biggest question I probably had my whole life was how you actually hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. Yes, we learned just a while back that He takes control of our conscience. Our conscience functions as an internal warning system, alerting us to wrongdoing. However, how can we seek guidance on matters unrelated […]
Read moreI’ve said it so often and I suspect I say it so much because I have to hear it regularly myself. The day you and I accepted Jesus as our Saviour we received the Holy Spirit. I suspect God knew that we would struggle to understand how to remove the old clothes and put on […]
Read moreDo you wonder what jealousy really means? The Collins Dictionary defines it as: … the feeling of anger or bitterness which someone has when they think that another person is trying to take a lover or friend, or a possession, away from them. Wikipedia says: Jealousy generally refers to the thoughts or feelings of insecurity, […]
Read moreIt’s not always easy to understand the trinity of God. How can one person be three persons? How can three persons actually be one? A simple explanation (that still falls short) is to use the concept of water. Water exists in three forms: a solid state (ice), a liquid(water) and a gas (hydrogen). The same […]
Read moreThere will come a time when people will no longer believe in God’s message of redemption. People will turn their back on the Gospel and dismiss it as nonsense. Some will use clever brain gymnastics to try and prove that what we believe in is too trivial to be accepted as the truth. When I […]
Read moreBut it’s still not easy to act wisely. Last night my daughter forgot to upload the sketch for the Crossroad message that had to be sent out. A couple of thousand e-mails already sent – without the sketch. I didn’t take this well. Immediately, I lost my cool and the net effect on the people […]
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