GROWING RIGHT

I recently got an understanding of the book of Proverbs 14:12 by the Holy Spirit. "There's a way that SEEMS RIGHT to a man but the end thereof is the way of death." It then occurred to me that there's a huge difference between that which SEEMS RIGHT and that which IS RIGHT. Let's start by explaining the terms, 'SEEMS' and 'IS'. SEEMS simply means to appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as. The word 'SEEMS' communicates uncertainty or the probability of a case not being hundred percent true when making a description of it.  On the other hand, 'IS' connotes certainty when it comes to making a description or passing across a message or fact. For example, "she seems to be sad" means, by the look of it, she's sad but we're not hundred percent sure. But, "she is sad" makes the statement sound more certain. Why am i explaining this? To help you understand that SEEMS RIGHT and IS RIGHT are diffe...

Just after i gave my life to Jesus, patience was one of the fruit of the spirit the Holy Spirit cultivated in me. I know this because i wasn't naturally a patient person. The Holy Spirit taught me that quality. It was later on in life i began to see reasons He did that. As a very young teenager, i could not fully comprehend what life is about till i started growing into maturity and then i knew, patience is really a must have virtue to get by through life generally. I'm sure you grew up with some or lots of great expectations about your desires in life and expecting it to turn out as you've planned it. But sad to say, it usually don't work out the way it's planned because of some external factors like unforeseen circumstances, obstacles, events, financial contraints, limited resources or even personal factors like health challenges, self sabotage, inner conflicts, lack of necessary skills and knowledge and so on. When we experience 'delay' in ful...

Some Christians have this idea that some things are just off or isn't necessary when it comes to the Holy Spirit. Many of us have a very 'rigid' relationship with the Holy Spirit. We only tell Him very 'important' things (usually the difficult and daunting challenges in our lives). We feel some things are quite insignificant or too little to tell the Holy Spirit because we feel our relationship and conversation with Him should be more rigid and only the  'thus-says-the-Lord's'. And I've seen that this has frustrated many children of God, sometimes unknown to them. As a child of God, you may be struggling with a weakness, a disability, an addiction or even struggles with yourself and won't tell Him about it because you feel It should always be about passing and receiving instructions from Him. But haven't you read that the Holy spirit wants to hear and know everything, even down to the minutest issue YOU FEEL YOU CAN HANDLE ON YOU ...