Selwyn continues to look at the fact that the remedy for fear is to focus on God. On thinking about today’s study, I remembered these verses from John’s first letter (1 John 4:10-19, New Living Translation): “This is real love – not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son [...]
Over the last few days, Selwyn has been writing about the emotion of fear. In certain dangerous situations it is perfectly normal to experience fear – however, the crippling nature of fear is that sometimes it can become a chronic, on-going emotion that hinders our daily life. I agree with Selwyn – the best way to [...]
Today’s study is fairly straight-forward; Selwyn talks about the fight or flight response to danger. I like his summary of fear: “When we are confronted by danger, fear motivates us to flee. It hastens our retreat. It says to us: to do battle against this person or thing will be ineffective – run!” Yet, I [...]
It’s of value to dwell on the matter which Selwyn has raised today. The “Holy Spirit’s ministry is no longer occasional, but perpetual – God’s Spirit has not come not merely to visit us at times but to reside with us and fill our hearts. This does indeed help us to deal more effectively with the [...]
I think Selwyn makes two excellent points (regarding anger) in today’s study. One: ” … we can pray that God will enable us to feel godly sorrow – sorrow for our own loss, sorrow for the loss in the heart of the offender and sorrow also for the pain God feels as He sees His creation [...]
I think Selwyn gives some good advice regarding the control of angry impulses. He uses verse 7 from Psalm 37, as a guide on what to do when we get angry [I've also included verse 8] (NIV): “Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when [...]
‘No minor key’
It’s good to remind ourselves that there will be many times when we’ll feel grief or sorrow – those ‘down’ times, when things just seem to go against us, over a period of time. It happens to God’s children – we are not insulated from the thorns of this world. Consequently, I really liked Selwyn’s [...]
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