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Dreaming
“Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it. In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.” Job 4:12-14 Perhaps you have also experienced night time panic attacks, sometimes known as…
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Confidence
Confidence is a strange phenomenon and the lack of it causes much sorrow. The onslaught of mind illness can seriously undermine our confidence and make us very anxious and uncomfortable. We can lose confidence in life very easily and the sufferer has to build it and overcome the anxiety as they pull themselves out of…
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Demon possession
There is no correlation between mind illness and demon possession. Unfortunately there is still throwback to days when all unusual behaviour was credited to demons. I have heard the term “psychotic episode” being synonymous with demon possession. This is a great fallacy and causes all sorts of problems for sufferers and their family. The question…
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The chain of godliness
“Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge; and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness; and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7 Were saved by grace alone to live…
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Feeling low
Christians are daughters and sons of the everlasting kingdom. We will one day reign with Christ through the countless ages of eternity. There is no excuse for putting people down or making a person feel low about themselves or how they seek to serve the Lord. When we feel low we comfort ourselves with the…
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The sin question
How important is the consideration of our sinfulness on our psyche? How deep do we need to delve into our weaknesses to overcome them? How can the sin question be settled? What can cleanse this hideous blot? Only the shed blood of the suffering Saviour is sufficient to purge away the stain. Only through repentance…
