Dorothea SA Team

10/09/2024

14/12/2023

Balancing Your Life

Proverbs 11:25
A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed.

Pass on what you know to others. If you want to keep growing, the best way to learn more is to pass on what you have already learned Proverbs tell us, "The one who blesses others is abundantly blessed; those who help others are helped "Proverbs 11:25 (TEV)Those who pass along insights get more from God

Now that you understand the purpose of life, it is your responsibility to carry the message to others. God is calling you to be his messenger. Paul said, "Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others" 2Timothy 2:2b (TEV)

13/12/2023

Balancing Your Life

2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourself to see whether you are in the faith; test yourself. Do you not realise that Christ Jesus is in you - unless of course, you fail the test.

Give yourself a regular spiritual check up. The best way to balance your life is to evaluate yourself periodically. GOD places a high value on habit of self evaluation. At least 5 times in Scripture we are told to test and examine our own spiritual health. The Bible says, "Test yourself to make sure you are solid in faith. Don't drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourself regular checkups ...Test it out. If you fail the test, do something about it."2 Corinthians 13:5 (Msg)

To maintain your physical health, you need a regular checkups with a doctor who can assess your vital signs - blood pressure, temperature, weight, and so on.
For your spiritual health you need regularly check the five vital signs of worship, fellowships, growth in character, ministry, and mission. Jeremiah advised, "Let's take a look at the way we are living and raider our lives under God" Lamentations 3:40( Msg)

12/12/2023

Balancing Your Life

Hebrews 2:1
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Write down your progress in a journal. The best way to reinforce your progress in fulfilling God's purpose for your life is to keep a spiritual journal. This is not a dairy of events, but a record of the life lessons you don't want to forget. The Bible says, "It's crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we have heard so that we don't drift away "Hebrews 2:1 (Msg)

We remember what we record. Writing helps clarify what God is doing in your life. The Bible has several examples of God telling people to keep a spiritual journal. It says, "At the LORD's direction, Moses kept a written record of their progress" (Numbers 33:2)

Aren't you glad Moses obeyed God's command to record Israel's spiritual journey? If he had been lazy, we would be robbed of the powerful life lesson of the exodus.

While it's unlikely that your spiritual journal will be widely read as Moses' was, yours is still important. The New International Version says, "Moses recorded the stages in their journey."

08/12/2023

Balancing Your Life

Psalm 102:18
Let this be written for a future generation, that a people not yet created May praise the LORD.

Don't just write down the pleasant things. As David did, record your doubts, fears, and struggles with God. Our Greatest lessons come out of pain, and the Bible says God keeps a record of our tears Psalm 56:8 Record my misery; list my tears on your scroll - are they not in your record. Whenever problems occur, remember that God uses them to fulfill your purpose in your life. Problems force you to focus on God, draw you closer to others in fellowships, build christlike character, provide you with a ministry, and give you a testimony. Every problem is purpose driven.

In the middle of a painful experience, the psalmist wrote, "write down for the coming generation what the LORD has done, so that the people not yet born will praise him "Psalm 102:18 (TEV) You owe it to the future generation to preserve the testimony of how God help you fulfill his purpose on earth. It is a witness that will continue to speak long after you're in heaven.

07/12/2023

Balancing Your Life

James 4:17
If anyone, then, knows the good way they ought to do and doesn't do it, it is sin for them.

The more you know, the more God expects to use that knowledge to help others. James said, "Anyone who knows the right thing to do; but does not do it, is sinning "James 4:17 (NCV)

Knowledge increases responsibility. But passing along the purposes of life is more than an obligation; it's one of life's greatest privileges. Imagine how different the world would be if everyone knew their purpose. Paul said, "If you teach these things to other followers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus. "1Timothy 4:6 (CEV)

06/12/2023

Balancing Your Life

John 17:4
I have brought you glory on earth by finishing the work you gave me to do.

When Jesus prayed these words, he had not died for our sins, so what work had he completed? In this instance he was referring to something other than the atonement.

The answer lies in what he said in the next 20 verses of his prayer. Jesus told his father what he had been doing for the last 3 years: preparing his disciples to live for God's purpose. He help them to know and love God (worship), taught them to love each other (fellowship) gave them the Word so they could grow to maturity (discipleship), showed them how to serve (ministry), and send them out to tell others. That was the work that brought glory to God. Today God calls each one of us to the same work.

05/12/2023

Living with a purpose

Psalms 33:11
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purpose of his heart through all generations.

In your own words affirm your commitment to God's purpose for your life in writing. A purpose statements is not a list of goals.
Goals are temporary; purposes are eternal. The Bible says, "His plans endure forever; his purposes last eternally "Psalms 33:11 (TEV)

Writing down your purpose on paper will force you to think specifically about the path of your life. The Bible says, "know where you are headed, and you will stay on solid ground "Proverbs 4:26 (CEV)

04/12/2023

Living with purpose

1Thessalonians 2:4
On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who test our hearts.

I once heard the suggestion that you develop your life purpose statement based on what you would like other people to say about you at your funeral. Imagine your perfect eulogy, then build your statement on that. Frankly that's a bad plan. At the end of your life it isn't going to matter at all what other people say about you. The only thing that matter is what God say about you. The Bible says, "Our purpose is to please God not people." 1Thessalonians 2:4b (NLT)

One day God will review your answers to these life questions. Did you put Jesus at the centre of your life? Did you develop his character? Did you devote your life to serve others? Did you communicate his message and fullfill his mission? Did you love and participate in his family? These are the only issues that will count As Paul said, "Our goal is to measure up to God's plan for us" 2Corinthians 10:13 (LB)

01/12/2023

Living with purpose

2 Peter 1:5-6
5) For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6) and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness;

What will be the character of my life? this is the question of discipleship. What kind of a person will you be? God is far more interested in what you are than what you do. Remember, you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.

Make a list of character qualities you want to work on and develop in your life. You might begin with the fruit of the spirit or the beatitudes.

Don't get discouraged and give up when you stumble. It takes a lifetime to build Christlike character. Paul told Timothy, "Keep a firm grasp on both your character and your teaching. Don't be diverted. Just keep at it"

30/11/2023

Living with purpose

Hebrews 10:24-25
24) And let us consider how we may spur one another on towards love and good deeds, 25) not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encourage one another and all the more as you see the Day approaching .

What will be the community of your life? This is the question of fellowships. How will you demonstrate your commitment to other believers and connection to the family of God?Where will you practice one another with other commands with other Christians? To which church family will you be joined as a functioning member? The more you mature, the more you will love the Body of Christ and want to sacrifice for it.

The Bible says, "Christ loved the church and gave his life for it." Ephesians 5:25 (Tev)

You should include an expression of your love for God's church.