Patrick Mabilog
How You Can Beat Ungodly Discontentment By Having Godly Discontentment Instead
Imagine a caterpillar who spends all day simply wishing it were a butterfly, but never really gets into the work of spinning its cocoon. That's what discontentment can do once we allow the hard grip of wishful thinking and the absence of action to paralyse us and God's purpose for our life.
Ahem! God Speaks, But Are You Listening?
When we can't hear God, the question we must ask ourselves is this: Do we allow God to speak or do we do most of the talking?
The Gift Of Rebuke: Why You Need Friends Who Will Hurt You
Godly relationships can hurt at times, but the sting of a well-meaning rebuke, correction or reproof will only propel us to be who God wants us to be.
How You Can Break Anxiety With An Attitude Of Gratitude
Building an attitude of gratitude is effective against anxiety because it takes the focus off our will, our desires and our ways and puts it instead on God's will, desires and ways.
The Call To Confront: How To Call Out Sin Without Being Judgmental
To confront sin with the wrong attitude or heart posture is just as bad or even worse than not confronting at all.
4 sayings a lot of Christians think are in the Bible but are not
Believers and unfortunately even spiritual leaders are in the process of adding ideas to the Bible as if God's promises and commands are not enough.
When faith is shaken: Why shaking is a sign of breakthrough
Experiencing turbulence can often signal the end of a flight. In the same way that the intense shaking of an airplane landing commences the end of the fiery ordeal of air travel, intense faith shaking can be a sign of the arrival of God's deliverance.
Cutting off 'limbs': Why it's better to remove things that hinder us
Distractions are everywhere today and some of them can be harmless, but many of them can be harmful, taking our minds off meaningful work, relationships, values and principles. How do we deal with such distractions?
Why we can't find our purpose without first finding our identity in Christ
As we go for God, He goes with us, but we will never truly know that without first knowing our new status in Christ as children, citizens and thus now workers for God's kingdom.
Is mediocrity holding you back from God's best?
One principle that runs through God's Word is to reject mediocrity. Because God has given us His best by blessing us with life and by giving us His only Son Jesus Christ as redemption for our shortcomings, we are now to respond by giving our best to God and to others.
Why everything we do on a daily basis must start with following Jesus
For many, the most common thing we reach for when we wake up is our smartphones or gadgets.
Not feeling spiritually fed? Why the problem might be you and not the pastor
We may have confused pastors with spiritual vending machines who can keep on feeding Christians of the church, while forgetting that we also need to feed ourselves
Do we have to be 'spiritually mature' before we can minister?
If God had to wait for his workers to mature before He sent them then he would have never sent Noah, Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David, Jeremiah, Peter or even Paul.
Why not all who call Jesus 'Lord' will enter God's Kingdom
The idea of our actions backing up our words is as universal as the English language. "Word is bond," as the old adage goes and we expect no less from the people around us. So why should God expect less when He is the God that backs His words with actions every time?
Why praying harder doesn't always solve your problems
Prayer is important, but it's not just a request form that we fill out and pass on to God.
When your kids can't interrupt your work, something is wrong
If there's one principle that the Bible teaches all across the board, it's that family matters to God.