Daniel 5:20 But when his heart became arrogant and hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne and stripped of his glory. NIV Unrepentant sin will always produce arrogance and pride. In addition sin will always harden the heart making it unresponsive to God and others. Romans 7:11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. NIV Sin is always looking for a way in which to seize the indivi

Have you ever struggled with a problem or a sin for a long time...years? We all have, but this may be because we have believed a set of lies and as a result have come to believe it is something that will always be, or perhaps we are enjoying our sin too much to do anything about it. In the quest to understand one’s personal relationship with sin, it was this discovery that led to a major change in thinking and ultimately in action. What does this mean for me? What should one

How does immorality destroy contentment and satisfaction? The very nature of immorality is that it is always looking for the next attempt at being satisfied. The basic problem with lust of any nature, but especially sensual and sexual lust is that this lust can never be satisfied. Lust is insatiable. Ironically, sexual immorality also destroys appropriate ambition, initiative and creativity. This means that the gap between contentment and satisfaction and initiative is ever g

Pamela Meyer on a TED Talk talks about the idea of lies, lying and believing lies. She has some very interesting thoughts on this topic. Lying is a cooperative act: a lie has no power by its mere utterance, but only when the other person agrees to believe the lie. If you got lied to, it is because you agreed to be lied to. Henry Oberlander (a legendary conman) made a very interesting statement: people are willing to give anything for something they are hungry for. So the crux