Biblical Negotiation: Resolving Conflict with the PAUSE Principle Conflict is an inevitable part of life. Whether in personal relationships, workplace disputes, or community disagreements, conflict often arises when different interests, desires, or perspectives clash. Many people respond to conflict in one of two ways: aggressively seeking their own way or passively giving in to avoid…
Why Avoiding Conflict Doesn’t Lead to Peace The Myth of Avoiding Conflict Have you ever thought, “If I just avoid this argument, everything will be fine”? Many people believe that avoiding conflict keeps the peace. While this seems logical, the reality is far from it. Avoidance often buries issues that later resurface, causing even more…
Devotional: The Tongue is a Fire The power of words is undeniable. As James vividly describes, the tongue, though small, holds immense influence. It has the capacity to bless or curse, to build up or tear down. Today’s devotional reminds us of the destructive potential of our words and challenges us to reflect on how…
Devotional: Joseph Forgave His Brothers Forgiveness is one of the most challenging acts we are called to extend as believers, especially when wrongs committed against us are severe. Joseph’s story is a powerful illustration of God’s redemptive power working through human brokenness and sin. When Joseph forgave his brothers, he not only released them from…
Devotional: Bitterness is Destructive Bitterness is like a hidden root that slowly grows, unnoticed, but eventually spreads and infects everything around it. As believers, we are called to guard our hearts against this dangerous root. Bitterness doesn’t just harm the one who holds onto it—it spreads to others, causing damage in relationships and disrupting our…
Devotional: Show Love to Your Enemy In our broken world, we are often tempted to hate those who harm us. But Jesus teaches a radically different way of life: we are to love our enemies and pray for those who persecute us. This kind of love mirrors the heart of God, who extends grace to…
Devotional: Don’t Take Revenge It’s easy to want to retaliate when someone wrongs us, but as followers of Christ, we are called to a higher standard. In Romans 12, Paul reminds us that vengeance belongs to God. Our role is to overcome evil by doing good, trusting that God will bring justice in His perfect…
“Counseling through the Word” Devotional: An Angry Person is Dangerous Anger is a powerful emotion that can lead to great harm if it is not controlled. The Bible frequently speaks of the importance of self-control, especially in relation to our passions and emotions. Proverbs 25:28 uses the vivid image of a city without walls to…
“Counseling through the Word” Devotional: The Cause of Conflict is Sinful Desire Conflict is an inevitable part of life, but have you ever wondered why it happens? Why do disagreements escalate into fights and quarrels, even among believers? James, the brother of Jesus, offers a powerful insight into the root cause of conflict: our own…
“Counseling through the Word” Devotional: Resolving Disputes God’s Way In today’s devotional, we delve into 1 Corinthians 6:1–11 and explore how believers are called to resolve disputes God’s way. Paul challenges us to prioritize unity and reconciliation over personal rights and justice. Join us as we learn how to handle conflicts within the church, reflecting…
When was the last time someone said thank you to you? When was the last time you said thank you to someone else? So many people today struggle with a lack of thankfulness and ingratitude. This leads to struggles with complaining, criticizing, and comparing. Gratitude and thankfulness provide a powerful remedy for these problems. This gratitude journal helps us to identify what we should be grateful for and what we do as a result of seeing life as a gift.
Do you struggle with applying the truth that you learn during your study of God’s word? This God’s grace prayer journal will allow you to focus on gratitude and live in contentment in life. The journal pages encourage you to observe what you are learning from the Bible text, evaluate how you have failed to live according to the truths stated, seek forgiveness, and develop godly plans for change.
Do you struggle with the lack of hope? Do you find yourself struggling with doubt and insecurity during times of great challenge? During those times, you need to find your rest and assurance in pondering, personalizing, praying, and practicing what God’s Word says. In the short devotional, spend time meditating and studying each of these passages. Write down whatever comes to mind in the spaces below. And let God speak to you.
One of the keys to growing in Christlikeness in our lives is to unearth and discover, and biblically evaluate our thinking patterns, speaking, and acting. This worksheet will help you be honest and specific about areas in your life that are not meeting biblical standards in thinking, speaking, and acting.
The God who began a good work in you will continue it through your lifetime and will finish it when we meet him face-to-face. God works for us, and God works in us. He enables us to become more like Christ every single day. This work is progressive and continual in this life. This worksheet helps us review and evaluate gains made during counseling and discipleship, show gratitude to God for what he has done, and develop plans for future growth and change.
There probably is not a day that goes by that we do not have some level of conflict with others. This worksheet helps us focus on the problem and not the person. It helps us evaluate how we have handled a dispute and how we should deal with it moving forward.
Do you ever struggle with doing a Bible study or journaling the key ideas from your reading? This Bible Study Note Sheet will encourage you to ponder and meditate on Scripture. Also, God’s Word is meant for you, so this worksheet will help you personalize what you are learning. It will also guide you in learning to pray God’s Word, and finally, it will encourage you to put into practice the principles and promises you find in reading the Word of God.
Anger is a significant issue for so many people. People often stuff or spew their anger, but very few learn to study their anger. This journal assignment will help you to do just that. It will help you understand, evaluate, and respond to your anger in better ways.
Do you ever find yourself getting overwhelmed with problems? Do you find yourself struggling with thinking clearly during a challenging situation? This four-step approach to rethinking a problem will help.
Problems can seem overwhelming. When we are in the midst of a significant crisis, many of us struggle with defining the problem and implementing helpful solutions. This worksheet helps us to identify three unbiblical and unproductive ways of handling problems. It also encourages us to destroy problems, not people, as we deal with issues in a biblical and God-honoring way.
