Silent Time

Does it make sense to honour parents and to respect superiors and elders?

Do you live in anxiety? Hardly anyone will admit that. But deep down many have hidden fears. Even less will admit that they are afraid of punishment, yet that is often hidden, sometimes in the sub-consciousness. Praise the Lord that he has won the victory over all that tries to harm us. The heavenly Father offers to everyone to be set free of all fear. No more anxiety for all who put their trust i...

Over the lifetime of a person, interests and assumptions develop, convictions and patterns of thinking change with age as we get new insights. Because even with a lot of wisdom we still do not know the absolute truth. So let’s put our trust into the almighty, all-knowing eternal God.

Have you created anything? For example you might have set up your own website, or made the garden look nicely, or you might have invented something. Even major inventions and things created by humans are relatively small compared to the creation of the almighty eternal holy God. Praise him that he provides what we really need, everything at its time.

How important is freedom to you? We might only become aware of how relevant freedom is, once we have lost it. Praise the Lord for his offer to set us free.

What would you say - who needs mercy? Only the weaklings?

How many % of your life is joyful, how much of your time is sorrowful?

As children at times need to be repeatedly reminded and yet might act against the well-intended instructions of the parents, so we often continue to act against the good advice of God. The heavenly Father has a good plan and knows what is best for our future. Praise the Lord that his patience still has found no end yet.

Friendliness and goodness – everyone can experience in one’s own life the greatness of the Lord as the people of the bible did, who closely walked with the almighty eternal creator God.

Do grown-up persons still need comfort like children get from their parents? Most people will say “no, I have everything under control”. But why do so many need support from coaches, psychologists and mentors? The all-knowing heavenly Father offers advice for free – better and more helpful advice than any human can give.

In very tough times of severe pain or serious trouble, it may seem as if life was not worth living anymore. But do not give up! The almighty God gives wonderful assurances especially to those in sicknesses and pressures. And the major victory over the worst evils has already been won by the Lord!

Can I endure that situation?

Ruling – or being ruled? Kain did not rule over negative emotions, he allowed evil spirits to rule is behaviour.

Am I disregarded? Does the Lord know my trouble? If God takes care of so many matters in the world, does he have no time for me? People of all times had such kinds of doubts. God is all-knowing and omnipresent, everywhere at the same time. Our human imagination cannot understand that. God is even beyond all modern technologies and artificial intelligence. In his grace, the heavenly Father takes ca...

What do you answer – who is Jesus?

How many times have you got disappointed in life? How many people got disappointed by the behaviour of other Christians? Throughout history and still today Christians have been behaving not as Jesus would do and disappointed others. Let’s not look on the shortcomings of people and their imperfections. Rather let’s look up to the perfect holy God. Praise the Lord that he enables new beginnings in a...

For the whole world – and for me personally! Do you doubt at times how the big universal deeds of the almighty eternal God, the creator of the universe, concern to your – seemingly insignificant or burdensome – small personal life?

How comes that Jesus and the good news is so often been ridiculed and rejected?

The easy way is to go with the majority. In which areas of life do you step out and consciously swim against the flow?

Have you ever received a present box nicely wrapped but there was nothing inside? If the present itself is missing, then the main point is lacking. We easily fall into patterns of living our lives with nice wrapping but without the major content.

Which navigation system do you use for your life?

How many dimensions can you understand and explain?

Who needs a renewed heart? We might initially think of criminals and those who do wrong. Eternally blessed is the person who understands that it is oneself who needs renewal.

Do you know people who are insolent? People who behave inappropriately? Behaviour that has negative impacts on others?

Which kinds of reminders do you use, in order to remember important matters?