HOW DO YOU REACT WHEN LIFE DOESN’T GO THE WAY YOU WANT?

HOW DO YOU REACT WHEN LIFE DOESN’T GO THE WAY YOU WANT? Part 2 I often think that men and women might react in different ways. Some men become quiet and isolate themselves. They do not talk and they cannot say why and they refuse to talk. If a man has been to a doctor and received a bad report or he lost his job, it might take a long time before he tells this to his wife. Some might even lie and say that there is nothing wrong if they are asked why they are so quiet. They might need time to ... (read more)

HOW DO YOU REACT WHEN LIFE DOESN’T GO THE WAY YOU WANT?

HOW DO YOU REACT WHEN LIFE DOESN’T GO THE WAY YOU WANT? Part 1 I believe that all of us have been in that situation once, but more likely many times. In counselling I daily listen to one story worse than the other and I sometimes wonder how people have managed to survive. Yesterday I talked to a woman in another country and she was almost killed by her own sister. I know that this is extreme, but many things are happening today that are extreme. I will start by describing the reaction of ... (read more)

THE LAST DAYS.

THE LAST DAYS.   The Bible says clearly that we should not know exactly when Jesus is coming back. We shouldn’t accept a prophesy saying the time of His coming then. A prophetess I knew was sure that she was going to live till He came back, but she has been dead for some years now. We should be careful in prophesying times and places, but we cannot deny that there are many things happening in these days reminding us about the prophesies from the Bible. How do we react to wars and threats ... (read more)

GOD WANTS US TO BE WELL AND ENJOY OURSELVES.

GOD WANTS US TO BE WELL AND ENJOY OURSELVES.   I want to start with the third letter of John and the second verse. John is writing this to Gaius who was a leader in the congregation. He was a close friend to John and he was one of the disciples of Jesus. He is writing like this:  “ Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” John continues to honor Gaius for the way he lives his life. Some people do not want to become Christians ... (read more)

REVIVAL. HOW CAN IT START AND WHAT ARE THE HINDRANCES?

    REVIVAL. HOW CAN IT START AND WHAT ARE THE HINDRANCES? ‘ Revival comes from God and not from human beings. The Lord might use people to start a revival, but revival is when The Holy Spirit comes and people want to get rid of their sins and get saved. The power of God is there and people are touched by The Holy Spirit. Many are healed and one experiences miracles. People have a desire to repent and criminality is reducing in areas of revival. There is always something happing ... (read more)

DO YOU LOVE YOUR COUNTRY?

DO YOU LOVE YOUR COUNTRY?   My question is coming now because Norway is celebrating its national day on the 17th of May and I am Norwegian. On that day I am more Norwegian than any other day during the year. I celebrate the 17th of May no matter where I am in the world. I am actually quite emotional on that day. It is enough with a verse from the national hymn or the tunes from a brass band and I might start crying. I must have some positive memories since I react so emotionally on that ... (read more)

IT IS SPRING

IT IS SPRING.   The month of April is a month of great changes. Remember that I live in Sweden. This year it has changed from heavy snowing till 20 degrees last Saturday. One could enjoy sitting outside in the sun then. A couple of days later we had a cold wind and only a few degrees. In spite of all these changes we can still see some flowers coming up from the ground and I believe that some leaves will be visible on the trees in only a few days, depending on where in Sweden you live. I ... (read more)

IT IS FINISHED!

IT IS FINISHED! We have just finished celebrating Easter here in Scandinavia. We are often sharing Communion on Maunday Thursday. Jesus instituted the Communion when He ate the last Easter meal with His disciples. He said that the bread was His body and the vine His blood. We are not eating His body, nor do we drink  His blood, but it is a symbol of His suffering for our sins. He gave His body for our sake and His blood was running for our sake and the vine is like His blood. Jesus was saying ... (read more)

ABORTION

ABORTION   A lot of things might be aborted, but I will start writing about all the children that are aborted all over the world every day. Abortion is a huge political question, but in reality it is a spiritual, moral and legal issue. I have seen programs on television where doctors have said that a child is not a child before it has come out of the womb of the mother. A woman cannot give birth to something that is dead and then it becomes alive. There are times when the child dies in the ... (read more)

WHAT DO WE DO WHEN WE ARE ACCUSED?

WHAT DO WE DO WHEN WE ARE ACCUSED? Who is accusing us and why do we get accused? Are the accusations true or are they false and full of lies? There is a difference between accusations and being corrected. Some people think that they are accused when they haven’t managed a task they should have. Parents are suppose to raise children. They should praise their child when he or she does something good, but they must also say something if the child is doing something wrong. That is correcting the ... (read more)