Seek First: Simplifying Priorities
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Seek First: Simplifying Priorities

Week 22

Here's a question worth considering this week: What is my day really centred around??

Not what I say my priorities are. Not what I would write on a list. But what my calendar, my energy, and my first thoughts in the morning actually reveal.

If I am honest, the answer is often not God.

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Simplicity in Daily Living: Creating Space for God
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Simplicity in Daily Living: Creating Space for God

Week 20

Reading Epistle to the Hebrews 12:1 was the push I needed today.

We have been facing difficult days. Health and work-related issues have weighed heavily on us, but I also need to confess that lately my mind has become a particular battlefield. I have been more introspective than usual.

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Simplicity of the Heart: Undivided Devotion
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Simplicity of the Heart: Undivided Devotion

Week 18

A university student once shared how hard it had become to concentrate during prayer and Bible study. Anytime she wanted to spend time with God, her mind would quickly move to assignments, messages on her phone, plans, and worries about succeeding in life. Even while praying, she was already thinking about the next thing to do.

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Living Out the Word You Study
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Living Out the Word You Study

Week 16

Studying the Word of God is not just another form of learning. It is a spiritual discipline that shapes how we think, live, and relate with God. Yet, it is possible to spend time in Scripture and still miss its main purpose if it does not move us to action

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Growing in Faith Through Study: A Discipline for Spiritual Maturity
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Growing in Faith Through Study: A Discipline for Spiritual Maturity

Week 14

When we look carefully at the teaching of Scripture, we realise that spiritual growth does not happen automatically. Time, by itself, does not produce maturity. It simply reveals whether there is genuine commitment to the truth God has already given.

The author of Hebrews offers a direct warning. People who should have progressed are still at an early stage…

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What can fasting teach us about work and leadership?
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What can fasting teach us about work and leadership?

If we fail to fast, we may miss out on many blessings. If we fast wisely, it can make us better employees and leaders. It can also help us cope with the challenges we face. 

“What’s in it for me?” is a key question when we’re considering what to buy, read, or get involved in. When it comes to fasting, however, this question leads us in the wrong direction.

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From One Promise to All: Seeing God’s Plan This Easter
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From One Promise to All: Seeing God’s Plan This Easter

Week 13

When God spoke to Abraham saying, “Lift up your eyes… all the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever” (Genesis 13:14–15), it may seem like a personal blessing. But it was the beginning of something far greater. Through Abraham, God was unfolding a plan that would extend beyond one family, one nation, or one generation. That plan finds its fulfillment in Jesus, and Easter reveals the full picture…

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When God Leads Your Work — Clearly or Quietly
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When God Leads Your Work — Clearly or Quietly

Week 12

We often long for moments like this. Clear direction. A defined calling. A sense that God has spoken into our work, our decisions, our next step.

In Acts 13, that’s exactly what happens. In the middle of worship and fasting, God speaks. The mission becomes visible. The next move is unmistakable.

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Fasting-Strength Through Dependence
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Fasting-Strength Through Dependence

Week 9

Apart from Me you can do nothing.” That statement confronts the modern professional mind. We are trained to believe the opposite. With the right credentials, strategy, network, and discipline, we can accomplish almost anything. Results reinforce that belief. Promotions, successful projects, and measurable impact become quiet evidence of personal capability…

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Prayer That Reshapes Priorities: Letting God Guide Your Desires
Paulo Ribeiro Paulo Ribeiro

Prayer That Reshapes Priorities: Letting God Guide Your Desires

Week 8

When exploring the Hebrew words used for “prayer”, we discovered that there is more than one term, each highlighting a different aspect of prayer: asking, pleading, crying out, interceding, and examining one’s own heart before God. This shows that prayer is far more than a list of requests — it is a living encounter with God

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Prayer for Focus: How to Train Your Heart and Mind to Stay Present
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Prayer for Focus: How to Train Your Heart and Mind to Stay Present

Week 7

For a long time, I felt like I was failing at prayer. I just couldn’t get it right. How do people pray for hours? I get bored quickly, and using words I don’t normally use feels uncomfortable. I believe God knows me and what I need, so He would also know if I’m being fake or just putting on a show…

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Prayer as Resistance to Hurry and Burnout
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Prayer as Resistance to Hurry and Burnout

Week 6

“Hurry is not of the devil; hurry is the devil,” goes the famous quote attributed to psychologist Carl Jung. While we believe that the Devil does exist as a spiritual being, I am certain that busyness and hurry are among his main strategies to prevent Christians from growing spiritually and living out God’s purposes in their everyday lives. C.S. Lewis writes about this in “The Screwtape Letters,” where he imagines a dialogue between two demons…

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Prayer in Everyday Life: Living God’s Presence in Ordinary Spaces
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Prayer in Everyday Life: Living God’s Presence in Ordinary Spaces

Week 5

Many of us learned prayer as something that needs the right conditions: a quiet room, a settled mind, and no interruptions. When life refuses to cooperate, deadlines pile up, children need attention, energy runs low—prayer is often the first thing to slip away. Not because we don’t value it, but because it feels like one more thing competing for space in already full days.

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