Entries by Christoph Lindner

Wellbeing Thought for Wednesday 10th March 2021

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Wednesday 10 March Save and Give The 18th century preacher John Wesley famously said, “Earn all you can, give all you can, save all you can.” Receiving an income helps us to gain financial margin, save wisely and live generously. “Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.” (Proverbs […]

Wellbeing Thought for Tuesday 9th March 2021

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Tuesday, 9 March Cultivating contentment The goal of financial wellbeing is ‘margin’ – to live within our means and to have a little left. The enemy of financial margin is not being content with what we have and to compare ourselves to others (typically those who have more!). The antidote is cultivating contentment (read Philippians […]

Wellbeing Thought for Monday 8 March

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God’s plan for our financial wellbeing There is a highway called ‘God’s plan for your financial wellbeing’, and on either side are two ditches: ‘Poverty Perspective’ and a ‘Materialistic Mindset’. The first one sees life through a lens of scarcity and is afraid of lack. There is a theme going through the Bible that God […]

Wellbeing Thought for Sunday 7 March

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Stewardship, not ownership  Did you know that 16 of the 38 parables Jesus told were concerned with how to handle money and possessions? True wellbeing includes the financial and material area of our lives. Worries about money are one of the main causes of stress. God wants us to live in financial peace (“shalom”) – […]

Wellbeing Thought for Saturday 6th March 2021

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Saturday 6 March Desire, discipline, delight Three key stages in our relationship with God: Desire: A thirst for God, often after we first become a Christian. But desire is not enough – we need to embrace… Discipline: This includes thanksgiving, slowing down, being present, celebrating Sabbath, praying, reading the Bible, solitude and silence. Jesus is […]

Prayers for Friday 5th March 2021

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Today we pray, thanking God for all His blessings upon us. He has shown mercy and compassion upon His children. Hallelujah !! Henceforth, we will always see and witness God’s Grace upon our lives. Everyone around us will testify to this & glorify God. Let us pray: Thank you Lord for the gift of this […]

Wellbeing Thought for Friday 5th March 2021

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Friday 5 March The still, small voice “My sheep listen to my voice.” (Jesus in John 10.27) We are unlikely to hear God’s voice audibly. Rather, the God who has come to live in us wants to communicate to our spirit by his Spirit. If we want to learn to listen to God we need […]