Relationship & Faith

I’ve had quite a few young girls asking me: why isn’t he approaching me? I always see him staring or he does this or that, but he’s not approaching. As I write this, I believe I write with Godly wisdom and wisdom from my own experiences

YouTuber Ruslan opens up about divorce among Christians in one of his episodes, which inspired a Friday Post on the topic.

Taken from "Firstfruits," by Brian Simmons and Gretchen Rodriguez. In the topic of reconciliation, both unpack how God desires to often bring people back together, especially loved ones.

Because we can only see one or a few sides of something or someone, we must trust that our all-knowing Father God, Who can see totally all sides of that love interest, that job, that business proposal, or that house that you’re thinking to buy, that the countenance of the situation/person (and our gut) will speak to our spirit if this is a good thing or not, as we turn down voices and look at the essence of what’s before us.

SEELE editor, Ally poses the question: “why Settle For A Good Man When You Can Have A Godly Man?” In this day and age when the world is becoming more challenging, we need men who are also half bearers of the image of God to know their identity in their Creator God, to be surrendered to God, to know what it means to walk with Holy Spirit, to be filled with Holy Spirit, and to rely our Triumphant God as he leads his household.

Seele Editor, Ally shares that "I have found that in the valley, when doors aren’t opening and it seems God is silent in my valley, that I draw strength from previous seasons of when God has filled me up with a deeper knowledge of Himself."

No matter how busy you are today, take some minutes and unplug from social media and worldliness and “come and talk” with God, who loves and cares for you. 

We know from verses like James 5:16 that fervent prayer is powerful when it’s coming from a righteous person. And we know that prayer changes things. Sometimes we fall short in our prayer life. But, if we only knew how powerful and impactful prayer is, we’d never miss a day of it.

Marriages, contracts, business deals, loans, treaties…. It’s easy to get in these thingsbut it can be very hard to get out. Discernment, patience and prayer are three things that are necessary in avoiding the things in life that are easy to get in, but hard to get out.

The example  of Jonah and God in the Book of Jonah shows the love, grace and mercy in the character of God. He has a great desire to turn back from destroying people; He wants to unleash His grace and mercy on all; He cares about animals- haha; and God has a heart for cities. Read Seele'e Friday Post on Jonah and the mercy of God.

For the past 2 Fridays I have been posting directly from the Jesus Calling devotional, like I do every year. I use the last three weeks of December to take a slight break from Seele to refuel and quiet myself from the year and the holiday rush. The voice that Sarah Young, the writer of each devotional, is writing in is the voice our Triune God- as if he is sitting across the table speaking directly to you.

Sometimes we can lose sight of the fact that everyday, at anytime of the day, we can have a front row seat with the God of the universe.

It’s amazing how the body of Christ is so diverse. But it should be of no surprise that the church is diverse because its Head, God the Son is diverse.

When we’re nit-picking, living in dissension with others, always finding fault with others, or trying to tell others about themselves in an unconstructive way it’s a clear mirror of what’s going on in our hearts.

"The human body reacts to the sight, entertained by the imagination and gives you all kinds of false hints that stolen waters are going to be sweeter. They’re not. They leave you emptier.” Ravi Zacharias

It’s a lot of work to raise a child, but a real man will lead his family and raise the seeds he has planted. And, a real woman will lead her home and raise the seeds that have been planted inside of her. 

In this 21st century day and age the male and female relationship is different than it was generations ago. 

 But before writing this post I asked random people- Christian and non- if it’s necessary to have boundaries if one friend likes the other. And both males and females, who were honest and mature said yes. Boundaries will vary from person to person- situation to situation, but they are needed.

I want to slightly expand on the topic of friendship again, but take a slightly different twist on the topic by looking at marriage + if it all goes wrong + the pain that comes from it = the importance of choosing the right friends.