"Let Your Light Shine"

" Do not love this world nor the things it offers you , for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you .   For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father but are from this world.   And this world is fading away , along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live foreve r". (1 John 2: 15-17 NLT). There is a lot to be said on the topic of the world and its desires, such as materialism, looking/feeling good, being pressured into things, accepting things which are wrong, being lead astray from good. These are merely a few things which do not, not even in the slightest, last forever! This is why it is significant to ask yourself every now and again, 'what in my life is temporary and what will last forever?' It is a necessity in this world to evaluate your values because without a fixe...

Do you depend on what other people think to determine your values? “Stop determining your worth and value by what other people say. Be determined by what the Word of God (scriptures) says.” ― Joyce Meyer. She is 100% correct! What helps you to determine your values in life? Is it that you heavily depend on what other people think or what they say to determine your values and worth? There is a major problem if you do depend on what others think or say about you. In this day and age, many people are so consumed by other people's opinions about them, they become blinded and  become lost,  lose who they once were, and lose their values. By listening to other people's comments and what they think of you you begin to get lost in the midst of it all. For example, the world emphasises that beauty is highly significant over character, people become worried about how they look, what they wear, and  worry about if they are wearing the latest trend or the most expensive brand of ...