Relationship with others

Commentary

Mind your own business – a key to happiness

“Mind your own business” – a Biblical commandment I have to keep if I want it to go well with me and those around me.

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Edification

The letter kills but the Spirit gives life

What does this mean for me personally and for how I treat other people?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Jesus the Good Shepherd: Can He be your shepherd? John 10

Edification

Jesus wants to be your Good Shepherd

Do you allow Jesus to be your Shepherd or are you still trying to be in control of your own life?

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Testimonies

Don’t compare yourself with others!

Comparing yourself with others can be very harmful.

ActiveChristianity

3 min

Edification

Do I really need the fruit of the Spirit to be a good parent?

Is your home a piece of heaven for your children?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Testimonies

How other people experience me

Do the people around me see a life in God, or do they see a man who often just reacts according to his nature?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Testimonies

How I learned to deal with strong, dominating people

To see people as God sees them, helps us when we have to do with strong, dominating people.

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Testimonies

Becoming more than just a “better” person

I was constantly reacting to things in a way that I hated. Here’s how I found the solution.

ActiveChristianity

7 min

Testimonies

Why was it so difficult to be an example at home?

A mother’s honest testimony of how her child’s simple comment showed her the truth about herself.

ActiveChristianity

7 min

Testimonies

Do I have to tell everyone that I am a Christian?

Discovering how good it is to be open and honest about my faith.

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Testimonies

People or God: Whom am I trying to please?

A testimony about living to please God.

ActiveChristianity

5 min

How can I rejoice with the others when I just don't feel like it?

Questions

How can I be happy with those who are happy when I just don't feel like it?

How do I actually become happy with those who are happy, even when I don’t feel like it?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Edification

Is your faith worth defending?

What are you actually fighting for?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Commentary

What type of social media user are you?

An egoist or a helper?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Testimonies

Love is not arrogant and proud

What is the real cause of all disagreements and conflicts?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Testimonies

What one weekend taught me about irritation

Who or what decides if I will become irritated with those around me?

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Testimonies

How dangerous are your words?

A film in English class made me think about the effect my words have on those around me.

ActiveChristianity

3 min

Mary and Elizabeth in the Bible: A story of true friendship

Commentary

Mary and Elizabeth's guide to sincere friendship

The story of Mary and Elizabeth in the Bible tells of a wonderful friendship. What made their friendship so solid?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Testimonies

How hard is it to be nice?

The surprising truth about how difficult it is to be nice.

ActiveChristianity

6 min

How God taught me to deal with difficult people

Testimonies

How God taught me to treat difficult people

I’ve learned that the way to be with difficult people is by learning to manage my own reactions.

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Questions

How can I convince my friends to become Christians?

If you want to convince someone to become a Christian, a faithful life speaks louder than words.

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Commentary

Do not become tired of doing good

What drives us to do the good works that we do?

ActiveChristianity

6 min

4 must-read tips on how God’s goodness can shine forth through you

Edification

Advice on how God’s goodness can flow out from you towards others

Do you long to have the fruit of the Spirit?

ActiveChristianity

7 min

Edification

But what will my friends say…?

Am I free to serve God, or am I bound by what others might think about me?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Commentary

What to remember when you think you are right

Where do your “opinions” come from – the things you believe and feel so strongly about? Are you always right, and what should you do when you think you are right, but others have a different opinion to you?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Questions

What is fellowship?

It is really nice to have fellowship with others. But why is fellowship needed?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Edification

Selfish love or God’s love: Which do you have?

What are the motives and results of my love? Do I have a love that only thinks about myself or a life-giving, unselfish love?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Edification

School face, church face, home face

Why do you do or say certain things? Are you worrying about what others might think? Do you want to be free?

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Commentary

“It’s not my fault”

Blaming others is almost as natural as breathing for many people.

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Healthy relationships: Relationship advice for the seeking Christian

Commentary

The secret to good relationships

Following these three lessons will help you to have good, blessed, healthy relationships!

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Fruit of the Spirit: Kindness and gentleness (Galatians 5:22-23)

Edification

Fruits of the Spirit: Kindness and gentleness

Kindness and gentleness are fruits of the Spirit. The Bible is full of people who had these fruits in their lives, and they are examples for us to follow!

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Questions

Is it possible to live like Jesus?

We are human. We sin. Is that the end of the story?

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Questions

What does the Bible say about love?

“He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.” 1 John 4:8.

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Commentary

Blaming others for my own mistakes

We all know that blaming others never helps the situation, yet this way of reacting lies in our nature from the beginning …

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Righteous judgment and evil judgment – salvation and destruction – John 7:24

Edification

Righteous judgment or evil judgment – help or destruction

There is judgment that is a help, and there is a judgment that is corrupt and harmful. One is light and one is dark. Read more here!

ActiveChristianity

3 min

Edification

Be kind to one another

We all have very good reason to be kind to one another and show compassion and understanding!

ActiveChristianity

2 min

Commentary

When I feel hurt easily

Not all of us are born emotionally strong, and that’s okay. But here’s what we can do when our thoughts and feelings try to pull us down.

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Do you realize how hurtful your words can be?

Edification

Do you realise how hurtful your words can be?

It’s easy to send messages through social media. But have you thought about the results?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Edification

What does the Bible say about forgiving others?

The Bible is very clear about forgiving others. But why is it so important, and how will I be able to forgive them?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Commentary

This only takes five seconds …

The great power of thankfulness can change a situation completely.

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Testimonies

How I learned to be the real me

Linda found true freedom when she realised that there was only One whom she had to please.

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Edification

The dangers of backbiting and gossip

Words are very powerful. They can build up or break down, encourage or destroy.

ActiveChristianity

7 min

6 compelling reasons why you should forgive someone who isn't sorry

Questions

Why should I forgive someone who isn't sorry?

It can be hard enough to forgive someone who is sorry …

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Edification

Evil suspicion

Evil suspicion is totally different from the example left by Christ, and comes from a lack of love. But there is a way out of these evil thoughts!

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Testimonies

Godly love—is it a feeling?

How can Jesus command us to love people? How can you make yourself love someone else?

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Backbiting and gossiping: Do you indulge in this evil habit? What does the Bible say?

Edification

Backbiting: Do you practise this evil habit?

It’s shocking how often people do this without thinking about how ungodly it is.

ActiveChristianity

7 min

Edification

How can I resist social pressure?

How can I stop being so easily influenced to doing what I know is wrong?

ActiveChristianity

7 min

Commentary

When I don’t want it to go well with my friends

We all know jealousy is bad. But can I admit that I am actually jealous and not just comparing myself to my friends?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Testimonies

When it goes well for the others

“All things happen for my best.” But how do I practice it in my daily life, like when I’m tempted to be jealous?

ActiveChristianity

4 min

Testimonies

From anger to blessing

Rolf: Some people get angry quickly. I am one of them.

ActiveChristianity

10 min

Commentary

Why being bitter only leads to trouble

Bitterness and having something against someone else only drives people away from each other – But there is a solution!

ActiveChristianity

6 min

Edification

What kind of example am I for others?

Am I someone that others can look up to, even when I’m tempted to anger or impure thoughts?

ActiveChristianity

5 min

Overcoming an inferiority complex: A surprising solution

Questions

Where do inferiority and superiority complexes come from?

Overcoming inferiority and superiority complexes, feeling that you are either worse or better than others, is no small thing. But, as always, God’s word shows us the way.

ActiveChristianity

7 min