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    Die to yourself

    Hi How do you die to yourself and follow Jesus. How to you deny yourself? Thanks Johan
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    How can I be a Christian

    Jesus said in Luke 23:9 "And he said unto all, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me." If you want to follow Jesus you need to submit yourself daily to Jesus. How do you do it? Reading the Bible is essential because that is how God...
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    Walking with Jesus

    Thank you all for the answers. I try to talk to God on my way to work or home when I drive, or I listen to worship music (Jesus Culture). Near to where I work, is a park. I try to go their in my lunch break. I walk in the park and sometimes talk to God. Sometimes I also pray there. But somehow I...
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    Walking with Jesus

    Good day I'm a software developer by profession. I deal daily with problems that I need to solve which requires my full attention and concentration. It feels like I am focusing on worldly problems and not on Jesus. How can I walk with Jesus on a daily basis practical? Any advice appreciated...
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    Thoughts

    Good Day The bible says that the Holy Spirit dwells in us and talks to us in various ways. One way the Holy Spirit talks to us, is by letting us "know" things. My question is how do you know that it is coming from the Holy Spirit or Devil / Demons or your own thoughts? How do you recognize that...
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    Long suffering

    Thank you for the quote, it actually answers my question.
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    Long suffering

    You are right. I almost forgot about the example from Jesus. Jesus preached His sermon on the Mount and thereafter fed them with 2 fishes and 5 bread. When He started to talk about taking up your cross, people started to leave. From this example Jesus did not continue to feed them without...
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    Long suffering

    Good day I'm not sure if this is the correct place to ask this question, but here goes. At what point do you stop doing stuff for people? For instance in a work situation you are treated as the 'fixer' or cleaning up after other people, when do you say enough is enough and stop doing what...
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    Introduction

    Thank you all for the warm welcome.
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    Introduction

    Hi there. My name is Johan and I am from South Africa. I am a Christian and a follower of Jesus Christ. I'm a software developer by profession. Johan
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