Cindy’s world felt like it was crumbling. First, she lost her father—a man she deeply admired. The grief was heavy, but before she could catch her breath, life threw another punch. A trusted friend betrayed her, and a client she had invested so much in parted ways with her. The sting of these experiences cut deep. Every time she saw that friend, her chest tightened, her hands grew clammy, and her anger rose inside like an uncontrollable wave. It was too much to bear. So Cindy did what she thought was best—she withdrew. She avoided people, conversations, and any reminder of her pain. But avoidance didn’t bring peace. Instead, Cindy’s world felt like it was crumbling. First, she lost her father—a man she deeply admired. The grief was heavy, but before she could catch her breath, life threw another punch. A trusted friend betrayed her, and a client she had invested so much in parted ways with her. The sting of these experiences cut deep. Every time she saw that friend, her chest tightened...

Continued from Part 1 ...amongst the collective Christian believers who gathered in diverse locations in the land of Corinth. In this internet-driven church age, we could relate it to both the physical and online activities done by Christians including content, comments, etc; that could promote disunity across diverse platforms. This understanding of the unity of the Body of Christ discussed in 1st Corinthians 12, can further be explained using the knowledge of the human body gotten from Biology (primary, secondary and even higher education greatly emphasized this.)  The human body is organized in a hierarchical structure, starting with cells, which group together to form tissues, then organs, which form organ systems, and eventually, the whole body.  Now, relating this to the Body of Christ global, every individual Christian who gives their life to Christ and gets born again is like a cell. And as growth and maturity in the faith including the expression of the fruit of the S...

Do you consider yourself a godly leader in any sphere of influence? Are you in the business of leading, inspiring and imparting people? Then, you will find these insightful scripture-based and practical leadership points useful. Reflect on them, use them to check yourself and feel free to bookmark or save for future reference. 10 Practical Points for Inspirational Leadership for Godly Leaders • Dear Leader, in a world of many voices of selfish discouragement, be the voice of selfless encouragement to push people to be their best selves! Let love lead. • Dear Leader, don't highlight people's weaknesses so much that you don't even see their strengths and innate potentials anymore! Know your strengths and weaknesses, play to your strength and encourage those you lead to do the same. • Dear Leader, when people share ideas with you, be the affirmative voice that says "Go ahead! You can do it! You're going places!" Not the degrading/insecure voice that says "Yo...