“They told you that in the last times there would be scoffers whose purpose in life is to satisfy their ungodly desires. These people are the ones who are creating divisions among you. They follow their natural instincts because they do not have God’s Spirit in them. But you, dear friends, must build each other up in your most holy faith, pray in the power of the Holy Spirit, and await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will bring you eternal life. In this way, you will keep yourselves safe in God’s love. And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering. Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.”
Jude 1:18-23
“In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use. If you keep yourself pure, you will be a special utensil for honorable use. Your life will be clean, and you will be ready for the Master to use you for every good work. Run from anything that stimulates youthful lusts. Instead, pursue righteous living, faithfulness, love, and peace. Enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts. Again I say, don’t get involved in foolish, ignorant arguments that only start fights. A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people. Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth. Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.”
2 Timothy 2:20-26
“By faith these people overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, and received what God had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions, quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight. Women received their loved ones back again from death. But others were tortured, refusing to turn from God in order to be set free. They placed their hope in a better life after the resurrection. Some were jeered at, and their backs were cut open with whips. Others were chained in prisons. Some died by stoning, some were sawed in half, and others were killed with the sword. Some went about wearing skins of sheep and goats, destitute and oppressed and mistreated. They were too good for this world, wandering over deserts and mountains, hiding in caves and holes in the ground. All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.”
Hebrews 11:33-38
“So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him during your time here as “temporary residents.” For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the sinless, spotless Lamb of God.”
1 Peter 1:13-19
“I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:12-13
I used to think I was a saved Christian.
The terrifying reality is I wasn’t. And imagining how I could have easily stayed in that blissful ignorance my entire life terrifies me.
So how did I know when I was genuinely saved?
When I started HATING my sin, I knew I was saved.
When I started sacrificing what I’ve built professionally to share the Gospel, I knew I was saved.
When I submitted my family to the Lord and placed them under the authority of the Word, I knew I was saved.
When lifelong strongholds were supernaturally broken, I knew I was saved.
IYKYK… so make sure you know.
Tips: Get in the Word and the Word will get in you + find a faithful pastor/local church
no one in the trading space will tell you to be patient.
i see many people here on X saying: take action, buy this, sell this, sign up to my signal, buy my course.
you can't sell patience. therefore no one is incentivised to tell you that is what you need. but here i am, telling you, because i want you to win.
look at the wealthiest investors, the Paul Tudor Jones, the Druckenmillers, patient people. these guys don't focus on the 5min chart, they are looking for macro trends. these take time. however, real identifiable edge lies in this zone, because so few people have patience!
get it yet!?
learn patience and win. it is one of the best skills.
“But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.”
Romans 2:8
“For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.”
Romans 1:20
A life of pleasure,
How wonderful it sounds.
Chasing what my heart desires,
Doing whatever feels right to me.
But every selfish desire I pursue
Cuts a little deeper into my soul.
This flesh leads to death:
Always crying out for more,
Always wanting,
Never satisfied.
But I choose the pain that leads to life.
I choose the pain of saying no,
Because I love my Father.
“If your eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell.” (Matthew 18:9, NIV)
Yet even now, the pain of denying my flesh
Becomes joy.
Because every time I choose Him,
I know Him more.
He sees every hidden battle,
Every quiet act of obedience,
Every time I choose Him instead of myself.
He is my reward.
One day, the war within me will be over.
Sin will cling to me no more.
Then I will finally be free,
Forever satisfied in Him.
I often think about the times Jesus says, “You of little faith.”
Those are some of the most confronting words I could imagine hearing from the Father in heaven. They make me stop and ask myself: Am I really living by faith?
To me, faith is trusting God enough to obey Him, to believe that He will provide everything His children truly need.
My flesh tells me I can’t trust Him. But when I dwell on His character, everything changes. He is a good Father who loves His children perfectly. If that is who He is, then He is worthy of all my trust and obedience.
One practice that has really helped me is imagining everything I hold tightly, my family, finances, dreams, and possessions, placed on a platter before the Lord. Then I pray:
“The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:21).
It reminds me that everything I have belongs to Him. He is free to give, and He is free to take away. Because I know His character, I can trust that whatever He chooses to do is according to His perfect will. It may not always feel good to my flesh, but it brings freedom to my soul.
My prayer is that we would be people of radical faith, not because we are strong, but because our God is trustworthy.
“Whoever corrects a mocker invites insults; whoever rebukes the wicked incurs abuse. Do not rebuke mockers or they will hate you; rebuke the wise and they will love you. Instruct the wise and they will be wiser still; teach the righteous and they will add to their learning. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. For through wisdom your days will be many, and years will be added to your life. If you are wise, your wisdom will reward you; if you are a mocker, you alone will suffer.”
Proverbs 9:7-12
““‘But, master,’ they said, ‘he already has ten pounds!’ “‘Yes,’ the king replied, ‘and to those who use well what they are given, even more will be given. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away.”
Luke 19:25-26
In the West, most of us live with a level of wealth and comfort that much of the world could never imagine. Even the small luxuries we barely notice can so easily distract our hearts and make us spiritually blind. Reading the story of Lazarus and the rich man is deeply confronting because the rich man was not condemned for noticing luxury, but for ignoring suffering sitting right at his gate.
Lord, do not let my comfort make me numb. Open my eyes to the people in need around me. Expose selfishness in my heart and keep me from becoming consumed by earthly treasures while neglecting eternal ones. Teach me to hold every blessing with open hands, to be generous, compassionate, and attentive to those who are hurting. May I never confuse worldly comfort with spiritual maturity, but instead live with humility, gratitude, and dependence on You.
“Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury. At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores. As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man’s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores. “Finally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet. The rich man also died and was buried, and he went to the place of the dead. There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side. “The rich man shouted, ‘Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.’ “But Abraham said to him, ‘Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish. And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.’ “Then the rich man said, ‘Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father’s home. For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don’t end up in this place of torment.’ “But Abraham said, ‘Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.’ “The rich man replied, ‘No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.’ “But Abraham said, ‘If they won’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won’t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’””
Luke 16:19-31
Culturally, the rich man would have been seen as blessed by God, while Lazarus the leper would have been viewed as cursed. Yet Jesus completely overturns that assumption in this parable. The man who appeared favoured, successful, and secure was spiritually empty, while the man who suffered and was forgotten on earth was carried into comfort beside Abraham.
This puts the prosperity gospel to shame. Wealth, comfort, and outward success are not proof of God’s approval, and suffering is not proof of God’s rejection. The rich man’s sin was not simply that he was wealthy, but that he ignored the suffering sitting at his own gate while living in constant luxury. His heart was hardened despite having access to the truth through “Moses and the prophets.”
Jesus exposes how easy it is to treasure earthly comfort while neglecting eternity. The reversal in the story is shocking on purpose: the one everyone assumed was blessed ends in torment, and the one everyone overlooked is honoured in heaven. God sees beyond appearances. He sees the condition of the heart, how we respond to Him, and how we treat the poor, suffering, and forgotten around us.
“But soon it was time for the Jewish Festival of Shelters, and Jesus’ brothers said to him, “Leave here and go to Judea, where your followers can see your miracles! You can’t become famous if you hide like this! If you can do such wonderful things, show yourself to the world!” For even his brothers didn’t believe in him. Jesus replied, “Now is not the right time for me to go, but you can go anytime. The world can’t hate you, but it does hate me because I accuse it of doing evil. You go on. I’m not going to this festival, because my time has not yet come.” After saying these things, Jesus remained in Galilee. But after his brothers left for the festival, Jesus also went, though secretly, staying out of public view. The Jewish leaders tried to find him at the festival and kept asking if anyone had seen him. There was a lot of grumbling about him among the crowds. Some argued, “He’s a good man,” but others said, “He’s nothing but a fraud who deceives the people.” But no one had the courage to speak favorably about him in public, for they were afraid of getting in trouble with the Jewish leaders. Then, midway through the festival, Jesus went up to the Temple and began to teach. The people were surprised when they heard him. “How does he know so much when he hasn’t been trained?” they asked. So Jesus told them, “My message is not my own; it comes from God who sent me. Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own. Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies. Moses gave you the law, but none of you obeys it! In fact, you are trying to kill me.””
John 7:2-19