Let no one think being spiritual, diligent, and responsible are contradictory terms. Many refuse to work, because, “God will provide.” Let them go hungry.
God cuts off joy. This painful thing must be experienced, or we perish. He strips us to see that we cannot quarrel with God, and things must be done his way. He breaks our pride, or we won’t be broken, until he meets us in Judgment.
Nobody speaks in tongues; it is simply a fabrication of Satan to make people feel spiritual. Many pastors know this, but they are silent & play along. Speaking in tongues -Acts 2:5-11- is speaking someone else's birth tongue, that you have never learned. 1 Cor 14 is the same.
Act according to God's word, and he will do it. Live all out for Christ, and feel his power. Give your life entirely to his glory, and the promised peace will be real and the joy unspeakable.
I do not want the power of an orator. I want the power of a life lived for God’s glory, and the ability to make it known. I want to experience and feel the power of the text. Let men hate me, and war with me, if they will. None of that matters. I will rejoice.
The advantage a child has from a father at home who can impart wisdom and discipline is immeasurably beneficial, particularly when he knows the gospel: it is eternal in magnitude.