http://kiwichamp.com Christian motivation and Bible based personal development Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:02:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://kiwichamp.com/god-calls-jeremiah/ http://kiwichamp.com/god-calls-jeremiah/#comments Thu, 28 May 2009 19:14:38 +0000 Jill Rapley http://kiwichamp.com/?p=507 http://kiwichamp.com/god-calls-jeremiah/feed/ 4 http://kiwichamp.com/called-to-win-never-to-lose/ http://kiwichamp.com/called-to-win-never-to-lose/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 19:03:27 +0000 Jill Rapley http://kiwichamp.com/?p=487 Do you feel worthy of God’s call? If you don't feel worthy of God's call on your life, you are not alone. Jeremiah was not exactly the ideal candidate to become a prophet to the nations. He did not seem to be a great candidate for success either. Let's face it, if you were to interviewing candidates for the position of a prophet to the nations, would you choose someone who by his own admission could not speak? (See Jeremiah 1:6 "... I do not know to speak for I am only a child") I am sure you wouldn’t. In fact, I am sure you would see him as weak, perhaps instable and not ready for the position that was open in your organization. No, according to man's criteria, Jeremiah was not the ideal choice.]]> http://kiwichamp.com/called-to-win-never-to-lose/feed/ 2 http://kiwichamp.com/who-does-your-destiny-depend-on/ http://kiwichamp.com/who-does-your-destiny-depend-on/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 03:50:46 +0000 Jill Rapley http://kiwichamp.com/?p=471 incredible task. We can see his reaction when He said: "Ah, Sovereign LORD, I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." Jeremiah 1:6. I have heard many Bible teachers responding to objections with the following argument: "Don't worry, just respond to the call and the rest is up to God. Carrying out your calling does not depend on you, it all depends on God" Well, that is only partly true. In fact, this concept taken by itself is close to a fallacy. A few years ago church went through a phase where in some circles almost all you heard was "believe it, confess it and you will have it". But there is a BIG missing ingredient in this theory This missing ingredient actually turns these theories into dangerous proclamations that have hurt many people who tried to follow them.]]> http://kiwichamp.com/who-does-your-destiny-depend-on/feed/ 1 http://kiwichamp.com/big-calling/ http://kiwichamp.com/big-calling/#comments Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:57:08 +0000 Jill Rapley http://kiwichamp.com/?p=451 Called to Do The Impossible). At least it was impossible for him. When God appeared to him saying that He had called him to be a prophet to the nations, Jeremiah's response was: "Ah, Sovereign LORD I do not know how to speak; I am only a child." (Jeremiah 1:6) History reveals that he was probably quite young, but here he was focusing on his inadequacy more than on his age. His age was an excuse. He was simply saying “What? It’s too big for me, I can’t do that”. I remember being called into my boss’s office after I had submitted my resignation in the Education Board of New Zealand.]]> http://kiwichamp.com/big-calling/feed/ 3 http://kiwichamp.com/called-to-do-the-impossible/ http://kiwichamp.com/called-to-do-the-impossible/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 03:09:28 +0000 Jill Rapley http://kiwichamp.com/?p=443 The word of the LORD came to me, saying, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." Jeremiah 1:5 International Version of the Bible. God called Jeremiah to be a something beyond his wildest dreams. He was called to be a prophet to the nations. How could this be? This was certainly Jeremiah's first reaction as he challenged that inner voice he as hearing which Jeremiah recognized to be God. You Are Capable Of Doing More Than You Are Doing Now! It is a scientifically known fact that we only use a very small percentage of our actual potential. This means you were created to be capable of doing much more than you are doing right now.]]> http://kiwichamp.com/called-to-do-the-impossible/feed/ 2