Patrick Mabilog

5 Signs You\'re Not Yet Ready for Marriage
5 Signs You're Not Yet Ready for Marriage

How do we know when we are not yet ready to commit to a lifetime of staying faithful and enjoying the company of one person for the rest of our life? Here are five signs to watch out for.

What to Do If Your Sacrifice to God Has Started to Feel More Like a Dull Duty
What to Do If Your Sacrifice to God Has Started to Feel More Like a Dull Duty

Sacrifice might not be something easy or something we enjoy right away, but it's something we do because we know what we sacrifice for is worth the loss and difficulty.

When Passion and Desire Become a Waste of Time
When Passion and Desire Become a Waste of Time

Here are four times that passion and desire starts wasting our time too.

4 Reasons Why Revenge Will Only Do Us More Harm Than Good
4 Reasons Why Revenge Will Only Do Us More Harm Than Good

Here are four reasons why revenge will only create more problems than solutions for us.

7 Things You Might Not Have Known About Forgiveness
7 Things You Might Not Have Known About Forgiveness

Just as love is unconditional, so is forgiveness. Here are seven things we need to understand about forgiveness.

How to Deal With Angry and Judgmental Christians
How to Deal With Angry and Judgmental Christians

Can we truly fight fire with fire?

6 Marriage Wreckers That Spouses Must Always Be on Guard Against
6 Marriage Wreckers That Spouses Must Always Be on Guard Against

Here are six sometimes subtle but always dangerous things that spouses must always be on guard against.

Ladies, Stop Being Too Anxious About Being \'Pretty Enough\'
Ladies, Stop Being Too Anxious About Being 'Pretty Enough'

We are given this privilege of participating in adorning ourselves further not just with external appearances but also with our internal character.

4 Ways We Might Get Depression Wrong
4 Ways We Might Get Depression Wrong

Here are four things that Christians need to understand about depression and the battle many people have with it that will hopefully clear out various misconceptions that surround it.

7 Benefits You Get Out of Being Generous
7 Benefits You Get Out of Being Generous

Proverbs 11:25 tells us, "Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered." Here are seven ways we are "watered" when we act in generosity towards others.

5 Signs That a Path Is Not God's Will for You
5 Signs That a Path Is Not God's Will for You

How can we be sure that we're not walking in the wrong calling and are actively pursuing what God has called us to do? Here are five signs that a path is not God's will for you and that you should get off that route at once.

You Don\'t Have to Wait for New Year to Start Changing
You Don't Have to Wait for New Year to Start Changing

We view fresh starts to be a great catalyst for transformation and hope that it lasts, but the freshest of starts doesn't come when we approach a new year.

4 Ways Our Greatest Storms Speak of God\'s Glory
4 Ways Our Greatest Storms Speak of God's Glory

How could the beauty and splendor of God be shown in the most gruesome and trying times? Here are four ways that our greatest storms can speak of God's glory.

What This 75-year Harvard Study Can Tell Us About God\'s True Design for Happiness
What This 75-year Harvard Study Can Tell Us About God's True Design for Happiness

One of the longest standing social research sets out to answer the question, "What's the secret to happiness?"

Christmas Is Over: Now What?
Christmas Is Over: Now What?

The festivities have ended. But if we really come to think about the true meaning of Christmas, it's a celebration that doesn't have to end when Dec. 25 comes to a close.

Does My Prayer Count If I Sinned Before Praying?
Does My Prayer Count If I Sinned Before Praying?

We think that for us to get "upstairs" to God we need to earn His favour by keeping with religious traditions such as confession.