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Struggling with sin – God can help

Holiness Advocate — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 05:30:30 +0000

Sin is a snare and many people have one weak point for sin. I have seen people struggle to stop smoking, drinking, womanizing, telling lies, etc. but doing good in other aspects. This is where the devil triumphs – ‘You many win in other ares but fail in one or two’. The devil knows that it takes only one sin to lead to hell, his greatest desire.

In the Bible, we are given examples of people that were in tempting situations but would not for sin because they did something about. I’m reminded of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife, Joseph was wise enough to understand the intent of the old woman and knew the right time to action. I have written an article to that effect ‘Ultimate power to conquer sin – pull the plug!‘.

I know God can help if you are willing to be assisted. It takes an effort on your side as well. God cannot overpower your will but can only help you where you are unable to control and see. I know for many it takes time to turn around but sadly, the longer the time one takes to do things right, the more the danger of dying in the wrong place.

I pray for you to gain strength to overcome the sin that you struggle with. Pray for yourself too and God will listen and assist you only if you are sincere.

Inappropriate ads on this blog same as bribery?

Holiness Advocate — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 04:05:39 +0000

Now the ads concern is hitting me when inappropriate ads display in my articles. I put up this blog with the aim of keeping my website active as it is a good thing for SEO for me to do. I put automatic ads from Google on the pages so to make money on the side if anyone happens to click on them. The question that then comes to mind is that, ‘am I not in the same pit of temptation with the Christian that bribes to get business or money?’ I feel bad to see some ads that promote non-Christ like living on my articles but some ads are good. What would be your comment?

Window shop for Christian books online

Holiness Advocate — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:44:24 +0000

Window shopping online is not a new thing but it has not been of help when it comes to buying unless you have a credit card, particularly in developing countries like Swaziland. It still is the case with most people but I like the fact that you may still benefit by window shopping online even without really buying from where you saw your products. You may take time reading about the specs of the product such that when you go to the shop in town, you know what questions to ask, brand to look for and ultimately the product to buy.

I’d like to introduce the website holinessadvocate.com shopping page to Christians around the world, particularly those in Swaziland. In Swaziland, you can now window shop for Christian material and educational material that you can either buy online or walk to a shop, our shop in Mbabane and get the book you like. Topics and prices vary as you would expect.

The good things about books is that they also make good gifts for your fellow brethren. For example, in the previous post, I suggest a book to buy for a Pastor’s wife. You may buy the same book for your wife, a friend, sister or fiancé.

You are welcome to browse or shopping page in this link.