Words of Life|Pastor Balan Swaminathan|HIPM

Bilities of Growth | Vulnerability

Positive vulnerability is the willingness to be open and authentic by acknowledging one’s reality, faults, flaws, and failures, and showing emotional self-acceptance. It also means allowing oneself to be emotionally exposed with trusted individuals and with others when necessary. This fosters deeper connections, builds trust, and promotes personal growth.

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Bilities of Growth | Stability

Your stability depends on

• Your foundation - your believes, your connection with God and your personal growth that's not seen outside.
• The soil where you are planted - the people around you, the growth opportunities and your spiritual temperature

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Bilities of Growth | Responsibility

Responsibility is the obligation to perform tasks reliably and ethically, being accountable for one's actions and decisions.

• We must diligently perform our duties to fulfill our responsibilities.

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Bilities of Growth | Adaptability

Adaptability is an ability or willingness to adjust or change in response to new conditions or environments. Ruth's willingness to embrace change, navigate new environments, and persevere through difficult circumstances demonstrates the importance of adaptability in achieving a purposeful and blessed life.

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Bilities of Growth | Teachability

Couple of questions to ask ourselves to see if we are teachable:

• Is our heart soft enough to absorb teachings or hard to reject?
• Is our heart like a good ground that facilitated growth?

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4C's of a Complete Father

4 C's of a Complete Father - Care, Correction, Choice & Communication. C1- Care - A complete father shows deep care and empathy towards his children. C2-Correction - A complete father uses correction as a tool for teaching, helping children learn from their mistakes and grow into responsible & respectful individuals.

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Living Daily in God's Word

God wants us to live daily in God's Word. There are spiritual and material blessings Word of God brings forth in our lives because Word of God is Soul refreshing, Humbling, Joy giving, Enlightening, Enduring and Reassuring.

The Divine Pursuit

Three Truths that we learned form Psalm 139:5 
- Truth #1 Nothing just happens - in the life of a child of God, everything happens for a reason 
- Truth #2 Never miss God's Timing - when He hedges you, lays His hand upon you, be watchful , it may be the timing of God

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A Sparrow, a Pilgrim and a Doorkeeper

Are you the lonely sparrow looking for a shelter and refuge? 
Are you the pilgrim weeping over your current situation? 
Are you the doorkeeper who wants to do something for God that this world may consider low? 

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Growing Through Trials

Be joyful in your trials as you always grow through trials 
When faith gets tested, it is not to destroy us, but to make us strong 
We can never get ahead of God's timing, better learn to wait

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