RJMendres

30/09/2026

"Gratitude"

30/09/2026

Are You Building Your Life by Design or by Accident?

Are You Building Your Life by Design or by Accident?

"By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established." — Proverbs 24:3 (NIV)

Life is not built by accident. It is built through wisdom, discipline, and intentional choices. We cannot just let life happen—we must build it with a plan and purpose from God.

Growth doesn't happen by chance. A meaningful life is built by a heart willing to learn, change, and obey God.

"The greatest waste of time is to spend your life doing what you were never created to do." — Rick Warren

30/09/2026

Are You Building Your Life by Design or by Accident?

"By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established." — Proverbs 24:3 (NIV)

Life is not built by accident. It is built through wisdom, discipline, and intentional choices. We cannot just let life happen—we must build it with a plan and purpose from God.

Growth doesn't happen by chance. A meaningful life is built by a heart willing to learn, change, and obey God.

"The greatest waste of time is to spend your life doing what you were never created to do." — Rick Warren

25/09/2026

Fail Forward

2 Corinthians 12:9
"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."

Paul had a persistent "thorn" he begged God to remove—likely a physical or spiritual affliction.

Paul didn't just accept his weakness — he boasted in it. Why? Because it became the stage for God's power.

Failing forward isn't about your resilience. It's about His grace.

Your weakness isn't a wall.
It's where His power pitches a tent and stays.

The world treats failure as final. Failure isn't the hero—grace is. The forward motion isn't your resilience; it's God's power made perfect in you.

Where are you hiding a failure that could become a place where grace rests?

16/09/2026

BE THE ANSWER TO SOMEONE’S PRAYER

Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
“Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.”

Sometimes the answer to other people's prayer is you.

14/09/2026

Life doesn't get easier. Be stronger, God promised he will be there for you.

14/09/2026

Life doesn't get easier. Be stronger, God promised he will be there for you.

11/09/2026

NEVER GIVE UP

“Let us not become weary in doing good…” — Galatians 6:9

A seed must endure the darkness before it sees the light.

The weary may stumble,
but the steadfast rise again.

Do not despise the season of waiting;
deep roots grow in hidden places.

Trust the Lord. Do what is right.
Walk faithfully, even when the way is hard.

09/09/2026

When Does Helping Become Hurting?

2 Timothy 2:2 (NIV)
"Entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others."

Helping is not about making people depend on us—it’s about helping them grow strong enough to help others.

True love doesn’t create dependence; it creates maturity.

Don’t just solve someone’s problems—help them become problem-solvers.
Don’t just carry their burdens—teach them to walk with God and become stronger.

The greatest help we can give is not carrying someone’s load forever, but helping them become strong enough to carry it with God.

Are you helping people grow, or are you making them depend on you?