A Different Perspective with Berni Dymet

We think of men being the stronger sex and the Bible even talks about women being the weaker sex. But some of the strongest people I know are women ? and you women, your particular brand of strength can be such an amazing blessing to your families. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We men are a funny breed ? we have the whole provider and protector thing going on inside us. And you know something, if we know how to live that out in a godly way, we can be such a blessing to our families. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peace is one of those things ? well, who doesn’t want peace in their lives. Freedom from conflict. But imagine, imagine what a blessing it must be, to have peace at home. A family that thrives on peace instead of being lost in conflict. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on A Different Perspective, we’ve been talking about building a godly family. Well, at some point ? the talk has to turn into action, otherwise nothing’s ever going to happen. The question is ? are we ready? Well, are you? Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The first thing a doctor tends to ask us when we visit is about our family history. And just the way that physical things get handed down to us genetically, so do emotional, behavioural and spiritual things. Question is, what can we do about them? Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Let me ask you something ? if you could set about building a Godly Family ? what would that look like? I mean how would you know when you’d arrived? Man ? wouldn’t that be amazing. A Godly family. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s easy to look around at other people’s families and think 'Boy ? how come I didn’t get a normal family like them?' Truth is though that no family’s perfect. And no matter how dysfunctional our family might be, God has a plan. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You know something ? that old saying that blood is thicker than water, it’s true. There’s a special bond between members of a family. Our family really does matter. And that ? that’s why it’s time to start looking at what it means to build a godly family. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at family - from a Different Perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Families. We love them ? but they can be difficult sometimes, can’t they? I think with almost 6 decades alive on this planet, I have yet to encounter the perfect family. And so sometimes, we need a wider support network, an extended family ? God’s family. Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just as we’re smack bang in the middle of a series about marriage and family here on A Different Perspective, it seems to me appropriate to talk about singleness. For some ? protracted singleness. Because being single is one of the most misunderstood family issues on the planet. Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ? from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So, de facto relationships are becoming more and more common. Let’s hitch up, let’s live together and see how it goes. It seems to make sense. Sure, why not. And yet ? that’s not God’s perfect plan for you, for me, or for anyone else that matter. So if it isn’t, you have to ask ? why not? Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The more affluent a society becomes, so the more prevalent is the instance of divorce. In most so?called developed economies, divorce is running at around 40% of all marriages. As much as we don’t want it to happen, it does. So many people have asked me to talk about divorce, so that’s exactly what we’re going to do. Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In many countries, including my own, about 40% of marriages end in divorce. 40%!! How does that happen? I mean, have you ever wondered, how does this couple, this man and this woman, go from the courting and romance stage, through to the marriage commitment and honeymoon stage ? on to, the divorce stage? Have you ever wondered that? Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Well, on our last program, we looked at the 3 most common mistakes that we men make, in being part of our families. Well this time it’s the women’s turn. What are the three most common mistakes that women make in being wives and mothers? Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

God has a real heart for families ? and for your family in particular. But each of us makes mistakes that damage family relationships. We do. Especially we men. All too often, we’re not very good at being fathers and husbands, brothers and sons. Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We know that this whole idea of family was God’s plan from the very beginning. We know that. But I tell you, doing family, being family, can be so incredibly tough ? because families ? yours and mine ? are made up of imperfect people. Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family: it’s something we take for granted. Most of us grew up in a family and many of us have started our own and yes, we all know that families are part of God’s Grand Design. But you know as well as I do, that this whole family thing ? well, sometimes, it’s just not easy, is it? Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Families. They’re something we tend to take for granted. They just exist. Most of us were born into a family. Most of us grew up in a family. Many of us have started our own families. And yet this thing called 'family' doesn’t always turn out to be what you’d hoped, does it? Join Berni, as he takes a look at your family ?from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people in this world have the gift of ? well, the gift or right and wrong. They often fulfill the role of our social conscience. And in a self?centric, world these prophets, we really need them. But even the prophets have weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Without the thinkers in this world ? the theoretical servers let’s call them ? well a lot of the modern conveniences we take for granted simply would never have been invented. But just like the rest of us, theoretical servers have their weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Without the people who are gifted to be practical servers ? well a lot of things in this world would simply never get done. But even practical servers have weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some people who just love to give of their time and resources. Great people givers. But even givers have weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some people who have a real heart for others ? they care for us. Great people carers. But even carers have weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some people ? they’re great life coaches. Teachers, we call them. And they can add so much value to our lives. But even these teachers have weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some people who are incredible encouragers. We love being around them ? they make us feel good about ourselves. But even encouragers have weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are some people who are just achievers. They seem to get things done ? so we all look at them and think ? wow, I wish I was like that. But even achievers have weaknesses ? areas of immaturity that sometimes cause them pain. So ? the question is ? what are they and how can they overcome them? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We’re all different aren’t we ? different strengths and different weaknesses. And sometimes, it’s those weaknesses that cause us a lot of pain ? it’s kind of self-inflicted. But is there a way of overcoming those weaknesses and getting rid of a lot of the pain? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Often times God lets us travel through things in life that we wouldn’t choose for ourselves. Things where it looks like ? we’re losing. And yet ? it’s in the middle of these places and those times ? that we’re meant to discover what victory ? really victory is. Victory ? right there in the middle of the pain. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When things aren’t quite going our way, the easiest thing of all to do, is to be the victim. Woe is me. And some people spend far too much of their lives ? being the victim. And that hurts. Turns out ? no matter what it is that’s not going our way ? you and I, we don’t have to be the victim anymore. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s nice to be liked ? isn’t it? But sometimes we’re not. Sometimes people don’t appreciate who we are or how much effort we’ve put into something ? and that can cause us hurt and pain. Turns out ? that being a people pleaser ? a lot of the time ? is a painful way to live. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes pain happens in our lives ? it just does and we can’t avoid it. Other times, it’s self-inflicted ? sad but true. And one of the ways we manage to do that is through our own stubbornness. We think by getting our own way ? we win, but actually what it does, is it causes us pain. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes pain happens in our lives ? it just does and we can’t avoid it. Other times, it’s self-inflicted ? sad but true. And one of the ways we manage to do that is through our own selfishness. Selfishness promises a lot ? but actually what it does, is it causes us pain. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes we make the same mistake over and over and over again. With exactly the same disastrous results. A bit like Pavlov’s dogs. Stimulus - response. Stimulus - response. A vicious circle and it causes pain repeating the same mistakes all the time. So how do we break out of that cycle?? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Going from childhood through to adulthood - well, the idea is that we’re supposed to grow up. To mature - but the reality is that many of us actually never grow up - at least in some parts of our lives. And that immaturity - well it’s a pain. It causes us pain - and, just quietly - it’s a pain in the neck for everybody else. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Not sure if you’ve ever noticed but growing up - well, growing up is hard work. Going from this little baby completely dependent on our parents, to a fully-fledged adult. And there are growing pains along the way. Why is that - what causes that pain, why did God make it like that? And what can we learn from it? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I think we all have a packet of aspirin or some other form of painkiller in the cupboard. And that’s okay for the occasional headache. But these days, we’re into the instant fix. Rapid relief. And when it comes to deep pain, emotional pain - we sometimes focus on the symptom ? but what about the disease? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As much as we hate to admit it - pain is a part of life. We all travel through pain sometimes. So - what is it, what causes it and what can we do about it? As surprising as it may seem, God actually has a lot to say about the pain in our lives. And some of it, we can avoid altogether. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at pain, from a different perspective.Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Okay, so Jesus promised us an abundant life. And so often we’re head down, pedalling so hard, we lose sight of the big picture. If there is a heaven and a hell ? and eternity to go with them ? then the reality of heaven and hell is infinitely bigger than the reality of here and now. What about life then and there? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes as we’re travelling through things in life that we’d rather not be travelling through, we can get to imagining that any promise of God’s blessing, of an abundant life ? must be a promise for some time way off in the future. Certainly not for here and now! But what if I told you that He means it absolutely ? for here and now. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I spent a good chunk of my life looking for happiness, but I never found what I was looking for. Problem with happiness is that it’s linked to our circumstances - can’t be happy if something difficult is happening. Turns out, I wasn’t looking for happiness at all. What I longed for, was joy. It’s just back then, I didn’t realise that, because I didn’t know what Joy was. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I don’t think there’s a single person on this planet, who doesn’t want to have peace in their lives. A cessation of conflict and wrangling and fighting. Of course conflict comes in many different forms - the worst, is a conflict with God. Turns out that one of the things Jesus wants to bless us with, is peace. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My hunch is, whether we like it or not, that we’ve been conditioned into thinking that God’s blessing has something to do with being healthy, wealthy and wise, and yet God’s idea of blessing is something entirely different. It begins with the blessing of righteousness. Sounds odd, but there’s an abundance of blessing in this thing called 'righteousness' Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Life can be a grind, and frankly life can get us down. We all know that. And so our view of what life is, and what it should be, becomes all twisted - inside out and upside down. So it’s time to get things right way up again. It’s time to discover what God has to say about the life He wants for us. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the ways that God explains His relationship with us, is that He is our Father, and we are His children. And actually, when you think about it, a father-child relationship is, or at least should be - an incredible blessing. So, if God’s our Father, and we’re His children - shouldn’t that be ? a blessing? Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If there’s one thing we can all agree on about Jesus is that He didn’t do anything by half measures. No - He threw Himself into things and when He said something, He meant it. So ? when He promised us an 'abundant life' ? the words in the original Greek language literally mean ? a super?abundant life! Told you ? He doesn’t do anything by halves! Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jesus promised each of his disciples ? that’s anyone who believes in Him ? an abundant life. Yeah, right!! But in the same breath ? in the very same verse in the Bible, he also says that there’s a thief ? and all the thief is interested in is to steal, kill and destroy. Well ? if Jesus talked about him ? this thief ? then maybe it’s worth you and me taking a closer look. Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we hear Jesus promising us an abundant life ? which is exactly what He does promise us ? it’s easy to think 'Yeah, right! Must be for someone else.' But actually ? it’s not. It’s a promise for everyone who decides to follow Jesus. Question is ? how does it work? How can we have an 'abundant life' Join Berni Dymet ? as he takes a look at this whole 'abundant life' thing from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miracles these days seem to be few and far between. You know, powerful, obvious miracles in our lives. I wonder why that is. Is it because Jesus has stopped doing miracles, or is it that we’ve stopped believing Him for them? Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at God’s miracles in your life, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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You’ve heard that saying ’’life wasn’t meant to be easy’’. We all have and here’s the thing. When you hear it, it can be quite ? discouraging. Why? Well, (a) because we know it’s true and (b) because as you look at your life, your today, your tomorrow ? well, it’s just not a very encouraging thought now is it. Join Berni Dymet as he takes a look at the struggles in your life, from a different perspective. Support the show: https://christianityworks.com/channels/adp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.