Sentences with phrase «than a power struggle»

I don't think we can really win until we are willing to fold, to leave the game and remember that love is much bigger than a power struggle.

By God's grace received through the sacraments (including the sacrament of marriage), we can aspire to something greater in marriage than a power struggle hemmed in by laws designed to curb our selfish intentions.

Most people seem to discern no way out of the rivalry between nations other than a power struggle.

Is there any doubt in your mind that this is any thing other than a power struggle?

Unfocused, its middle section is extraordinarily boring, little more than a power struggle in an empty house between Glover (ego), a white rat named Socrates (superego), and a giant brown rat named Ben (id).

Because it gave me clarity on the issues and made me realize that this is nothing more than a power struggle between Boards and the Realtors (not the public).

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, the turmoil at Politico may be giving some media watchers déjà vu, or at least flashbacks to another Allbritton - backed venture that went through substantial upheaval: In 2010, a number of senior journalists including former Washington Post digital chief Jim Brady started an ambitious hyperlocal effort called TBD, only to have the entire effort implode in less than two years after what appeared to be a power struggle with Allbritton over the future direction of the site.

Even Viacom (VIAB) has seen better than expected results, despite being embroiled in a power struggle between CEO Philippe Dauman and controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone — and despite criticism for its lackluster stable of fading brands like Nickelodeon and Comedy Central.

i rather struggle in equality and justice than live in power and abuse the rest... but that kind of morality seems to be misread in your book... so sad that it is preached in it, but not followed...

The gospel lays bare the motivations of our heart to reveal that many of our battles over the gospel are little more than struggles for control between power - hunger people.

Studies that increase the power to exploit the earth and other people, that arm one for the struggle for privilege, that prepare one to pursue his advantage more successfully, destroy rather than edify a person.

Tommy God has already forgiven you for your sin the moment you asked Jesus into your life and confessed him as Lord.From that point he paid for your sin in full past present future.It is not sin that stops us from being with the Lord so you are saved.The problem you are experiencing is the battle for your life in the here and now satan is out to destroy you and he knows our weaknesses.If you are honest there were already issues in your life that you struggled with and never got the victory over.So where do you go from here as i found myself in the same situation i was a christian but walking according to the flesh.God does nt change his mind he always loves us but because of our choices we distance ourselves from God.The issue is that we like sin thats our wicked hearts and to be fair we cant change our nature only Christ can do that our old nature must be crucified with Christ.The stumbling block is our pride we have to admit that we cant do it For me that was terribly difficult i was so independent thinking i could do anything but the truth was a made a real mess of things.I sense you are at a crossroads and are feeling desperate and confused.So as a brother in the Lord you need to confess your sin to God and tell him that you are weak -LCB- we all are -RCB- and that you cant do it in your strength -LCB- None of us can -RCB- but ask him to send the holy spirit to help you deal with the temptations and the sin that you struggle with and he will help you to change your life he will empower you as he did me.Rather than look at who you are look to Christ and walk in him and he will make you a new man and sin will not have dominion over you.Jesus came to set us free from bondage.Having once been a slave to sin i know what it is like to have been set free by the power of God and that is what Christ is offering you today.All it takes is a desire to change or repent and admit we cant do it and trust him to give you the strength to walk in him regards brentnz

«WE HAVE THE VICTORY» For those struggling with thoughts of unforgiveness and attacks on the mind especially deceiving thoughts and doubts these are from satan in the word they are called fiery darts we are to quench those darts by faith so we need to read the word and believe that Gods word is true.We also have the victory over these thoughts because when we accept Jesus the holy spirit dwells within us so satan does nt have authority over us he can not rule what belongs to God he can only deceive.We can not defeat the enemy in our strength we need the holy spirit when we try and overcome him in our strength we struggle especially with our thoughs and in the area of sin.If you are having evil thoughts or doubts commit your way unto the Lord and let him fight your battle.Tell the enemy he has no authority over you that you are under the covering of Jesus Christ and when you have doubts memorise verses on faith ie greater is he that is in me than he that is in the world.The holy spirit is just like Jesus talk to him be friends with him he helps us to live like Christ and gives us the power to do it.We are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ who strengthens us.brentnz

If science and technology are ever to be liberated from tutelage to the dominative powers of history, if the drama is to be «interrupted» redemptively rather than destructively, then Christian theology, which has itself been enticed time and again to legitimate dominative power, can contribute to that future by mediating more dialectically to the present the subversive memories of God's identification with the struggles of victims everywhere in the mystery and message of Christ Jesus.

This may sound politically naive and hopelessly committed to reason rather than to power struggles.

Yuri thats is what the world believes that we all sin and so why struggle just give in to it we are all sinners afterall.The truth is that is a lie we are overcomers not victims we have no power in ourselves to overcome sin however we have every power available in Christ through his holy spirit to be overcomers more than conqueres which means we crush the satan the serpent underfoot satan has no power over us if we walk in the spirit.If we walk according to the flesh satan has every right to trample upon our lives by causing guilt and condemnation because of our sin.In myself i am weak but in Christ i am strong.To many christians give up or give in because they try and live in there own strength and wonder why christianity is a struggle we can only live a christian life when we submit all our hearts and lives to Christ.brentnz

I also was powerless in regard to my old nature it had power over me.i came to the point that i needed to do something because i felt like spiritually i was dying and again it was by faith in Jesus Christ that changed me and that i admitted that i could nt live the christian life in my strength.Since then i have continued to walk by faith daily and i know what it means to be saved in this life we have power over our old nature through Christ that strengths us Personally i think this is a major reason why many christians are not growing and maturing as they should.Many people are struggling in there faith that is not how it is meant to be the word says we are overcomers more than conquerers through Christ that strengthens us.If you are struggling are you walking by faith or just doing good christians works that have no power to change your life Just admit that you cant do it in your strength let him empower you by his holy spirit to do what you cant.It has been a hard road to get here but i am never going back to living by works when you find the truth there is no comparison brentnz

But the history of our time is no less the stage upon which the drama of salvation is played out than was the history of the fifth century B.C. or the first century A.D. Accordingly, the Christian does not doubt that God is moving with power in the world today — the world of African nationalism, thermonuclear politics, metropolitan planning, and space exploration, The Christian's problem is rather to discover when, where, and how God is moving with such decisiveness as to create a crisis of decision for the church and to summon it and its resources into the struggle.

...» Aphesis is release from sin» I think there is a tranformational quality to regeneration where a sinner is transformed into a saint — the greatest of all Jesus miracles because there is no force or power in the universe capable of changing our nature other than the indwelling Holy Spirit — but the struggle with sin is an on going one.

Husbands and fathers are assumed to be dishonest and struggle to prove the contrary; less than honest affidavits and statements are regularly sworn by vengeful parties; and wives and mothers are encouraged to demand to the full the use of the very liberal and ample powers that the courts now have to oust fathers from their own homes and deprive them of any but the most minimal contact with their children.

United have infinitely more spending power than us yet still struggle to persuade top players to join them given they have no UCL.

Last season, San Francisco had very little power in their offense, and struggled more than anyone could have predicted.

It becomes more about the power struggle than the behavior itself.

As a parent, you'll be more effective if you focus on teaching your child the skills to process anger appropriately, and avoiding power struggles rather than trying to make your child feel a certain way.

To avoid power struggles and attention - seeking behaviors, try to ignore the behavior rather than respond.

On this call, API founders Lysa Parker and Barbara Nicholson talk with Lu about how: — our «flaws» are actually pathways to raising resilient, secure, connected kids; — without an awareness of how our story drives our fears, our kids re-enact it; — without self - understanding and empathy, parents then tend to manage rather than engage, control rather than connect, in a chronic practice of «defensive parenting»; — we can turn our old wounds to new wisdom and free our kids from repeating our stories; — the gift of our anger, fear, doubt, chaos, anxiety, struggles, and conflicts is that they can shed compassionate light on our old wounds and we can use this light to «heal» our inner conflicts, and pave our path for ourselves and our kids; and — doing this paving work «keeps our light on»... and our children's light on, and teaches them the power of forgiveness, humility, and humanity.

To reduce power struggles, rather than telling your child what to do, help your child to think of what could be done to make the situation better.

Power struggles over food are more common for toddlers than babies.

Instead of allowing yourself to get into a power struggle with your preschooler, encourage him to help rather than insisting.

You know in your heart that parenting without punishments and power struggles is possible — that it can be about partnership rather than domination.

It becomes a game, a deeply entrenched power struggle, rather than an effective parenting tool.

Which is my humorous way of saying that if you have a lot of power struggles at bedtime, you may need more than a good bedtime routine.

Trying to get babies to eat more than they want to can lead to power struggles, meal time battles, and picky toddlers.

I love how we are working so much side by side as a team helping one another rather than fighting and going through daily power struggles; which I've experience several times when I'm NOT practicing Positive Discipline.

Fast forward to our two - year - old, who now won't lay a hand on a vegetable other than potatoes, and meal time can be a true power struggle.

Also, even though this alliance forces Smith to let bygones be bygones with a guy who once reportedly tried to oust him from his majority leader post (that would be Sen. Jeff Klein back in 2008 when the leadership struggle No. 1 took place), it could hardly be any worse than being the deposed former majority leader of the Democratic conference where he's pretty much just a back bencher since losing his power in the 2009 coup.

For the US, the fight against al - Qaeda in the Yemen is more important than the internal struggles for power in the country.

Instead we have a naked, grim struggle for power in which principles are harnessed for political ends, rather than being pursued in their own right.

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has advised women to struggle for power, rather than expect men t0 bequeath it to them on a platter of gold.

But it was also bigger than the two men running: it was the distillation of a struggle over where the seat of power would reside in the 13th Congressional district.

Today, Reuters published a story on the power struggle:» Democrats won a majority in the upper house Senate for the first time in more than 40 years in the Nov. 4 election, but three Democratic senators refuse to back fellow Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith as majority leader without concessions.

This might seem utterly obvious but The Economist report that as «the Scottish National Party, Greens and struggling Lib Dems (are) all prepared to support a left - leaning government... Miliband (could be in) power even if Labour wins considerably fewer seats and votes than the Tories».

We had a feeling these tantrums were more than just power struggles but couldn't put our finger on what was wrong.

Thanks to Adams and Kreskoff's delightfully wicked power struggle, Hung feels fresher now than it felt last summer and more textured.

Their bickering is what made Marvel's original outing so striking (it was an origins story for two characters rather than one), so the writing team of Christopher L. Yost, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely — none of whom worked on Thor — do well to continue his cod - Shakespearean struggle for power.

BURBANK, CA (May 24, 2017)-- In the latest season of FOX's hit show, the power struggle in Gotham is more contentious than ever, as DC Super-Villains even more ambitious and depraved are introduced and a realignment of alliances could change the future of Gotham forever.

So if he's struggling against someone with a similar skillset and similar abilities, how will he cope against an enemy with many more powers than him?

But rather than stand united, the station - cities of the Metro are locked in a struggle for the ultimate power, a doomsday device from the military vaults of D6.

Set in a depressed Pennsylvania steel town, Scott Cooper's (Crazy Heart) blue - collar thriller is intimately lensed but never more than predictable in its depiction of fraternal ties and male power struggles.

The report suggests that «funding all academies through chains, rather than chains through academies, would turn this power struggle on its head».