Just one thing. This conjures up an image of something we really like. But what if that one more thing was leading us in a direction we don’t want to go. What if that one more thing causes us to lose our confidence or identity and shame takes up residence? Jesus wants to take our one thing and redeem us. Read on to discover more. … More Just one thing
Mother’s Day was yesterday. It was a special day when we remember all types of mums – natural, adoptive, step and spiritual. I posted on my thoughts about mums- the way they carry us and love us. There is also a special mother- daughter relationship in the Bible that teaches us so much. Read on to find out more. … More Mother’s Day thoughts
I have titled my blog – my heart thoughts. This is where I am. I am believing God but am I limiting Him? Am I only believing for what I can see? Or is there a higher believing I need to attain? What does believing have to do with legacy? Read on to find out more. … More My heart thoughts
Do you find yourself overwhelmed by life, clutter or issues? In todays world, it is easy to get our focus off abundant life and into things going on around us. Too often those things start to define us and we get caught up in a trap of defeat. Read on to find out how you are not your stuff. … More Your stuff is not you
He is risen was a post I wrote two years ago that I felt to republish. Those three words evoke hope, joy and a future. But those three words, although a sentence, provoke a response. What are you going to do with the words He is Risen today? Your future depends on your answer. … More He is risen
Easter is the end of this week and I am looking forward to celebrating it as I do every year. But a question had me thinking this year? If the Passover was the Last Supper where was the lamb? Is this significant or was it merely left out of the story? Read on to find out more. … More Where is the lamb
For far too long, we have allowed our stuff to be stolen from us as Christians. Jesus died in order that we could have everything He took off Satan. He took our sin so we could be restored to God, He took our sickness so we could live in health and much more. But it is time to say hey that’s mine and stand in faith until all is returned seven times more than what Satan stole. Read on to find out more. … More Hey that’s mine
Most of the time in life actions are more important than decisions. This is because actions can be seen. But in the Kingdom of God, a decision is the most important thing. Good works don’t get you into heaven but a correct decision can. Find out more by reading on. … More A decision and an action
Peace- the word is something we crave but it seems elusive. Real peace can never come from external circumstances. It can only come from within and where we position ourselves. Find out more by reading on. … More Peace – the elusive word
Hi how are you all today? I am good. The flooding has subsided and my youngest son is home from hospital. Normal (whatever that is) is returning to our lives. The weather at night is getting cooler as we come into Autumn. How are you going? What does normal look like for you and has … More Are you on a bus or train
I don’t know about you but life has left me feeling dry and lacking strength. We have had a couple of years where we all seem to be dealing with one crisis after another. So what do we do at these times? Is there an answer. Yes there is. Read on to find out more. … More When the well runs dry
My question to all of us this week is who is driving your life? Are you on a bus where you press the button to be let off at the next stop or are you on a train where the destination is set? Don’t sell yourself short and get off before the promise from God has come to pass. Read on to find out more. … More Are you on a bus or train
When we watch the news or scroll through social media, we are bombarded with devastating images of wars and floods. But there is an element that we may be missing – people. Jesus said in the last days the love of many will grow cold. This is not where we want to live. Read on to find out more. … More The people element
Have you ever been in a cave and when you come out, the light hits you and your eyes close because the brightness hurts? In this year of release, there are certain things hidden in our lives that God wants to bring to the light? The question is will we let God mine our lives – not for stones and precious gems but for dirt so that we can be made clean. Read on to find out more. … More Released from darkness
Valentines Day is a day to celebrate love. But what if you are single? Does this day somehow pass you by? Is it really for couples that have been married a long time? Is it for Christians? The answer to these is found in the blog below and if God is love – of course it’s a day for all. … More Released for love
Many of us carry shame on a daily basis from something we did in the past or from something someone else did. In this year of release, it is time to exchange shame for the extravagant redemption of Jesus- His love, His mercy and His grace. Read on to find out more. … More From shame to extravagance
Many times a day we all have decisions to make. Do we go forward in our future or do we go back to the familiar? The answers can lead to life or sorrow. So how go we make the right decision? Read on to find out more. … More Decision time
Have you ever struggled with your purpose and calling? I definitely have and it’s not what I thought at all. God is using my weakest skill writing to encourage others. What about you? Have you gone back to the old because the new was scary or are you unsure what that new is? In this year of release, let’s seek God and be released into whatever He has specifically for us. Read on to find out more. … More Released to the call
Shame – a word that can define us when we don’t allow God to forgive us or we don’t forgive others. This word can result in us doing things we shouldn’t or defining who we are. Jesus came to set us free and give us a new identity. Read on to find out more. … More No more shame
Just like the woman with the issue of blood in the Bible, some of us have deep wounds that need to be healed. In this year of release, will you let God heal those deep wounds and be released from all that holds you back. Find out more by reading the below. … More Close the wound
2022 is the year of release is what God told me. So what does this mean? It means God wants us all either released into and/ or released from. Jesus came to give us a free life not a chained one. Let’s seek God for what He wants to do in our individual lives and corporately. Read on to find out more. … More 2022 – the year of release
After the birth of Jesus, visitors came to see. These weren’t your ordinary visitors but ones that knew the meaning of Jesus’ birthplace – the shepherds – the first evangelists. The story they told of the angels was all received differently. How and why? Read on to find out more. … More Christmas – the telling
How are you going this Christmas- really going? I have had a loss recently. So what makes us stand up again and keep going? It is what Christmas represents – the fulfilment of a promise. Read on to find out more. … More Christmas- the fulfilment
How is the journey of your life going at this present time? Is it smooth and you are just floating along. Or has your journey been rough? Mary and Joseph know what this is like. But in order to birth the promise they had to take a rough journey. Read on to find out more. … More Christmas- the journey
Have you ever pondered on how Mary must have felt when the angel visited her? She must have had more questions than answers running through her mind. But that didn’t stop her placing her complete trust in God and His delivered Word? How can we apply this to our daily lives? Read on to find out more. … More Christmas – the promise
Have you ever thought about that first Christmas? Over the next few weeks I want to take poetic licence and tell the story in my words. What amazing lessons can we learn? Are you ready for fresh revelation? Read on to find out more. … More Christmas – the beginning
Have you ever been speaking to someone and they were speaking truth to you but it was hard to take? Or maybe someone had wronged you and you forgave them and they kept doing it? Mercy and truth are the powerhouses that need to be applied together. Separately they don’t have much effect but together they do. Find out more by reading the below. … More Mercy and truth
Do you ever feel like your life is going along great? Them something happens- a crisis, a sickness, financial woes, a betrayal etc. How do we navigate those things that happen? Is God truly with us? Is rescue possible. All these questions can be answered by reading the below. … More A rescue plan
Did you know we have a guard around our lives if we are a Christian? That guard is called faith and stands as a sentry around our lives or does it? That depends on what we are believing and saying. Read on to find out more. … More Guarded by faith
Forgiveness- such a comforting word when it is directed at us but hard when we have to forgive? Why is that when the price Jesus paid on the cross for us is far greater than the cost to us of forgiving someone? Read more below. … More Forgiven
Word of encouragement for you all … More Word of encouragement
Taking a break this week … More Taking a break
God desires relationship- I believe that if we can get that concept that everything will change in our lives. God does not want us to have a once a week snack in Church but a feast that lasts all week. Find out the reason why by reading the below. … More God desires relationship
Last week, we looked at the consequences of what happens when God takes a tiny step back. This week I want to look at the end result – restoration. This is the business God is in to restore us back to Himself. Find out more by reading the below. … More When God steps back a bit (part 2)
Most of us get upset with God when something we consider bad happens. But what if it’s not God. What if we have done or said something? What is we have done nothing? God sometimes takes a bit of a step back. Find out why and what happens when He does by reading the below. … More When God steps back a bit (part 1)
Many of us when we are going through trials are tempted to quit. But God is saying today don’t quit. The view is worth it and so are the lessons on the journey. To find out more and how God sustains us in trials, read on. … More Don’t quit
The culture of the world today can sometimes place more emphasis on knowledge eg degrees from university, IQ, school grades than other things especially in the workforce. But is this culture true in the church too? Shouldn’t we be counter- cultural and rely more on truth than knowledge? Find out the difference by reading on. … More Knowledge v truth
Have you ever found yourself judging someone by their actions and later on found that their actions were reasonable. God doesn’t want us to stand in position as judge but as lovers of God and others. Find out more by reading on. … More Don’t judge
My question is how do I see people. For those that are famous, do I make them into idols in my heart, to the homeless do I see through eyes of compassion or contempt? How do I see people? Read on to find out how to see people and why? … More What do you see
Many of us equate prosperity as wealth. But there is a vast difference. You can be wealthy and have riches but live life sick. Prosperity speaks to the whole passage of us. Find out more by reading the below. … More Prosperous not wealthy
What we focus on is what we follow. So what are we focussing on? Is it doom and gloom? Is it fear about the future? Have we forgotten to look up because we are too busy focussing elsewhere? It is time to look up. Why? Read on to find out more. … More Look up
How are you going in this lockdown period? How are you handling this crisis ? The Bible tells us what we need to do – trust God, seek His wisdom, pray for our leaders and praise God. Read on to find out more. … More How do you handle a crisis
My question for you is where are you living? Is it in the past with regrets and what ifs? Is it in the present with fear and concern? Are you looking to the future thinking same old same old? I feel God is saying it is time to arise to a glorious future? Why? Read on to find out more. … More The past, the present, the future
Are you feeling tired? Has the battle been raging on too long? Maybe you feel like you just through one thing and then the next thing pops up and you need to start fighting once again. My question is are you a David or a Solomon. Which one you are may determine why you are constantly going through things? Read on to find out more. … More Battle weary
Last time we spoke about how we have authority. This time it is all about how we use that authority that Jesus gave us. It is a tool in our arsenal for a reason. Find out how Jesus used it and we can too. … More Using your authority
Who gave you authority is a question we sometimes get asked. Another question is if God is good, why do bad things happen? It is all summed up in the answer to that first question. Read on to find out the answer and more. … More Who gave you authority
Have you ever asked yourself the question “how to I hear”. Many of us hear to answer but we should be really listening. How is your hearing in relation to the Word of God? Are you hearing to judge others or hearing to mature in Jesus. Read on to find out more. … More How do you hear
All too often we find ourselves stressed and unable to cope. God has put a mechanism in place to help us cope. It is called rest. So why don’t we crave this rest time? Read on to find out more. … More Craving the stop
Sometimes in our lives we get weary of doing good. In those times we can open the door to Satan just a little bit. Isn’t that okay? No! It is dangerous. Why? Read on to find out more. … More Don’t give Satan a foothold
Give me a man is a battle cry of satan. Everyday he bombards us with temptations and situations where we need to choose to trust God. But when he comes around do you succumb or hold up Jesus. Read on to find out more. … More Give me a man
Summary This episode is also available as a blog post: https://livingthelifegodintended.com/2022/04/03/hey-thats-mine/ Transcription
I am hoping this blog can help people understand God’s love and not focus on judgment, hatred or animosity.
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