When you organise do you throw out the old in order to get something new. God loves to give us something new - new revelation from Him, a new perspective on life, seeing people in a new loving way. However, God doesn’t want us to throw out the old in order to get the new. God wants us to retain our foundation and build on it. Read more about how you do this and what we should retain.
I saw a painting whilst on holidays with a bridge in it. As the lady was telling me what the painting would remind me of, the words it is time to cross the bridge resounded within me. God is speaking to some of us telling us that the time has come for us to cross the bridge. Behind us is the wilderness - a place of provision and obedience but up ahead is the promise from God. It is time to move.
Who are you trusting in? Is it your job, your career, your spouse, money or God. God wants us to trust in Him. To take the time to come and hide in Him a while. Jesus wants to gather us like a hen gathers her chicks and hold us close. Nothing is too hard or too much for Jesus. This week make an effort to trust in Jesus more and hide a while in Him.
When we get saved, we change kingdoms and families. We move from the kingdom of darkness to the kingdom of light. The Bible says that God adopts us into His family. I know what this is like in the natural as I was adopted. There are new things we must unlearn and then learn again. But God has given us all the tools we need. Read more....
Have you ever felt there was something holding you back in your life? Maybe it feels like some sort of bondage. You have tried to overcome it but can’t. Fasting may be the answer. A fast in the Bible is not to lose weight but rather to loose those bonds around your life, to get clarity from God regarding a situation and to ensure that you are living our God’s plan for you.
Have you ever done something good and expected a reward for it. Maybe you handed in a wallet or helped someone out? You expected money, a thank you or even a gift but it didn’t come. A man in the Bible named Mordecai felt the same way. Read the story and discover what you can learn from waiting for your reward.
2019 is here. Some people make resolutions for the new year especially in relation to eating and exercising. But what if we make a resolution to be more like Jesus - to prosper spirit, soul and body. The Bible tells us how. Let this year be a new year for a new you.
Looking back on 2018, the year would be my brave year. Doing things I never thought I would. I have listed some brave things that I did. They may not be brave for you. One thing I learnt was that being brave did not mean doing the year alone. God was always with me through it all. All I needed to do was trust Him. Thankful now I had the experiences but maybe not then.
Have you ever been in a situation where God has been speaking to you and you say what about this person? Why do I have to do that? What about when God tells you to change a behaviour or action but all your friends are doing it? We again say, what about this man, or woman? Jesus confronted Peter over this issue in John 21. Find out what Jesus said. It is when we walk and live in the perfect will of God for our lives that we will find peace and contentment with ourselves.
It’s hard to not react to a situation when it comes up, especially if we think it’s urgent. We most often run and try to fix it but there is a better way. When Jesus was told one of His best friends had died, He stayed in the place where He was for two more days. Then God gave Him the clearance to go. What did He find? Lazarus had already died. But there was a greater miracle about to happen. Read more and see what it was and why we shouldn’t always react.
I love this time of year. The time to catch up with family, have special food and give and receive gifts. But have have you ever thought of the wonder of Christmas?
Are we still amazed that a God in heaven would send His only son to us in the form of a baby knowing that His very creation would one day sentence Him to die? This was beautiful and remarkable and showed the love of God to us in a magnificent way.
This is the wonder of Christmas.
Deborah is the only woman judge recorded in the Bible. She was a wife, mother, prophetess and courageous. She went to war when that wasn’t the accepted thing. She sat under a palm tree positioned by God in the place between the seat of idolatry and the house of prayer. She sounds like a hero and yes she’s mine but what can we learn from her.
