When things happen in our lives that are not good, what is our response? Do we get bitter or better? What does God do in us during these bad circumstances or opinions? Is there a way of coming through them so we go from glory to glory? Yes, yes and yes! Read on to find out more.
I was on holidays last week so had time to think. The post contains two of my musings from last week. They are forgiveness is sometimes a wrestle and identity is different from actions. Read on to find out more.
This year when you are reimagining what God can do; know that struggles will come. We live in a fallen world. If you don’t believe me, read the news or look around. But when hard times come, don’t leave God, run to Him. He is waiting with outstretched arms. Read on to find out more.
When I was in school my worst nightmare was having to resit a test. Thankfully I never had to. But in my walk with God, it seems I have to keep resitting the same test over and over. Is there a way through and what is it? If I want to dream again, I must move forward in this area. If you need to too, read on to find out more.
Have you ever been in situations where your past keeps getting brought up? Maybe you did things wrong, were in prison, did bad at school, disrupted the class, were the black sheep of the family, was adopted or fostered or any number of things. It seems the past is being dragged into your present all the time. So how do we deal with this, without getting hurt and offended? Let’s follow the example of Daniel. Read on to find out more.
Have you ever wondered why your life is not changing? Maybe it has to do with your thoughts. What are you thinking about? What do you imagine your future might be like? How do you see yourself? It is time to change the image into not how you think God sees you but how He actually sees you. Read on to find out more.
As 2023 comes to a close and I reflect on this last year, the word would seem to be change. I have had massive changes at work and in serving at Church. Some of these changes have been hard, but worth it. So how do we position ourselves for 2024. Two things - read your Bible and work towards your goal. Read on to find out more.
Merry Christmas. The last characters in our Christmas story are the wise men. They came to Jesus bearing gifts. They were seeking Jesus. All that is great but what else does their story teach us. I believe it is to follow after Jesus despite obstacles that may come our way. Wise men follow the star until they find Jesus. Are you that wise man? Read on to find out more.
Joseph- a man who much is not written about. But one we can learn from. The Old Testament details his ancestors and they were a mixed up bunch. But Joseph was different. He was caring and kind to Mary even when his heart was broken over her news. What can this gentle and kind man teach us about our walk with God? Read on to find out more.
Truth- it is one of those things we are all searching for. Why? Is it because once we find truth, we know with certainty it will never change. Is it because we all desire to have something stable in our lives and truth seems stable. How do we even find this truth? Read on to find out more.
If I posed the question to you- who are you- what would your response be? It would probably centre on what you do eg teacher or what you enjoy eg runner or uour role a mum, dad etc. But what if I told you those were the things you do or the roles you have - they are not who you are. As Christians our identity should be the son or daughter of the King. Read on to find out more.
Too often we can call a person silly or stupid but it is not about them, it is their actions. Actions are so different from identity. Actions are what we do and are fleeting whereas identity is who we are and unchangeable unless a significant event happens in our life. Let’s look at Gideons life and see what is important to God. You may be surprised. Read on to find out more.
