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.
Fruitfulness is not a word we speak of often but it’s meaning is how we should be living. The meaning is productive or increasing what’s already there. God wants to live our lives this way with fruitfulness abounding in all areas of our lives. But sometimes we feel barren. Read on to find some keys for fruitful living.
The battle is real for Christians. However it is not a physical battle but a spiritual one. We tend to want to battle with our enemy. But there are times we need to walk away, seek God, get more training in the Bible and then go again. Follow the story of Gideon in Judges 7 to see what I mean. Read on to find out more.
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a fire? Not physically but spiritually. Sometimes our own actions can put us in the fire. Often though it is because of our beliefs or that we are being put in the situation by others. How do we navigate this season of fire? Is there a way to come through unscathed? Reading in the book of Daniel for some keys, we will explore this further. Will you join me by reading on.
When we watch the news or read the headlines, we can feel that we are on shifting sand. Our feet can’t get a grip on our world as it keeps changing. Further evil just keeps getting worse and we find ourselves in fear of the current and future world we live in. Is that what God really has for us? Of course not. However it is time for us again to check our anchor is secured to him and is tight. Read on to find out more.
Have you ever struggled to receive from God? I am okay in believing for finances but sometimes receiving healing seems hard. My question is why when God has promised it and Jesus has died for it? Could it be that I am missing something? Let’s explore this issue by reading on.
An engagement in the natural is a really exciting time for the man and woman involved. However it is also a time of massive change - setting up a house, changing identity to husband and wife, thinking about another person etc. In the spiritual when we give our lives to Jesus we also enter into an engagement type relationship with the Holy Spirit to direct us. Find out how by reading on.
Look around - you say I do. But what I am meaning is it’s time to put the phone down and put the camera down and really look around. Did you see the bird singing this morning or the leaves rustling in the trees? Did you see the lizard scurry past on your morning walk or see the sun set to say goodbye to another day? God created this world for us to enjoy not endure. Read on to find out more lessons from creation I learned on my latest holiday.
Providence - not a word we use but one we should remember. It is a word that speaks about Gods protection and guardianship over us. Who doesn’t want and need that in the world we are currently living in? But how do we get it and more importantly how do we live in it? Read on to find out more.
Have you ever thought about the fact that God lives in you? Would we do the things we do, go to the places we go or look at the things we see if we continually reminded ourself of this fact? In this post I want to remind us that God is with us in the battle. Will you be intentional in remembering that? If God is with you, you will win. Read on to find out more.
Procrastination is the biggest time waster. How do I know? It happens to me a lot. I am needing to do a task and spend more time procrastinating than the time it takes to do a task. So how do we fix this? Just do it. These were also the words Mary spoke to Jesus to bring about His first miracle. Blessing is on the other side of obedience. Read on to find out more.
Have you ever thought of the idea that if Jesus is the head and we are the body, that we need to give over the functions of the head to Jesus. What are those functions - seeing, hearing, talking and thinking? We need to see, hear, talk and think like Jesus. So how do we do this? Read on to find out more.
