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.
Wisdom is a word that conjures up the belief that we will learn from our experiences and mistakes. Yes we will. But there is a better way. James tells us to ask for wisdom. It is not our own but Gods. Why is Gods wisdom better? It is because not only is He creator of all but He has insight and perspective we can’t see. Read on to find out more.
Most people these days call others out that they are discriminating against them when really it is a difference of beliefs. Discrimination is treating the whole person in a way that’s wrong whereas sin is an action against God. We need to be careful that we are speaking truth with love for if truth only is spoken, it is harsh and discriminatory whereas if we only love then we are accepting behaviours that go against the Word of God. Find out more by reading this post especially how Jesus modelled this.
Do you struggle with prayer? I do but in church this morning God revealed the following to me: salvation is Gods invitation to me and prayer is my invitation to Him. This should change our perspective of prayer. When we invite, it is our privilege to spend time with the invitee. Prayer is our choice - will you send out the invitation to God. Read on to find out more.
When we are in the midst of a battle - either in our mind or physically it can be quite hard to keep going. But God has given us strategies in His Word that keep us in the fight. One of those strategies might surprise you. Read on to find out how Joshua’s battle with the Amalekites shows us those strategies.
Have you ever been in a crowd of people and felt unseen? Maybe this is what you wanted like the woman with the issue of blood. This was for her protection. But what if unseen feels like alone and isolated. This Mother’s Day mums can feel like this too. But the good news is you may feel unseen but you are known. Read on to find out more.
Sometimes in our lives we handle the little things ourself. But when one little thing adds to another and so on, we can get overwhelmed. It is time to let God handle those little things as well as the big things. Read on to find out more
