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.
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.
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.
In this fast paced world we live in, we feel we have to keep up so we strive to do things in our own strength. All striving does is wear us out. It is like being on a hamster wheel - always running but never getting anywhere. What is the remedy - walking in the rhythm of Gods grace. 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.
We are standing on the precipice of the greatest harvest of souls the world has ever seen. But what God spoke to my spirit was This is Time. We are standing between seed and harvest. This is not the time to sit down, run away or quit. It is a time to stand and be in a position of expectation. Read on to find who else stood in the Bible and the seed they sowed and their harvest. Be prepared to be blessed. 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.
My question for us is where are we building. The truth is most of the time we are scratching around on the ground because we don’t know better or don’t value ourselves enough to look up. God wants us soaring like eagles and sitting in heavenly places. This is the place where the world can see the revealing of the sons and daughters of God. So will you join me? Read on to find out how.
Trust has a formula but it is not one we usually think about as we think trust just comes naturally or is something we all do. Bible trust is close in meaning to faith but there are certain elements in trust that lead us to true faith in the Word of God. What are they? Read on to find out more.