Tag: bible
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Silencing the lies that steals your peace
Who is controlling your thoughts? These past 7 weeks, my husband and I attended a marriage course. We didn’t enroll because we thought our marriage was lacking. Instead, after spending weeks apart last year and earlier this year, we recognised that our relationship needed care. Maintaining Relationships Sometimes relationships need maintenance. Just as we take…
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Living a Life of Love for God and Others
Isaiah 40:31 KJV ” but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Our sustenance comes from God. He is our Good Shepherd who provides all that we need out of…
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A Lesson About Faith and Endurance
Last Saturday as I was praying about what the Lord wanted me to write about in this post, I was reminded of the life of Mary Magdalene. We don’t know the whole story, but we can certainly learn from the woman she was. She was delivered and chose to follow Jesus In Luke 8 we…
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Navigating Life’s Uncharted Waters: A Call to Courage
Doing unfamiliar things takes a lot of courage. Change can feel exhilarating and daunting at the same time. How do we deal with the new, unexplored areas that we are called to? During these past few months I’ve been constantly reminded about the time when Peter got out of the boat and walked on the…
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Overcoming challenges: God-given passions and divine encounters
Can your passion for something be your unique connection point with the Lord? If so, what would yours be and how does it inspire you to a deeper relationship with the Lord? A God-given passion I love listening to classical music. I’ll listen to it while I plan student piano lessons or as I’m preparing…
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Embracing God’s Presence Amidst Struggles
Jeremiah 29:13 KJV “And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.” In 2017 I went on another Victory weekend. This time we did it as part of a church member group. It was a difficult time for me as my dad passed away in December…
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Letting Go of Fear: Trusting in God
Fear can be an overwhelming feeling. It can cause you to freeze or flee. It can cause you to react in ways that is unexpected and out of character. Yet the Word teaches us that we have not been given a spirit of fear. What are you afraid of that is hindering your progress with…
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Praise Him with the angels
“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6 KJV A testimony of God’s saving grace… In my family we have had six…
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Finding Hope in Life’s Setbacks
What do you do in the face of disappointment? We all have hopes and dreams. When we fail to achieve them, it is easy to let disappointment hinder us from fulfilling our purpose in life. Romans 5:3-5 KJV “And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; and patience,…
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Embracing Your Purpose: A Journey of Faith
What dreams or visions do you have for the next 5 years? Have you written them down? Over these past almost 3 years, I’ve written a few blog posts about purpose. I shared some of my own story about seeking for purpose and stepping out, sometimes afraid, into the things that the Lord has placed…
