Tag: faith
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Are you looking up?
Now that we have moved into our new home, I started “Look up! Friday”. It is so easy to look down at the carpets and floors as they are so abundant in this house, that I kind of forget to look up to the light fittings and ceiling to clean out the cobwebs. Can you…
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What is your word?
As this year started, I was given a specific word by the Lord that comes up every time I am facing a challenge. Do you have a word or words for the year? To have strength can mean: So often we rely on our own strength to keep us going, only to realise one day…
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Are you glowing?
Matthew 5:14 KJV[14] Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Are you shining Christ’s light from within you? As we approach Christmas, I ask myself the question of whether I am living in such a way that others can see Christ within me. What…
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Promptly
The promise Psalm 32:8 KJV[8] I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Reflect As you start this last month of the year, look back at the times that you had a prompting from the Holy Spirit to go a certain way. …
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Financially free to be generous
Are you financially free to live a generous life? If you’ve read my previous post where I’ve shared a bit of the journey I’ve been on since moving to New Zealand, you will understand that we often are busy with simultaneous journeys because our lives are complex. It’s like a tree with many branches. Another…
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Spiritual Strength Training
A journey cannot start if you are not prepared to go. As I have mentioned in previous blogs, our move to New Zealand has caused a drastic change in my personal walk with the Lord as well as in my personal life. Coming from a background of being the CFO of a company to being…
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The intricacies of growth
Spring is a season of starting fresh and new. Everything seems to have come alive – the Kowhai trees look like sunrays with their yellow flowers, the Clivias are showing off their orange arrangements, and all sorts of pink, red and purple flowers are currently blooming in our garden. We wake up with the songs…
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Are you prepared?
Are you battle ready? Jesus is the author and the finisher of our faith. (Read Hebrews 12:2) We have the victory in all circumstances, because he has overcome the world! (Read John 16:33) While going through a tough time, the Lord reminded me that I am to proclaim my victory over the situation, because the…
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Connected to the foundation
When was the last time you had a spiritual root checkup? Making sure you are spiritually healthy is vitally important for both your mental and physical health. It can impact those around you and take your focus of off Christ and the purpose you were made for. What are physical and spiritual roots? The primary…
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Is it a mindset?
Romans 12:2 KJV: “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” What does it take to believe that we are wealthy, successful and healthy? The meaning of the word prosperity is:…
Be quiet and Listen 