Tag: purpose
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Building Character: One step at a time
Last week, I painted a coaster for a friend. At first I didn’t know what to paint on it. I looked at some flowers that I know she loves and started to draw some inspiration from them. I started with one layer at a time and as I build on each layer, the flower started…
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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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Newsletter September – October 2026
Welcome to the bi-monthly newsletter! May you be inspired to hear from God as you have a look inside this newsletter. Be sure to check out the links to the blog posts for further inspiration! May God bless you and keep you and may His face shine upon you! Catherina Download the newsletter here:
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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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Embracing Change: Trusting God Through Trials
Change can be terrifying and exhilarating at the same time. In both the Old and New Testaments people had to adjust to changes happening in their circumstances. Their degree of willingness to embrace the change lead to either: prosperity because they trusted in God, or being stuck in discontentment because of complaining instead of appreciating…
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In the garden: Living in total submission
Part 2: Godly character in the garden How do we live a life of submission even when we are accused? In this post we are going to continue learning from Jesus while he was in the garden of Gethsemane. Matthew 26:46 KJV, “Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray…
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In the garden: Living in total submission
Part 1: Praying in the garden Matthew 26:36 KJV “Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.” The garden of Gethsemane was a site on Jerusalem’s Mount of Olives which overlooked the temple. It was thought to be near…
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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…
