There may be more to do but I won’t keep running on like a train on tracks that never end, puffing, puffing on.   There may be more to do but for now I quit, will watch some series that I like and rest up for a bit.   There may be more to do. There’s always more you see and if I never stop … Continue reading rest

For a short while now, I’ve been taking driving lessons. Those who know me may understand that this was a scary step for me to take. I have long wondered and worried about whether I should start, because the idea of driving a car was scary to me. However, I am blessed with a very good instructor. Yesterday I read the contract for the lessons, … Continue reading Trusting with your life

“For God has consigned all to disobedience, that He may have mercy on all. Oh the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and how inscrutable His ways!” – Romans 11:32-33 Wow, this verse speaks to me. God has allowed all to be bound by sin so He may have mercy on all. God loves giving, and … Continue reading God’s infinite generosity

I often think when I am helping with something that is for God’s kingdom, that it is all up to me. This comes down to a lack of trust really. God is calling us to trust Him: not our plans, our strategies, our efforts. He doesn’t really need us. But He chooses to use us, and He can fill us with His Holy Spirit. He … Continue reading God’s work

“Make me an instrument of peace”. That’s how one of my favourite songs, a prayer by St Francis starts. Why does it appeal to me? Because I am often a person who sways to and fro like a bruised reed in the wind, restless. People have spoken into my life by the Spirit and told me God wanted to put me in a place of … Continue reading Rest

How much time do you spend looking in the mirror each day, wondering if you measure up? Adding a dab of make-up here, a swash of blush there, concealing that freckle, pimple or mole with concealer? Adding a layer of lipstick, some mascara, and looking back and still thinking, not good enough? How much time do you wonder whether you will wear that dress, jacket … Continue reading Mirror

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I am enjoying Paul’s letters more and more. What a man. He served Jesus to the utmost, and also told us so much about grace. He suffered extremely for the gospel. Certain parts of Paul’s letters especially appeal to me as a chronically ill individual. So often we think that believing in Jesus makes us exempt from illness and other problems. He is after all, … Continue reading Paul & suffering

“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.” Hebrews 11:13 The text in Hebrews 11 shows that people can await promises they do not yet receive on this earth. God promises Abraham a country, and He … Continue reading Difficult Faith

The kind of knowledge God wants us to receive is a knowledge based on experience. The Greek word for knowledge (gnṓsis) is “a knowledge gleaned from first-hand (personal) experience, connecting theory to application; “application-knowledge,” gained in (by) a direct relationship“. [Definition from LOGOS word help, accessed through biblehub.com for free]. This is a word used in the New Testament, this word is used many times. This … Continue reading Knowing God on a deeper level