1 John 4 v. 18 NIV There is no fear in love. But perfect love casts out fear because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. It was a beautiful day in the school holidays and I had decided to take 5 of our grandchildren aged …
Category Archives: Devotional
Devotional | Hungry Ghosts and Neighbours
Today we are sharing a devotional from Karen Rees. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks. Luke 6:45 Do ghosts …
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DEVOTIONS: Choose to Love
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves. – Romans 12:10 Love is a choice. Four simple words that hold a lot of truth and conviction. Love is a choice, and it is a choice only we can make. As I think about that statement, I start to think about my …
Restoring Our Joy
A recent conversation with a friend made me pause and deflate the balloons I had eagerly pumped up for my self-pity party. Once again I found myself trapped in a swirl of emotions that had led me down the deep, dark path of self-focus and self-pity. What had happened? I had been running with perseverance …
Devotional | Forgive Ruthlessly
Psalm 103 verse 2 NIV Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits-verse 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Being cold, dark, damp and dated, it was time to update our main bathroom. The process of that renovation has taken a few curly turns. Firstly, we …
Devotional | Encountering God and Elephants
A devotion throwback by Karen Rees. “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of love, just as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us as a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2 When I was a child, my parents saw a poster announcing that a …
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DEVOTIONAL: Detours on our journey with Jesus
‘But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Matthew 14:28 A little while ago I was on my way to an appointment, and I had my GPS going for guidance as I wasn’t familiar with where I was going. Whilst driving, I got a little …
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Chasing Donkeys
Do you feel like you’ve missed the memo on your calling? Tired of getting distracted and confused in this faith journey you have begun? Has all that worrying, second-guessing and wondering whether God has set you on the right path and if He is for you caused you to want to forget the whole ‘calling’ …
Devotional | The Two Faces of Freedom
Freedom: the condition or right of being able or allowed to do, say, think, etc. whatever you want to, without being controlled or limited. Contemplating my topic for this month’s blog, I remembered a conversation with someone a while ago who told me that Christianity wasn’t for him because it took away his freedom to …
God’s Perfect Timing
I am grateful for perfect timing. An unexpected situation recently brought my husband and me to New York City. Due to the serious nature of the trip, I did not follow my usual practice of planning sightseeing excursions, activities, and shopping. While researching the area of our hotel, I discovered that we would be within …