When I think of the Apostle Paul, I picture a fearless man. Bold and unapologetic. No, trouble being brave. He was stoned, imprisoned, beaten, chased out of town, set on by mobs, hated by so many, and shipwrecked. Still, he kept on preaching. Such bravery! Me? I’m not so brave. I prefer to write because …
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Devotion | LOVE LETTER TO A SLOW LEARNER – PART ONE
There is a relationship between slowing down and finding peace. God has been speaking to me about it for years – yes, years … because the truth is, I have been a very slow learner. What a bonus that He is a patient God! The enforced slowdown courtesy of the pandemic in 2020 should have …
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Devotion | Faith and Learning go Hand in Hand
As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 I was seventeen, and a young Christian when the church I was attending had a messy split. At that time, the rest of my family weren’t worshiping anywhere, so I changed churches. I was young in my faith, and I remember feeling confused and …
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God of it all, a devotion.
Recently I was reading my devotional book for this year “My Utmost for His Highest” by Oswald Chambers and he mentions that there are dim regions of our personality that we cannot get at but the Holy Spirit works in. Going on to mention Psalm 139 he states that the Psalmist implies: ‘Thou art God …
DEVOTIONAL: He Delights in You
The other day as I was sitting at the kitchen counter, my little one starting dancing around the house. At 2.5 years old, she’s bursting with energy and doesn’t need music to break out her little dance moves. And every time she does, it just makes my heart smile. No matter what day I am …
Devotional | Cleansed and Covered
Cleansed and covered 1 John 1 verse 9 (NIV) If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness What a mess! Over 40 years ago, I was newly married and working as a nurse on night duty one night. Somehow, I …
Somebody to Him
Have you ever felt off, but you didn’t know why? That happened to me last year. I was definitely in a slump. I didn’t want to read novels, and I’ve loved reading since I was a little girl. I didn’t want to talk to my family, and my phone bill says I average over an …
Devotional: Transformations from Darkness to Light
When darkness hangs like rain clouds overhead, believing in future sunny days isn’t easy. Through the example of a weather pattern, God taught me about His power to bring me from darkness to light. On a bleak December morning, I had resigned myself to indoor activities despite my desire to take a walk for a …
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DEVOTIONAL: Proclaim His Wonderous Works
We are doing a series at church on the book of ACTS, and I have found myself stuck in chapter two. On the day of Pentecost, with all the believers gathered in one room waiting, the Holy Spirit come upon them all and they all started speaking in other tongues. The bible tells us that …
Devotional | The Promise Land
“But we will remember and trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Psalm 20:7b (AMP) A dream 3rd August 2024 I had a dream, I was standing on the deck of a boat. The weather was nice, I could hear birds squawking overhead and the fresh sea breeze filled my senses. There was …