It is possible for us to limit God's ability to what we term as 'easy' things As I journey on in my “lessons on faith” God continues to show me aspects of having faith that I have never seen before and today is yet another insight. I was thinking along the lines of our faith [...]
Sometimes God seems far away Have you noticed that even when we’ve made the decision to put our trust fully in God, there are still times when things go wrong and God seems far away? Remember the last time the storm rolled in and hit you head on. Maybe it was a frightening doctor’s report, a lost [...]
Read 1 Samuel chapter 1 so that you can better follow this story. Some background to Hannah's story Hannah was in a polygamous marriage. Her husband, Elkanah, had two wives, although Hannah was his favourite. However, in a society that valued a woman’s ability to bear children almost above all else, Hannah was childless. This [...]
Should Christians have dreams? That was a question asked at the Beauty for Ashes conference recently and it has played on my mind ever since. My heart's cry was “Yes!” but it occurred to me that once, not too long ago, I was someone who didn’t have dreams. I have realised that for some people, [...]
O Love that wilt not let me go I rest my weary soul in Thee; I give Thee back the life I owe, That in Thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. God’s love is unrelenting in its pursuit of us. We are born in our Father’s heart, and though our meeting with [...]
Isn’t it strange how words are used for a long period of time, and then become unfashionable and are seldom heard of again? Words like chaste and cavalier, abomination and zealot. 2 Peter 1:5 says: Make every effort to add to your faith moral excellence, and to moral excellence knowledge. 'Excellence' is a word we hear [...]
The patience of Abraham I’ve never been a particularly patient person. Maybe it’s because I always seem to be waiting on something. Recently, I was reading in Genesis about the story of Abraham and Sarah. There must have been great rejoicing for Abraham and Sarah at the birth of Isaac, a child who had been [...]
If you read through the book of Exodus, it didn’t take long to realize that the Israelites complained. Continuously. Back in Egypt they had pots of meat and all the food they could eat. (Of course, they seemed to forget that they were also slaves being worked to death.) Now they didn't have meat, enough [...]
My grandchildren’s faith and trust in my ability to do things for them, and to take care of them, set me thinking. What is faith? How can I explain it to them? To have faith we must trust that what we have faith in is true. Can I do an Internet search for projects for my grandchildren? [...]
Every woman who gives in to the temptation to chase after more and put herself in charge of every crisis and opportunity within reach quickly becomes the creator, producer, director, choreographer, executer, and consumer for every holiday, milestone, church event, and family plan. No wonder we’re exhausted! So when you find yourself trapped on the [...]
