Recently I’ve found myself struggling through life. A few months ago my father went to be with Jesus; I didn’t know how much I loved him until he was gone from terra firma. And so, I have struggled. Every area of my life has struggled. Even my communion with my Eternal Father suffered. Not for want of devotion, more because the earth had shifted beneath my feet. And so, for close to a year I …
If you’re anything like me then you experience motivation in waves. One day you’ll feel unstoppable and eager to work, as if success is a certainty, then few days or weeks later your confidence drops and you’ll start to drag your feet and feel discouraged, hopeless, or worse — indifferent. Is this you? You are not alone; most of us struggle with this. I believe that the key is finding the combinations that keep fanning …
We live in very interesting days… earthquakes, wars, hate and xenophobia, lack, corruption, financial and economic uncertainty, same sex marriage, days when faithful single sisters give Jehovah ultimatums for marriage if not they would deliberately fall away, men become women and vice versa etc. I could go on; but I am sure you get the picture. As I write, I have a smile on my face because I know that somewhere in your mind you …
In the past, when I heard pastors declare that God had called me and that God had a purpose for my life, I had a bit of trouble believing. How could He call me? What does little ole’ me have to offer such a Majestic God? In fact, I never had a Samuel moment where I heard Him call my name. Initially, I thought saying that God had called me was more religiously correct (think …
Isn’t it interesting to realize that there are words you use almost on a daily basis but you really aren’t quite spot-on about their actual meaning? Take for instance our theme this month, “Adventure”, had you asked me I would have said ‘adventure’ was doing something exhilarating, fun or something you don’t normally do. With this paradigm, an adventure for me would be special, planned for outings, travel, shopping spree, trying out a new meal… …
