Category: Bible
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What about the elephants?
Genesis 1:21 So God created the great sea creatures and every living creature that moves, with which the waters swarm, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. If God gifts you with something, assured that it is perfectly good, healthy, wholesome and worth…
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Unfollow the herd, pack or pride
God created animals with a deep instinct for His will. Elephants and other grazing wild animals follow set routes and paths, in migratory patterns that still baffle mankind. Wild animals appear to be obedient to an invisible God, our God. Their regular and constant patterns of migration are so impressive that the game crossing of…
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The Handover
Every time I accepted a promotion or a new role, I find it imperative to share handover notes with my superiors. God is teaching me about the need to handover issues, situations and matters to Him several times a day. This week, I let God take control of a situation that has plagued me for…
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Self Acceptance
As I have grown older, I have come to realize pleasing others is less of need and more of a strain. When I moved out of my parents home over 20 years ago, I learned the delights of developing and acquiring my own (very) long list of wants and desires. Quite a happy time, as…
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Waiting in the hallway
The doctors wanted me admitted for the night but I chose to go home. I cope best in familiar surroundings with those I love. It has been a difficult waiting time waiting in the hallway. As the Lord reminds me, one can praise while waiting. It has been an exhausting journey; all of four days…
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Goodbye dysfunxia!
Matthew 10:39 “He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it”. A verse that I tried desperately to ignore. Truth is, I always chose to follow my path and be captain of my ship. Well, my Father God also created the storms and waves.…
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Time to Heal – Let Go and Let God
When two friends fight! One friend had a disagreement with another over a very trivial issue. Others took offence and even picked sides. In short, a full blown episode of Grey Gardens – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0758751/ . Coffee dates and long telephone calls came to an end. Visits and special days taken off the calendar. Blank days…
