Tag: answered prayer
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Navigating singlehood to a relationship
here I was, swimming in the depths of the sea. I heard the Lord ask me to go deeper with Him. As I swam deeper still, He asked me to look up and I saw the sun’s rays gently fracture the water directly above. The water currents gave the dancing sunlight, streaming down into the…
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Am I in this Alone?
James 2:23 ‘and the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”—and he was called a friend of God.’ Solitude is great. It helps me clear our heads and listen to God. Short meaningful bouts of solitude can be our most productive. Longer sessions give me the…
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Aiding and Abetting
Our daughter came home from school one day and dropped onto the sofa face drawn and followed by a long sigh. “That is it! No more soccer for me. It was so embarrassing!” Naturally, we asked what had taken place and she blurted out that one classmate scored an own-goal. The other school team laughed…
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Kenya Switched On 2
Kenya is back! Our prayer is that we stay in God’s plan, under His care and holding His hand. Kenya is back! Watch out world – the Kenyans are coming!
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Passing On the Batton
This is the toughest time to raise a child or a teen. Have we given thought to how tough it is to be that child or teen, before Christ. How much more after they accept Jesus into their hearts or become baptized? I spent much of today watching and listening to various Christian messages and…
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Slipping and sliding!
Now I realize that while I am having my sliding-out-of-the-middle-class rant, things are getting financially tighter for the average person. What of the less fortunate, whom we condemn to live in slums and only talk about upgrading their surroundings, as though they deserve no better livelihood?
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Into the blue
Early on in 2011, I signed up for a mission that I was quickly to regret. I had three months , to pray and hear God’s direction on a hefty decision. The fact that the opportunity had arisen was enough for me, so I launched headfirs. What followed were months of self-doubt, constant pressure and…
