Tag: trust
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Faking It
Like the lone passenger at a foreign airport, searching for their luggage and picking the same bag, that is clearly not yours, you return it hoping no one noticed. Compromise is no longer an option.
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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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Focusing on presence rather than personalities
The thought that Kenya is celebrating 49 years of Jubilee, as a nation just brings me such joy. Leviticus 25:8-24 brings such clarity to how God sees us and the possessions He has placed into our hands. The land and the produce we grow on it belongs to God and we are to use it,…
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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…
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Other People’s Money
Peninah chose the herbal tea he selected, trembling as the cup was handed to her, and she placed it on the stool in front of her. Eager, fresh faced and grappling with her fears, she attentively listened to Big Man, making hasty promises to deliver at every turn. Big Man hesitated and then quickly expressed…
Short Stories & Poems by WarmBreezeBliss 