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Grieving
One of the hardest aspect of life is losing something; a loved one, a job or relationship. Grief is the manifestation of lost love. When we have loved and lost something dear to us, the feelings can be overwhelming. When the loss of someone or something happens, it’s gone. The moment loss begins, every aspect of life changes. In addition, sleep patterns may change and you might feel less confident. Psalm 121:1-2 says ‘I look up to the mountains does my help come from there? M
00227 - Strikes And More Strikes
It’s been such a long time since the UK was paralysed by strikes. It’s all the more poignant when health workers, who sacrificed so much through the Covid Pandemic, participate. Train drivers, fire fighters and many others who strike, face the same cost of living crisis and inflation as all of us. The difference is many of them risked their lives to take care of us. My prayer is Romans 2:6 which says ‘God “will repay each person according to what they have done.”’ (NIV) When
00226 - Behold The Lamb
The first time I heard this, I was on my first plane flight, which was to Uganda in 1996. As I looked through the windows, the chorus blasted out in my ears and I saw a shower of shooting stars hit the atmosphere. I will never forget that moment. The song (link below) was sung during a conference in Rhema Church, South Africa, which Lionel Peterson led worship. The intersection by Bev Turner is magnificent. It truly was one of those God moments in worship. John 1:29 when spea
00225 - Be Good At It, Be Great At It!
There may be only one thing you do, that you truly love doing. It may be painting or cooking, DIY, crafting, hospitality, wood turning, or pottery. The list could go on and on. The point is whatever steered you to your own joy, your practice of it improved your potential! If you're a painter you might not be the next Picasso, but you might be good enough to paint little miniatures for sale in annual local charity fundraiser. You might bake well enough to give a healthy supply
00224 - A Third, A Third, A Third
Over the years, I’ve studied scholars of business, psychology, education, sociology and of course ministry, to find out how life works. I boiled everything down to three things. Most people…. 1) Fail at one third of the things the attempt in life. 2) Are average a third of the time and 3) One third of life is successful and fulfilled. People these days only seem to want the final third, ignoring the other two. Philippians 4:9 says, ‘Whatever you have learned or received or h
00223 - The Hiding Place
Corrie Ten Boom was born into a watch making family in the Netherlands. She became in 1922 the first female licensed watchmaker there. She also served her community, supporting the poor and young people around her. World War II broke out, and everything changed. Germany invaded the Netherlands, her response was to take in displaced Jews, constructing a hiding place for them. Eventually they were arrested, and Corrie Ten Boom was taken to a concentration camp. Eventually relea
00222 - They Must Come Into The Ark
The older I get the more I desire for the people around me to come to a knowledge of Jesus. Families rarely allow you to invade their lives with thoughts of faith. Most of us then are often challenged with their lack of knowledge of sin, hell, heaven and eternity. Will we ever come to a point in life where we ask, did we spend enough time persuading those without Jesus to come to a knowledge of Him? The question here is, what causes us to shy away from that moment ? John 3:1
00221 - Beatitudes - Those Who Hunger And Thirst
This wonderful scripture in Matthew 5:6 says, ‘Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.’ (NIV). The key words here are hunger, thirst righteousness and filled. It’s fairly obviously what hunger and thirst represents - desire, a need for something and the determination to get there. If we chase righteousness what does that mean ? Biblically it is simply to be free from guilt or sin. When we are desiring to be righteous, we allow (by d
00220 - Spare
With the launch of Prince Harry’s first memoir, my mind gravitates back to two brothers walking with their dad and uncle behind the coffin of Princess Diana. I wondered then how could a 12 year old process all of this - he was trained to not show emotion. Whether he bottled it up or not, he’s angry and fighting his family. Harry’s experience in sorrow and rejection is however entangled with huge wealth and celebrity. It goes to show that regardless of status, when anyone is h
00219 - I Survived For A Reason
Through the Covid Pandemic many people suffered loss. There are also many stories of survival. I loved hearing the testimony of a Pastor in South Africa, who was dreadfully sick at one point, but God saw her through. Joan Hendricks used survival for celebration. She defined her survival of covid by purpose. As God didn’t take her home to heaven, she would use her time left for a reason, that reason of course was Jesus. Sometimes in life it takes desperate circumstance to focu
00218 - Shake Up The Gift Within You!
On a trip to Alaska several years ago, I picked up a paper weight. This lovely glass ball with flakes of gold inside could be shaken like a snow globe. I thought the $12 price was a bargain for what this item represented. I hadn’t picked it for a whole year, then when I did shake it, the gold flakes immediately became the focal point. It made me think about any unused gift of God within us. If we don’t use our gift, it falls stagnant and unseen. If we shake ourselves up spir
00217 - Getting To Where You Need To Be!
Isaiah 43:18-19 says ‘But forget all that - it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.’ (NLT) That is such a great promise, yet we often inhibit our potential of getting to that destination, which God has said is possible. Our past failures often shout out, ‘don’t do it, don’t believe, you won’t make
00216 - Cherishing Friendship
It’s often been said that you will only carry a handful of friendships through the whole of your adult life. Some may move, get married and lose touch; others may pass away. The second part of Proverbs 27:9 says ‘…a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.’ (MSG) how true that is. We should not overlook or take for granted the friendships the Lord has afforded us over time. If you are able to show appreciation to a friendship, do it. It will be a blessing to that person and ackno
00215 - Arguments
Some people hate arguing and others seem to relish it. Most of the time when an argument flares up, it’s not about the issue, but a frustration with something else. There is usually always something behind the something! If we could find a way of dealing with that background frustration, the pointless exercise of arguing would likely stop. Ephesians 4:25-32 says that we ‘should not let the sun go down on our wrath’, that we should ‘be kind to one another, tender-hearted, for
00214 - A Life Given Over - Hudson Taylor
In 1854, at 22 years old, Hudson Taylor left behind his family and friends, and set out on a mission to China which had huge impact. During his 51 years there, Taylor brought over 800 missionaries to China, started 125 schools, led over 18,000 people to Christ and established hundreds of help stations across all 18 provinces. Any life which is fully given over has the potential to touch a nation, even the eorld. Matthew 4:18-22 recounts Andrew and Simon Peter becoming the f
00213 - The Jabez Prayer
I love the 'Living Bible’ version of Jabez Prayer which says in 1 Chronicles 4:10 - ’He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, “Oh, that you would wonderfully bless me and help me in my work; please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all evil and disaster!” And God granted him his request’. (TLB) What a great prayer! In God keeping us from evil, we also protect those around us from our anger and wrath. Living a prayer life like Jabez, brings such a rich oppor
00212 - What Are You Going To Study This Year?
Over Christmas a lot of Christians tend to think about the books they would like to read in the coming year or something that they might study. When I say study I mean, read something and then think about how that informs your view of faith and life. Psalm 119:105 says ‘Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.’. (ESV) Let’s encourage one another to build our faith, by digging into scripture and speaking that encouragement over each other. The coming year is a ti
00211 - Dedicate The Year To The Lord
A simple question is - why would we not dedicate the coming year to the Lord ? Our family, our health, our work, friendships, Church and everything else. When we bring all of that to the Lord, we say to Him, come and influence all of these things for your Glory. James 5:16-17 in the Message says ‘Make this your common practice: Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you can live together whole and healed. The prayer of a person living right with God
00210 - The Coming Year Of Opportunity
What ever has gone over the last twelve months, the turning of the page of a year of life offers everyone the opportunity to see thing differently. If you had to think through three things that you were going to focus on in the coming year, what might those things be ? Serving in Church ?, building closer family ties ?, going deeper in prayer, you get the idea. Psalm 19:14 says, ‘May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock an
00209 - What Did You Learn This Year?
Around this time of year I always look at what I spent my time on, and was it in line with anything God has told me to do ? I’ve found over the years that that simple question really focussed my attention on following God more in the coming year. Philippians 3:16 says, ‘So let us keep on obeying the same truth we have already been following’. (NLV) I go through my diary and have a good hard look at what I spent my time on. I look at new friends and what happened to old friend
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