1 Thessalonians 5:17‘and never stop praying.’ (Contemporary English Version)Prayer changes things. Prayer releases God’s power to work in the situations we pray for.I’ll be the first to admit that sometimes I wonder about prayer. Sometimes it feels like such a simple thing to do, so unimportant in the face of huge challenges; especially when the
Read More1John 1:9 ‘If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.’(NIV) This is one of those scriptures we quote off so very easily. But let’s take time today to really read it again. According to Wikipedia, a confession is a statement
Read MoreLuke 18: 9-14’To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable:’ (Verse 9, NIV)Here’s the story of the two guys who prayed. There was the Pharisee who came to tell God all that he did and how faithful he was. He wasn’t lying. Fasting is a spiritual
Read MoreMatthew 5:23 ‘Blessed are the peace makers for they will be called children of God’. (Matthew 5:9) Recently I had to obey this scripture and initiate reconciliation with a much beloved person who’d hurt me considerably. I realized i had let too much time pass while justifying my anger, hurt and waiting to be apologized
Read MoreJames 1:5’If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God Who gives to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. (Amplified Version)God has been good to me. He has blessed me. Lately, fear has threatened to steal my joy and rest in
Read MoreProverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the morning sun, shining ever brighter till the full light of day (NIV)From my little corner of the world, I get a pretty good view of the sun rise every morning (well, every non-crazy morning, for mornings are usually hurried and crazy around here).Anyway, it starts out
Read MoreProverbs 2:6-8’For He guards the course of the just, and protects the way of the faithful ones’ (Verse 8, NIV)How can I forget what it felt like to be a new mum? I felt all the associated emotions; panic, anxiety, paranoia, love. . . so much love. I went from being totally clueless about every
Read MoreEcclesiastes 11:3aIf the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth. .Rain is formed when molecules of water vapour rise from the earth’s surface, as they rise, they condense to form clouds. As more water droplets continue to fuse together, they become too heavy to remain suspended in the air and fall
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