Our worst case scenario can be God’s best case scenario. When Caleb saw the giants in the land promised to them, he said this; “Only rebel not against Jehovah, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they are bread for us: their defence is removed from over them, and Jehovah is with us: fear them not.” (Numbers 14:9 ASV) The way through the cross is by embracing it. We fear because we are trying to avoid suffering. If…
Derek and I have been asking the Lord to help us get creative in the way that we are discovering Him and expressing Him to one another. Recently we were listening to a message on getting to know Jesus more intimately as a friend. In it we were encouraged to read the gospels as though Jesus was reading them to us, in the first person. So I decided to do this the very next day in my own private time…
Dear holy ones, For the longest time I’ve wanted to sing this song to all of you out there loud and strong, clearly and powerfully. The recording is posted below. My voice won’t do it justice but that doesn’t matter. The Spirit of God is able to speak through a donkey so He is able to use my voice :-). This song is three things. 1. This song is a call to all saints to truly enter into Christ our…
My mum has dementia – alzheimers. As part of her condition she also suffers from sundowner syndrome. If you know anything about these conditions you’ll know they’re pretty awful. They’re distressing for the patient and distressing for their loved ones and carers. Derek and I had been married only two years before moving into the garage of my mum and dad’s house in 2010. Two years later in 2012 dad passed away and Derek and I moved with my mum…
When I was a kid there was an ad on television advertising some frozen seafood – fish fingers or something of that nature. It involved a man dressed in a chef’s uniform, frantically swimming around in a large fish tank holding out in front of him a frying pan of fish, whilst being followed by a shark. The idea was that the fish in the pan was so fresh that the shark was wanting it. I’ve tried looking for…
Recently Derek and I re-watched the 2005 movie Walk The Line – starring Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon in the true story of Johnny Cash and June Carter. It’s an old favourite of ours and full of wonderful songs that we love. In the story of the movie, Johnny was besotted with June from the second he laid eyes on her. After then, he only had eyes for her and he continually pursued her. He was never going to give…
This post has been re-titled and transferred to my book, Food for the Table: Christ our Real Food. The book will be released mid to late January 2023, and you will find the links to purchase on ‘My Books’ page. Food for the Table: Christ our Real Food is a collection of some of the best posts from Drawing From the Well, spanning from 2014 to end 2022. The idea behind it is to provide the reader with some tasty…
Jesus said “… I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John 10:10) He also said “I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies” (John 11:25) Again He said “I am the way, and the truth, and the life…” (John 14:6). Elsewhere, He told us “Do not store up for yourselves, treasures on earth…but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven…”(Matt 6:19-20) And further, “…for where your…
Compromise. There’s just no place for it in the Kingdom of God. Therefore, there’s no place for it in the lives of believers. Yet, it’s easy for compromise to sneak in even unnoticed at times. So here’s some examples in my life of how this has occured very recently and what I’ve learned from it, to pass on to you. Example 1 Derek and I felt in our hearts that the Lord wanted us to move to a suburb of…
Hello everyone! It’s been a long time since I’ve posted and I’m very happy to be back at the desk today 🙂 I do pray you are finding rest and hope in the Lord Jesus during this time. God has had me tucked away and hidden in Him in many respects for a long time, and also with regards to being a voice for Him in this type of forum. The podcast/website theancientpathways.com has also been on hold while God…