From time to time, I would like to share snippets from my own life that are not necessarily born out of revelation or great spiritual insight…..but perhaps offer some background to knowing me…. :-)
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him. Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God ; He is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge. (Psalm 62:5-8) Sometimes my soul is very noisy. It is sometimes easily rattled. I can always…
A brother recently sent me a text quoting Peter in 2 Peter 1:4 which reads; “…seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence. 4 For by these He has granted to us His precious and magnificent promises, so that by them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world…
The other morning my husband Derek and I, sat down for our prayer time together which we do almost daily. These prayer times have become the backbone of our marriage and such a tremendous time of mutual edification in our faith-walk with the Lord together as we pursue His Eternal Purpose. I tell you this to give some context to Jesus’ sense of humour in what I experienced that morning. As we sat together I was battling internally with events from the night…
The first year I worked in a Christmas warehouse put together by combined charities, I saw over 400 families represented and the second year almost double that. Parents who were eligible for support came and chose up to 6 toys/gifts per child under age 12. Some families had 8 children, others one. Trolleys were donated from the local food store and I watched trolleys leave the warehouse loaded to the hilt, many with more than one trolley full. There were…
Psalm 24, verse one. “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it”(NIV). What a comfort this is to me. Yesterday, here in Australia, 3 people died as a result of a siege in Martin Place Sydney; up 18 innocent people were held hostage for 16 hours by a religious extremist gunman. As the last couple of days have unfolded, television and social media have given 24/7 coverage of events, with live…