"Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7) It's hard sometimes. To not be anxious. To not be worried or stressed about… Continue reading Be anxious for nothing.
Tag: faith
Possibilities in Spare Moments
It's funny how some days time can just seem to vanish. One minute you're well ahead of schedule and then suddenly the time is gone - as if into a vortex or you've entered a parallel universe where you're late! Time - it's such a precious commodity. A limited to 24 hours a day commodity! Life… Continue reading Possibilities in Spare Moments
A Prayer
"I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until the day of His return." (2 Timothy 1:12) Heavenly Father, I release to you the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry.… Continue reading A Prayer
Memory Lane
Yesterday - a walk down memory lane. A rare opportunity to visit an old family home, the old family church. To see the pew that we would always sit in, the church hall where we went to Sunday School. To the see the house - my old bedroom, the back garden. Memories flooding back, of laughter and… Continue reading Memory Lane
Borrowed Words
I can think of no better way to start the New Year than borrowing words from my father's New Year's Day preach.... "As we gather together this New Year's Day, in the Presence of God to worship Him and give thanks for the year that has passed and petition Him for the year that is to… Continue reading Borrowed Words
Preparation – {Advent}
The Christmas Season is upon us. Most of the season will be spent in preparation for the celebration of Christmas day. The purchasing of presents, the gathering of food, the decorating of our homes. Today in my household the furniture is being rearranged to make room for the Christmas tree to be put up. As… Continue reading Preparation – {Advent}
Untrue
“Is everything sad going to come untrue?” (Sam Gamgee to Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings) “[Some mortals] say of some temporal suffering, “No future bliss can make up for it,” not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.” (C.S. Lewis) There are words that do… Continue reading Untrue
Shaken not stirred
There has been a lot of shaking happening in New Zealand at the moment. Last week a large earthquake occurred in the South Island. The aftershocks and tremors of which are still happening. The damage to the land and to people's homes and livelihoods is severe. The landscape is forever altered. In our lives there are occurrences,… Continue reading Shaken not stirred
How is your heart?
"Haal-e shoma chetoreh?" In Persian one asks another "Haal-e shoma chetoreh?" It's like our version of "how are you doing?" In fact it's better than that. Translated, it is actually asking about the transient state of one's heart. In other words "how is your heart doing at this very moment, at this breath?" How is your… Continue reading How is your heart?
Sacrifice. Praise.
Sacrifice. Praise. Two words that seem mutually exclusive. Two words that don't belong together. Praise is like the woohoo of your day, an overflow of happy. It's exuberant, joyful. Sacrifice - well that is something that comes at a cost. It's pain, grief, hurt. Surely sacrifice and praise don't belong together? Yet we find in Hebrews just that. Praise… Continue reading Sacrifice. Praise.
Blue Skies & Lollipops 