Real Talk About Relationships
How personal is my relationship with God? When I was in high school, I loved to ride on the faith of other people. I was such an expert at this, appearing godly only when it suited me. For example, when the KCSE mock exams drew close, I asked my Christian friends to pray for me. … Read more Making it Personal
With all that is going on around us, it is easy to lose hope! Psalm 43:5 “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. (NIV) The news report came in, And I listened keenly, hoping for the … Read more Is There Hope?
Just in case you wonder why I keep praying and asking people to pray… read on! This is a truly difficult time for our country and the world at large. The uncertainty, anxiety, fear and blame game are making even the staunchest believer begin to doubt their faith. For a few moments there, I doubted … Read more Why I am still praying…
This week I thought that we could all do with some encouragement… I love the Psalms. They have such comforting words for times of distress, fear, anguish, and trouble, don’t they? I have been going through the Psalms for the past month, and recently I found some gems of encouragement, hidden within words rife with … Read more God’s Timely Encouragement from the Psalms
Is it that I am not getting enough of Him, or that I moved far away from Him, so far that I cannot experience Him? I am thirsty, yes, very thirsty for God. I don’t quite understand how I became so thirsty. Let me try and figure out below what happened. The world failed to … Read more An Unbearable Thirst
The world tells us to focus on what we want so that we can succeed. The Lord tells us to focus on Him, and Him alone. I needed that thing so badly. It was really important to me. I would cry to the Lord day and night, and I knew He could hear me. Morning … Read more Focus on Me
What does a strong man do when fear comes knocking at his door? Everyone who has ever read the Bible or listened to Bible stories has heard of David, the mighty warrior who killed Goliath with a single stone, killed a lion and a bear, and slew tens of thousands in battle. In fact, when … Read more When a Strong Man is Afraid…
The Word of the Lord does so much more than we can imagine! I didn’t want to read the Bible, I really didn’t. I had just woken up, and I felt really tired. To make matters worse, I had overslept. The last thing on my mind was opening the Bible, And struggling to read … Read more The Power of the Word
I thought I would add my thoughts to the New Year resolution bandwagon. Here goes! It’s that time of the year again – the time when everyone is thinking about how to make a fresh start and change their lives. Many people plan how to drop habits that weigh them down, and others work on … Read more How not to succeed in 2020
Getting to know the Lord sometimes requires seeing Him as He truly is! I have often said the words, “I want to know you, Lord,” with much zeal and fervor. This week as I went through the book of Job, however, I came across the chapters where the Lord answers Job. As I read through … Read more Lord, I want to know You.