Real Talk About Relationships
What is prayer all about for you? Lord, I need a house. Lord, I need a job. Lord, I need a car. Lord, I need money to pay my debts. These are all valid prayers, prayers that He hears and answers. But is that all that prayer is about for you? Before you think that … Read more Prayer – A Relationship
When we ask God to reveal Himself to us, He does so, in a big way! The past year was tough for our family. One of us was going through a period of intense stress and it was affecting all of us. I was constantly frustrated and tired of the whole affair because whenever we … Read more When God shows up…
Hearing God’s voice is not as easy as it sounds…. I opened the Bible as usual that morning, And read through the portion for the day, Taking note of and meditating on what it said. Then I closed the Bible and prayed. Today’s prayer was different, though. I was confused. What I had read … Read more How do I know what You want me to do?
With every New Year comes a wish list – what does yours look like? Last year I had a long, long list! Top on the list was the end of the pandemic – I was so tired of it! Next were the usual prayer items – good health, provision, the children, work, etc. plus a … Read more What are you praying for this year?
The words I heard at the beginning of the year were not quite what I expected… Tick, tock, tick, tock. The clock slowly and steadily moved towards midnight. A new year was dawning, Another year of great positivity, hope, and promise. My New Year wish, Was that this year would be different. The … Read more My New Year Wish
Hello!!! Can you hear me? It’s God speaking – and I have a message for you! A pretty obvious question, right? God speaks to everyone! But wait – how do you know it’s God speaking to you? How do you differentiate between that greedy and selfish voice in your head and God’s voice? (Don’t feel … Read more How Does God Speak to You?
Even in the shadows… He is there. The phone rang, for the fifth time that day. The news was not encouraging, And all we could do was listen, And wait. What a season that was, It seemed like there were shadows everywhere. Every night I would ask myself, Where is God, In the shadows? … Read more In the Shadows
Have you ever wrestled with God? Who won? When we were younger, one of the most-watched programs on KBC TV was wrestling! I still remember characters like the Undertaker, Yokozuna, and other men with scary names coming into the ring and pulverizing their opponents. It was not an interesting thing to watch, but for some … Read more The Wrestling Match
Sometimes we forget how much we matter to God… This can’t be happening, I told myself. Another disappointment. Another thing that I so desperately wanted to work out, Had gone wrong. I wanted everything to go right, To go my way. But it didn’t. I started to believe that I didn’t matter to God. … Read more You Matter!
Do I still trust God? Do you? The prophet Jeremiah had a tough life. His job was to go round telling the people that destruction was on its way and that if they did not surrender to the Babylonians, things would go badly for them. He was threatened with death, locked up in prison, and … Read more Trusting God 101