Real Talk About Relationships
Isaiah 59:2a “But your iniquities have separated you from your God…” (NIV) I looked ahead, and all I could see was darkness. No, wait – all I could feel was darkness, Because the sun was shining, The birds were chirping, And life was moving on as usual. Inside, however, was all dark. I had … Read more No Mercy Like Yours
If God calls me today, how will I respond? Am I ready to obey Him regardless of the assignment? When I was in primary school, I did not want to be a teacher. For some reason, I didn’t believe that teaching was an important job. When I went to high school and we were told … Read more When He Calls…
Figuring out where, why and how God is going to work in one’s life is something that all Christians battle with. Confusion… confusion… confusion… Picture this… The Lord sends you one way, then after a while, closes the door and sends you in a different direction. And then, just when you are settling in, He … Read more The Hard Questions
God of mysteries – I don’t understand your ways, But I choose to trust you. I don’t understand how you knew me before I was born, And you saw my frame being formed in my mother’s womb I don’t understand why your plan is sometimes painful, confusing and difficult, Yet you charted everything out … Read more God of Mysteries
I’m having a chat with myself today, asking, “So, control freak, who is REALLY in charge of your life?” Today I was having a chat with someone, and this person made a statement – “I wish I knew what God was thinking right now.” Have you ever thought the same thing – wondered what on … Read more Musings of a Christian Control Freak
We often find ourselves desiring other people’s gifts for ministry, forgetting that what the Lord has given us is good enough… I know many of you rolled your eyes when you saw the title of this article, and thought, “How can she have the audacity to make such a statement when it is God who … Read more It’s my gift – not yours!
Fresh wind of the Spirit, Blow afresh on me… I feel so thirsty, so tired, so weary, The journey you have sent me on, Lord, Has taken its toll in ways that only you can understand. So my prayer is… Fresh wind of the Spirit, Blow afresh on me. The dust of the … Read more Fresh Wind of the Spirit
When things go wrong in our lives, or when challenging times come along, we often feel like God has no idea what is going on!
The Black Spot The writing was on the wall, and my fate was sealed. All because of that black spot in my heart… From the outside, everything looked perfect. I was educated, had a good family background, and job prospects were great. But inside me lay that black spot… deeply embedded in my heart, where … Read more The Black Spot
When I became a Christian, I had no idea that I would still be growing in the faith more than 20 years later. Though the ‘baby Christian’ phase came to an end at some point, thank God (it was crazy), I have since noted that the Christian walk is a lifelong learning program.