Have you ever prayed and heard nothing in response? Have you asked for guidance and just been met with silence? Have you asked for change and seen no difference? I have. It can be a really frustrating thing to feel as though your prayers are wasted and not know why. There is no one wayContinue reading “Can you hear me? Because I can’t hear you. – lent 2023”
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Be strong, take heart – lent 2023
I have written a little about healthy introspection, seeing ourselves as we really both the good and the bad. The point of this is to help us move forwards. We can identify places where we need to grow, or areas we have a weakness we need to be careful of as well as indetifying giftsContinue reading “Be strong, take heart – lent 2023”
40 day challenge day 35: Finding David
In yesterday’s post about God equipping the called, I mentioned David, the man after God’s own heart. David makes for an interesting character study. He is known as the shepherd boy, the slayer of Goliath, Saul’s court musician, a warrior, an outlaw, a King, an adulterer, and the man who conquered Jerusalem. He wrote aContinue reading “40 day challenge day 35: Finding David”
40 day challenge day 22: You do you
Picking up on yesterday’s theme, I found some inspiration from another children’s film. Ferdinand is a film about a bull who starts life in a school for teaching bulls to fight (there’s probably a proper term, can’t think of it off the top of my head). He sees his Dad get taken to a matadorContinue reading “40 day challenge day 22: You do you”
40 day challenge day 15: Heroes of the bible – Gideon
A few years ago I wrote something about Gideon. Today, I was reminded of his story again. Gideon’s story is one of my favourites, partly because I can relate to bits of it. I mean, not the circumstances, but some of his actions and responses. His story is in Judges 6-8. The Israelites had startedContinue reading “40 day challenge day 15: Heroes of the bible – Gideon”
40 day challenge day 13: Hands wide open
Yesterday I shared a seasonal piece of music that I love and which I find helps point me to God (which is the point of these 40 posts…). It was a long work, and quite intense. Today, I heard another piece of music that is important to me. It’s much shorter and much simpler, butContinue reading “40 day challenge day 13: Hands wide open”
God equips the called
I was going to tag this on to the last post but as I was writing I felt it was important enough to deserve it’s own page. 6 weeks without posting, then twice in one day! I have written before about how important my friends have been as I have learnt about having a relationshipContinue reading “God equips the called”
It’s ok to change your mind (part 2)
Last post, I wrote about the best piece of advice I’d ever received. And it genuinely is. I know of people who have said they want to become a doctor, and then felt pressured to follow that path even though their heart wasn’t in it. I know people who have a political opinion that makesContinue reading “It’s ok to change your mind (part 2)”
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