Permission to Stop
Time for yourself. Stolen moments of rest. Feeling guilty because you rested or needed to rest?
Stop Pushing
I do a lot. Too much actually. My plate has always got more on it than I can cope with. I am always pushing, always tired. There is never time to slow down and rest.
Everybody Needs Compassion
We may think of ourselves as compassionate, but is it not empathy or pity? What does compassion really look like? Jesus had compassion, so what would we be our characteristics if we were a people of compassion?
Indifferent in Our Love
Do you feel indifferent about God? He neither excites you, nor bores you, you feel neutral about Him. Does it really matter to you, if people know that you are a believer in Jesus? Does you belief make any difference? Why does feeling indifferent not represent an option for believers?
Who Can You Count On?
To count on somebody is to expect them to help you when you need them. In this world, where problems can be counted on, to have someone in our lives who we can be confident in and depend on, is of great value. So who can you count on?
Using a Devotional
I used to “pooh-pooh” devotional books, insisting that they were for baby Christians who still needed to drink “milk” for their spiritual growth. I was strongly challenged on this point of view and gently pointed [...]
Cultivating Joy
When we have a heavy heart, it hinders our race for the Lord (Heb 12:1). Sadness, or heavy heartedness is more likely to confront us in the times that we are being most useful in our [...]
My Word is My Bond
"My word is my bond, " when last did you hear this saying? The online slang dictionary says that it means “the person who says these words is telling the truth.” Quite something in a [...]
