In Luke 1, we see two people – Zechariah and Mary – both visited by the same angel, both given a message from God, and both hearing something that seemed impossible. And yet, their responses could not have been more different. Zechariah responded with disbelief, and as a result, he was kept silent. Mary responded…
Dealing with Discontentment
We’ve all felt it. That gnawing sense that something is missing. That if we could just have that thing: Then we would finally be content. Finally be happy. Discontentment rarely announces itself loudly. It creeps in quietly through comparison, through longing, through the belief that God is withholding something that we desperately need. This is…
How to hear God’s voice [part 1]
God is speaking. God is speaking to the Church, and He’s speaking to you personally. The challenge? We’re often not tuned into His frequency. With so many voices competing for our attention – our own thoughts, the opinions of others, the noise of daily life – it can be difficult to recognize which voice is…
How to pray
If prayer feels daunting to you, you’re not alone. Many people find themselves unsure of where to start, or perhaps they only reach out to God when trouble comes knocking. But here’s the beautiful truth: prayer isn’t complicated. It’s simply talking with God the same way that you would talk with a friend, a family…
Purposely Hidden
What do you do when you are being hidden by God…?
Shhh! It’s a secret.
There are certain things that God will tell us that He wants us to keep secret. The Bible has many illustrations of this: In Genesis 37*, God shows Joseph that he will become the ruler over his father and his brothers; but when he shares this with them, not only do his brother ridicule him…
Do not arouse or awaken love before its time…
By Denise Stephanee ** SPOILER ALERT :- This is quite a girly post [sorry not sorry!] I am indeed a sucker for love!! I love romantic movies; heck, I even love the “fake, predictable” happy endings that you KNOW will come by the end of the movie [even if by the middle, you do start…
Unpacking the load
No matter whether you became a Christian because your family brought you up as one or whether you came to know Jesus Christ personally along life’s journey, we know that we came with some baggage. Baggage of pain, fear, doubt, insecurity, lack of trust, heartbreak – the list goes on! If you have someone “who…
But Jesus stayed.
“But Jesus stayed…” Have you ever started something & wanted to give up? Have you ever questioned God’s audible voice? You thought it was Him but the task at hand seems harder [if not impossible] to continue, or even more, complete… But wasn’t Jesus in the same predicament that we [at times] find ourselves in?…
If I could…
A woman in the crowd had suffered for twelve years with constant bleeding, and she could find no cure. Coming up behind Jesus, she touched the fringe of his robe. Immediately, the bleeding stopped. “Who touched Me?” Jesus asked. Everyone denied it, and Peter said, “Master, this whole crowd is pressing up against You.” But Jesus said, “Someone deliberately…
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