A few months ago I found myself praying: ‘It’s Your Way or No Way’ My thoughts took me to Exodus 33:15 – where Moses said: “If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up from here.” I felt a sense of wanting to go deeper – I no longer wanted to …
Kairos (definition): A perfect, critical, crucial moment; a time when conditions are right for the accomplishment of a crucial action or decision (words or movement); an appointed season. The time that God acts. Creates the opportune atmosphere for action. “Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons, and the dove, the swift and …
October has been a month of weddings, we have had the priviledge of being a part of three beautiful weddings and celebrated our own 25th Silver Wedding Anniversary. Love is in the air and so has been at the centre of my ‘pondering’. As I reflect on marriage … how do we know what real love …
This is one of my favourite quotations, an excerpt from a book written by Martin Luther King called ‘strength to love’. ‘We visited the beautiful beach of Cape Comorin (called Land’s End) where the land of India comes to an end. Nothing stretches before you except the broad expanse of rolling waters. This beautiful spot is a …
My greatest complaint seems to always be that I just don’t have enough TIME! I remember writing this to a friend of mine, a highly successful businesswoman then in her 90’s. Her reply to me: ‘You are Spanish! You are just disorganized’ (I guess she was thinking about the ‘mañana, mañana’ attitude of ‘if you can do …
Elijah prophesied that it would rain after years of drought. We read in 1 Kings 18 how he went up the mountain and began to pray for the fulfilment of God’s Word. He sent his servant out to check for rain but each time he came back reporting that he saw nothing. Elijah persevered until …
How do I see myself? Do I feel that I’m not good enough, not able, too weak? Maybe I feel fearful, that I’ve missed my opportunity, too ashamed, not worthy or forgotten. Or I’ve given up the fight for I’m just not strong enough, not wise enough? Feel too alone, too powerless, too stressed, weary and tired. The forces against …
Elisabeth Elliot died last year, my little knowledge of her led me to search for one of her books to read over the Christmas period. On the back cover she is described as an ‘outstanding’ woman and as I read I find a wealth of wisdom and spiritual depth. I would like to begin this new …
‘Don’t wrestle just nestle’ Corrie ten Boom There are things that are just too hard! where we can’t carry on! Too big to fathom, too complicated to understand, figure out, fix or fight. Exhausted from the constant struggle we come to the end of our own resources for we just can’t press on, can’t do it! Like a toddler worn out …
We live in a fast-food, minimal effort vs. huge entitlement society, where we want instant returns for the least or no sacrifice. Sin is a swear word for we have removed all boundaries and do as each feels right according to our own conscience; however even this is being slowly eroded, for what we did not accept as …
On my wall I have a heart with the words I wrote in chalk on it: ‘Perfect family under construction’… and we are just that! A work in progress. As a parent of three I was very soon fully aware of how inept I felt for the job, how my every decision and choice concerning …
I am hearing of so many going through hard times of testing at the moment. It seems that we are overwhelmed by winds that hit in all directions and never seem to let up. My conviction that the Lord is allowing this in order to prepare His church for the times ahead. He is calling …