Real Talk About Relationships
Hey, everyone! My name is Nebuchadnezzar (call me King N), and I would like to tell you a story. This story should be more about me, because I love myself. I love the finer things in life. I love being in power. I love seeing people bow down before me. But it isn’t about me. … Read more I Am No Longer In Charge
If you have followed me for a while, you will already know that autism is part of our lives. We found out about it in 2018, and since then it has been a journey of learning, unlearning, adapting, advocating, and accepting (not in that order). I have asked God many questions over the years, some … Read more A LITTLE AUTISM STORY – AND GOD
The words I heard at the beginning of the year were not quite what I expected… Tick, tock, tick, tock. The clock slowly and steadily moved towards midnight. A new year was dawning, Another year of great positivity, hope, and promise. My New Year wish, Was that this year would be different. The … Read more My New Year Wish
To many people out there I appear strong, but the truth is, even the strong have their weak moments – their boiling points. I watched the water in the kettle get hotter and hotter, The kettle producing a steady whistling sound. As the whistle got louder, my impatience increased. I needed the kettle to … Read more My Boiling Point
An aching soul, a sinking heart, a feeling of deep sorrow…and God. Pain. Not physical pain, but the emotional pain that comes with helplessness, discouragement, and sadness. If I say I have never felt this pain, I will be lying, and so will you. We have all been there. For me, the pain gets a … Read more When the pain becomes unbearable…
I want it all. I want to be in control. He says otherwise. Luke 9:23-24 “Then he said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you … Read more Surrender. To Me.
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
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
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.
How easy is it to surrender to the Lord? Surrender is one of those topics that nobody ever wants to talk about, especially in the context of Christianity. Reason? Nobody wants to let God have full control over their lives, for fear that things will not go their way. In fact, for most people, as … Read more I Surrender to Him