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When the Hiccups of Life come along, how should we handle them? I love the way God throws us curve balls at times, just when we least expect them. The third month of the year is just about to end, and so far I have experienced enough curve balls to last the whole year! Anyway … Read more Handling the Hiccups of Life
God’s love is always there for us… This week I had some moments where I questioned whether God really loved me. Don’t we all have those moments where no matter how hard you pray nothing seems to be working out? Well, I had those thoughts this past week. As I went home one day, I … Read more The Perfect Love – God’s Love
God’s Inner Peace – a place where you experience total tranquility! The word peace is one of the most commonly used words in our vocabulary! Parents use it, politicians use it, children use it – well, everybody uses it! Defined as the absence of disturbance and a state of tranquility, inner peace is a rare … Read more God’s Inner Peace – A Haven of Tranquility
Believe it or not, you are God’s gem! Have you ever seen the look of delight in a little girl’s eyes when she receives a gift? Her joy increases as she opens the box, and looks at the shiny trinket inside, after which she takes out the gift, taking care not to damage it. After … Read more Guess What! You are God’s Gem!
A little peek at what God’s strength brings into our lives… This week I had a challenging experience – one in which I needed to be reminded of God’s strength. This verse came to mind; 2 Corinthians 12:9a ‘And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect … Read more God’s Strength – All We Need!
God doesn’t always answer our prayers the way we expect him to… I guess we have all had the experience of asking God for something – sometimes urgently, and sometimes over a period of time. I was just thinking about this the other day, and I realized that God always answers our prayers – it’s … Read more God Answers Us – In His Own Way!
Have you ever imagined that an encounter with a ‘burning bush’ would be so important? Do you remember the story of the burning bush in the book of Exodus? Let me remind you. Moses, the man who miraculously survived Pharaoh’s evil quest to destroy all the Israelite males, was raised as an Egyptian prince. Interestingly, … Read more We All Need A Burning Bush!
There is much to learn about the faith journey from Joseph’s story Following last week’s post on Joseph, I thought I would do a short lesson on faith based on his story! First, however, how did Joseph’s story end? As the second in command in Egypt, Joseph was able to convince Pharaoh to let his … Read more The Faith Journey – Do it Joseph’s Way!
Joseph just needed a tiny bit of faith to make it through his trials! Joseph, Jacob’s favorite son, was no ordinary young man. His life was quite eventful, from the dreams of everyone in the family bowing to him, to being dumped in a well, to being sold as a slave, to landing in prison, … Read more Just a Tiny Bit of Faith is All You Need!
God shows his sovereignty in Jacob’s life? Interesting! I am sure you all know Jacob’s story. As I studied part of his life in Genesis, I found that he is quite an interesting character to learn from, as God’s sovereignty shows up all through his life! First, what was his story like? Before Jacob was … Read more Jacob – A Classic Example of God’s Sovereignty!