I have always loved living in the UK. And one of my favourite things about living here is the contrast between the seasons. I love observing the world and how it changes through the seasons. When I was younger I was a huge David Bellamy fan, imagine David Attenborough for kids! I would spend hoursContinue reading “In the bleak midwinter”
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The Gift of Lamenting
Father why did you create me, Only to suffer at the hands of those you put over me Why can’t they care what happens to me, Why must I journey this life alone. Father, please hear my cry, To know I am loved beyond measure. Remind my soul to forever trust, In your unfailing love.Continue reading “The Gift of Lamenting”
The art of complaining
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28 One of my worst triggers when my children were small was when they were whinging and whining. It seems to be the internal red button in many parents that may start as a simmering annoyance to an outrightContinue reading “The art of complaining”
Obedience
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and weContinue reading “Obedience”
The pursuit of knowledge
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain. Psalm 139:6 niv Knowledge is a wonderful thing isn’t it. Knowledge is something we seem to be willing to sacrifice much to gain the fountain of all wisdom, including our time, money and relationships. In the minds of many there seems to beContinue reading “The pursuit of knowledge”
Appetite suppression
‘Taste and see the Lord is good……’ Psalm 34:8a Carrying on from last weeks blog regarding New Year’s resolutions I was reminded how many of our resolutions are about finding a resolution for our appetites. Keeping fit allows us to eat more, we eat more so we exercise more. Or we eat less so weContinue reading “Appetite suppression”
Celebrate good times come on
‘to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour ‘ Luke 4:19 The title of this blog comes from a song that was written to celebrate God’s creation of Adam. However, for those of us who know it we would associate it with discos and having a good night out but this was never the intentionContinue reading “Celebrate good times come on”
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one
“he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” Genesis 3:15b niv Here we are at the end of the Lord’s prayer just as we reach the final week before Christmas. It feels quite fitting that the end of the prayer leads us to Jesus himself. Temptation feels quite a modern topic we are surroundedContinue reading “And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one”
Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
‘for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God’ Romans 3:23 Out of all the commands found in scripture forgiveness seems the hardest of them all to even contemplate especially if we have been sinned against. Father God takes sin seriously so much so that all sin must be paid for, all sinContinue reading “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us”
Give us this day our daily bread
John 6:31-32. ‘Our ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written: ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat’. Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven’. ThisContinue reading “Give us this day our daily bread”
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