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We live in a time when it is difficult to trust people and institutions. Trust is difficult when we have had past experiences of being let down and left disappointed. We withhold trusting others and we can end up having a victim mentality resulting in not being able to move forward with all that is... Continue Reading →
We are curious creatures, we like to have answers. Answers to the reason for the way things are, the reason for our sufferings and this is such an intrinsic part of our nature. All my three children at a certain age where incessant with the "Why" question in trying to figure out the world around... Continue Reading →
Have you received promises from God that are yet to come to pass? Often when you receive a promise, it is received in times of uncertainty and barrenness without a clear view of how it could come to pass. If it could easily be achieved and you see a pathway to fulfilment with your own... Continue Reading →
Life can be disorienting sometimes. Events like the global pandemic or perhaps a more personal loss in your life can exacerbate our frustrations with life and we can be disenchanted with God, life and ourselves. We can feel disconnection and dissonance and we wonder whether things will ever turn around. These are difficult times and... Continue Reading →
Though we all seek riches, comfort, happiness and success in this world, we cannot avoid weakness, hardship, sorrow, loss and rejection in varying measures from time to time. While the world often seeks happiness, comfort and success as the deepest fulfilment, greatest meaning and ultimate consolation, as Christ followers our identities, hopes and greatest satisfaction... Continue Reading →
Have you been in situations that you didn't know what was the best option forward, what to do next and therefore what to pray for? We often go through life and realise our wisdom and knowledge and smarts is not going to cut it for the situations and forks in the road that are facing... Continue Reading →
Waiting is hard business. The uncertainty it brings and the way we feel out of control is not easy to handle. Life is full of times of waiting whether it is waiting for the cycles of lockdown to end in Melbourne where I live, or waiting for a test result, a hospital report, a bank... Continue Reading →
I am sometimes terrible at staying hydrated. There is so much to do and I am usually flitting from one task to another and forget to have a drink. As a result of this never ending busyness and lack of hydration, it is easy to develop a brain fog and feel dry. This is often... Continue Reading →
Have you had the experience of looking into the night sky away from the city lights? You suddenly are mesmerized by the amazing celestial display of stars that you usually don't notice in the city. Have you been on a road trip away driving through vast expanses of desert or grassland or amazing landscape? Have... Continue Reading →
Have you faced a hopeless impossible situation? Have you ever felt that it is impossible for a particular situation to possibly turnaround? Have you been confronted that hope for the future is bleak? Picture a valley of dry bones. No life. No hope. Just silence. The finality is confronting and startling. Perhaps you too feel... Continue Reading →
Designs for Glorious Living 