Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Philippians 4:6) So there’s a problem with worry – it didn’t solve anything and made matters worse, yet we still worry. It’s easy to say don’t worry – it’s harder not to […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – No WorriesWho of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? (Matthew 6:27) It would be understandable if by worrying things were improved. If it made a positive difference it would be alright. It’s appreciated that there maybe a lot of important things to worry about – food, clothes, mortgage/rent, relationships, work, money, […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – The Problem With WorryTwo are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! (Ecclesiastes 4:9, 10) For some people it’s natural to enjoy your own company. […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – In It TogetherOn Friday my friend Hughie celebrated his birthday. I would tell you how old he is, but then he’d have to kill me, and Deborah says I haven’t got enough money for her inheritance for me to die now, so you’ll just have to ask the guy yourself. The history of the relationship between Hughie […]
Read More Thank God For … Hughie LawrenceAnd God said to Noah, “I have determined to make an end of all flesh, for the earth is filled with violence through them. Behold, I will destroy them with the earth. (Genesis 6:13) I cannot be bothered to launch into an apologetic as to the historical validity of the event recorded in Genesis 6-8 […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – The Almighty’s Awesome Deeds: The FloodIn the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1) I feel kinda bad in a sense cos I’ve not lived up to the daily entry into the blog every day of this month. I was out until after midnight and didn’t put something up in the morning, so technically I’ve not lived […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – The Almighty’s Awesome Deeds: CreationSay to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you. (Psalm 66:3) It’s refreshing to know that we serve a God who’s deeds are down as awesome. Sometimes in thanksgiving it’s good to actually be reminded of what God has actually done. Not just through […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – The Awesome Deeds of the AlmightyFinally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8) It’s not easy to focus on good things, when we’re in a world that apparently is full of bad stuff – or at least that’s […]
Read More Daily Thoughts – FocusSeptember’s a funny month because my dad and my sister were born in this month so just when I think it’s safe to get my gratitude out for one family member another pops up and demands the same, but I’m so grateful to God for them both that it’s a pleasure not a chore. I […]
Read More Thank God For … My Sister“I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.” (Exodus 20:2) The Bible is clear that we live to serve someone or something. Much as we’ve been educated to believe that we’re free agents, we’re only as free as the choice we make as to who […]
Read More Afternoon Thoughts – Never Forget – Always Remember
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