You have done well. You’ve worked with the ability God gave you. You have not trusted your instincts to do your own thing – you’ve put full confidence in God to lead however unconventional or unorthodox. As this is all the work of God through you, though, you remember that He gives you rest. He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Rest for the ObedientDo you know what it’s like to receive mercy? Have you ever been caught and deserve consequences but instead be shown compassion that wasn’t eager to punish but keen to restore? Do you know how you were in the wrong and not be dismissed but given a chance of redemption? If you have experienced that, […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Share What You’ve ReceivedMany claim to be the great one. They do it because of their personal qualities, accolades, reviews and accomplishments. All of those pale into insignificance in comparison to the real great one who established His greatness by expressing the greatest love to bring back a species that had turned its back on its own creator. […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The Real Great OneIt is what you do. And it is not just what you do. It is who you are. and it is not just who you are. When you are who you are then you’ll do what you’re supposed to do. The connection between the two so that it’s consistent and what you do reflects who […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Be and DoIt appears easy today. Type it in, a list of results pop up, scan through them and get you what you want. There is still something, however, about the invitation to seek. It is done with a degree of earnest endeavour and a mind focused on going for it until it is discovered. That also […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Seek JesusWhen God put man in the garden, it was to see it flourish. Working and keeping the garden was to have the responsibility to see an environment with beautiful looking trees with wonderfully tasting fruit be managed well so that from a foundation based on God it would be formed to function well. Though man […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: To FlourishI appreciate what you have done for me. I am so grateful for your help. My expression of thanks in words is one thing and because you know the heart from which it comes from, you know it’s sincere. Another expression of gratitude comes from my response to your help and to your gift. To […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: How I Can Say ThanksIt does not come from out of nowhere. It started somewhere and emerged in its final form from somewhere else. And the in between period is the important bit – it’s the process. It’s the decisions made, the environment cultivated, the approach best suited and executed for the desired outcome to be produced. One person […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: The ProcessThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus makes a radical declaration that every believer in Him has to take seriously. Helping in that effort has been an overview initially before and then have a look at that first […]
Read More His Terms And Conditions: 4 – FollowThen Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Matthew 16:24 (ESVUK) Jesus pronounces a statement of three parts. To understand Him we need all three together and must never forget that. To get some clarity on its bearing it’s good to look at […]
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