Waking up each morning. Wondering why. Why wake up? What’s the point? Why not just pull the covers over again? In fact, why bother carrying on at all? In as much as I love my family and am grateful to God for them, primarily living for them as a purpose to keep going is relatively […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Willing to Go OnWhat does it mean to acknowledge God in all of my ways? Earlier I was challenged about whether my life would really be that different without the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. How would my approach to work be different? How would the way I engage in family life be different? How would […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Worth AcknowledgingThe past is sometimes seen as a comfort to some. A place of refuge when bombarded with the issues and challenges of the present. The purpose of the past, however, is to provide an insight that can support the present, that can inform the present, that can inspire the present and that can give wisdom […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: When I Remember …The two of us were reading a part of the Bible. It wasn’t a large part at all. A couple of small paragraphs. It launched a conversation that took well over an hour. Why it took so long was the desire to enjoy the riches in those short paragraphs. T was such a stimulating conversation […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Good Basis To Move FromBeing the centre of attention has its perks. You can set up days in the calendar where people have to be focused on you and you can act all coy and retiring and stuff as you also slyly smirk at the attention you receive, the compliments and some benefits like people doing your work for […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Being a PlatformMy Dad had an allotment when he was living in England. I’m not sure how long he had an allotment, but I do know that he had it for the years that we lived in one area of the town. So let’s say at least a decade. The allotment – a piece of land rented […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Developing an OrchardShe said, ‘alignment’. I knew what she meant at the time. What she described was very familiar to me. She wanted to do something but felt a restraint on doing it because she wasn’t in line with what was right for the time. It would be more about he impulses and desires, rather than genuinely […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: In StepTo obey requires overcoming a hurdle. At least one, but there’s always the first one. There is something about overcoming the first hurdle in obedience. He calls and the issue is, do you trust Him? Can you get over yourself and get all into trusting Him to be true to His word? In that discipline […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The First HurdleLeave what you know. Leave the comforts of home and follow me. When He speaks, the desired response is obedience. There is, however, plenty of opportunity for debate and second thoughts. There can be the initial novelty value of the call. It’s inspiring and intriguing. There’s the opportunity to be on a journey. There’s the […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: When He CallsTiming is crucial of course. Yet there is something about reaching a place where you’re grateful for all that you’ve gained and learned in one place, but it is time to move on. It can be a number of events that together paints the sign to move on. It can be a conversation that highlights […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: Looking For The Next One
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