Walking with Jesus is not always about walking in the clear. I say that as a man who has a high value on clarity. The reality is, however, there are times walking with Christ where it gets a bit foggy. Jesus is real and He cares and orders my steps. Yet I can’t always see […]
Read More As The Mist ClearsThere are things I have expected from sources that I have grown to feel comfortable expecting things. What I recognise again this week is that God is not confined to working through my norms. I am reminded of how ravens fed Elijah when he was feeling the intimidation following Jezebel’s death threats – that was […]
Read More The Great God Is Not Confined To Our NormsWe can get hung up on the wrong things, get distracted and completely miss the point. Maybe the way we converse is not always respectful. Some of the things that are said are done with an aggressive and pained spirit that often seeks to be vindicated more than it seeks solutions. Some of the things […]
Read More Maybe It’s Not The Right VehicleAn inferiority complex can be a really debilitating condition. My recollection of developing and dwelling with an inferiority complex was that it involved two key factors. One is how I viewed myself. Another is how I viewed the expectations of others. On that score the issue began with the value I placed on other people’s […]
Read More Whose Expectations?The jailer woke up, and when he saw the prison doors open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself because he thought the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted, “Don’t harm yourself! We are all here!” The jailer called for lights, rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas. He then brought […]
Read More Acts Actually: 16 – Sensitive to the Spirit’s LeadingMy wife and I were watching the Abraham movie this morning – yeah all three hours of it. It’s the one with Richard Harris and Barbara Hershey if that helps anyone looking for it. Anyway as I watched it, I noted Abram’s sense of not being satisfied with the gods around him and the status […]
Read More The Blessing of an Unsettled SpiritCommit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans. (Proverbs 16:3) When I was a boy, I was told there are only three times the Lord needs to know what you’re up to – before, during and after. As a boy figuring that out, it occurred that meant all the time! How […]
Read More MTP16 – When Should God Get Involved In Your Plans?If you’ve been following the progression of Proverbs to this point you’d have been treated to some lovely extensive treatments about the basis of life being the pursuit of wisdom grounded on fearing God and leading to fullness of life and forsaking the foolish adulteress. These passages of scripture are essential for a proper grounding […]
Read More MTP10 Remix Popcorn Proverbs – Check Those ButsI was reading Proverbs 8 – of course I was or else I wouldn’t be able to put this post together – in any case I read it, then I read it again, then I left it for about an hour or nine and read it again for me wife. Sometimes when you read something […]
Read More MTP08 Remix – Wisdom: What A LadyIf any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. (James 1:5) And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom … And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favour with God and man. (Luke 2:40, 52) And […]
Read More MTP02 Remix: When It Comes To Wisdom – Go All Out For It
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