Yesterday is past. Tomorrow is promised to no one. We only have today. We live from yesterday with a hope for tomorrow, but that’s all done in the present. It’s great to remember and learn from yesterday. It’s useful to aspire to what can be achieved. It’s great to attend to the wonders and responsibilities […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: PresentlyYeah, it’s all well and good getting it in hindsight. Sure it might be fun to get some foresight. Those views, however, aren’t as much fun as getting an insight. It’s such a privilege to engage with people in life and gain an insight on matters that improve your outlook. Thank God for the vision, […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: When You Get To SeeYou have a choice about what you think and how you think about it. Your perspective can be in terms of how bad things are, how bad things have been and how much worse it can get. That option is open to you. You can also think about what good is available, what positives you […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Think About ItFeeling euphoric, the sense of excitement and achieving greatness. Something so sweet, with this gentle reminder. Life is not always about this, so never take it out of perspective. In despair, the sense of disillusionment and failing miserably. Something so discouraging, with this gentle reminder. Life is not always about this, so never take it […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Gentle ReminderIt looks tough from where you are. And He is with you. It looks grim from where you are. And He is with you. It looks an opportunity for growth from where He is, but are you with Him? It looks like a chance for Him to be glorified, but are you with Him? He […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: From His PerspectiveLimitless. People would love it somethings were limitless. What’s often forget is that it may be limitless, but they are not. They are limited. It’s one thing, however, to recognise that you are limited and it’s a differnt thing when others look to be limiting. Especially limiting you to never achieve what could be limitless. […]
Read More Journeyman Jottings: Limited and LimitingIt is different. To say that about what happens when we have an encounter of the divine kind through the sharing of the gospel is an understatement. It’s not just about associated feelings and a sense of something new taking place. A radical shift has happened that changes everything. Especially the way we think about […]
Read More It Is Different: A Word on PerspectiveRejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer Romans 12:12 Wowsers. That’s quite the hattrick of qualities to consider in the life of the believer. It’s worth consdering how these three offer insight into how perspective and prayer are useful in problematic times. Following Jesus is not about being perpetually cheerful. There’s no requirement […]
Read More The Marks: 06 Perspective, Problems and PrayerDear Heavenly Father: Who rules in the affairs of men? Who can rule? Who has the authority, the wisdom and might? Who is capable? Who is trustworthy? I am grateful for the answer to this question, Lord. I’m grateful for the journey that leads to the satisfying answer to the question. Kingdom Then: Thank you […]
Read More A Prayer of Thanks: For Kingdom PerspectiveIt was a big shift in his way of thinking – no doubt about it. It was such a radical shift in his way of thinking that it caused a fuss among some when he returned to Jerusalem. The episode of Peter with a Roman centurion – a Gentile, if you will – was no […]
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