The 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 …For a while she had a problem. Her problem was that in as much as we were married, it felt like something that was real in name only. She lived with him. They slept in the same bed together. Occasionally they even talked. For all of that, though, she felt like he was still looking […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: She Is With Me On The JourneyIt was interesting being taught to say thanks as I grew up. It became such an established thing to say that it annoyed a few people around me at various stages as well as made others see me as odd. Why would I say thank you for virtually everything?It seemed unnecessary. It’s one thing to […]
Read More Journeyman Journal: The Heart of GratitudeDear Heavenly Father: You are amazing. It is incredible considering the kind of love that you have given that I should be among those who called your children. That I should have the privilege of calling you my Father because of right relationship established through your only Son. That I should enjoy this wonderful privilege […]
Read More A Prayer of Thanks: For Your FaithfulnessDear Heavenly Father: You are awesome. No one typifies the sentiment of that word more than you. This makes it all the more of an honour that in your wisdom you choose to show who you are to those who humble themselves to engage with your revelation. Then you invite us on the journey. From […]
Read More A Prayer of Thanks: For Help in the JourneyDear 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 PerspectiveDear Heavenly Father: You are so wonderful, so good and so kind. Awesome and majestic in all that you are, it is still incredible that you should engage with your creature. Especially one that actively chose to wander away from your precepts, your principles, your leading and your care. Here I am though. A recipient […]
Read More A Prayer of Thanks: For DirectionDear Heavenly Father: When you set this whole world up, in your wisdom you put humanity on here and commissioned humanity to work it. Bring out the best in it. Cultivate it to ensure that which was designed to be fruitful could be more fruitful. Work remains a blessing from you. I’m grateful that in […]
Read More A Prayer of Thanks: For WorkDear Heavenly Father: What a wonder you are. You are so good, pure and kind. You are so merciful and generous in opportunities to enjoy the life you give. One fascinating element of that is what you have given in terms of family. I wake up next to my wife. I walk around the home […]
Read More A Prayer of Thanks: For FamilyDear Heavenly Father: There is so much to be grateful to you. You have done so much for me that I can understand why a psalmist said that in the light of all that you’ve done, they were glad. I am glad. Father, I thought I knew what love was all about growing up in […]
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