Part of my testimony is that I am used to being associated with Jesus. Growing up in a church background, aware of the rhythms of church life, familiar with the stylings of expressions of church life it was easy for me to be so acclimatised to it that I became an associate of Jesus. I […]
Read More Abiding Not AssociatingFor a while something in their heads gave them the impression that they could do both. Maybe they didn’t see things clearly for what they were. So they gave it a go thinking that they could please both. This was a delusion. The nature of this experience and the demands that both placed made it […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: One or the OtherIt’s easy to get stuck in a rut of familiar routines that define your life. It’s easy to lose sight of what it is you’re living for. When you do regain a perspective on what it is you’re living for – that view can lead you to consider some things in a new light. In […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Room for Improvement or Change?Why? He took me from slavery. He saw what I was addicted to and set me free. He did not set me free for me to go back into slavery. Yet – that has been the tendency. To get caught up with debilitating addictions, persuasive chains, enticing entanglements that leaves me sinking fast. All because […]
Read More Who Rules? The Daily OpportunityFor too long he was just going with the flow. He went to school and kept up with the effort of those in his class, because he was going with the flow. The boys were playing football, so he joined in because he was going with the flow. He joined the lads as they looked […]
Read More Going With What Flow?It is just this. Only this. Nothing else but this. That’s it, that’s all. If you were to come across such a statement what would you put as the ‘it’? What does it all come down to for you where when everything else is stripped away that which remains is the only thing that mattered? […]
Read More Does It All Come Down to This?Following Jesus is not designed to be a popular choice. The affiliation with Jesus is in itself something that makes some distinctions. Those distinctions might have expressions regarding taste in social and cultural norms. Yet the real area of distinction is on who is the main authority in life. That authority makes all the difference. […]
Read More Not The Popular ChoiceIt’s not working as it should. You could stay and commit yourself for the long haul. You could stay and hope to work the change that you want to see within the given parameters. You could stay and patiently endure the progress and setback and be able to finish your time knowing you’ve done your […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Change From Within Or Without?You over-think things. It’s one thing to take into account the various factors and make a considered decision – but you over-think things. It’s like you keep second-guessing yourself even after you’ve reached what should be the conclusion. What is it? Fear? Anxiety? A desire to control all the factors and make sure your way […]
Read More A Simple ChoiceThe choice is still up to you. The story is told of the relationship between God and His people. In that story there was a phase when they accepted Him as their King and accepted a number of judges appointed for disputes both internally and when faced with external opposition. The people reached a point, […]
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