Tag: Love

Not A Token Gesture

This is another of those ‘they mean well’ situations. There may be some who deliberately make it that way, but I’m fairly sure most people are unaware of it. What I am referring to is the token gesture. Now even by that, back in the day offering a token of your appreciation was more often […]

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Thank God for … Compassion

It’s worth listening to children and the amazing hearts they have. In listening to one recently, I was taken aback with the level of concern they expressed for those in Third World countries. Recognising their own materially privileged circumstances, they had a heart to help those who were not even able to access bare minimal […]

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Thank God for … Forgiveness

It’s one of the most relieving truths to embrace – there is forgiveness. Years of being burdened with the issues of what happened yesterday and the day before. Fear of rejection, crumbling inside and the thought of if I could ever be accepted and loved again. Accepting His outstretched arms to embrace. Accepting His love […]

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Thank God for … Caring

It’s rare that I am given me the room to express myself with the opportunity to be heard and understood. It’s rare that concern is given over my welfare with the patient hope of seeing each of these met. It is rare but it happens. For that I am grateful. For His Name’s Sake Shalom […]

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Thank God for … Dark Times

I don’t keep a diary, but sometimes I make notes. As a result there are notes of things I have thought over the years. From time to time I enjoy reflecting on those words and where I was when I wrote them. There have been some really dark times in my life. Truly, deeply dark. […]

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Thank God for … Vision

There is a big thing about vision in some circles. It revolves around having a bigger picture approach. That is something that has its merits. What I am particularly thankful for, however, is the capacity to see things as they really are. It’s easy to get that horribly wrong via the things we allow to […]

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Am I Jealous?

Jealousy is such a strange feeling. In my upbringing I never saw my parents jealous. They didn’t need to be jealous of each other, their relationship appeared rock solid. They were not jealous of others, they didn’t talk about others in that way, they embodied contentment with their lot, especially my Dad. My sister didn’t […]

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Power of Trust

The phrase ‘I love you’ is one I hear fairly frequently. It’s a phrase I know some think is overused and some treat with caution. It’s a phrase that some people treasure more than a lot of things in life. There is, however, another phrase which is inextricably linked to that expression which has even […]

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