The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. (‭‭Lam 3:22) There’s a great line in The Shack where Mac is asking GOD why he still bothers with him especially when no matter what he does, he still gets it wrong! GOD responds by saying, “Mac, this is only your third attempt, but I know that you’ll get it right on the 48th! You’re on the right track, keep going, only another 45 attempts to go!

In the same way that nursing infants cry for milk, you must intensely crave the pure spiritual milk of God’s Word. For this “milk” will cause you to grow into maturity, fully nourished and strong for life—” (1 Pet ‭2:2‬) How can you know ‘who’ you really are when your feelings, or circumstances, negative thoughts or just the day to day tsunami of life’s ‘la la’ gangs up on you? Here are just a few ‘truths’ of who you are: courtesy of Joyce Meyer: I am born of God, and the evi

So make wisdom your quest— search for the revelation of life’s meaning. Don’t let what I say go in one ear and out the other. Stick with wisdom and she will stick to you, protecting you throughout your days. She will rescue all those who passionately listen to her voice. Wisdom is the most valuable commodity—so buy it! Revelation knowledge is what you need—so invest in it! (‭‭Prov 4:5) All roads lead somewhere. All decisions have consequences. Fear, pain, anger, bitterness, r

(GOD speaking) “… If anyone attacks you, don’t for a moment suppose that I sent them, And if any should attack, nothing will come of it… no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged. Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar. This is what GOD ’s servants can expect. I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.” GOD ’s Decree.” (‭‭Isa 54:17) GOD knows that most of us won’t have to face swords or bullets, but rather the stinging nettles that l

I spill out my heart to you and tell you all my troubles. (‭‭Psa 142:2) Two (minor) problems were nagging the peace out of me this past few days and although I’d wrestled with them in prayer (and even tried ‘all my own ways’), nothing seemed to work. One of the problems was direction in a work situation and the other was extremely slow broadband. Neither of them particularly earth shattering but enough of a hassle that they were draining my peace. So what does GOD do? He gets

… and remember that judgment is merciless for the one who judges others without mercy. So by showing mercy you take dominion over judgment! (‭‭Jam ‭2:13‬) It’s so easy to pronounce judgement over someone – that is until the tables are turned and it’s you who are being judged. Love IS as love DOES. All our sins were washed away by our Father’s wholly selfless actions, and all He asks in return is that we Love one another, as He has loved us. ❤️ #health #answeredprayers #grace

… for we live by faith, not by what we see with our eyes. (‭‭2 Cor 5:7‬) Young children live this way all the time as they listen to their loving parents directions and act accordingly. In effect, any danger – perceived or remote is nullified before it has the power to act, and whether the child knows it or not, their trust is rewarded by loving peace. Jesus called a little one to his side and said to them, “Learn this well: Unless you dramatically change your way of thinking

Each believer is given continuous revelation by the Holy Spirit to benefit not just himself but all. For example: The Spirit gives to one the gift of the word of wisdom. To another, the same Spirit gives the gift of the word of revelation knowledge. And to another, the same Spirit gives the gift of faith. And to another, the same Spirit gives gifts of healing. And to another the power to work miracles. And to another the gift of prophecy. And to another the gift to discern wh

“Should we accept only good things from the hand of God and never anything bad?” (Job‬ ‭2:10‬) I must have only been about 7 or 8 years old. I’d been out with my friends playing football and when I finally came home my mother noticed me holding my right hand rather protectively. When she asked me what was wrong, I instinctively pulled away from her, telling her not to touch it as it hurt. After a lot of coaxing, she finally got me to show her. I’d gotten a huge splinter in my

Embrace the power of salvation’s full deliverance, like a helmet to protect your thoughts from lies. And take the mighty razor-sharp Spirit-sword of the spoken Word of God. Pray passionately in the Spirit, as you constantly intercede with every form of prayer at all times. Pray the blessings of God upon all his believers. (‭‭Eph 6:17) We were discussing John 6 at our Connect Group where Jesus humbled himself as a leader and washed his disciples feet. The question was “have yo

“… I, your GOD, have a firm grip on you and I’m not letting go. I’m telling you, ‘Don’t panic. I’m right here to help you.’“ (‭‭Isa‬ ‭41:13) When our children were young I remember walking with them outside as they took their first steps. Sunshine or rain, cold or hot, everything was fresh and exciting to new eyes and senses. Flowers bursting with colour, butterflies and birds amazing… and when their interest was especially piqued and at their insistent pulling, I would relea

My business was dying and I felt so hurt and betrayed that depression seemed my constant companion. Sulking badly, I flippantly opened my Bible and it turned to Job 36:7. “…if they are bound in fetters [of adversity] and held by cords of affliction, Then He shows to them [the true character of] their deeds and their transgressions, that they have acted arrogantly [with presumption and self-sufficiency].” I was gutted …!!! My pounding heart lead me further down to verse 16 … J

Jesus of Nazareth was anointed by God with the Holy Spirit and with great power. He did wonderful things for others and divinely healed all who were under the tyranny of the devil, for God had anointed him. (Acts‬ ‭10:38‬) (Jesus speaking) “I tell you this timeless truth: The person who follows me in faith, believing in me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father! For I will do whatever you ask me to do whe

Then God said, “Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness];… So God created man in His own image, in the image and likeness of God He created him; male and female He created them. (‭‭Gen 1:27‬) So, if our very base DNA is ‘inherently’ caring and loving, then how come we perform so many heinous acts against each other? All individual abuse (drug, alcohol, porn, financial, rel

Knowing the correct password—saying ‘Master, Master,’ (Lord, Lord), for instance—isn’t going to get you anywhere with me. What is required is serious obedience— doing what my Father wills. I can see it now—at the Final Judgment thousands strutting up to me and saying, ‘Master, we preached the Message, we bashed the demons, our God-sponsored projects had everyone talking.’ And do you know what I am going to say? ‘You missed the boat. All you did was use me to make yourselves i

You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book. (‭‭Psa 139:17) Look around at the perfection of Nature and then of the Heavens. If we can agree that the GOD that created everything we can see is Awesome then look inwards and ‘think,’ ‘why (how) would the GOD that created such beautiful perfection in all that I can see mess up with me?! Maybe we’ve taken some h

When I fully trust in you, help is on the way. (Psa ‭28:6-7‬) An encouragement by Oswald Chambers came to mind this morning… We always have visions before a thing is made real. When we realise that although the vision is real, it is not real in us, then is the time that Satan comes in with his temptations, and we are apt to say it is no use to go on. Instead of the vision becoming real, there has come the valley of humiliation. Life is not as idle ore, But iron dug from centr

Get up and go! You can’t stay here! Because [the land] is now unclean, it will destroy you with a grievous destruction.” (‭‭Mic‬ ‭2:10‬) All of us go through struggles and these continue many (many) times throughout our lives. Health, finances, jobs, relationships, work, siblings, children, etc. The troubles of life come to us all like a great Tsunami and leave us hanging on like frightened children to anything within arms reach. Even toxic relationships and rubbish jobs! Unc

Let the word of Christ live in you richly, flooding you with all wisdom. (Col 3:16‬) It’s no wonder that revenge movies continue to top the high demand list. People everywhere can relate to the theme and the ‘feel good’ factor of revenge is extremely powerful. Unfortunately, (as we all know), the ‘feel good’ factor doesn’t last and like an open wound, unless the initial damage is dealt with, then the hurt continues to fester – and spread to ‘others!’ We seem to take offence s

“Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.”‭‭Jos‬ ‭1:8‬) GOD’s Word to Joshua is as relevant today as it was back then. If you’ve had a relationship with Christ longer than 5 minutes, then I’m certain that you’ll have a Bible that’s got underscoring and margin marks and coloured highlights all over it! And all because when you set yourself