Flourishing is a word not commonly used. But the Bible tells me that Christians are supposed to be flourishing like an olive trees. What does an olive tree have that I need? How can I flourish in a broken world? What does it mean? All of this will be answered by listening on.
The culture of the world today can sometimes place more emphasis on knowledge eg degrees from university, IQ, school grades than other things especially in the workforce. But is this culture true in the church too? Shouldn’t we be counter- cultural and rely more on truth than knowledge? Find out the difference by listening on.
I had a situation at the start of this year where I needed to walk through loss, not of a position but of roles. I struggled with it until I realised I was sad and actually grieving over it. Is this possible? What does God say about it? Is there a way through? Yes, yes and yes. Listen on to find out more.
Have you ever been speaking to someone and they were speaking truth to you but it was hard to take? Or maybe someone had wronged you and you forgave them and they kept doing it? Mercy and truth are the powerhouses that need to be applied together. Separately they don’t have much effect but together they do. Find out more by listening on.
Have you ever thought what a privilege it is that God lives with us? We don’t have to go to church, or even miss out on the presence of God because we are not a pastor. God dwells with us and we have the awesome privilege of walking with Him. Listen on to find out why this is so significant.
In this year of reimagining what God could do, what if He wants to do something within or around us? Too often we let the weights of this world drag us down whether that is excess possessions, extreme busyness or burning the candle at both ends. But this week I want you to reimagine your life as Jesus would have walked it - not in a hurry, obeying God, no to do list but just walking daily with God. What does that look like for you? Listen on to find out more.
Fruitfulness is not a word we speak of often but it’s meaning is how we should be living. The meaning is productive or increasing what’s already there. God wants to live our lives this way with fruitfulness abounding in all areas of our lives. But sometimes we feel barren. Listen on to find some keys for fruitful living.
In this fast paced world we live in, we feel we have to keep up so we strive to do things in our own strength. All striving does is wear us out. It is like being on a hamster wheel - always running but never getting anywhere. What is the remedy - walking in the rhythm of Gods grace. Listen on to find out more.
Have you ever been so distracted that you forgot where you were going or what you were supposed to be doing? I was last week and God spoke to me at the time. Distractions can either take over or delay purpose. We need to be careful. Find out how you can stay on track by listening on.
The battle is real for Christians. However it is not a physical battle but a spiritual one. We tend to want to battle with our enemy. But there are times we need to walk away, seek God, get more training in the Bible and then go again. Follow the story of Gideon in Judges 7 to see what I mean. Keep listening to find out more.
Who or what is leading you? Is it fashion, people’s opinions or the latest ideal the world has to offer. In Psalm 23, we find the best person to lead us is Jesus as He loves us dearly. Listen on to find out more.
God calls each of us believers to a higher life but what does that mean. I believe it is in relation to our love walk. Maturity in God can only grow as we love God and others the way that God loves us. What is this love and how does it work? Keep listening to find out more.
In this year of reimagining what God can do, let’s reimagine what our life could look like with us fulfilling the call of God and the plans He has for us. But don’t get caught? Your life is not going to look like or be the same as someone else’s. God has an individual stay in your lane plan for each of us that is unique. Keep listening to find out more.
A simple life- it is what we strive for but don’t know how to get. Maybe though you equate simple life with boring life. God never meant us to live a stressed out, busy and unfruitful life. So how can we live the simple life God wants to give us. Listen to find out more.
Have you ever thought about the bigness of God? Oftentimes we reduce God to what we can understand or see. But just like the vastness of the ocean, God is so much bigger. What is more amazing to me is that He cares about me in a world of people? He is so big yet cares about the little. Try and work that out. Keep listening to find out more.
Are there consequences? We don’t like to think about this too much as we generally think consequences are bad. But they can be good also. However when it comes to God forgiving us that may not be the end of the story. Listen to find out how to get totally free.
Have you ever thought of the idea that if Jesus is the head and we are the body, that we need to give over the functions of the head to Jesus. What are those functions - seeing, hearing, talking and thinking? We need to see, hear, talk and think like Jesus. So how do we do this? Listen to find out more
Living in freedom- when we think of this we often look at external circumstances. But God is more interested in our inside life- our thoughts, feelings and emotions. It is in this space we do most of our comparison checks with others, either good or bad. Find out by listening on how this puts us in bondage and how we can be freed from it.
Are you more focussed on what God is going to do through you or in you? We need to check ourselves often to see which road we are on. The wide road of self and self importance or the narrow road of depending on God and obedience. Which road are you on?
Words are so powerful and none more so than from our dads. Their love and encouragement can bolster even our darkest days. But some people don’t have dads or their dad was or is absent. God is our father who absolutely adores us and wants to speak blessing over you and me. Read on to find out some of Gods blessings He wants to speak over you.