Do you have any trust issues? Have you got them as a result of being let down or having your trust broken by someone? It’s always a someone right? It hurts and can be expensive too. Especially when it’s someone close to us. Our upbringing actually sets up our mental framework for trusting in later life. If we have a caregiver who is consistent in being helpful, comforting and meeting our needs then we will be, generally speaking, more trusting and more trustworthy. A child who has had a very inconsistent caregiver growing up is also more likely to lack trust in relationships and remain autonomous. One of my first girlfriends really broke my heart and caused me to be distrusting of women, aft
The wind of the Spirit is blowing! While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.” Genesis 8 v 22 A wonderful promise and one that I have meditated on this past week, while I have been weeding my drive yet again! This is an unending job because the wind constantly blows fresh seeds over it. The rain falls and up the weeds come. However, God spoke to me clearly about His Holy Spirit wind blowing across our land carrying precious seeds for a harvest of souls! These seeds are the gospel, the words we speak to our neighbours, work colleagues, every day people we meet or those we plan to sow seeds into as led by the Hol
A number of years ago I was quite unfit and was challenged by my brother to take up jogging. He gave me a year to beat him in a race and this was enough to get me going as I am quite competitive by nature. I went out and purchased some good running shoes, shorts, socks and shirts and started my journey to victory over my brother. My first run was very short and I had to stop several times as I was totally out of breath. I persevered and went out every day until it started to feel better and so I increased the distance and effort. Some days I felt quite heavy and found it hard but kept going because I knew It was good for me. Other days, I felt really good. I had a few minor injuries and had
This past Sunday we looked at the scripture “blessed are the poor in spirit” To be poor in spirit is not to beat yourself up or to have bad feelings about yourself. It’s to truly acknowledge you are nothing and can do nothing without Christ. It is to recognise your own failings but not dwell on or focus on them, but humbly say with the Apostle Paul; His grace is sufficient for me: for His strength is made perfect in weakness. “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time” (1 Peter 5:6) Humility is a quality that God can work with. It’s an important attitude which enables you to respond with absolute submissiveness to the Lordship of Jesus Christ
