The Bible has much to say about open doors but many times – even as Christians – we seem to face obstacles on our path and in our ministry. Blocked doors can be VERY frustrating. Yet God often uses closed doors to advance His cause.
Category Archives: God’s Good Plan
Freeing the Mind of Negative Thoughts
My positive thoughts, affirmations and visualization aren’t a substitute for discerning God’s will. Nor can my positive thoughts and visualisation substitute the “hard work” of patient trusting and faith that declares “Thy will be done.”
3 Lessons from Learning to Listen to God
Feeling vulnerable, confused and anxious come with the territory of personal uncertainty, particularly in relation to life’s big questions – Who should I marry? Should I take this job? Where should I live? Why am I here? What’s my life’s purpose? We only find the answers when we find our truth. Our truth isContinue reading “3 Lessons from Learning to Listen to God”
A New Year & A New You
This is what the Lord says, “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” —Isaiah 43:16, 18-19 (Read all of Isaiah 43) Thoughts onContinue reading “A New Year & A New You”
I don’t believe in work/life balance
Although I tried it for many years, I no longer believe in work/life balance, and here’s why – The term work/life balance implies that there is work and then there are other things in life. According to this way of thinking, finding the balance means that there has to be a trade-off. In the end,Continue reading “I don’t believe in work/life balance”
Prayers of a man in prison
In an earlier post, I observed that the church’s mission goes beyond our preferences and perceptions of how, where and who to serve. The church’s mission is rooted in Jesus’ command in the great commission defined in Matthew 28 v 19 – 20 to teach others about who God is and what it means to followContinue reading “Prayers of a man in prison”
When God sends you to the dogs and pigs
A few years ago, my parents had just returned home from church on Easter Sunday. They were met at their gate by two people who were going door to door, and in their words, “making disciples, teaching others to observe all that Jesus commanded in the great commission.” My father pointed out that his wasContinue reading “When God sends you to the dogs and pigs”
Jamaica is a blessed nation!
I just returned from a brief vacation in Jamaica. I was so blessed to be there. Please see below, the letter that I wrote to the Jamaica Observer. Take some time to give thanks to God for our blessed country! http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/letters/Jamaica-is-a-blessed-nation_13920875 Dear Editor, It has been 20 years since I migrated to Canada from Jamaica.Continue reading “Jamaica is a blessed nation!”
Surrender, detach & affirm
View the presentation on Slideshare Surrendering is the act of accepting that the final outcome of a given situation is designed by the Divine Source – whatever the outcome may be…and Knowing that the outcome is for the highest good of all, in fulfilment of my life’s purpose in the universe. “ For I knowContinue reading “Surrender, detach & affirm”
Glory Matters 