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Standing Strong Through the Storm OPEN AND CLOSED DOORS*

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.

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”

Bold Faith: Piety, personal agenda or God’s will?

Jesus’ ministry was marked by His preaching to pious, religious, Jewish people, who, by Biblical accounts, held many prejudiced beliefs about Gentiles. In St. Mark’s gospel, the story is told of how Jesus honoured the faith of a Syrophonecian woman as she begged Him to cast a demon out of her daughter. “First let theContinue reading “Bold Faith: Piety, personal agenda or God’s will?”

Part 3 : Overcoming obstacles – The limitless potential of the child of God

This is the third in a series of blog posts on The Limitless Potential of the Child of God. In Part 2  I wrote about finding your purpose.   In this, the third and final part of the series, I speak about overcoming obstacles to the fulfilment of your purpose. A SPIRITUAL PERSPECTIVE ON FAILURE & SHORTCOMINGS From my own lifeContinue reading “Part 3 : Overcoming obstacles – The limitless potential of the child of God”

Part 2: Find your purpose: The limitless potential of the child of God

FINDING OUR PURPOSE This is the second part of a series of blog posts on The Limitless Potential of the Child of God.  In Part 1, I established that we have the divine nature of God and that with the mind of Christ, we can understand what our God-given purpose is on earth.  In Part 2,Continue reading “Part 2: Find your purpose: The limitless potential of the child of God”

Part 1: The limitless potential of the child of God

I am burdened that far too many Christians believe that they are limited.  I firmly believe that there is no limit to our God given potential.  The Child of God is a miracle – an expression of God’s supernatural transforming power, embodying miracles waiting to happen – as God continues to manifest his His power and blessingsContinue reading “Part 1: The limitless potential of the child of God”