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In the last month or two, God has brought up the subject of value several times. Recently, I sat down to contemplate what I feel my values are and got distracted by the question, “What is your value?” In the ensuing conversation, which in reality was me listening to the answer to the question “WhatContinue reading “What are you worth?”

As I write this, I am awake early on Thanksgiving morning in Colorado. I have had these thoughts swirling around in my head for weeks ever since God showed me a rusty key that he said he had given his people. When I asked him what they key was he said it was thanksgiving, thatContinue reading “Gratitude”

Some days I find myself totally full of faith and all systems go, others not so much.  On those ‘not so much’ days, sometimes I have felt the panic literally rising up and have to fight to get it back under the control of my faith in Jesus, and then on other days I feelContinue reading “Standing firm”

This morning I asked God what was on his heart and this was his response: I am saddened by how many of my children are burdened by anxiety and stress due to their circumstances that they are carrying themselves. I am saddened that they are not coming to me but are “soldiering on” alone, weighedContinue reading “Help!”

As I was reading scripture recently, a little phrase kept jumping out at me. It resonates with what I have experienced of God myself. He is the one who leaves nothing to chance, who pays attention to detail and it is one of the things that makes me feel safe, knowing that he has allContinue reading “It’s Not All About You!”

The phrase “hook, line and sinker” comes from the idea that a fish may not just take the bait but could take the hook, the weight and the fishing line too. The phrase is used when someone ‘swallows something hook, line and sinker’, i.e. they are completely taken in, particularly by a deception of someContinue reading “Taking the Bait”

“Hold the line” I heard God say earlier this year. When I looked up the phrase it means “not yield to the pressure of a difficult situation”, “keep the line open (telephone)”, or “firmly uphold a certain position”. The phrase can be used to allude to military tactics in which a line of troops holdsContinue reading “Anchored”

As a child I was always up for adventure. My reading choices often involved the exploits of the hero defeating the bad guys with great courage, daring and a band of unlikely underdog heroes! In my latest season with God, I am trying to remember to frame it as adventure because life with Jesus ISContinue reading “Staying Flexible”

I went for a walk last week and was enjoying the sounds and colours, the signs of life. I love spring. I was musing with God that actually I love all the seasons, for different reasons. The budding of spring life, daffodils, the returning birds and the lambs; the long summer days, ice cream, theContinue reading “Enjoying the Season!”

When I was younger, I loved the cautionary tales of Hilaire Belloc, partly because I grew up with my dad quoting “Matilda told such dreadful lies, it made one gasp and stretch ones eyes” and other classic lines. (For the uninitiated, they are free on http://www.gutenberg.org!) This week, what I want to share is aContinue reading “A Cautionary Tale”