Posts Tagged ‘advent’
5th December Advent Devotion – Sovereign Foundations
Hello, In England at the seaside you can buy something called ‘rock’ a brittle sugar tube and at the centre throughout the whole stick are embedded words, usually the name of the seaside town. If I were a stick of rock the words embedded throughout my being would be “Foundations’ Its my greatest passion. I’m drawn…
Read More4th December Advent Devotion – Why should we listen to Jesus?
Hello, We live in a world bombarded by voices telling us who we are and how we should live. Discovering our identity and purpose can be difficult, yet as Christians we come to Jesus. He shows us who we truly are as He created us to be. His truth defines us, sustains us and gives…
Read More3rd December Advent Devotion – So the impossible is possible with God – receiving faith to walk in God’s word
Hello, One of my favourite aspects God is that He encounters us, initiates and breaks into our lives often in surprising ways. He delights in us and desires to lead us in ways and purposes he has prepared for us. This has happened so many times in my own life. In our relationship with Him…
Read More2nd December – Advent Begins
I love the advent season as we prepare for Christmas but I find it harder to keep Jesus as my focus, to be still, reflect and enter into the journey fully with God. Preparations, people and parties which I really enjoy can rob the time and I arrive at Christmas tired and more significantly missing…
Read MoreReleasing hope in times of transition – Blessed are you who Believe
Hello, I wrote this blog out of the experience of a major transition in our lives. When we speak out testimony, it releases faith to those who hear for God to do the same in their lives. My prayer for each one who reads this is that you will be filled with the power of…
Read MoreTurn to me and be safe.
Hello, When we think about ‘nurture’ we most often think about caring for a baby or a small child, yet the truth is all growth comes because there has been some kind of nurture and that continues throughout our lives. As adults we often connect with nurture in the garden, but when did you last…
Read MoreSurely God is my salvation
Hello, There are some moments in our lives we don’t have to remember because the experience was so powerful it is written on our hearts. Memories like this draw us instantly back into the moment even years later. A few days ago I talked about my journey with creativity and a particular moment in a counselling retreat…
Read MoreOur gracious compassionate Father
Hello, For me the greatest privilege of knowing God is that He entrusts me – and you – to carry His heart! Its also a profound journey of encounter and transformation as I experience Him, his compassion and kindness and surrender myself that he might mould me in His Image! I’m deeply humbled to be…
Read MoreHope in Confusion and Brokenness
Hello, today we explore hope in confusion and brokenness. The image is a painting I did as my meditation on Isaiah 35, hope for restoration, crocus bursting into bloom, deserts bursting forth with life from safety in Father’s hands. Meditating on scripture creatively allows us to journey with Jesus as living word to a deeper heart…
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