It was the 81km mark in the Comrades marathon with 8km to go. My energy was completely depleted. I had last seen my husband over 8 hours ago when I encouraged him to run ahead, as I wasn’t feeling good. I was planning to stop at halfway, but friends encouraged me to keep going. I… Continue reading Isa 40v31 – Ultimate Renwal
Have you ever put so much effort into something you almost fainted? I have had this experience running ultramarathons. These races are a big stretch for me as a rather average runner. Often the last few hours push me way beyond my limit resulting in me sometimes feeling light-headed and close to fainting from exhaustion.… Continue reading Psa 84:2 – Fainting
There is no greater gift from a parent than the gift of love. A parent loves unconditionally – whether a child fails or succeeds, in bad times and good times. It’s this love, this undeserved love of a parent, that does more to nurture us than anything else. In a world where people are quick… Continue reading Rom 5v5 – Pouring love
Take a deep breath In. Out. In. Out. Now as you breathe deeply in and out consider you are declaring the name of God in the very act of breathing – YaHVeH. In the Hebrew letters of the divine name is breathing -Yod Heh (breath out) Vav Heh (breath in). Breathing is so integral to… Continue reading Gen 2v7 – Breathe In-Out
God’s Word is living and like anything living it changes revealing new things to us all the time. Today I experienced this reading Titus 2:11-14, which I have read many times. “(11) For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. (12) It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and… Continue reading Tit 2v11 – The Grace teacher
Pain. We are camping in the wilds, and I have just realized after taking my shoes off at the shower that I’ve left the soap in the tent. Rather than put my shoes on, I hazard the short walk back over the stony ground to the tent. Pain, as the sharp stones make me regret… Continue reading Eph 6:15 – Peaceful shoes
A professor stands in front of his class, holding two eggs. “What’s the difference?” he asks. “Nothing,” the class replies. “One has a chick in it,” he says, “it has been fertilized. “So, what’s the difference?” “The one has been given life,” a student replies. “Yes, that’s correct. And how did it get life?” “From… Continue reading Joh 6:63 -Two eggs
“There’s a lovely walk in the forest here.” These are the words that started our unplanned hike. However, it wasn’t long before we were unsure of which way to go. It’s then that I remembered I had an app on my phone that has maps of trails. Using this, we found the way. Further along… Continue reading Pro 3:5-6 – The app
Manifestation is a word that has come to mean things like “think aspirational thoughts” or “trust in the universe”. However, the word was used in the Bible before our modern cultures put their spin on it. “To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good” (1 Corinthians 12:7). This verse speaks… Continue reading 1Co 12:7 – For good
Vegetables or meat? Blue or Yellow? North or south? Jazz or Rock. Choices. We all have to make choices in life. Some choices are not too important, while others can have life-altering implications. “As for me and my family, we will choose the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Joshua made this choice, a choice that would impact… Continue reading Jos 24:15 – Choices