We don’t realise how important community is until we need it. Your community comes in all shapes and sizes, from your immediate family to colleagues, to your town and your church. We underestimate these support structures until something tragic happens, like an illness or devastating flood, as many have experienced recently in the Western Cape.… Continue reading Pro 17v17 – Do you value your friends?
I was walking along a path in the mountains when I came across a small bush being strangled by a snake-like weed. It made me think of the parable of the sower that Jesus told – “Now the seed that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked… Continue reading Mat 6v13 – The strangling weed
Once upon a time, on a farm, while the farmer was away, his wife fell sick. As no one was around to carry a message to him, the farm animals decided to help. The goat set out first but fell into a muddy pit along the way. He struggled for hours to get out until… Continue reading Psa 40:2 – A goat, a pig, and a sheep
May I pray this blessing for you? But first, let’s understand how blessings work. The first time blessing is mentioned in the Bible we read – “God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply…” (Genesis 1:22). Blessing is fruitfulness and multiplication. My blessing, fruitfulness, shared with you, multiplication. I received this prayer of blessing… Continue reading Psa 20v1-5 -Blessings Multiplied
If you are suffering under a terrible financial situation or terrible illness or loss, and someone comes along and says, “Don’t worry, I’ve been through this exact situation, and I overcame it. I will show you how to do the same.” What a blessing that would be. What a comfort to be guided and restored… Continue reading Joh 16v33 – Overcome
She was a young girl living in captivity under a foreign ruler. Yet amazingly, she ends up winning a beauty competition resulting in her becoming queen. Her name is Esther. However, soon after this unlikely occurrence, her fellow captives are suddenly threatened with annihilation. She has to make a choice. Remain quiet and let the… Continue reading Est 4:14 – It’s your time
Some have called Nehemiah the second shortest man in the Bible (knee-high Miah 🤣), but while that’s a joke, he does pray the shortest (unrecorded) prayer. The Jewish people are in captivity in Assyria (Iran). Nehemiah is a butler to the king, a job that requires his absolute best. Just looking sad could mean death.… Continue reading Neh 2:4-5 – The shortest prayer
One of the most useful apps on my phone is the “Find My” app. This allows me to find my watch, computers, and even family. I can even send an alert that will ring on the device. However, it only works if the device you are looking for is paired with your phone. Although sometimes,… Continue reading Psa 145:18 – Find my
We went on a beach walk with our two small dogs. There were sections of the walk where we could let them run free and some sections where, for their safety, we attached their leads. But there were other places where despite their keenness, we had to pick them up and carry them. In our… Continue reading Isa 40:11 – Carried