Let Down
When you read the title of my blog post today, what did you think about? A meeting that never happened because the other person didn’t turn up; A date when you were stood-up; A time when a close friend...
View ArticleLies!
Why is it that some people just seem to lie freely without a second thought? Why is it that some people tell us lies without even realising what they are saying can’t possibly be true? Why do people...
View ArticleHelp me!
How many times have you prayed to God, pleading with Him to help you? Personally I can think of a few. I can also think of a few times when I should have prayed hat prayer, but I didn’t because I...
View ArticleNo right
I don’t know about you, but I’ve found myself being judged by other for things they may have heard from others, without attempting to speak to me about the situations from my perspective or how I felt....
View ArticleExperiences
Have you ever been through a relationship or an experience where you’ve ended up feeling hurt, abandoned and end up finding the whole experience painful? I have, and at the time I couldn’t understand...
View ArticleFriends and enemies
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them? ~ Abraham Lincoln Making friends of our enemies! This sounds really difficult, and probably fills each of us with fear and trepidation,...
View ArticleOpinions or examples?
Everyone has an opinion about everything, although some people are more forceful than others about whether their opinion is the correct one or not! So, bearing that in mind, maybe those who are always...
View ArticleImportant things
Do your friends there for you in all the way described above? If not, are they really real friends!Filed under: depression, friendship, hope, personnel characteristics, Relationships, stress,...
View ArticleImperfect
Following on from yesterday’s blog post Perfectionists, I just had to share this quote from Joyce Meyer: Don’t be angry with yourself if you are imperfect while you are improving A reminder maybe for...
View ArticleFor someone else
We can often question why things happen to us, or those we love, but we’re always told that things happen for a reason. I think we all tend to think it’s part of God’s plan for us when these things...
View ArticleSend me
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?’ And I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’ ~ Isaiah 6:8 (NIV) These are words from Isaiah that I’m sure we’ve all heard...
View ArticleIn trouble
This week in my blog posts I’ve spoken about how we need to spend some quiet time with God, just reading the bible and praying. Let me ask you a question – When do you pray? Do you pray when you want...
View ArticleToo busy
We can be too busy to notice what’s going on round about us at times. We can even be too busy to notice that those around us are struggling and in need of your support. Are we too busy find time to...
View ArticleEyes wide open
Prayer isn’t something we do with our eyes closed; we pray with our eyes wide-open. Prayer isn’t a sentence that begins with “Dear Jesus” and ends with “Amen.” In fact, the best prayer doesn’t even...
View ArticleMissed opportunity
Why do opportunities not come with big signs on them, so it’s obvious they are opportunities! Opportunities don’t just fall into our laps, we have to identify them and then put the work in to grab the...
View ArticleHatred
We all glibly say ‘I hate such-and-such’ when we fall out with someone or dislike something. We hear children saying ‘I hate you’ when they’re angry or annoyed that they haven’t got their own way. In...
View ArticleAbsence of faith
I wonder what it feels like to have no faith: …to think death is the end, as there’s no afterlife. …when life gets tough, thinking there is no hope. …to feel like you’re on your own, with no-on ever...
View ArticleUnloved
If all you do is love the lovable, do you expect a bonus? Anybody can do that. If you simply say hello to those who greet you, do you expect a medal? Any run-of-the-mill sinner does that. In a word,...
View ArticleTime to quit?
Ever got to a point with something, or someone, where you feel like you’re getting no-where, not getting the respect or recognition you feel you are worthy of, or you feel no-one would even notice if...
View ArticleIt’s amazing
God’s love is amazing isn’t it? Our God is a God of love. He cannot stop loving us, for His very nature is love itself. He is love personified, and although sometimes it’s hard to comprehend or...
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