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Wars are turbulent periods of destruction, rampage and violation. They have been the bane of human existence since time immemorial, punctuated with periods of peace.
We read that there will be wars and rumours of wars in the last days. (Matthew 24:6).
As we watch the news and hear of what is happening in Israel, what triggers are we receiving?
There is a song called Days of Elijah, which you can listen to here……
Those autumn leaves, crispy and crunchy, Bedded on the cold ground, surrounding the town, In a splash of colour on that sunny day at Anzac Park.
Memories of cherished celebrations lie around those autumn trees, Trees carefully laid out for quieting the souls of young and old. Those autumn leaves mark…..
Why positive? When we grieve, we feel pain and sorrow. Our hearts ache and we sometimes cannot function as we normally do. We grieve for the person or thing that we have lost. But during that grieving process, our human nature propels us to seek comfort from other souls. We find comfort in sharing our story with others and that’s what makes us human!
Grief is essential as it is the brakes in our highway of life……
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Think of a coconut – it’s just course texture on the outside. To get to the useful part; a coconut has to be cracked. You need a hard tool or firm stone to crack that strong, outer shell. Then only can you enjoy the beautiful substance inside.
Broken things are often discarded. However, sometimes a thing…..
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With the current situation that has caught the attention of the entire world, the pivotal question is; what is your intention?
The world has been brought to its knees. Never before in our known history has such a cataclysmic event crippled mankind like this. Bustling streets teaming with millions of people suddenly appear surreal, like ghost town scenes from…..
So you have been dealt a major setback! You can’t seem to move on. All you do is lie there and burrow in the situation that seems so insurmountable. You wish you could just curl up and die. Well, DON’T! As long as you have breath, you have life!
Even if you cannot even crawl, the fact that you inch your…..
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Anger is a powerful and potent human emotion. It has potential to annihilate almost anything. Anger stems from discord and if not dealt with, it can sprout and develop into a bitter root that anchors itself deep within the human heart.
When anger takes root in someone’s life, it inadvertently divides the spirit and the soul……
God’s promises are revealed and fulfilled in His timing, which is often on a calendar far different from our own.
Waiting patiently for God to work may be one of the most difficult experiences of our Christian walk.
We live in an age of the immediate. We think waiting, and doing so quietly, is somehow less worthy, perhaps…..
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If you had to paint a picture of yourself, what would it look like? Would you be smiling or frowning? Would you be deep in thought or blissfully taking in the landscape?
The picture we ‘paint’ of ourselves to the outside world is the reflection of our heart at a…..
“Write your hurts in the sand; carve your blessings in stone” continued…
Consistency of character shapes our personality. We are known as; kind or stingy, gentle or mean-spirited, tender-hearted or vicious, amicable or dreadful and the list goes on. When you repeatedly do what you do, that thing becomes a part of you. One look at…..