Let’s face it, sometimes life just feels a disappointment. Plain and simple! For a lot of people around the world right now, so does their nation; a disappointment. As you were growing up, you had such high hopes and expectations and then somehow, in adulthood, fewer of them than anticipated have been met. This feeling …
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There is a saying that as your heart goes, so goes your life (well, at least I think there is, and if there isn’t, there is one now 🙂). You see, we live from the place of our hearts; whether we are conscious of it or not. The New Living Translation version of Proverbs 4:23 …
When we find ourselves in toxic situations, we often build walls around our hearts to protect ourselves. Essentially, we self-protect. The challenge, however, with these walls is that they not only provide some sort of barrier against people who could hurt us, they also act as a fence against those who could love us. Not …
Sometimes countries hurt us, whether we are conscious of it or not. And we, in our own way, respond accordingly. We respond from a place of hurt. Usually unconsciously. Let me use myself as an example to explain what I mean. I “have” three countries – Sierra Leone, the UK, and now Nigeria. As at …
So here’s what I realised yesterday morning regarding why I had allowed myself to get so discombobulated (an odd but likeable word :-)) the other day (see the “Help Me Somebody” Post). When I started telling my husband about how stressful that morning had been he had quickly identified the root of the issue (though …
So the Lord has been dealing with me about the issue of perfection in the last few weeks. Honestly, it’s not an area I thought I had an issue but when the Lord keeps highlighting something to you then you would be wise to pay attention; especially when he had broached the subject a few …
So a few days ago I started reading a book I found on my bookshelf, Total Forgiveness, by RT Kendall. It is blowing my mind and challenging my heart. The interesting thing about forgiveness is that so often you find yourself in a place where you think that you have done all the forgiving you …
A story of God’s healing from the pain of sexual abuse Some healings are instant, and some are journeys. From my experience, the healing from sexual abuse is a journey, a long journey. Not because God is unable to heal us instantly from the wounds but because the wounds, being so deep, have all sorts …
Today was one of those days when it just didn’t all come together. The day started well enough. Woke up at about 6:40am to open the back door for our cook; tried to sit on the patio to “spend time with the Lord” but mosquitoes chased me right back in. A bit of this and …
We all have something the world needs. Because we come in different shapes and sizes, having weathered different storms, we sometimes lose sight of our own value. It’s so easy to spend time looking at who you’re not and what you don’t have; worse still, comparing yourself to others. That, my friend, is what emotional …