• Knowing Ourself

    I had flown over 2 flights for 12 hours and when I hobbled off the plane because my body was all stiff, as soon as I could, I was crawling into bed. I recognize in myself now that I need a “down day” if I have travelled a bit the day before. I know myself. But more than knowing my physical body over the years, because of my relationship with Jesus, I have come to know my heart and recognize my flaws. It states in the book of Psalms: Search me, God, and know my heart;    test me and know my anxious thoughts.See if there is any offensive way in me,    and lead me in…

  • Sharing Jesus

    Bruce and I have been travelling, meeting new friends, old friends. Catching up where possible with some Impacters groups, those part of our spiritual family. As I meet more people from different backgrounds I am reminded of Paul the Apostle where he shares in 1 Corinthians 9 that he adapts himself, his argument, his way of sharing with people so that those particular listeners can hear the gospel. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law) so that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, so that I…

  • Who are you?

    One of my granddaughters asked me an important question the other day. What am I good at? (She had been reflecting upon her sporting prowess… she thought she had none.) I answered her honestly. I told her what I see in her. Have you ever wondered who you are? What about who you are in Christ? What’s my purpose? Why am I here? Firstly, we are here because out of His great love for us Our God created us. We all have a purpose to love God in return and to share the good news about what Jesus has done for us. We were made to live with God forever,…

  • The Lord is My Rock!

    I look around, I feel in the room great love. As I continue to listen to the conversations of things that happened in the past and store up those stories in my memory bank, I rejoice. As I hear and get involved in the sharing from family members of their life situations today, I pray. As people share their dreams of when they were young and where they are now, I ponder. I’m in a time visiting with my immediate family for a few weeks. This does not often happen due to me living in another state. It makes my spirit to wonder, to reminisce. The heartfelt sharings from many…

  • I Don’t Want to Be Lukewarm

    It is freezing today! I just can’t warm up. Huddled in blankets with a small cough and a small squeaky voice. It comes and goes as I try and have conversation with my family. It’s not sore anymore but progressively over a few hours it lost its volume. As I was trying to warm my physical body I turned to the scriptures to warm my spiritual body. I don’t want to be lukewarm (and be spewed out of Gods mouth.) ‘I know your works; you are neither cold nor hot. I wish that you were either cold or hot. So, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I am…