answering the call to restful living; with joy
My focus for 2025 is living with wonder. I shared more about that here: Live with Wonder. “Familiarity is comforting, but it can easily take away our sense of wonder at the world and at one another.” – 100 Days of Prayer, @shannanoel That can be said of me today. So, I’m thankful for the reminder …
Perceive God’s eternal power and His divine nature. The word perceive means to see clearly, to discern, to understand on a deep level beyond the surface or the physical, to grasp the true nature of something or Someone. Creation says a lot about its Creator.What has been made reveals their Maker.Yet, am I really listening? …
How’s your “love life”? You know – this life of love we are commanded to live as followers of Jesus Christ. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And a second is like it: …
I’ve had the opportunity to come alongside others recently, in their suffering, to offer the comfort I’ve received myself from God and this has me in wonder at His faithfulness. Where would we be if not for Jesus? What hope could we possibly offer? I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does …
A large part of what it means for me to be living in wonder this year is being focused on God – on His character, and on His revelation of Himself through His word. So, to that end, I’m studying the names of God, and started off with Jesus – Saviour of the world. Yahweh …
Happy New Year, friends! I hope the year is starting as you need. As for me, it has felt overwhelming at times. It has been busier than usual these past few months. I’ve felt continually overwhelmed; a familiar feeling whenever my day-to-day routines are interrupted, even though what needed doing gets done. I’ve taken on …