answering the call to restful living; with joy
God is all around us and always with us; He never left… This is my third entry as I journal through “Rest Here” – the October 2025 devotional by Illustrated Faith, written by @kristina.proffitt. In “Rest Here”, Kristina encourages us to enter into God’s rest; to create space for physical and spiritual rest. She shares …
Rest has seemed like such an unattainable thing for most of my life. My mind in particular is very much lacking in that. So, I certainly don’t know how to be at rest and this is why I am on this journey and sharing on this blog. God has been faithful to teach me so …
In the waiting, He is revealing to me His great love. He fights for, defends, and advocates for me. This is something that I am unaccustomed to and I’m still surprised to experience it. I’m thankful for the suffering that unveiled this. For, now, I am freed to let go of my own defences and …
What hardship are you experiencing? we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. Romans 8:17 I seem to talk about suffering a lot. The fact is that we all have something hard we will need to endure in this life. It may be several hard things or a continual …
His will, His ways, His strength, His glory… I’m thankful that our God is always working because, some days, I just can’t. I hit a wall of fatigue this week and He was true to His word – I was “marvellously helped”. I’m so grateful that He enables me to work and rest according to …
“What you are waiting for is what you are living for” I loved this quote from Ann Spangler’s book Praying the Names of Jesus for the name “Light of the world”. Waiting for Jesus to return means you’re living for Him today. Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. …