The Alluring Backward Glance

Learning is costly business.... and I'm not just talking tuition here,... I mean the emotional, physical, intellectual and sometimes the spiritual toll.

This week I ran into one of those "everything-is-permissible-but-not-everything-is-beneficial" cross-roads.  Yes, I had it coming... I drove there myself.  Truth is, I have been down this road before and I recognise the signage from a long way off.  Still, my floundering will and 'feet of clay', rendered me immobile when I should have taken the nearest exit and run!

Let's just say, I let the seduction of deception run me over.  But, I'm thankfully limping back to myself .  With eyes firmly fixed on the One who took it all in for me, I, a wandering but forgiven soul, shall stand. 

Grace, grace, oh amazing grace!

D-Day

Sunday was my dad's day (D-day!) indeed. 

My earthly father has so warmed up to my Heavenly Father that this weekend, he not only made a commitment to be going to church, he accepted Him, my Lord, as his Lord.

Now, joy overflowing does not begin to express what I feel in my heart.  It is gratitude galore.   

Truly, God is still in the business of answering prayers.  Thank you Lord!

The 13th Spy

Our hearts abounded with thankfulness this week as our eyes beheld and our feet stepped on the land we’ll be re-locating to in 2013.  God has come through for us, miraculously.  We went, we saw & I was conquered! I wondered, "WHAT IF I was bold enough to trust God for the ridiculous?"  I have since been secretly toying around with the possibility of having our cake and eating it.  Is it really totally out there to believe that in addition to this land, the Father could also throw in a city-based off-site Remnant church? Methinks not!  For us, this may be biting off more than we could chew, but, if the Creator of the Heavens and the earth wills it, it's child’s play! 

Brick by Brick

Two months into my internship and I felt like I was still hovering in the periphery... where were the tangibles? I shared this with a colleague and his insightful response struck a chord with me, endlessly. He said, “It’s not always about what is seen. It is possible that God's doing a foundational work (below-the-surface) in preparation for my life-task (above-the-surface) ahead”.
So, be still, my heart.