How do you feel about a new year? Hopeful? Excited? Maybe a bit pressured? Panicked? Or even full of dread? Part of me likes the fresh start, but part of me is always a bit afraid of the things that might happen in the year ahead. To be honest, I can sometimes find myself lookingContinue reading “Feeling Fear as you go into this New Year?”
Category Archives: Encouragement
To Encourage You This Christmas…
How is Christmas for you? All good and rosy and joyful? Or maybe, somewhere in the mix, some less than rosy things, too? I’m feeling very blessed and grateful this year. But a friend reminded me recently that for some people, Christmas can be tough. And I really want this blog to be a placeContinue reading “To Encourage You This Christmas…”
It Means So Much…
How do you feel about the Christmas season? What does it mean to you? In many ways, I love much of it, really. The beautiful lights. The sense of joy. The celebrating with family and friends. And the reminder to focus on the incarnation. It almost takes me by surprise, when I remember and reallyContinue reading “It Means So Much…”
Have you tried Baby Steps?
Do you ever get frustrated with how slowly you seem to be making progress? I sure do! This perfectionist has high standards! And I can get really frustrated with myself when I don’t meet them all! But I’m slowly learning that faithful, consistent, baby step progress actually leads to achieving a lot! I have grownContinue reading “Have you tried Baby Steps?”
Going Through a Time of Change?
Are you going through a time of big change? Maybe you can remember what it’s like? Do you remember how it affected you? Do you remember what helped? I know I’ve blogged on this before, but I thought it would be helpful to do so again. I’m in transition at the moment, having just startedContinue reading “Going Through a Time of Change?”
When God Surprises You With His Kindness
I just want to give testimony to God’s unexpected kindness. His mercy. How sometimes He can surprise you with something you didn’t see coming, but something you needed. I’d been in full-time ministry a long time. I was pretty worn out. I’d battled anxiety on and off. I thought a few times that a SabbaticalContinue reading “When God Surprises You With His Kindness”
While You Are Waiting
What do you do while you are waiting? Isn’t it easy to worry? Get frustrated? Panic? Ok, so my life really changed recently. God made it really clear that He is moving me on to a different ministry. I kind of know what that will be, but it’s not quite clear yet. And, right now,Continue reading “While You Are Waiting”
When Your Heart is Hurting
Recently, the Lord has been encouraging me about His gentleness. His kindness, and His tenderness. And His compassion for us when we are hurting. I believe that, when we are hurting, His heart aches to comfort us. He gave His Son so we can be forgiven, when we come to Him through Jesus, turning awayContinue reading “When Your Heart is Hurting”
Impossible? Jesus Can
Ever been up against something impossible? Something that no-one else seems able to fix? Something that it seems like can never change? Life can feel like that sometimes. On days when I struggle with OCD and anxiety, it can feel a bit like that sometimes. But the Lord has been encouraging me with this: “NowContinue reading “Impossible? Jesus Can”
A Love That Changes Everything
I’m slowly learning that being loved by a Heavenly Father changes everything. Belonging to Him through Jesus Christ, following Jesus as my Saviour and Lord, and knowing God as my Abba Father, brings hope and love into my life in an incredible way. I don’t always realise it, or appreciate it. But it’s true anyway.Continue reading “A Love That Changes Everything”
Caroline Abblitt 