Do you ever forget to smile? To taste the joy? To be thankful for the little gifts right now? Do you ever look back and wonder why you lived that season so miserably, fretting and complaining, instead of appreciating what was good about it? This is me processing something I think the Lord has been remindingContinue reading “Remembering to Taste the Joy…”
Category Archives: Joy
Help and Hope for the Journey…
A passage that the Lord has been speaking to me through a lot lately is Psalm 23, so I thought I would share some thoughts about it. To be honest, life isn’t always easy, is it? Belonging to Jesus as Saviour and Lord is incredible. But it isn’t always easy. And, in my experience, servingContinue reading “Help and Hope for the Journey…”
Is Your Soul Thirsting for Something?
Are you thirsting for something more; deep; something real in your life? I listened to a message the other day that reminded me of something I’d forgotten; the sweet, sheer joy of walking close to Jesus. It was a message about James Hudson Taylor, who was a missionary to China. Hudson Taylor lived aContinue reading “Is Your Soul Thirsting for Something?”
More About Living Free From Worry and Fear…
I feel a bit of a hypocrite blogging so often on trust when it’s something I so often struggle with, but it’s helpful to write about it, and hopefully it can help you, too. So here are some more thoughts for the Christian who is struggling with fear and anxiety… (As children of God through Jesus,Continue reading “More About Living Free From Worry and Fear…”
When the road has seemed just too hard…
Has your story felt too hard? Has your hope been stretched too thin? Have you begun to think that there’s no way you can find hope again? Give space for God to work. If you are a Christian, belonging to God through Jesus Christ and following Him, then you can be sure that God has anContinue reading “When the road has seemed just too hard…”
Thoughts from my tent..
I just got back from another week of camping. These are thoughts I wrote while I was there… So I’m back in a tent for another week of worshipping Jesus with many others and sharing about what He is doing across the seas in Asia. And, again, it has made me think. There is somethingContinue reading “Thoughts from my tent..”
More on anxiety… How being loved changes everything…
Our Father always knows what’s best. Sometimes that’s easy to see. Often, it’s very hard. But it’s true, just the same. If we are following Jesus, we are so, so secure in God’s love (and if you’re not a Christian yet, you can find that security by becoming one!). God has been encouraging me inContinue reading “More on anxiety… How being loved changes everything…”
More for worriers like me…
Ok, so I think I need to blog again on trust, because it’s an issue God is speaking to me about, and trying to encourage others encourages my heart, too! From the world’s side of things, sometimes trusting and obeying God looks like risk. From the side of reality, which is the side of faithContinue reading “More for worriers like me…”
For worriers like me…
Do you ever struggle with worry? So often, the answer is found just in resting in the Father’s love. I am such a worrier. I look ahead and try to see what God will do: how He will provide. I panic and fret and try to make God’s plans for Him. But I am learningContinue reading “For worriers like me…”
No Matter What…
No matter what, Jesus is the Answer. He heals the broken-hearted. He sets the prisoner free. He brings joy where there shouldn’t be joy. He forms beauty out of ashes. He raises praise out of despair. He brings transformation: surprising, stunning transformation where you thought there was no hope. When you thought you should giveContinue reading “No Matter What…”
Caroline Abblitt 