Everywoman

The Blessing of Forced Rest

Since landing in the UK three weeks ago, snow has been on the ground constantly.  Whilst pretty, the snow has hampered our ability to move around and the cold has forced us inside. We have been made to stop, to rest, to do nothing.  Some of our plans have been called off.  We have been [...]

Light

England is obsessed with the weather and as we’re at the receiving end of unusually large quantities of snow we find it’s making headlines. The news is dominated by reporters standing in the middle of snow storms and angry motorists stuck in traffic – a pretty bleak picture is painted of the world outside.
 Watching the [...]

End of Year Review

For some years now, the end of the year has been a time where I’ve done a review. Amid the festivities and pressies and food, it’s been the ideal time to take stock of life and begin to seek God for the coming year. It’s turned my New Year’s Resolutions into a spiritual discipline and [...]

Fruitfulness – In Season

Recently I was talking to my sister about our difficult financial situation trying to work out if we had done something wrong and why when we had given in faith, so far we have not seen enough blessing returned to compensate it.  She shared with me from Psalm 1:1-3 which says:
‘Blessed is the man who [...]

Changing Seasons

I love autumn, it’s my favourite season. I love the beautiful colours, the smell of bonfires, crunching and kicking through the leaves with the kids or splashing in puddles, the excuse to get out those chunky winter jumpers, the afternoons getting darker and feeling cosy inside. How romantic it sounds!
I’ve been really aware of the [...]

Restored

I have been thinking about forgiveness and restoration. I believe that if we confess our sin and repent we are restored to the standard that we were at before we sinned, we are pure in God’s sight (Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing [...]

Selah. Pause.

There is something restorative about a moment of quiet. Many of us feel uncomfortable with silences – we try to fill them, we feel their unproductive, perhaps even a waste of time.
But there is something incredibly beautiful that happens when we embrace the natural pauses that there are in a day.
A few quiet moments to [...]

Slave to Much?

I recently heard teaching that included a discussion about idolatry. Now I’ve always known that idolatry means worshipping something or someone other than God but I’ve never thought very deeply about it. After all, it can be easy to give yourself a clean bill of health in the idolatry stakes when you use the language [...]

Perfect Timing

Why does God always seem to show up at the last minute?  The eleventh hour?  It seems to me that He doesn’t, yet this is the way our culture seems to explain it.
God’s timing is perfect and while we may not understand why things aren’t happening when we want them to, they always happen in [...]

The Hope in “But”…

“As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins…But because of his great love for us, God who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved” (Ephesians 2v4-5).

How often do you use the word ‘but’? [...]

Psalm 51

An inspiring and uplifting audiovisual interpretation of Psalm 51 that really speaks for itself. I hope you enjoy it!

Created by Ben Lacey.

Conviction vs. Condemnation

Conviction versus condemnation, there is a difference.  My current understanding of conviction is when your spirit reveals a wrong to you.   Condemnation is simply a lot of guilt, oftentimes false guilt.  This false guilt is what I’d like to speak into
I will never forget the day I was chatting with a mentor and she simply [...]

God Is Faithful.

Everything I have ever needed has been provided for.  So why do I question the next step?
I have never had to go a day without food, or even a meal, yet at times I’ve wondered if God would keep providing.  Any bill I have ever needed to pay has been paid on time, yet I [...]

Pigeon versus Eagle.

Are you a Pigeon or an Eagle?
It’s probably not a question you’ve been asked before, but I think I know which most people would rather be. Recently God called me to leave my pigeon ways behind and rise to the heights of the eagle.
See it’s all about rest, resting, peace. I went all the way [...]

Holy Dust.

It was an amazing weekend. We spent it with great friends, worshipping the Lord and learning more stuff about Him. There was a special time of praying for each other. People shared words, prophesied, it was truly life-changing. The atmosphere was electric.  Do you know what I mean?
That was almost a week ago. And today [...]

Covetousness

It’s a nasty looking word in my opinion. I think words have personalities. This one is sly, seeping into your mind when you’re not aware of it, taking root from innocent observations or situations. It poisons the past with regrets, the present with dissatisfaction and taints the future with disillusionment, lack of hope, envy and [...]

The Power of The Tongue

I’ve been challenged in the past year or so about my words and the power of agreement.  Proverbs 18:21 says
‘The tongue has the power of life and death’.
Scary but exciting truth.  I wonder, if it were possible to count up all the conversations I’ve had and set them against each other in categories where I’ve [...]

Living by faith

I often marvel at Christian leaders who give all their money away and see God’s provision in miraculous ways.  I admire their great faith and mature walk with God, and when I’m struggling with money, I often think that the answer is to give away everything and live by faith.
But does living by faith really [...]

Foundations.

What foundation are you building your life on?   If you’re a Christian then your automatic response is probably “Jesus” right?  Great!  We all grow up with different values and principles modelled to us – hopefully they are mostly good ones, but sometimes people or experiences we have mean we can have some unhelpful foundations in [...]

Lost in Translation: Shalom.

It is easy to take for granted our English translations of the Bible. Yet when translating from one language to another meaning can be lost. This is especially true when translating Hebrew which has a relatively small vocabulary and one word may have many possible meanings. For instance, the word shalom (שָׁלוֹם) can mean “completeness, [...]