“In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and confidence shall be your strength” Isaiah 30:15.
Have you been through periods in your life when it looks like everything is being thrown at you all at the same time? It seems like as you are coming out of one difficult situation, another one is waiting to envelope you. Every side you turn, there is a challenge waiting to confront you. If you have been through this situation or you are going through it right now, I have good news, if it will be of encouragement, you are not alone.
I have in recent times, faced situations that were rather challenging for me spiritually, physically and emotionally. There are times that I think I just could not go on. It was on one of those days that I came across the s...
Posts - October 2013
Have you ever longed for stillness? I mean real quietness? Go far out into the country, and in the middle of the night, listen…Listen to quietness? Yes. After all the noises of the city or town-traffic, industry, sirens, dogs barking, church bells ringing, you get the point–stillness can be deafening.
Everywhere there is noise. Electricity makes noise. Listen during the stillness of the night in your own home, and you will hear noise. But out in the country, in the middle of the night when even the birds are asleep, you can hear the stillness. It is loud. It hurts your ears. Listen for a while–if you ever get the chance–and you will almost wish for some kind of noise. We expect noise. It is what we are used to.
But in our spiritual...
Everywhere there is noise. Electricity makes noise. Listen during the stillness of the night in your own home, and you will hear noise. But out in the country, in the middle of the night when even the birds are asleep, you can hear the stillness. It is loud. It hurts your ears. Listen for a while–if you ever get the chance–and you will almost wish for some kind of noise. We expect noise. It is what we are used to.
But in our spiritual...
“When last did you hear from God?” That was the question a guest speaker asked a number of people in the audience.
There were various responses like; ‘It has been a while’, ‘I used to hear from Him but I no longer do’. One person whose honesty I admired, responded, ‘I have never heard God speak’.
The topic for the fellowship seminar was ‘Intimacy With God’ so it was not out of line for the guest speaker to ask people if they heard God speak to them.
Does God still speak to men? I believe He does. God spoke to men in time past. When He told Abraham to leave his home and people, Abraham heard and obeyed (Gen 12:1) He also spoke to Abraham on many occasions after this time.
David was described as ‘the man after God’s heart’. The book of Psalms is ample evidence t...
There were various responses like; ‘It has been a while’, ‘I used to hear from Him but I no longer do’. One person whose honesty I admired, responded, ‘I have never heard God speak’.
The topic for the fellowship seminar was ‘Intimacy With God’ so it was not out of line for the guest speaker to ask people if they heard God speak to them.
Does God still speak to men? I believe He does. God spoke to men in time past. When He told Abraham to leave his home and people, Abraham heard and obeyed (Gen 12:1) He also spoke to Abraham on many occasions after this time.
David was described as ‘the man after God’s heart’. The book of Psalms is ample evidence t...
It is amazing how God speaks to us through our everyday living. I was on a rush from the gym one morning, heading to the train station. I felt that if I drove a bit faster, I would make it to my train on time.
I overtook the car in front of me because I felt the driver was not going fast enough. A few minutes later, I came to a red light and had to stop. Seconds later, the car I overtook stopped in the next lane next to me.
At that point I felt a bit stupid and laughed at my foolishness. Here was I in a hurry and trying to milk as much speed as I could get within the legal limit and right beside me was someone else driving with ease as if he had no real destination in mind, yet we were both stopped at the red light even though I had left him behind a few minutes ago.
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I overtook the car in front of me because I felt the driver was not going fast enough. A few minutes later, I came to a red light and had to stop. Seconds later, the car I overtook stopped in the next lane next to me.
At that point I felt a bit stupid and laughed at my foolishness. Here was I in a hurry and trying to milk as much speed as I could get within the legal limit and right beside me was someone else driving with ease as if he had no real destination in mind, yet we were both stopped at the red light even though I had left him behind a few minutes ago.
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