What is the orientation of my heart? Towards the Lord, or away from him? Seeking him, or drifting? What does this current testing season reveal about my spiritual state?
In Galatians 4 verse 6, Paul gives us a helpful ‘heart-ometer’.
Thanklessness can be hard to take. A neighbour who doesn’t thank you for shopping for them. Relatives who take your kindness for granted. Church members who only email you to criticise.
But there's a reason to be thankful for them.
By Sydnie Jordan
Waiting can seem so boring and uneventful. To state the obvious, nothing seems to happen. But the opposite is true. Waiting is really a battlefield – and battlefields are rarely quiet and dull. So pick up your armour and prepare to get busy!
By Amanda Naves
Have you ever gone for a walk on a cloudy day and, to your surprise and delight, the sun unexpectedly breaks through the muted sky?
Life can bring similar moments. Perhaps you’ve been waiting for something and suddenly the loose ends all tie together. The perfect timing of God’s will is obvious and you wonder why you ever doubted his provision in the first place.
Well, this post is for all the days that aren’t like that...
It can be tempting to over-simplify someone’s life. Helen Thorne reflects on three factors in sinful behaviour and how real change is most likely to happen if we address them all.