SPIRITUAL GROWTH An internet definition of growth is a “positive change in size, and/or maturation, often over a period of time” (Wikipedia). Growth is one of many inevitable human processes, it is a positive change over a period of time. That means for there to be growth there has to be a positive change and growth is not instant, it

THE JOURNEY OF LIFE We usually hear it said that “Life is a school”.  Which is quite true actually. (Please see the article of 13/09/2016 – The Next Level).  Every stage of Life is also a journey.  A journey with barriers, borders and boundaries of obstacles, opposition and risk. A journey for which we must be prepared and equipped. As

YOUR PRAISE WILL CHANGE THE ATMOSPHERE A couple of weeks ago, I had a submission deadline and I was way behind schedule because something else of utmost importance had come up. My deadline was for 9 pm but everything had started to go dreadfully wrong as early as 6.30 am that morning (according to me, that is). I had asked

NEVER STOP PRAYING If you are in an intimate relationship with someone, it is expected that you will often spend (quality) time with them. As Christians there is an assumption that we are in an intimate relationship with God;  the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. However,  seeing that we are dwellers in time and space and they are

THE SPIRIT IS WILLING BUT…..? “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” Matthew 26:41. This is what Jesus told the three disciples He took with Him to Gethsemane. He told them to watch and pray with Him but they ended up falling asleep. I often hear this scripture used relating to different things such as late night

THE GENEROSITY OF GOD  How generous is our God!!! I read in the 16th Chapter of Exodus about how God provided manna and quail for 40 years for the children of Israel. Here are some things that struck me and led me to thinking of how generous God really is. Absolutely all the Israelites in the wilderness were provided for

WHO IS YOUR FATHER? “The apple does not fall far from the tree” “A chip off the old block” “The spitting image” These are all English idioms that describe the striking likeness of an individual to their parents. This tells me that it is natural and even expected that one should bear resemblance to ones parents. This resemblance might be

ONE HUNDRED WAYS AND MORE, TO SAY THANK YOU LORD! James (Travis) Reeves, popularly known as Jim Reeves (1923-1964) sang the song “We thank thee” , in which he listed a number of things to thank God for. When I was very young, my dad used to play this song a lot (which is how come I know about it

THE ROOT; THE ANCHOR; THE ROCK On my way home the other day, I saw an upturned tree which apparently had been uprooted during the storm of the previous day. Then this got me thinking about roots so I went on a search and here is what was discovered. There were quite a few definitions of roots but one in

HE NEVER FAILS. My God never fails. It’s just as simple as that. It really does not matter what STRATEGY the enemy has in place to try to frustrate my very best efforts. It is absolutely impossible for “my” God to fail. (Please note that I keep using the determiner “my”,  because I am in a relationship with Him.) In