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How to celebrate Christmas as singles Merry Christmas! How do you usually feel around Christmas? Are you looking forward to it or dreading potentially uncomfortable situations that often occur at Christmas? The holiday season can be a difficult time for us singles. Studies show that such seasons heighten feelings of loneliness. Similarly, the expectations and pressures on some mean this… Read More
I was going to ponder about time but there really is nothing about time. It is the one ‘constant’ thing – it cannot be stopped, shorted or lengthened- it continues nonplussed, but what changes is our perception of it. So, today, I would like us to talk about something that has been happening since the beginning of time, even though we seldom acknowledge this. The… Read More
First things first: do you believe you are living the life God planned for you? If you’re anything like me then you’re quick to quote Jeremiah 29:11, a beloved scripture that reminds us that God has a future and a plan for his children. But do we actively seek to know and live this plan? Not always… I can’t count… Read More
Quick ideas to increase your focus Have you had moments where you were so distracted that nothing got done? Perhaps, these were moments where you were struggling to focus on work, staring blindly at your blinking cursor yet unable to do anything. You may have even succumbed to the shiny pull of social media or games on your phone. I know I… Read More
What is holding you back from living your best life? Go ahead, I’m waiting… Just the other day, during one of my introspective moments, I realized that there are three things that often hold us back: 1. Fear 2. Regret 3. Expectations These things are like talons that pierce our desires and happiness, and keep us locked to the past and… Read More
How to serve God as a Christian In a previous post, I shared about the realities of working with God. The fact that our Heavenly Father has made us co-laborers with him. Here’s how the Bible puts it: For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”… Read More
Five lessons from the Book of Daniel Growing up, some of my favorite Bible stories were from the Book of Daniel – Daniel in the lion’s den; Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the fiery furnace; and of course, the many dreams of King Nebuchadnezzar. These were stories filled with intrigue. These guys faced impossible situations where only God could have… Read More
Advice for the girl about to turn 30 As someone who is now well over thirty, I am excited to see younger ladies looking forward to this milestone. It’s almost like some rite of passage, and I think it behooves us the older ones to help them along the way, right? ? Without further ado, here are sixteen tips and… Read More
Lessons from the Prayer of Jabez You have probably heard of the prayer of Jabez. I used to feel uncomfortable about this prayer. It felt like an opportunistic prayer fuelled by a Christianity that is focused on God’s hand (his blessings and provision), rather than on His heart (His purpose and plans for the earth). So, I ignored this prayer… Read More
