Hope. Whatever you’re facing; (and even if you’re refusing to face it). Not a wishy-washy sense that everything will be okay. Not a feeling or a temperament. Not a stake in something that can be torn away. Hope. Not something you work up by yourself. Not dependent on those around you. Not about your house or your health or your happiness. Hope. Not for other people. Not for when you’ve earned it and ticked off your list. Not for when the holiday …Read More
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But if it’s not – 1. Get some quality time in with the Lord. I say this, because it’s an area where I struggle. And it’s His birthday. 2. Have an escape plan. If there’s an event coming and you really can’t face it, work out an excuse for leaving early and your route home. 3. Delegate. Sometimes people like to feel involved. (Sometimes they don’t, but that’s just too bad). 4. Ban …Read More
He loved me first. He’s never too busy. He treated men and women equally in a time when no-one else did. Everything I love was made by Him. He invited me into His family. He will never abandon me or leave me or hurt me. He knows me inside-out and still, He stays. He hates injustice and abuse. He is Lord over all creation – yet He made Himself a tiny dependent baby. When the soldiers said, “If you’re God’s son, come down from …Read More
