Life is hard, unfair and sometimes overwhelming. Do not be discouraged. Be strong and very brave says the Lord to Joshua before Jericho and the Jordan in flood. [Joshua1] You can do it, even if it looks impossible. God calls us to greater works and impossible tasks. John 14:12: “Most assuredly, I say to you,…
Author: Ansophie Joubert
Writer and speaker in women's ministry.
24. Celebrating the wilderness.
In this world there are a variety of esteemed rewards given to people in fields like academics, literature, art and science. Every year the movie world is rewarded in multiple ceremonies, one more glamorous and entertaining than the other. Achievement is celebrated – public and extravagant. The glitzy parties ooze expectation, and unavoidably disappointment. For…
23. Check the cartridge.
How could we ever measure love? Is it an all or nothing, a little bit when things are rough and a lot when we feel accepted and valued? We are studying the role of the Holy Spirit in our life and learning the immeasurable love of God by realizing the riches of His glory in…
22. Where is your God?
Post modern people sneer at believers. They rant about alleged inconsistencies in the Bible and nurse their bitterness about church hurt and disappointment with God. They cling to a twisted perception of what God should be in their unchallenged, intellectual approach to things unseen, beyond the realms of the mind. Christians rarely have the answers…
21. This amazing power…
Welcome back Pebble pals. We are still celebrating Pentecost, the Feast of the first fruits of the harvest fifty days after Easter. It is a time to be aware of the amazing power given those who wait on the promise of the Holy Spirit. Spiritual ghosts are dangerous. Paul warns us in the book of…
20. New and newer – a complete makeover.
In the northern hemisphere spring is in the air. It seems like a fresh green mist covers the trees and bulging bulbs promise beauty and colour in expectation of the warmer days to come. Renewal is clear in the seasonal change. The season blooms in assurance of the promise of Genesis 8:22: While the earth…
19. Resurrection light on your path.
What you decide on will be done, and light will shine on your ways. [Job 22:28] Easter is over. In North America, April is busy. It is the end of the academic year; exams and summer plans are priority. It was, after all, just the usual, annual celebration of the crucifixion. Imagine for a moment…
18. Day of darkness…marked in heaven.
We count life in days. Whether we like it or not. It is a fact. One day comes with light and ends in darkness. Good days feel short, bad days feel longer, but it is only an illusion. They are all exactly the same length – every minute to the last second. We rest in…
17. Gold in your hand.
“Unbelief will destroy the best of us: faith will save the worst of us.” Charles Spurgeon. No matter how much we learn, there will always be some mystery surrounding God’s character and ways. It is always a reminder that He is so much bigger and more than we could ever imagine in our wildest dreams….
16. Sit down and talk to Me…
My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, which I love, and I will meditate on Your statutes. [Psalm 119:48] We are always in awe when we hear the voice of God through His word. Faith becomes a listening experience above all others and a new mind, the mind of Christ Himself takes…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 