We cannot fight fear effectively if we do not know what we are up against. Do we shoot, kick or shout, hide, be silent or argue? We need knowledge and insight – that clear picture that emerges when we truly see and wisdom to know exactly what to do at the right moment. We need…
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148. What then…how is it possible?
What do you live for? How do you live for it? The answers to these questions are the mainstay of a life of excellence. Yet, we do not spend enough time to contemplate, meditate and pray about the big picture. Often corporations do the exercise. Strategy sessions they call it. Management getting together to hammer out…
147. Oh the shame, the dreadful regret!
I know I shall be so disappointed, so full of reproach, blaming myself when I find out just how I could have lived. The day I see Jesus face to face and fully grasp his character will be the day I will realize what my life could have been if only I believed the words He…
146. The feasting table of faith in the storm.
Continuing from the previous Pebbles…the disciples are in a panic. They are struggling against wind and wave, fighting for their lives. Real life. Circumstances are out of control without a clear resolution. All the good intentions of calm sessions in therapy are thrown overboard when reality overwhelms purposeful and wise life goals. Where, you may ask,…
145. Don’t worry… you are safe!
These are the most wonderful words to hear. In the panic, in the most difficult state of affairs, in the middle of the fight, within the helpless disappointment of things spiraling out of control, these words will bring calm and reason in your mind. You are out of harm’s way. You are protected. Always and everywhere…
144. The command to live by.
We are talking about the brain-bug: fear. How can we live boldly and fully? How will our lives epitomize the elements of the Christmas Advent: joy, peace, love and hope when we are crushed by the issues and dangers of modern living. All that Jesus came for, lived to exemplify and died for are rendered meaningless…
143. A most luxurious life.
It is the bug in every brain – fear. Somehow, somewhere and in some or other circumstances it will paralyze you, give you that hollow feeling inside, even sweaty hands and palpitations with an added dread of rumination, visualizing the scenarios over and over in your mind. Who can say they are not familiar with every…
142. Miracle tree of God in action
[New Year 2019] The rhythm of nature and the certainty of the seasons are always a source of inspiration for me. There is so much of what we experience on a daily basis that encourages us to believe the Word of God with deep assurance. I have quoted Genesis 8:22 often. I am sure all…
141. Hear…the sound of abundance
[Christmas 2018] I wonder whether we hear anything these days. When I was growing up my father taught me that ignoring people is bad manners. I had to look someone in the eye while that person was talking to me. It was almost like rejection or at least grave insult when you did not greet…
140. Deeply and fully covered in love.
[John 21] You had to know the fishermen of Galilee to write this account. Nighttime was the best for fishing. The catch described here is something that often happened on the lake. The man with the net relied on the call or bell of someone who sat at a higher place to see where the…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 