When my brothers and I had angry words with each other, I can remember how my mom would always say, if you don’t have anything good to say about each other, rather keep quiet. While I read this verse, I remember those days of my childhood and I realize as an adult the significance of […]
We are called to Righteousness… When we have been hurt by other people it’s natural to want to hurt them back. But to live a life that is righteous before God we need to take the high road. So today we choose not to do to others, what they have done to us, because inside
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I don’t know about you ladies but sometimes these storms hit hard it feels as if my feet don’t even hit the ground before the next one arrives… and I realized, I need that quick pick me up from God… a reminder that my Saviour has got me… So this is my official “first post”
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Faith, believing, and trusting in God in spite of what you see… Last night we experienced that faith while sailing between Paternoster and Langebaan… Sometimes things are just too hard to stay standing. That’s when faith steps in. “Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)
When we intentionally seek out God… On this Sunday where some people find themselves intentionally seeking out the Lord, and attending church or joining an online church group…We can rejoice in knowing that God in His infinite wisdom knew us. He loved us, He rejoiced over us.. Before we were born He wove us together
I have been thinking about all the haters in the world. I realized it’s easy to miss your salvation while you are focused on the ideas and opinions of those around you. It’s hard to stand up and proclaim God because it puts you in the unpopular box. but Jesus warned us, our Father let
1 Corinthians 13:13 – And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love. As I prayed over this verse I was reminded of why this verse has been so important to me all these years. This verse sums up the whole gospel of Jesus Christ to me. 1
Over the last year, I have found myself praying a lot for the courage to continue to sow into the kingdom of God. Many times things have been so difficult, that I have asked God will I ever reap this harvest? Then the Lord reminded me of a bag of carrots that a person sowed
In my moments of uncertainty…When I look to God, I find shelter in the Lord, I call upon the Lord for in Him I am safe. If In your moments of wondering where is your safety, look to God for He cares for you.
Luke 11:13 I feel so blessed having a Father in heaven who wants to love me, wants to bless me. Despite who I am in the world, as a child of God I am washed clean. I am covered in the blood of the lamb and I am promised the gift of the Holy Spirit.
James 1:27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Our snack of the day reflects on a verse that has changed the world in its message. It has taught us by
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Meeting God on my knees… I have been on my knees so many times this last year, for myself, for my family, and for the families of the people we meet. As I bow before my Father, the Great I AM, I know that He is strong, when I feel weak, and in despair, my
Romans 12:12 We are reminded to find the joy, the patience, and the faithfulness in our Hope, our Affliction and in our Prayers.
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Psalm 91:2 The verse of the day is so appropriate after the night we had. We had a strong Southerly with an average of 19 knots and gusting of 30 knots. The fishing boats behind us were getting ready to leave and our anchor started dragging fast straight towards them. By the time we got
Many times I have done something that was so stupid, that I could just kick myself… but my intentions did not come from a place of ill intent. It is in these moments that I can go to my Father with Psalm 139:23-24 and ask my Father…Search me, God, and know my heart; test me
How great the words of Samuel are… We can with our own ears hear the magnitude of Yahweh, the earth declares His sovereignty. 1 Samuel 7:22“How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. In our silence,
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Finding the courage… I have often struggled with courage.. my courage sometimes fails me just when I really need it the most. It’s then that I need to be reminded of 1 John 4:4 When I let myself down, I don’t need to fear for greater is He that is in me, than He that
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Our journey to Lamberts Bay started a year ago. A season in our lives where sailing was still the romanticized version, with new places, new sights and sounds, sunset walks on the beach, and stolen kisses in the dark. It was in Paternoster where the reality of what we had embarked on started setting in,
It amazes me how we are daily instructed on how to live, how to love, and how to be who we are called to be. Today as I read this daily verse and I am reminded why love is not a feeling but an act of the will. We are reminded daily in the world
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A reminder to me every day of what it is to be a Proverbs 31 woman. Every day is a struggle to try and do the right thing. To look past our own struggles and focus on the struggles of others. This is what we need to focus on as women of Christ. We are
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