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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Living for the things we can accumulate cannot be all we strive for. Our life is more than a destination, a journey, or a flat-screen tv. It’s about the things we learn as we study the word of God. The values we can apply as we sail to the next destination, and experience the next
I did my Bible study on Acts 5 this morning, and I realised that it doesn’t matter the era we are in, facing unbelievers who are hurtful will always be part of this journey. To the ones standing strong.. we don’t stand because we are able.. NO we stand because our King is able.
Today we wake up to the sun hidden by these low-hanging clouds as the rain silently falls, washing everything clean around us. Along with the sounds of soft rain, the air is filled with birds coming out to play. Sitting on this huge ocean with the water beneath us and the heavens above… I cannot
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The weather reports showed that we were in for a strong Northerly. So we bring Navionics closer and start looking for a spot that will give us enough protection during this bout of serious weather. Saldanha Bay is the ideal spot as it offers us a windward shore, bringing us up close to land. Looking
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The Royal Cape Yacht Club is also known as the Tavern of the Seas. We spent about a month here while preparing Anchored in Hope for our first sail.
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Reflection. Have you ever thought about what the word means? I looked in the dictionary and some of the synonyms are likeness, manifestation and a few more. One of the words God shared with me when I sat to write this post is the word echo.. wouldn’t it be awesome if we lived a life
Big kitchens, big gatherings, families coming together for one common goal… food. That”s what I think of when I think of cooking and all that it represents to me. The first day I stepped onto our boat I was terrified, first I am not the best cook and second, how do i make this work?
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