Discipline, when I was a child, had quite a bad press. There was an acknowledgement that it was a necessary evil.  A teacher for example needed to have ‘good discipline’ in order to teach a classroom full of children who did not always see the point of learning. Being known as ‘a disciplinarian’, however, was […]

Another wonderful blessing of having our God as our heavenly Father is that He promises to be my provider. The first thing to recognise here is that, if I am a child of God, ‘my provider’ is never short of anything that I need. That in itself is worth at least a day’s thanksgiving!!! Secondly […]

A few days ago we were looking at the wonder of having been adopted into God’s family. That means that I know I have a wonderful Heavenly Father. Perfect in every way! This brings that incredible sense of belonging and acceptance and also many blessings that we can now reckon on, as we travel through […]

In God’s family it is so important that we know that we are accepted and that we belong. I am not simply talking here about feeling OK when you go to a church. Sadly many can go to church and still feel that they don’t belong, or that they are not accepted. I guess this […]

One of the wonderful side effects of knowing that I am completely accepted by the Lord, is that now I also know that I belong. I have been adopted into His family and I have a wonderful Heavenly Father. This gives me royal status, I am now a child of the King. Paul writes in […]

I think it’s true to say that all of us, without doubt, want to feel loved and accepted for who we are. We want to feel loved and accepted by our parents, by our spouse, by our friends, by our church leaders and those we lead, those we serve and those we work with. Feeling […]

The bible has a lot to say about Holiness. Early on in our journey as Christians most of us discover that God is Holy whether by reading the Old Testament in the books of Moses, or Isaiah’s call to ministry, (Isaiah 6) or in the Psalms (e.g. Psalm 99:3, 5, & 9). We discover that, […]

We have an extraordinary faith. We have an All Mighty God, Designer and Creator of everything, of mind blowing things, of both cosmic and nano size. He is Powerful, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, and yet I can say “This is my Heavenly Father, my Good, Good Father, and I am His beloved child”. These thoughts are […]

Yesterday we were thinking about how our thanksgiving can change everything, how we see people and situations and how we behave towards people too. Today we are giving thanks for the good news that Our God  is unchanging. I think we have all realised, during this pandemic, how disorientating change can be, especially constant change. […]

It’s a strange thing that happens when I give thanks, I see things very differently. Giants and big mountains become opportunities for a miracle, and irritations become like the grit in an oyster’s shell , they become the opportunity to create a pearl. I first learnt that lesson many years ago, but it is of […]