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Have you ever had a time in your life when you have prayed to God, but He appears silent?

"We love because He first loved us." [1 John 4:19] Recently I was asked by a dear friend, "How do you love someone you cannot see?" It's an honest question and I totally understand this dilemma, because I wrestled with this same question before I truly knew Jesus. A lot of people quietly struggle with this, but often won't admit it, because they think everyone else has figured it out already. They hear believers talking about "relationship with God" yet internally they feel b

Acts 2:1-4: "When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them." At times during the busyness of the day, I long to be alone without phone n

"There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heaven." [Ecclesiastes 3:1] I love this famous poem describing the different seasons, the facets of life, and the sovereignty of God over all things. Our lives are packaged into different seasons; and no season, whether good or bad, lasts forever. Every season is part of a broader and meaningful plan, ultimately aimed at making "everything beautiful in its time" (Ecclesiastes 3:11). There will, however

When His Spirit is present, we don't just survive, we breathe, we rise, we live free.

God made us specifically to be ourselves and not so we can emulate someone else. We are "fearfully and wonderfully made," and every day of our lives was ordained and known by God.

"Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother and sister has something against you, leave your gift in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift." [Matthew 5:23-24] Haven't we all had a feeling of not belonging? Maybe at school you were the last to be picked for the netball or football team. Or you weren't invited to the "popular must go to" party. Or you were excluded from a lunch get t

At dawn, history shifted forever.

"Hosanna" is not just something we say, it is something we live.

Godly motherhood is one of the most sacred and powerful ministries in the world

Have you ever come to a place where you told God, "I have had enough!"

"Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them." [Proverbs 26:12] Are you truly teachable? Can you be confronted without bristling or making excuses for yourself? If you have ever lost your temper, hurt someone you care about, or found yourself acting in ways that even you don't fully understand, you already know how heavy regret can feel. You may have promised yourself it wouldn't happen again, only to find old patterns creeping back

"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry." [ James 1:19] In the context of this chapter, James is mainly talking about the Word of God. James is saying we need to be quick to hear the Word of God, slow to question it, and not get mad about what He says! But this verse makes us think about our interactions with each other. Think for a minute about these three things: quick to listen, slow to sp

The authorship and origin of this beautiful poignant poem is disputed but it has been such an encouragement to many people, myself included, over the years. It details a dream where a person sees two sets of footprints in the sand representing their life journey alongside Jesus. Then there are only one set of footprints at a time of hardship. When asked why, the LORD replied, "My child, it was when I carried you." Grief is one of the hardest journeys we may ever walk. It come

My normal pattern of writing a devotional is to start with a Bible verse that has spoken to me and prompted me to write on that theme; but today it's a beautiful poem called "Selah" by a lady called Sarah Trent that has stirred me to write, which I have included below. I have not noticed this beautiful, mysterious Hebrew word "Selah" in the Bible before, and it's one of those words we tend to overlook. It appears in the text of the King James Version and other translations, b

"So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and He answered our prayer." [Ezra 8:23] Don't we love to eat? We love to meet up with family and friends over a delicious meal and it's also a great way to get to know new people, by sharing a meal together. So, it comes as no surprise that we feel more comfortable feasting rather than fasting! Fasting and prayer, though, are powerful tools for seeking God's guidance and help, especially in hard times. The purpose of fasting s

"For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently." [Romans 8:24-25] Isn't it hard when we are waiting for something big or life changing to happen in our lives? Doesn't the time drag on, because we want it to happen now! It could be we are waiting to have enough money saved for a deposit on our first house. Waiting for a long overdue promotion at

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." [ Jeremiah 29:11] Well, here we are starting a new year, and many of us have already made New Years Resolutions! The most common ones are to lose weight, eat healthier, drink more water and exercise more! Yes, these are my New Years Resolutions yet again this year! But these goals are vague and have no purpose because they are not SMART go

"Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply from the heart." [1 Peter 1:22] This verse may be one of the most difficult commands, not only in this letter, but in the entirety of Scripture. There is a lot to unpack regarding love but let us first of all put this verse in its context. In 1 Peter 1:22, Peter is telling believers what their new life in Christ should look like. He is saying that