Archive for the ‘friendship’ Category

God loves me and cares for me in spite of all I do to hurt and disappoint Him. Who else would do that? It’s not that I mean to hurt or disappoint God, it’s just that when I don’t put Him at the centre of all I do, I don’t do what He wants me [...]

I am not what I want to be. I am not what I should be. I am not what I one day will be. But, thank God, I’m not what I once was.   From the moment we are born, we start our journey through life, initially knowing nothing. However each moment we spend on earth [...]

This last week I’ve been talking about healing, and how God can heal us. However God’s healing is not just about healing our physical and emotional scars, it’s about healing our heart. How can we ever hope to truly move on with our life and accept the situations we find ourselves in if we don’t [...]

When we take about wounds, I personally tend to think of soldiers and their battle scars. However soldiers are far from being the only people who have “battle-scars” – Yes, it’s true the majority of us have never fought in a war or conflict, however I’m sure we’ve all had our fair share of battle-scars, [...]

The last few days I’ve been talking about healing, and how God can heal us. Psalm 147:2-4 (NIV) The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. He determines the number of the stars    and calls them each by name. When we’re ill or [...]

I have seen the many faces of fear and of pain I have watched the tears fall plenty from heartache and strain So if life’s journey has you weary and afraid There’s rest in the shadow of His wings   Are you struggling to stop your tears? Does your life seem full of nothing but [...]

  Ever felt like you’ve no strength left to carry on? I’ve felt a bit like that recently. All those close to me need me more than ever at present, and I feel like I’ve nothing left to give them. Unfortunately they are also the ones who usually support me, so life’s tough at present. However it’s [...]

I Love My Family So Much by Muhfooz Ali   To be apart of a family like mine is so divine where love is shown hurt is shared our love for each other is never impaired   we talk we laugh we cry but we are a family and we do it all together for [...]

In the last few days I’ve spoken about how we all need family, how good it is to be part of God‘s family, and the gift of making a child part of your family. So what are my thoughts for today? Well following a conversation with colleagues recently, I’ve been thinking about families where there are [...]

In yesterday’s blog post Family…Who Needs Them?! I spoke about how within our own families, many of us have at least one person we feel we can turn to for help and support in any situation. In addition also reminded you that there are many folk who do not have the option of turning to a [...]