Category: Encouragement

  • Someone to notice us

    Someone to notice us

    Do you sometimes feel invisible? Overlooked? That people just don’t notice you. A visiting preacher from Turkey once told us that Mission begins with Seeing. In chapter 2 of the story of Ruth we read in verse 5 – Boaz said “whose young woman is this?” Ruth who was a foreigner, a stranger, a refugee…

  • Faith for the Race

    Some days are better than others aren’t they. We encounter set backs and discouragement sets in. We feel like not a lot has been achieved or we don’t see growth as fast as we want. It takes time though for green shoots and fruit to appear or re-appear especially in some seasons of our life.…

  • Staying close to the source

    There have been some wonderful and inspiring things I have seen this weekend away in the Derbyshire Dales. I love how the beauty of nature reminds me of God. You see His hand in creation. The wildlife and scenery. Some man made things have also inspired me- like these old drinking troughs which were built…

  • Gates-inspirations from Nehemiah

    All my recent posts on gates can be found here: Gates-The Sheep Gate, Gates-The Fish Gate, The Rubbish Gate, The Valley Gate, The Fountain and Water Gates, The Horse Gate Gates – The Inspection Gate

  • The trap of deceit

    I was inspired to repost this today when I read this post from Alan Kearns of Devotional Treasure yesterday which you can read here https://devotionaltreasure.wordpress.com/2022/06/08/traps-on-your-wayside/ “Among my people are the wicked who lie in wait like men who snare birds and like those who set traps to catch people. Like cages full of birds, their…

  • Pouring the oil on you

    Pouring the oil on you

    Today I wanted to share this picture that the Holy Spirit inspired in my heart last year. It is Pentecost Sunday today and I’m so thankful for the Holy Spirit who is the Spirit of Truth glorifying King Jesus in and through us, His body of believers. Thank you Jesus for sending the Holy Spirit…

  • Gates -The Valley Gate

    Nehemiah re-built The Valley Gate.       This is a difficult gate and one that we don’t much want to go through- the valley experiences.    We would all much prefer to stay on the mountain top and enjoy those experiences with God but life for most of us is not like that – even the…