Tag: God’s goodness
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God’s Providence
My good friend Heather sent me this story about experiencing the providence of God in her life. Collins English dictionary defines Providence as: “Providence is God, or a force which is believed by some people to arrange the things that happen to us” or another dictionary defines it as “a manifestation of divine care or…
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Remembering..
So this weekend I am in Somerset, visiting my old home and it’s such a beautiful place that I wanted to share some photos with you. I was fortunate to grow up here. We visited Old Cleeve, where my ancestors on my Mum’s side lived in the 1700s. There is a beautiful church here, St…
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Biscuits 🍪
You’ll be pleased to know this isn’t a post about giving up biscuits (cookies) for Lent but rather about the unusual ways God sometimes gets our attention and speaks to us about big things. I love the fact that the Lord loves to engage with us. He speak to our hearts and sometimes brings a…
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Surrounded by God
In the night I awoke with these verses from Psalm 91 in my thoughts and immediately felt a sense of God’s peace and assurance that His arm of protection was shielding me as I was nestled in a place of security. As a mother hen gathers her chicks underneath her for warmth and protection so…
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Good gifts from our Father in Heaven
Hi all, my friend, Heather sent me these encouraging words today which I want to share with you too. I hope you are blessed. I awoke this morning with 2 scriptures which came to my mind quite clearly. The first one was 1 Corinthians 2 verse 9: “No eye has seen, no ear heard or…
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Counting our blessings
I woke up this morning with these words in my thoughts: Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Who redeems your life from destruction,…
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Fruit of the Spirit
My friend Deb had a picture recently when praying of an orchard with lots of ripe fruit on the trees. She then separately had a picture of an old fashioned juice press which presses the fruit. I used to mistakenly think that the fruit of the Holy Spirit in my life was mainly for my…
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Asking…what do we need today
Perhaps it’s part of our nature but sometimes we don’t like asking others for things or asking other people for help. Even our close family or friends. The same can be said of asking from God. But Jesus encourages us to ask our Heavenly Father for the things we need. One of the reasons is…
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What’s in a name?
Psalm 8:1 “ O Lord our God, the majesty and glory of your name fills all the earth and overflows the heavens” Names are extremely significant. They are used to identify and describe people. People sometimes pick names for their children based on characteristics they hope that child will develop. Some people’s names really suit them…
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God is Good – His invitation
“Oh taste and see that the Lord is Good; Blessed is the man that trusts in Him” Psalm 34:8 God’s invitation is open to all to come and taste and see that He is good. He invites us to come to His banqueting table just as we are and to feast. The Lord says that it…