Tag: influence

  • Thermometer or Thermostat? Flashback Friday

    Thermometer or Thermostat? Flashback Friday

    When we were away at our church weekend we were reminded that as Christians we can choose to be thermometers or thermostats. So we know a thermometer takes the temperature but it can’t alter the temperature. It just tells it as it is. There are plenty of us that can have an opinion on situations…

  • Influence

    Influence

    Influence…this was a word that the Lord spoke to my heart recently and I have been pondering it. It’s very important that I recognise what it is that is influencing me. Ideas or emotions that are shaping my thinking or actions. The Lord wants me to be aware of what is influencing me. Subtle influences…

  • First Impressions

    There’s a great book, a classic, called Pride & Prejudice written by Jane Austen in the 1800s which has been made into various film adaptations. Although written during a different era, it’s message is still very relevant today. In the book, we encounter characters who make decisions (some very hasty) based on their own initial…

  • A day of Removal and Replacement

    I had this word a few weeks ago from the Lord but felt that the Lord wanted me to keep it and release it today. I believe this is what I heard the Lord say to me: “I have been watching from My throne. I have been testing and weighing to see who is putting…