The picture above is a net. When Jesus approached Peter and Andrew casting their net into the sea, he said to the “Follow me, I will make you fish for people”. Now, I’m studying the book of Matthews at the moment and what I have noticed, is that, every time Jesus said to his chosen [...]
"The waves and wind still know His name" The lyrics are from the song 'It is Well' by Bethel. Whenever I read the story of how Jesus rebukes the wind as He and his disciples are sailing across the sea, I'm always amazed at how He only spoke 3 words — "Peace! Be Still!" Just [...]
Last Thursday I attended my last young adult life group for the year at Church. My young adult pastor asked the question “What are the ways to stay positioned in God during the Christmas season and month of December” I mentioned being grateful because sometimes, we can get caught up in what we’re asking from [...]
I was reading Acts 9:1-22 about Saul who is now Paul in the bible. This passage of scripture was preached about in last Sunday’s evening service. I decided to read about this myself early this week and God spoke to me through this story. It’s about the encounter of Christ and how he was blinded and [...]
Continuing on from the last post about the grace of God. Romans 6:1-2 says “What then are we to say? Should we continue in sin in order that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin go on living in it?”. Imagine being imprisoned by sin, being held in captivity [...]
“For you have no delight in sacrifice; if I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased. The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart O God, you will not despise” Psalm 51:16-17 In the Old Testament, before Jesus Christ came. Whenever people sinned, they would [...]
I want to share what I learnt from studying Luke 4:1-13 in my quiet time. “Jesus filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the spirit in the wilderness” Luke 4:1 This is significant because the Holy Spirit was the one that led Jesus into the wilderness, away from people [...]
Tonight I had Creative at church, where all volunteers that are part of the vocal/choir, band, photography, multimedia, light and sound desk, meet up to hear the vision of the team. This happens fortnightly. On the way to Church, I was thinking about how other people wanted to learn the keyboard. I was happy to [...]
This month, I learnt that worship is indeed a weapon. God has been teaching me where I place my eyes and challenged me on what I worship. I find that whatever seems “bigger than me” is where I place all of my attention and project all of my fears. For example, if someone is afraid [...]
Last Saturday morning, the song ‘We fall down’ by Chris Tomlin was laid in my heart. Then after I listened to the song, there was a link that directed me to the story behind the song. As I watched, I found out that the song was based on Revelations 4. I read the story for [...]
God is in control. Jesus always knew that God was in control. He would often go to his secret place or spend time away from the crowd and his disciples to spend time with Father. He often prayed before he made a move, allowed the spirit of God to lead him into the wilderness and [...]
One of my all-time scriptures for worry and stress is Matthew 6:34 “So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today’s trouble is enough for today” (NRSV) This shows us how we should be living our lives, by taking it one step at time. “Don’t worry about tomorrow, for [...]
Hi! This was my first ever Facebook live video. A word of encouragement that I felt led to share. Feel free to skip to 02:08 to start.
My favourite lines from "End of Days" by Hillsong Young and Free are: You came to Earth you created You walked beneath the stars you made You came from heaven holding freedom Jesus Christ the Lord our God You authored life and wrote Yourself in You dwelt in time that you designed Creator lived in [...]
Yesterday afternoon, my mum, siblings and I were reading Ezekiel chapter 37. Some might be familiar with this scripture but it's the story of Ezekiel prophesying over these dry bones. Ezekiel is a prophet and in a vision, he sees the hand of God and God leads him to a valley. In the valley laid dry [...]
“I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where will my help come? My help comes from the Lord, who made the heaven and earth" Psalm 121:1-2 We all know the book of Psalms was written by King David. This verse says, “I lift up my eyes to the hill, from where does my help [...]
I have heard people say that the cross of Jesus Christ is the greatest love story ever told. I finally understand why. It’s because of the ultimate sacrifice that God was willing to pay for us. It’s so easy to sacrifice something if the person is going to appreciate it. But it’s a lot harder [...]
Even though it’s almost the end of March, I wanted to share my growth from February to now. This is going to be raw, honest and transparent. I thought about not sharing this but refrained from the idea. But now, in this growth journal – what I go through is not meant to be hidden [...]
“Time flies”, a phrase that has been echoed over and over again. There always seems to be a huge emphasis on time. Wherever we go – time is always on our mind, how we spend it, what we do with the time given and how to make sure that time doesn’t slip from our fingertips. [...]
“My soul waits silently on God alone for my expectation is from Him” Psalm 62:5 (NKJV) Notice David says my soul waits silently on God alone. I want to ask you, are you waiting on God? Or are you trying to do things that will “help God” or speed up the waiting period. Are you [...]
Can I just say that worrying is such an UGLY feeling!. It's amazing how quickly our moods change in the space of 24 hours. We start contemplating our lives, family, friends, relationships, future ...and we remind ourselves that God has it all, and then that small doubt suddenly rolls bigger and bigger into fear. 2 Timothy [...]
I've never been a great swimmer. In fact, I was always last for every single race. If I was lucky, I was second last. Even at camp when there was a waterpark, I freaked out. But what I always forgot was that there was a lifeguard that would watch at ALL times. I can't drown [...]
I'm in love with "In Over My Head" by Jenn Johnson, from the album 'We Will Not Be Shaken'. She's a member of Bethel Music. This is one of my favorite lines: Further and further, my heart moves away from the shore How often have we remained stand still because we're afraid of the unknown. [...]
Three days ago, I bought a bouquet which is featured in this blog for one of my close friends who graduated from bible college. During that afternoon I looked at this bouquet and thought to myself, "Gee, it's not that much". I messaged one of my friends, text her a picture of it. She answers saying "it looks like [...]
During those moments where we struggle to find the words to say. During those times where we’re trying to make it through the day During those moments with God where are heart aches to the point that we can’t even speak a word during prayer or pour our hearts out….PRAISE Him. He sees our hearts and [...]
I feel like this is something that I need to learn myself. So this written piece that you're reading is not just for you but is also teaching me something. Not many of you may know but I am still learning how to drive and I've done my hours, I've had my L's for a [...]
When you hear the word forgiven? What does that mean to you? The word forgiveness is denotative, it literally means what it means. To forgive means according to the dictionary - to grant pardon for your actions, to no longer hold resentment towards that person. But most of all, to no longer have an account [...]
This Sunday morning, I had a church service. And towards the end of the service, there was an alter call. The Pastor and other Church leaders were praying, the worship music was on and while everyone was singing. The person next to me was clapping. Loudly in my ear and that distracted me because I'm [...]
Jesus said to her, "Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give, will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life" The woman said to him, "Sir [...]
Luke 22:33-34 (NIV) But he [Peter] replied, “Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death.” Jesus answered, “I tell you, Peter, before the rooster crows today, you will deny three times that you know me.” It's amazing how easy it is to walk with God without any outside forces and [...]
At Your word, I will... 