There are seasons when life backs you into a corner. It may be personal trials or circumstances which make your environment unconducive. Both experiences usually drive us to seek greener pastures. Seeking greener pastures isn’t necessarily bad, but our quest is often fraught with uncertainty because there are usually no guarantees that the grass where …
This week I feel like I am reminding my present and future self about the perils of the Christian walk. I do not know where God is taking me on my pilgrimage but I know there will be seasons of triumphs and trials, moments of certainty and doubt and times when I will wrestle with …
Last week I wrote about freedom from slavery. Because of Jesus, we are no longer slaves to sin and we, therefore, do not have to sin. But we still sin. As children of God, we have His Spirit and Word to guide us through life, however, there have been so many times in my life …
Last week, I wrote about God’s love. One of the most used counter-arguments to the existence of a loving God is human pain and suffering. The argument generally goes something like this: “why would a loving God allow suffering?”. This is one of the fundamental questions of human existence because most of us, at one …
What we do when the going gets tough is very instructive. It is good practice to observe and review your actions in moments of trial. We may have a default place of refuge in those times or people we run to for comfort in those lean periods of our lives. This is also true of …
I have found in my own life that there are signs in my walk with God that say danger. They serve as a wakeup call for me and I must take them seriously. As with most relationships, things do not go sour overnight. There are warning signs, some very overt, which if ignored, can lead …
