Too often we turn to God as a last resort. Too often have we heard “All we can do now is pray,”. We’ve tried everything else. We have run out of options. So we pray. The fact is, we often turn to prayer in desperation because we failed to pray as a first resort. When we neglectContinue reading “Making Prayer Our First Resource”
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Fill the Gap
When I read this post, I was taken back to my younger days. My dad passed away when I was three and growing up with a single working parent isn’t all that easy. There are so so many people who went out of their way to “fill the gap”, who were there for us. FamilyContinue reading “Fill the Gap”
New Beginnings
When I look back at my life so far, every ending that I have experienced led to something better. I am where I am now because of change. Something that ended in my past, allowed me to have new opportunities and challenges in my life, and the outcomes I got were always positive, whether itContinue reading “New Beginnings”
Defying Gravity
Have you done or experienced anything of significance that did not emanate from a courageous decision? Pretty sure the chances are no! If you look back over the changes you’ve gone through over the last few years, the starting point would be a courageous decision. I’ll share two of my experiences that took a lotContinue reading “Defying Gravity”
Why does God allow suffering?
The last few years have been difficult for many of us as we’ve lost near and dear ones to Covid. We’ve been hearing a lot of calamities across the world, storms, earthquakes and much more. These are all external events that have brought pain, misery and suffering on top of the everyday struggles we experienceContinue reading “Why does God allow suffering?”
Mistakes do not define you, they refine you
Mistakes do not define you, they refine you. It’s easy to lose focus on the big picture, on your future when your day to day life consumes all your time and energy. There is no doubt that living in the present is important. However we tend to look at the past and dwell on eitherContinue reading “Mistakes do not define you, they refine you”
One Thing I Know….
As we’re struggling with the second wave of Covid-19, our west coast has been hit with a cyclone. I’ve asked myself again, where is God through this all? Last week I had written on how worrying is assuming that God doesn’t know what He is doing A few years ago, I heard this hymn byContinue reading “One Thing I Know….”
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Most of us, at some point in our life, have sung this song “Don’t worry, be happy”. However with all all that is happening around us today, it is indeed difficult to not worry! We are worried about when this pandemic will end, we are worried about our jobs, we are worried about our families.Continue reading “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
To Believe
It is definitely not easy to have faith, to believe things will work out for the best when you’re in the middle of a storm. But based on past experiences, I’ve come to the realisation that whatever happens happens for the best. You may not see it then but somewhere down the line, a fewContinue reading “To Believe”
Kenrick Vaz 