Our turmoil series
Am I losing my faith? (PTSD)
In the last few posts, we have been looking at an important question that comes up for many victims of abuse: “Am I losing my faith?” We’ve had a...
Am I losing my faith? (Anxiety)
This series has been looking at the turmoil of abuse and leaving abuse. In that mess, it’s common for a Christian person to wonder, “Am I losing my...
Am I losing my faith? (Depression)
Am I losing my faith if I suffer depression? At the start of this series on turmoil, we looked at some of the difficulties people might experience...
Carrying a heavy load
Are you carrying a heavy load? There is a difficult problem in that committed abusers will seek to load their victims up with impossible burdens and...
Devotions
Practising Gentleness
Practising gentleness is a precious part of the Christian faith, and Jesus said, "I am gentle and humble in heart".Matthew...
Practising Kindness
How can we make practising kindness part of our everyday life? What is kindness anyway? Definition According to the Cambridge Dictionary,...
Like a tree planted by streams of water
“That person is like a tree planted by streams of water”
Psalm 1 carries such a beautiful picture of the relationship between our ethics and our health and wellbeing. The poet calls us to avoid harmful behaviour but also calls us in a positive sense. Since we are created in God’s image, there is a part of all of us that loves to treat people well. When we spend time reflecting on our own behaviour, and how we can best care for those around us, I suggest that’s us nurturing the image of God in ourselves. It’s just like caring for a garden and can be as beautiful, or as much hard work.
How can we hear God’s voice more clearly?
How can we hear God’s voice more clearly when there is so much noise? Even though Elijah was well-practised in listening to God, he had great difficulty hearing God clearly when he was in the midst of trauma.
If even Elijah struggled to hear clearly, we can take comfort when we struggle. Perhaps that’s one of the no doubt many reasons why we have been gifted with his story. I am confident at least that while it was happening God was already conscious of our current situations. Way back then, he knew.
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