Learning to live in the freedom of being deeply loved. “His love broke open the way, and he brought me into a beautiful, broad place. He rescued me—because his delight is in me!” — Psalm 18:19 (TPT) I’ve been sitting with this Scripture, particularly those words: A beautiful, broad place. And I’ve been wondering what…
Lord, show me where I feel Entitled “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” — Psalm 51:10 (NKJV) Friend, I want to begin with an honest confession. There have been seasons when I prayed with my words bowed low, but my heart was standing upright, arms folded,…
Beloved, can I tell you something I’ve had to learn slowly? The seasons that felt like detours were never wasted. There was a time I looked at my life and saw only what was coming apart. Plans I had carried for years were slowly unravelling. I asked God why. I asked Him where He was….
The door is open. “By his divine revelation he broke open the hidden fountains of the deep, bringing secret springs to the surface as the mist of the night dripped down from heaven.”— Proverbs 3:20 There are days when I realise how easily I live from what I can see. What is happening around me.What…
“Through our yielded lives he spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of God everywhere we go.”2 Corinthians 2:14–15 TPT Lord, I want to live a yielded life. I want my life to reflect You—not only when I am intentionally speaking about You, but simply in the way I walk through the world. There is something…
“Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, ‘Lord, I believe; help my unbelief!’” — Mark 9:24 Lord, I believe. But today I want to be honest enough to ask You: Where have I stopped believing You? Where have disappointment, delay or circumstances slowly changed what I believe about who You…
I’ve been thinking about Jacob. About that night when he wrestled with God and refused to let go. “I will not let You go unless You bless me.”— Genesis 32:26 There is something in those words that feels deeply familiar to me. To wrestle with God. To contend for answers. To ask him to change…
“The Lord takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His steadfast love.” — Psalm 147:11 Lord, I am beginning to realise how often I measure Your pleasure in me by my pleasure in myself. When I’ve had a good day.When I’ve been disciplined.When I’ve prayed enough.When I’ve responded well.When I’ve…
The freedom of letting God be Lord “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” — 2 Corinthians 3:17 Lord, I think I am beginning to understand that surrender is not something I do once. It is something I return to. Again and again. Because if…
“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” — Jeremiah 29:13 Lord, what does it actually mean to search for You with all of my heart? I’ve been sitting with that question. Because if I’m truthful, I wonder sometimes whether I have become too comfortable in my faith….
