A Million Holy Moments If you’ve read any of my blog posts over the last little while, you would know that there have been some challenges happening in life. Life on the whole is good, but there are little challenges … Continue reading A Million Little Holy Moments
Have you ever read a quote or a statement that stopped you in your tracks? I recently saw a post online that stopped my scrolling, it was a statement by an unknown author that said, “in the morning when I … Continue reading Let God in Your Head.
The older I get and the longer I walk with Jesus, the more I realise that there’s so much in the world that I don’t understand. And the more I don’t understand, the more I realise I need Jesus. As … Continue reading The treasure is in the tension.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres – 1 Corinthians 13:7 True, Godly love is a beautiful and safe love. It is a love that seeks to protect those in its embrace. It is unconditional and genuine, always … Continue reading The Way of Love….Love Protects
There are two truths that we walk hand-in-hand with. One, there is evil in this world. We may like to deny it, or downplay it, but all you need to do is watch the daily news or your social media … Continue reading Psalm 23 Series – The One Who Walks With Us
Many years ago, I was listening to a pastor share at an event, and he said the following statement: Service is the only thing that makes sense in the pain. It’s a statement I have thought about on and off … Continue reading Serving through the pain.
I’ve never had a lot of patience. Waiting is not something that I do well at all. I know a lot or people say that, but anyone that knows me well will vouch for me when I say I don’t … Continue reading Unraveling in the Waiting Room
I enjoy spending time in nature. Being in nature reminds me of God’s awesomeness and creativity. I especially find myself in awe and wonder when I am sitting by the ocean or am standing on a mountaintop. Earlier this year, I found myself looking out at the Andes Mountains, in Chile, and I was struck by their magnificence. They took my breath away. These beautiful mountains that sat as an amazing backdrop to Santiago were incredibly huge and majestic. No matter which angle you looked them from, you couldn’t help but be struck by their presence. I found … Continue reading Reflecting Jesus.
I have a love hate relationship with social media. For the last few days, I have been thinking about social media. The benefits of social media are many and varied, such as connecting with friends and family around, keeping up to date with the latest news and innovations and events, and meeting new people. But social media also has its downside, such as becoming all-consuming, breeding insecurity and shame, and making bullying of people on the other side of the world easier. It is a machine that can influence our hearts and minds more than we realise if we are … Continue reading Social Media Struggles
I was asked recently what trying to live intentionally was like. In my last blog I spoke about having ‘hope’ as the word for this year but having intentionally as my word for last year and I have been thinking about what last year looked like for me with the word intentionally as my focus. How did this word shift things, if at all? And what I can say is that it helped me shift two things: my thoughts and my perspective of time, mainly, how I spent my time. Firstly, time. When I embraced the whole concept of ‘intentionally’ … Continue reading A year of living intentionally.
Reflections by Leila 