During the 40 Day Devotion, I tried to replicate the pattern I began last year, which was to stop work 3 times/day and spend 5-10minutes in worship, being still, praying and listening to God. It worked a treat last year; I came to value the pauses and rhythm of checking in with my heavenly Father.…
I need to stop swearing. Why? Because if Jesus was sitting next to me would I want to swear? No. And Jesus is here and the Holy Spirit is within me. Swear words do not shine His light. For those of you who don’t swear, this will still be helpful… In my journey of learning,…
“Opportunity knocks but temptation leans on the doorbell” (BiOY) “If the grass is always greener on the other side then it’s probably Astro turf!” (BiOY) I struggle with temptation; it’s nothing new; I’ve lived with it since the day I was born. I always wanted everything I couldn’t have and usually fought passionately to…
I believe that God has been speaking clearly about the word rise for this year 2019. A few years ago, a lady from our church was speaking on a Sunday morning. She shared so much value so I complimented her talk after the service. In her humbleness, she replied “Nikki, God told me you have a platform…
Through parts of our marriage I have had various degrees of fatigue and body pains. A couple of years ago I had significant breakthrough and healing but over this year it has felt like it has been reappearing…I felt challenged to take this to God again and to pray over this area of my life.…
What’s the first thing you reach for when you wake up in the morning? Perhaps, like me, you want to be really spiritual and say “My Bible, of course!”, but more likely it would be: “My phone.” For some reason, I need to read every word published by the BBC news-site: ‘Popular’, ‘World’, ‘Local’, ‘In…
Practicing The Prayer of Examen St. Ignatius of Loyola had an “end of day” way of praying. I find making time to pray challenging and have tried this way to provide inspiration and discipline and have found it helpful. Maybe it’ll help you? 1.REVIEW THE DAY WITH GRATITUDE. This is central. Consider your day. What…
This is Teddy. He’s not my dog, but the only one allowed in our house because he doesn’t make anyone wheeze or sneeze. He adores his owners who are the centre of his world. He kind of loves me a little bit, wagging his tail and rolling over for a tummy rub, but I’m not…
Last year’s 40 days of devotion was inspirational to me. I’ve always struggled with the idea of giving something up in the hope to create more space for Jesus. Focusing on positive actions that help me in my walk seems a much more obvious way of growing in God… and doesn’t it just work! Last…
There is now so much availability of information. This may encourage us to form opinions, or try to persuade us as to how we should respond to situations. Anyone who has followed the Brexit negotiations will know that the availability of so much information can be confusing. Whether you are reading the paper, listening…
The Jubilee Community Centre is a 44,000 square feet building in East Grinstead, bought and refurbished by the generosity of church members, which not only meets the needs of all church activities but also provides a modern and flexible resource for the local and business communities.