Day 337 – The battle within…
“What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?.” Continue Reading →
Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work
At 35 years old, it was all supposed to be complete.
A loving wife, three or four children, one adopted, a successful writing career, and financial freedom so that money anxiety wasn’t a hindrance.
I even moved countries, just to make sure it would all come together.
There was no way I would be the single guy at the prophesied ‘adult’ social dinner.
How did it go so wrong when I really tried to fulfil this?
I’d had the dream since I was 10 years old!
Why didn’t I succeed?
Was my request too much?
Raw Truth Thought Journal is about life’s challenging moments and the spontaneous perceptions that emerge in my mind.
Now that I’m in no man’s land with an expired life plan, God at the helm, and faith through Jesus as my daily guidance, might as well keep a record to see where this all goes…
“What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?.” Continue Reading →
“Count it all joy…when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness…” Continue Reading →
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.” Continue Reading →
“Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.” Continue Reading →
“For the upright will inhabit the land, and those with integrity will remain in it, but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the treacherous will be rooted out of it.” Continue Reading →
“Wisdom cries aloud in the street, in the markets she raises her voice; at the head of the noisy streets she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks…” Continue Reading →
“Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labour or spin.” Continue Reading →
Everything is permissible…but not everything is beneficial. Things allowed in culture that have no law against them can often be the most deceptive ploys in existence. Continue Reading →
Life’s not easy…but sometimes, it’s more simple than we realise. Continue Reading →
Every single day we are given is a show of God’s love. Continue Reading →