Life isn’t easy. Challenges are plentiful. It’s a challenge to pay all the bills at the end of the month and then suddenly something breaks, or a thief comes in the night and takes even the little you do have. It breaks you. I don’t get it, but when you need it most, relationships fall […]
Read moreWe’re drinking coffee under the canopy. The forest is beautiful. Two woodpeckers chase each other around and a turtledove is dancing to impress his female. Everything is calm and balanced. Friends of ours come for a visit and together we have some more coffee. She tells us about her son who’s just blocked her on […]
Read moreI have been under the impression lately that some people are indeed suffering. People who have been dealing with some challenge for a long time and don’t know how to get through it. Many pray and plead intensely, but nothing happens. Then I get it that people give up. Yes, it’s understandable that people then […]
Read moreWillie describes how the Lord is working in his life: Last night my wife was suffering from a terrible toothache. We couldn’t get to the dentist because the main road had a taxi blockade. All I have to give God is love. So, I gave my humble praise to the Lord and acknowledged His goodness […]
Read moreJames’ golden thread of doing is not finished by a long shot. He will hit that nail on the head a few times more. But I suspect he does it because we easily fall back into our old way of doing things and then don’t see the effect of our faith. I must say I […]
Read moreI’ve never met Dolf, but we chat often. He’s from the real Johannesburg. He calls a spade a spade. He found God with a bang, and because of his background, he’s not afraid to tackle anyone about their faith in God. Even pastors and ministers and other people of God should just keep going if […]
Read moreThis weekend I was officiating at the wedding ceremony of my brother’s daughter in the mountains just outside Rawsonville. The ceremony was held outside. The weather forecast said it was going to rain. There was no plan B. So, everybody prayed. I also asked for the Lord’s favour, that He would take the rain to […]
Read moreSometimes in my life I’m uncertain. Times when I doubt whether I believe correctly. My thoughts run around in circles and spiral down to a place where it feels as if my faith has in a sense left me. At times like these I feel as if I’m barking up the wrong tree and I […]
Read moreI always make a joke by saying when I ask people how much is enough, they say more. No, I haven’t ever heard anybody say that, but when you see how some people chase after wealth, it seems as if they’re saying more and more and more, please. Don’t take this the wrong way. There’s […]
Read moreLife doesn’t always make sense. Often in my life, I’ve asked what was the sense of the challenge I was facing. Sometimes I was discouraged by the challenge and would ask: “Why is this happening to me? I don’t understand why I have to go through this again”. Especially when you’re already under a lot […]
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