Wisdom and strength for burning fires
1 Samuel 30:6-7 And suddenly David was in even worse trouble. There was talk among the men, bitter over the loss of their families, of stoning him. David strengthened himself with trust in his God. David and his men hid in the Philistine town of Ziklag. They went away for a few days, and upon […]
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The full picture comes with wisdom
Genesis 45:4-5 “Come closer to me,” Joseph said to his brothers. They came closer. “I am Joseph your brother whom you sold into Egypt. But don’t feel badly, don’t blame yourselves for selling me. God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives.” Here the story of Joseph and his […]
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Wisdom coaches along the way
When you’re young and wild, you think you know everything. You don’t mind taking someone on who doesn’t think and do like you do. You actually wish everybody would be more like you are, because then the world would be a much better place. But the older you get, the more you realise that you […]
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Do what the coach says: Be wise!
They say you need the right tool for the job. In other words, if you want to do a job right, you need to be clever enough to know which tool or instrument you need to do that specific job. Like using a bucket to carry water: you won’t use a basket to carry water, […]
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No masks
I had to say a prayer at a friend’s fiftieth birthday. I knew there would be people who believed differently and even those who didn’t believe at all. So, what does one pray then? We were standing right up in the mountains at a very grand restaurant, and I couldn’t help but praise God for […]
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Be content
Everyone knows about the war between Russia and Ukraine. It’s on every news channel. But do you know that civil wars are happening in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Yemen and Saudi Arabia? Then there are the 20 other countries that are also engaged in wars, mainly against terrorists or drug syndicates. It looks rough in the world. […]
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Need for wisdom and humility
I stay far away from politics. I do not comment, but we can all see that some departments are falling apart in our country. The biggest reason, in my opinion, is that people are appointed to positions they don’t know how to fill, do what they need to do, and do their jobs properly. As […]
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Where has God’s blessing gone?
My friend and I were relaxing on our camping chairs as I witnessed about how good God has been to us. I had to stop myself from taking over the conversation, because I had so many stories to tell about God’s faithfulness and how He provides for us every month. Out of the blue he […]
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Wisdom coming through
A man started talking to me via our website chat function. He needed to talk to someone. He said he needed to put the challenges that he and his wife were facing out there. He needed to talk to someone, because he didn’t know what to do. The issue was taking over his life. It […]
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The coach’s prayer
Renata and I were having a quick lunch at the airport before ascending the heavens. I was in a rush to order, because if we had to leave before the food arrived, I wouldn’t be a happy chappy. As always Renata was taking her time. She even started chatting to the man next to her. […]
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