Paul
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Wake Me Up
WAKE ME UP For those whom each step is a struggle, there is hope… “Wake me up before I die, Before sorrow consumes me…” Continue reading
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Broken Paradise—My Substack Account
Click here to check out my new adventure in Substack. Substack is a very different experience for writers and readers alike as you can interact a lot more because the algorithms are there to encourage connection between like-minded people. Unlike social media, its intention is not to keep you hooked for longer so that you Continue reading
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Broken Paradise
Broken Paradise “In this broken paradise, nothing’s what it seems.” Continue reading
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Gratitude: The Superpower that brings Contentment…
There is a battle going on in our minds continually: between our ego and the will of God. It’s an ancient battle that saw the world fall into sin and away from God. It’s no wonder that we feel so discontent, anxious and worried about so many things. Following Jesus is the only path that… Continue reading
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Good Spoiled; Good Restored
“There is but one good; that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from Him” (C S Lewis, The Great Divorce), but, “The truth is that evil is not a real thing at all, like God. It is simply good spoiled“ (C S Lewis, On the Nature of Good… Continue reading
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Contentment
‘Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD … “Why did we ever leave Egypt?”’ A Poem Continue reading
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The Best Years of my Life?!—From Bullied to Beloved, to Confidence in God.
Some say that your school years are the best years of your life. I hated school and looking forward to leaving was a source of comfort, so these words did not give me much hope. Being bullied, may have ruined a big part of my younger years, but it doesn’t have to determine how life… Continue reading
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Blood, Death & Judgement and a Lamb Who Was Slain
If the Passover was a significant event for the Jews, the Exodus from Egypt marked its defining moment. But the real significance was what the Passover signifies to us: the passing over of our sin by the blood shed by Jesus on the Cross—the defining moment of all history. Continue reading
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You Shall Share and Share Alike—in His Reward
It’s a truism, isn’t it, that from our view point, others never seem to have it as hard as we do; we often struggle to see things from another’s perspective. King David’s axiom to share and share alike, still holds true… Continue reading
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Does Christianity Need Christmas?
Does Christianity ‘need’ Christmas? No. but it does carry a message of hope to the World. Continue reading
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A Tendency to Forget…
Do we sometimes forget all the freedoms we have because of the sacrifices made for us by those who fell on the battlefields of the past? Perhaps we also sometimes forget all that God has done for a us by sending His son to perish on the battlefield of the Cross, where the war against… Continue reading
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God’s Best at Your Worst
It’s funny how the Lord works through us when we least expect it and quite frankly momentarily would prefer not to be… He doesn’t need us to be at our ‘humanly’ best, He will use us now, in whatever condition we find ourselves in… Continue reading
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Our Forever-Home
I often hear people talk about their forever-home. They have got their place and intend to live there forever. I sometimes feel a bit of a loss knowing that we’ve chosen a different path to this. Is there more to our forever-home than somewhere to live out our lives in peace and happiness? Continue reading
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You Came Through Jesus Whichever Road you Came by…
Our stories can seem to us perhaps ordinary, or perhaps boring, but all are saved by the amazing grace of God and every new life in Christ is a miracle. Continue reading
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The Secret Place of His Presence
Where do we go when we are short of resources? If we are hungry we go to the fridge. If we are thirsty we go to the tap. If we need help, advice or a listening ear we might go to a friend. What if we are drained of energy, enthusiasm, or joy? What if… Continue reading
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Finding Our Way In the Dark
The future is a dark place, simply because we haven’t been there yet and it is revealed to us as we walk into it. Therefore, it is important for us to grasp that how ever much we might plan for the future, thankfully, we can only ever see what’s right in front of us and… Continue reading
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Mission Ready—Source of Confidence (5/5)
There will be times when you feel less than confident in following your calling, and this is understandable – the task can at times seem overwhelming – some days you may even struggle to get out of bed to do what you have been called to do, making all sorts of excuses. You will also… Continue reading
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Mission Ready—Let God Lead (4/5)
It can be very tempting when engaging in ministry to get ahead of yourself, where the temptation is to ‘hit the ground running’, but, if we limit ourselves to our own efforts and imagination and work within our own comfort zone, we do exactly that: we limit ourselves and will fall short of what He… Continue reading
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Mission Ready—Preparing the Heart – in The Wilderness (3/5)
In order to get us to the place where we can completely rely upon God and trust in His Word, our hearts must be prepared… The third article in the series Mission Ready… More in the series: https://notrecommendedforministry.wordpress.com/tag/missions/ Continue reading
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Thank you for your kind words of encouragement Ruth, love to you all…
Another excellent article Paul. I especially like the scriptures you have put in too. Thank you for your encouraging word…
It occurred to me that you could almost write the same article for Easter, but of course Christmas seems to…
Yes, that’s a great question to ask. It would expose a persons worldview pretty quickly and give you a a…
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Wonderful Paul! Thank you for sharing 🥰🥰 Sent from Outlook for Androidhttps://aka.ms/AAb9ysg