Tag: In His Presence

The story is told of a monk who embarked on a long journey on foot. He came across a river and wondered how he would cross over. He tried walking across, but it was too deep; he couldn’t swim either.

Some other weights to get rid of as you prepare to enter the new year include:

It’s only a few weeks to the end of this year. As 2023 comes to an end and we prepare to enter a new year, it is a good time to do some self-evaluation. How did you fare in the different areas of your life, particularly in your walk with God?

Your source of strength: Psalm 27:1 says “the Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall, I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be  afraid?”. Do you know the implication of this statement?

Beauty for ashes evokes a sense of restoration or comeback. It symbolises rising  from destruction or desolation or receiving something good amid so much evil.  It has been a year of hard pressing for many individuals, families.

There was a wedding celebration in Cana of Galilee. Jesus’ mother was there,  and Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. Whilst the celebration was still ongoing, the wine supply ran out.

The midlife season of life comes with several challenges. From aging, to failing  strength and health, to decreased libido, empty nests, loneliness, apathy,  anxiety about the future, retirement, loneliness, and much more.

Four leprous men at the entrance of Samaria found themselves in a desperate  situation. The famine had besieged the city, and everyone was hungry. If they  entered the city,’ the famine is in the city, and they would die there.

There is currently a plethora of self-help books loaded with prescriptions on how  to look twenty years younger than your age.

It is debatable whether any biblical character, apart from Jesus himself, lived a  more fulfilled life than the Apostle, Paul. His earthly credentials and  qualifications according to the Jewish custom were superb.