Welcome to the first of 3 posts in the series "Start a Blog for Reward". Does the idea of a blog interest you but you have no idea what it entails? Since I started The Wateringwell, I have been asked two questions countless times. Firstly, how do you get started? Secondly, can you make money from a blog? I try and ... read more
How to love as God loves: His love never fails
It is February, with Valentine's Day right in the middle, and I thought it a good time to talk about love. However, a little research made me more aware than ever of the breach between God's love and the worldly love that we have come to know. Most definitions of love are vague and non-descriptive. Every article you read ... read more
The Power of Prayer: How to pray effectively
Do you believe there is power in prayer? Our prayers should control our lives, not the other way round. God loves it when we pray and prayer costs nothing. It is one of the few free things in the world and yet it has the highest returns. In the post Conversations with God, we discussed how to have a Quiet Time (QT), of ... read more
Conversations with God: Steps to a better quiet time
Quiet Times or conversations with God, are a deeply personal and intimate time between you and Him. There is no prescription for how to do it or how long it should last, for it differs between people and from one day to the next. The important thing is that you set dedicated time aside when you are least likely to be ... read more
Obedience to God brings freedom
The dictionary definition of obedience as "dutiful or submissive compliance to authority" is enough to send most people running. It screams loss of independence and a threat to our freedom, which is in contradiction to much of what the world advocates today. We are conditioned by society to think negatively that obedience ... read more
What does it mean to fear God?
Fear can be one of 2 things, a Godly fear or a worldly fear. In the blog post on How to overcome fear in life, we looked at worldly fears, in this post we look at the fear of God. The church has become weakened by humankind's need to please and fear of criticism. Rather than offend people, we are taught that we don't ... read more
How to overcome fear in your life
We all have to face up to fear at some point in our lives, if not every day. Friends, it doesn't have to be this way, there are ways to overcome unnecessary fear in your life. I say unnecessary because a certain level of fear (anxiety) is normal. Our bodies are biologically programmed (by God) to react with flight or ... read more
Time to make every moment count
We can't manufacture time which is why we have to use what we have to make every moment count. Another festive season and holiday have passed in a blur and if you are like me, you are asking where did it go? Did I accomplish all that I wanted to? Spend enough time with the people I care about? "I don't have the ... read more