Inspiration Motivation and Encouragement for Christian Women
Do you sometimes question how the armor of God will provide protection for you in a world that is fraught with wars, natural disasters, and economic factors beyond your control? The world is full of danger and try as we may, we cannot always protect ourselves. We need God. A key, well-known scripture is Ephesians 6:10-18 which talks of the… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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 implies an attempt to control us. But what… Read More
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… Read More
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
It seems that people think, when we forgive others, we are letting them off the hook and they are getting away scot-free. Our minds scream: justice should be done, the person should be taught a lesson and punished for their indiscretion. But forgiving is not letting a person get away without judgment because we are not judges anyway. We do… Read More
Do you read Proverbs 31 and think it is a ridiculously high standard for anybody to achieve? The Proverbs 31 woman is probably one of the most talked-about women in the Bible. She is often made out to be the epitome of the perfect Christian woman which doesn’t always go down so well. We compare and feel inadequate. This… Read More
Have you ever had a personal encounter with God? Do you know what it means or even that it is possible today in our everyday lives? God wants to bless and communicate with His people and we need to be ready. It is especially important when we are feeling wrung out, depressed, confused or any other myriad of emotions. He… Read More
In our post Trusting God in the midst of suffering, we talked about trusting God during painful experiences in our lives. You may be in that place right now, where you feel completely numb, where the pain is so deep, you cease to feel. If this is you, then take a look at the post here and be encouraged that… Read More
