Category Archives: Life Challenges

Tomorrow

Posted on June 30, 2021 by thielelyn

Why did that song come to my mind? I hadn’t thought of it for about thirty years, but there it was in the middle of the night, calling to me. That’s God speaking. When he knows I’m in need of … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges | Tagged Ambulance journey, Atrial fibrillation, Cardiac Care Unit, Getting ahead of myself, God knows our future, God's communications, Hearing God's messages, Hospital Emergency Department, Ira Stanphill, living for today, Psalm 138:8, sharing our God-experiences, THe Living Bible, trusting God with our future, unnecessary medications | 2 Comments

Hope Deferred Makes the Heart Sick

Posted on November 4, 2020 by thielelyn

I’ve often felt sorry for Hope. It’s up there with the best, but rarely gets a mention in sermons. Faith, yes. And Love? Well, it’s the best! But Hope… it seems like a second cousin to Faith, as if it … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges | Tagged Faith, Hope here and now, JB Phillips Translation. Hope, Joy, Love, Pandemic restrictions, Proverbs 13:12, Romans 5: 2-5, The Authorised Version of the Bible, the Good News Bible, The Message Bible | Leave a comment

The Danger of Acting on Incomplete Information

Posted on September 23, 2020 by thielelyn

I was reading an interesting article on the website ‘Desiring God’ when some of the text suddenly became jumbled and unintelligible like this? It’s happened several times on my computer lately. In the first instance, I was typing an email to … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Faith, Life Challenges | Tagged corrupted text, getting all the facts, Good News Bible, Jesus' resurrection., mini-strokes, Psalm 16:10, shattered text on computer, TIA, Transient Ischemic Attacks | Leave a comment

Falling but not Failing

Posted on August 26, 2020 by thielelyn

Can you imagine David, King of Israel, as an old man? Perhaps he’s sitting with his grandchildren gathered around him, plus his favourite servants, his old soldier-friends, and close family. He’s reciting Psalm 37; maybe singing it. He wants them … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Devotions, Life Challenges | Tagged a lonely walk, Eugene Peterson, falling, God delights in the way I go, God holds my hand, making it home, Psalm 37: 23, remembering Scripture truths, stalwart, The Message Bible, walking near the electricity pylons | Leave a comment

Gratitude in Hard Times

Posted on July 15, 2020 by thielelyn

It might seem as if things have got out of hand in the world right now. People are crying out for healing, for peace, and for freedom from the overwhelming pandemic that’s been flooding over most nations. I know it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges | Tagged Africans praying for Aussie Christians, being grateful, birdsong, COVID-19 pandemic, daphne, darning socks, fresh flowers, Genesis 8:21, God speaking to Himself, God was soothed by the aroma of Noah's sacrifice, list of good things, New American Standard Bible, Noah, our faithful God, perfume in the garden, smiling on my walk, thanks to God, the giver is blessed in the giving | Leave a comment

Trust In Our Father

Posted on June 17, 2020 by thielelyn

Recently, like some other older people, I’ve been facing a few tricky health issues. I’ve talked to my Heavenly Father about them, and asked what I should do regarding medication, exercise, tests, and, believe it or not, how he wants … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges | Tagged Christian Standard Bible, Divine healing, family photos, fun on the wedding morning, God is always there for us, God's plan for each of us, looking in the right direction, Psalm 91:4, really trusting our Heavenly Father, Tricky health issues, trust in her father | Leave a comment

Quoting Quotes

Posted on April 21, 2020 by thielelyn

I was passing my husband’s study, and thinking of other things on my way to the kitchen, when I heard an astonishing statement: ‘We don’t need any more positive people!’ This pulled me up short. I’m used to hearing leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Devotions and Reflections, Faith, Hope, Life Challenges | Tagged 1 Corinthians 15: 20 and 23, being optimistic, belonging to Christ, COVID-19, fear about the future, hope, Jean Kerr, Jonah, Mignon McLaughlin, New Living Translation of the Bible, our resurrection from the dead, pandemic, positive people, the apostle Paul, the resurrection of Jesus, trusting Jesus | 2 Comments

You Don’t Need to Carry Your Load by Yourself

Posted on March 25, 2020 by thielelyn

Here’s part of a post I began to write a while ago: ‘I’ve been following the journey of Job lately, and eventually I came upon these words: And now, finally, God answered Job from the eye of a violent storm … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges | Tagged Elijah, First Kings 19: 9-13, God speaks quietly, God's guarantee, Jesus' promises, Job, Psalm 119:11, storms, trusting God, we're not alone | Leave a comment

The Fork in Our Road

Posted on March 11, 2020 by thielelyn

We were about to leave for home after an enjoyable family celebration. Unfortunately our GPS decided not to work, so a friend found an app on our phone and set it up. We already had a route in mind, but … Continue reading →

Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges, Working with God | Tagged change in the layout of roads, forks in our road of life, God's peace, GPS, keep calm, our Holy Spirit Guide, presumption, thinking ahead, unity with Christ | Leave a comment

Do we value what we’re given?

Posted on January 1, 2020 by thielelyn

It’s surprising what the dead leave behind! These leavings show us what they valued, or what might have been discarded if death hadn’t overtaken them… I’ve had to sort a few objects belonging to various family members. It’s hard to … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotions and Reflections, Life Challenges | Tagged 'dog tags', an engraved white stone, Exodus 16:15, hidden manna, Jesus' words to the overcomers, John 6: 48-51, living beautifully, our faith overcomes the world, our treasures, the Bread of Life from heaven, valuing what Jesus gives us | Leave a comment

Category Archives: Life Challenges

Hope Deferred Makes the Heart Sick

The Danger of Acting on Incomplete Information

Falling but not Failing

Trust In Our Father

Quoting Quotes

You Don’t Need to Carry Your Load by Yourself

The Fork in Our Road

Do we value what we’re given?

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