God at work – Page 9 – adaringfaith

When I read of the collapse of God’s people in the last days of Israel before the Assyrian invasion, I am amazed that godliness could […]

Torrent to come?

Many are burdened and unable to carry either the great image ‘success and happiness’, or the great sacrifice, ‘being busy’ that are demanded by our […]

Unsustainable idolatry

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I can feel the burden of ministry and a responsibility to serve. Yet ‘He says, “I removed the burden from their shoulders, their hands were […]

Letting go

We are supposed to be under grace not law, so why is there a de facto legalism? Maybe it is introduced to avoid the displeasure […]

Mercy triumphs over law

Our amazing God is faithful where I am unfaithful. Having grown up in a culture concerned about right and wrong, it is easy to become […]

God’s persistent training

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“Meetings for this, meetings for that. I hate them! You’ve worn me out!” There comes a time when we feel fed up with meetings and […]

Meeting Fatigue

I see a need; my heart goes out to fulfil it, but sometimes I fail to stop and ask the big question: What is God […]

False Generosity

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God speaks out, but many who hear protect themselves from His voice. They dismiss what they hear as thunder, and then complain that He never […]

Do I hear?

“Surely I have a delightful inheritance.” (Psalm 16:6), yet I am encouraged to hanker after more under the guise of having a big vision from […]

Limited Vision

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Can I accept the place of the weak and be the alien and the fatherless, rejecting the temptation to act in wickedness creating my own […]

Whose intervention?

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How do I behave before a schemer who always seems to defeat me? When I focus on my adversary, wickedness surges up as I plan […]

Out manoeuvred?

‘God’s business is putting things right; he loves getting the lines straight, setting us straight. Once we are standing tall, we can look him straight […]