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  • The Balance Myth – Is Balance Even Possible?

    I regularly find people saying to me, “I just don’t know how you balance it all?” Their words are sincere and sweet and I genuinely appreciate their encouragement, but to tell you the truth I’m not sure I even believe in balance – the act of juggling all the things you’re responsible for in perfect […]

  • How you can reject busy and stay in God’s rhythm

    As a culture we tend to glorify busyness, productivity, expansion and increase, no matter the cost. We celebrate the go-getters, the super-achievers, who are always hustling, bustling, kicking goals, making money and juggling a million hats at once. They run on coffee and never even seem to sleep. Ambition is what gets them up in […]

  • What Do You Do When God Says No?

    Have you ever wanted something so badly or prayed for something for a really long time and it just felt like God said, no. I know I have! Probably more times than I can count. As an 18-year-old, I remember having this mad crush on a guy. He was a youth pastor at the time, […]

  • The Bible has plenty to say about sex. Let’s take a look.

    Sex is God’s idea. Too many people running around thinking God is anti-sex. No friend, He just knows it’s designed for far greater purposes than a quick fix or temporary fling. God’s NOT anti-sex, but His ways are counter cultural. And He knows that our passions are best expressed with parameters. And marriage creates the […]

  • If you want to be free, you need to forgive

    We can’t change what’s happened to us, but we can choose to find freedom and healing through forgiveness. I know, it’s so easy to say, hard to do, but ultimately worth it. In the words of Lewis B. Smedes; “TO FORGIVE IS TO SET A PRISONER FREE AND DISCOVER THAT THE PRISONER WAS YOU.” Forgiveness […]

  • The power of knowing your purpose

    When you hear the term ‘purpose’, what words come to mind? Success? Happiness? Meaning? Wealth? Marriage? Influence? Affluence? Talent? Relationships? As a Christian, I find my answer in God’s Word. Romans 12:1-2 (The Message) puts it like this, “So, here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, […]

  • How you can live in purpose

    When you hear the term ‘purpose’, what words come to mind? Success? Happiness? Meaning? Wealth? Marriage? Influence? Affluence? Talent? Relationships? As a Christian, I find my answer in God’s Word. Romans 12:1-2 (The Message) puts it like this, “So, here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, […]

  • Don’t tell God your plans. Hand Him your pen.

    I used to give God advice on how to run my life (from time to time I probably still do). But I’ve learnt a blank page in God’s hand is far more powerful than a full notebook in mine. And he can do so much more with one life fully laid down, than a thousand […]

  • Beware the modern day idols

    So, what’s an idol? Maybe thoughts of wooden statues or graven images immediately spring to mind. Maybe the words of Exodus 20:3 echo in your head, “You must have no other gods apart from me.” Maybe an idol seems completely irrelevant to your life. After all, if I went into your home right now, I probably wouldn’t find any stone altars or brass statues and see you […]

  • The importance of letting God in

    I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve blocked Him out of certain areas of my life far too many times. God’s no dictator, He won’t force His way into any area of your life. He’ll wait until He’s invited. A few years ago, I remember the Holy Spirit giving me a picture of what this […]

  • How you can get past the expectation gap

    Have you ever bought something online that you were so excited about, but when it finally arrived, it looked nothing like the photo? The description read ‘high quality denim’ but the product ended up with more loose ends than your mums famous spaghetti. A few weeks ago, I had a friend tell me about the […]

  • What I’d do differently if I were a youth pastor again

    My husband and I had the privilege of being Youth Pastors for almost a decade. Every Friday night was spent hanging with teenagers, talking about God, eating Maccas and vacuuming floors. I genuinely loved it! Like legit, adored every teenager God entrusted to us and think we did a lot right and left an impact on many. But […]