Use Resources WiselyAs stewards, we have a responsibility to use what we have been given wisely. Just like in the parable of the talents, it is up to us how we use what we have been given. We can choose to bury it like the lazy steward or we can make more from what we have been given like the good stewards.As far as managing our finances goes, there is a tricky balance between not being wasteful (...  Read More

Matthew 25:1-13"Then the kingdom of heaven will be comparable to ten virgins, who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom.  Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.  For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them, but the prudent took oil in flasks along with their lamps.  Now while the bridegroom was delaying, they all got drowsy and began to sleep.  But a...  Read More

Stewards Can Only Serve One MasterI have found from my own life that my decisions about money reflect who I am serving. At the most stingy and greedy moments of my life it was painfully evident who my master was. I tried to convince myself that I was serving God, but in truth, my decisions were made on their financial impact rather than on my faith in God. It’s one of those areas that I believe we...  Read More

Realize That God Owns It AllIt can be easy to forget that God created the world we live in and us as well. He created the air we breathe, the sun that warms the earth, the oceans and land, and plants and animals for food. He is the one that gave us our brains to think, he placed different gifts and skills in each one of us and gave us each a unique personality.As we understand that, “the earth is ...  Read More

A Note of Victory“I will give you a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair.” Isaiah 61:3We are not victims, so we should not act as such! We should praise God for what He has already done in our lives, and praise Him for what He is yet to do!We have a note of victory over our circumstances when we realise that we serve a victorious God! ...  Read More

Stay Focused“But when you ask, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind.” James 1:6Let us keep our eyes on God’s promises, not on the storms.As we walk with God, it is certain that we will experience both rays of sunshine, and cloudy days. During the cloudy days, our eyes must ...  Read More

Be Rest Assured“I cause everything to work together for the good of those who love me and are called according to my purpose for them.” Romans 8:28Be rest assured that the best is yet to come!Taking rest and leaving our worries at the feet of Jesus allows us to go about our daily routine without entertaining anxiety. Afterall, God does not give us promises that He does not intend on keeping. Do we...  Read More

John 13:1-5Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus knowing that His hour had come that He would depart out of this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.  During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into His hands, and that H...  Read More

Change Your Confession‘By believing in your heart, you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved’. Romans 10:10 (NLT)It is very easy to leave the place of prayer and go about our daily lives speaking words contrary to what we are trusting God for. Our words locate where and what our faith is in. Are our words filled with faith? Do our words show that we a...  Read More

Seeking and Serving“I am fair, and I will remember all the work you have done. I will remember that you showed your love to me ”  (Hebrews 6:10a)Seeking God in dry times is a journey that involves (amongst other things) waiting, praying and doing. Joshua and Caleb (Numbers 14) realised that their action was required to take them to the Promise Land. If they were passive, they would not have realis...  Read More

Make Your Requests Known“I am able, through my mighty power at work within you, to accomplish infinitely more than you might ask or think.” Ephesians 3:20Reflect: What do you want from God? Do you make your requests known to Him, or do you avoid or shy away from asking? The Bible gives great examples of those who made specific requests to God and received answers to their prayers; see the story of...  Read More

The Dry Times are the Best Times!“ I will make a pathway for you through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19cThe wilderness: an opportunity for God to do what He alone can do. Every season has a purpose! When we realise this, we can gain the right perspective. For example, dry times can actually be an adventure. We do not know what is going to happen next; God ...  Read More