Inspirational

My mind wrestles with understanding free will while also living a life of complete surrender to God. I am ok with giving certain parts of my life to God, but there are other parts that I do not want to submit to him at all. Parts I want full control over. That is what makes […]

What do your daily choices say about who you follow; Christ, yourself or something else? Choosing to follow God’s principles from the Word, or perhaps what He placed on your heart, can sometimes be extremely difficult. There are daily choices, but there are also moments of great significance when life draws a line in the […]

We are living in challenging times and the temptation to give up and not finish the race of life is a reality for many. Today, we want to encourage you to complete the race. There will be times when you feel to call for “time out” and that is fine, but don’t give up. You […]

Everlasting life and God’s will are intertwined. We cannot understand the one without the other. The day the Father gave His Son to the world was one of the defining times in eternity. That is why John 3:16 says For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes […]

The concept of ‘sowing and reaping’ is one of the mysteries of heaven that Jesus explained through a parable in Matthew 13. When the disciples asked Him why He uses parables as an explanation, Jesus said: ‘Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them […]

How to listen to God’s voice is one of the most difficult subjects to write about, because it can be such a personal and complicated thing to describe how God speaks to us on an individual level. Listening and hearing Humanly, it is more difficult to listen than to hear. Moses and Elijah could both […]

I once, many years ago, wished a friend well by saying: “I hope your plans will succeed”. This caused quite a stir because he was not happy with my wish for his future. He made it very clear that I must have faith and KNOW that he WILL succeed. Years later I discovered that this […]

The ability to see things differently can turn impossible situations around. When visiting with friends in front of a fireplace on a cold winter’s evening, discussions unfold. One such evening lead to a topic of discussion that made me think about the word ‘expectation’ in a totally different way. While I was enjoying a cup […]

It might, at first, seem ‘scary’ to become a newborn Christian. Giving up all the so-called ‘fun’ stuff that the world offers looks rather complicated. But God promises us so much more than this world could ever give us. James 1:12 (NLT) says: God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterwards they will […]

2021 went by as fast as a speed train, and before I knew it 2022 had arrived. A new, fresh year lies ahead and I ask myself: What do I believe for this year? This is a basic and very important question, but before you can really ask: “What do I believe for?” the crucial […]