Love/d On A Friday: Home Now And Then
There is a change at this time of year as summer comes and exams bridge a final gap for many between here and holidays.But when is there not a change coming? It's easy to think we will be able to...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Once And For All
A LIFE AND SELF IMPROVEMENT CLASS THAT WASN'T EVEN WORKINGThat's how I used to see Christianity. It seemed to me that Christians would have problems, or even if they didn't particularly, they would...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: For When We Doubt His Love
I want 'Love/d On A Friday' to be a place you can come knowing you will be reminded that you are loved.Because I don't know about you but for all the times I have sensed God's love or even been...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: All Not Some
The prodigal son has it all worked out. A way to deal with his shame. He's going to go back to his father but he will earn his right to be there by working as a hired hand. However, he never gets...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: You Are Not A Problem To Be Solved
You are no longer a problem to solve.You once were.So Jesus took you to the cross.Problem solved.The world is always looking for things about you to improve.You weren't improved. You were reborn. You...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Come
COME - have lifeCOME TO ME, so that you might have life. COME - live in restCOME TO ME,... and you will find rest. COME - for loveCOME TO ME,... let me see your face, let me hear your voice. For your...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Made Righteous
God is righteous.We are ALL born unrighteous.Jesus was born righteous and lived righteous.Then He took your unrighteousness,Suffered the consequencesAnd gave you His righteousnessAs a GIFT.Jesus lived...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Free To LIVE
When it comes to my birthday (which isn't yet, by the way!), I think of the year ahead and I want to pray for it. There were a few years where my thoughts went like this:"I am God's daughter, a...
View ArticleA Prayer As We Begin This Week
In your protection, Jesus, is love.In your protection, Jesus, is safety.In your protection, Jesus, is wisdom.In your protection, Jesus, is forgiveness.In your protection, Jesus, is freedom.In your...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: 'Those People' Who Make You Feel Bad About Yourself
You know the people - the ones you always manage to look silly against. You say things that would be sensible and interesting were you with anyone else. But with those people, what you say seems so...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: How Do I Know He Loves Me? Part I - FORGIVEN
There were just a handful (maybe less) of people I observed who I was fascinated by. They had something about them other Christains didn't. I could only put it down to them totally loving Jesus -...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: How Do I Know He Loves Me? Part II - GRACE
I spent quite a few years believing that God didn't love me until I made a decision based on that old song:Jesus loves me this I know because the Bible tells me soMy decision really was as simple as...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Take Your 'Love Break'
It's already Friday again where we take a moment to stand back and become conscious of God's love for us. Today, here's a little encouragement from Christa Black's book: God Loves Ugly And Love Makes...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: He Loves Me But Do I Love Me?
Spiritual growth is marked by an ever-increasing awareness of your weaknesses, and an ever-increasing satisfaction in Christ as your righteousness.-Joseph Prince I've heard Christian maturity defined...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Loving Myself As He Loves Me
... patient, kind.We hear the definition of love in 1Corinthians 13:4 and we know that it is the definition of the way in which God loves us, of who He is even because He is love. We know we can't...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Forgiven We Forgive... Ourselves
God has forgiven me. The more I believe it, the more naturally it seems to come (most of the time!) to forgive other people.But what about forgiving myself? I suppose it would mean letting go of all...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Blessed We Bless... Ourselves
God rested for one whole day out of seven but will we let ourselves take time off or rest?Do we let ourselves do things we would like to do and enjoy ourselves?Do we ever spend money on ourselves...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Good Morning ME!
I want to encourage you to wake up every day expecting good. Keep your mind positive, full of joy, hope, and anticipation of all the good things God has in store for you, His beloved! Spring up from...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Loving The Person You See In The Mirror
I see God when I look in the mirror and accept the person he made me to be... that is when I see Him most clearly. -Heather BaysIf Jesus'Record Of Achievement reads something like this: PERFECT...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Speak Love To... Yourself
These are the words God speaks to you. Would you speak them to yourself? After all we've been talking about self love, could you tell yourself today: "I love you"?This is part of a series on...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Love/d Today
I really enjoy writing on this blog and I enjoy reading other people's thoughts about Jesus and discoveries in their walking with Him. But I also know that for all the things that we can gain from...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: Draw Near
I think it can be really difficult to spend time with God. To find the time. To sit down and be still and quiet. Different people say they find different ways make it easier - maybe being on the...
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: His Love Never Fails
YOU NEVER FAIL ME BECAUSE YOU NEVER FAIL.YOU, LORD, WILL ALWAYSTREAT ME WITH KINDNESS.YOUR LOVE NEVER FAILS.
View ArticleLove/d On A Friday: New Year, New Door, Same Knock
Things have been a little quiet here on Fridays. It has a lot to do with moving - from the door on the left to the right but more of that in the newsletter in weeks to come. (The newsletter is where...
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