Tag Archives: prayer

“WHATEVER MY LOT”

Posted on June 16, 2015 by Noelene

Often when I feel hard done by and discouraged, when nothing seems to be going right and I find myself repeatedly saying to God “Why, Lord?” my thoughts will drift to a man by the name of Horatio Spafford. He wrote … Continue reading →

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JEKYLL AND HYDE!

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Noelene

    In my walk with God I sometimes feel like a Jekyll and Hyde character! I have two personalities fighting inside me – one that longs to serve and follow God and one that feels that it is just … Continue reading →

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IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR GOD?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Noelene

Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I am old?’  Is anything too hard for the Lord?  I will return to you at the appointed time next … Continue reading →

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GOD DOES NOT CALL THE QUALIFIED, HE QUALIFIES THE CALLED

Posted on March 13, 2015 by Noelene

The author Henri Nouwen wrote:  “Over the years, I have come to realise that the greatest trap in our life is not success, popularity, or power, but self-rejection”. Self-rejection takes the form of that little voice in our heads that … Continue reading →

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THE SORROW OF CHRISTMAS (AND BROKEN MARRIAGES)

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Noelene

On Christmas day this year, whilst standing in church singing a carol, an overwhelming feeling of sorrow enveloped me and the tears started to stream down my face. No matter how hard I tried to stop crying, the tears still … Continue reading →

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A TEST….

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Noelene

  Pastor and author, John Ortberg, was very good friends with the philosopher Dallas Willard, and he recounts how he phoned him up once when he was in deep despair and said: “Hey Dallas.  My heart is breaking.  I cannot … Continue reading →

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GIVING THANKS FOR UNANSWERED PRAYER!

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Noelene

One of the worst times in my life was when I felt that God had let me down by not answering one of my prayers. From as far back as I can remember I had always wanted to be a … Continue reading →

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ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS IN YOUR MARRIAGE

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Noelene

The most difficult and challenging thing I have ever done in my life is to stay married.  The second most difficult and challenging thing I have ever done is to have children. Both of these life events have also been … Continue reading →

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MOTHERHOOD AND PRAYER

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Noelene

One of our main ministries as mothers is to pray for our children continuously.  I think it was Billy Graham’s wife, Ruth, who, when asked how she had managed to raise five children with her husband being away so often … Continue reading →

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A PRAYING GRANDMOTHER IS A WONDERFUL THING TO HAVE!

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Noelene

“One of my most influential ancestors from my mother’s side of the family was a great-grandmother who spent many hours on her knees praying for her unborn grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She liked to imagine her prayers were bricks in a … Continue reading →

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