Tag archive: fear
Breaking Bones
I found myself to be totally reliant on my mother. Acts 14:1-7 Reference: where they continued to preach the gospel. (Acts 14:7 NIV) Explore: When I was 13 I broke my finger playing mixed netball. In my first year of secondary school I found myself to be totally reliant on my mother. Because I only…
Walking in the Dark
Darkness will enclose around me and no matter where I turn there is total blackness. Psalm 134:1-3 Reference: v.1 Praise the Lord, all you servants of the Lord who minister by night in the house of the Lord. (Psalm 134:1 TNIV) Explore: When I leave home to go to work each morning, it’s dark. No…
The Burden of Caring
The other day it was pouring rain outside. The whole family had just arrived home from visiting the shops. We had a four-year-old, a one-year-old and 16 different bags to bring in from the car. My husband and I paused as we watched the rain coming down and spoke out our game plan. I’d grab…
A New Room
I attended a conference today and it reminded me of how far I still have to go with my self-confidence. Before arriving I made sure I had plenty of time to do my hair and make-up. I was meeting people I had never met before and I felt first impressions were important. I double checked…
Fighting Fear
Growing up I had the standard little girl fears. I was scared of the dark, particularly when I had to go and fill the bucket of fresh rain water from the tank outside and it was already dark. My mother would never know how terrified I was because the tank was literally only 10 metres…