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Ecclesiastes 4:9-10   “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour : If either of them falls down , one c an help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up”   My relationship with my ‘ friends ’ has never truly been the best. Friends are quoted because I don’t think there ever truly were my friends, only people I was a round enough to let time pass by. There are people in our lives that should only be there for a season , but for me, it seemed like I kept people that should have left, only because of fear o f loneliness and because of comfort. We are called to love everyone, but we also are called to surround ourselves with people that bring us up, not bring us down.   Recently my mental health hasn’t been the best. Being in a state of sadness, my natural response is to isolate myself. When I do isolate myself, I i solate completely, even from God. Over the years, I’ve realised that through my isolation and m...

1 Peter 5:7   “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you”   These three terms, these three concepts, seem to be inseparable siblings: a bond that can’t be broken. Maybe you experience on e or another or even all of them, but I’m certain, in some capacity, you’ve experienced at least one of these in your life.   Stress and Worrying has become so attached in my life, that I could almost call it a friend. It’s a daily battle I have to go through and an on-going thing I have to constantly try to manage. One thing I have been praying about recently is staying in the p resent more; it has helped me a lot. I don’t know what that may look like for you, but for me it looks l ike going on walks , drawing, watching movies and talking to my favourite people. Although God may not be included in them explicitly, I do think God provides us with means of help if we do ask H im.   There isn’t really a set structure of today’s blog, because like with our lives...

Psalms 145:14   “The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down”   Recently I’ve been having a few conversations with people on some of their dreams and aspirations in life. Some vary but most of them consist of some form of material position: the ability to buy a house, and have a fancy car, or never have to worry about bills. These are all things I’m sure all of us want, but what happens if we don’t achieve them? Are we less of a person if these things are out of reach? Are we...failures?   Failure is a concept that has been very prominent in my life. If you have grown up in a household that is similar to mine, you may have had expectations placed on you. This may be by your parents, maybe an aunt or an uncle , or even yourself. I’m sure all of us want a certain lifestyle for ourselves, and with that comes a standard we hold ourselves to , which isn’t inherently bad, but with the absence of God it can overwhelm us when those said standard ...

Isaiah 43:18   “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past”   Recently, I’ve been so consumed with the past. Whether it’s past scenarios or situations , I dwell in a state where I’m immobilised . Mistakes and Regrets have been tag-teaming in a ring against my mind. Sometimes I wish things went differently, other times I rehearse what I would’ve done differently, but almost always I never allow myself to simply move on. Our past is our past, but we let it affect our present which in turn affects our future. However, we serve a God that even Time itself submits t o the founder and perfector of our faith (Hebrews 12:2)   Looking more closely at the verse , we see that forgetting the past, isn’t merely a suggestion, but rather something God wants us to do. God recognises that our past can bring certain triggers and emotions: and if you have lived in this corrupted world for a while, a lot of those emotions will be negative . Instead of letting those emotions ...