Breakfast With God

This morning, I was reading Matthew 6 ( loving it, if I'm totally honest!)  and this entire chapter was jumping out to me in a whole new way.  Most of us know the popular verse from this chapter: "You cannot worship God and Money both." (vs. 24, MSG) It's not a new passage to me. When I read it, I think, of course, yeah; money is the root of all evil and stuff. So, can't have both, can we?  However,  this morning, my understanding of these words went so much deeper. The Holy Spirit revealed to me a brand new meaning in these lines. We often think "worshipping money" means being a gambler, total shopaholic, avid lottery player or all those other things. Images of people going as far as killing others to get that cheddar come to mind. Now, this is the reality: we do it every day. As a Christian, every time you dwell on the current state of your bank account, allowing it to give you sleepless nights, you worship money. Every time you trust in your...

They say, "you are what you eat." I say, "you are what you prioritise." I've been spending a lot of time focusing on my problems lately; the things that irritate me; the things that are wrong; the things that need to change. While I wouldn't advise squashing your problems (no matter how illegitimate you think they are) and pretending everything is fine, it's important not to be consumed by them - something I am quite the expert at. All focusing on everything that's wrong in your life does is it makes you forget the big picture - lose track of what's really important. I believe it's a tool the devil has used many times on me to make me forget why I'm really here on Earth: to be an extension of God - every day. I am here to care and love; I am here to show people there is another Way to joy in life; I am here so that people will know the truth that God is their beginning, middle and end; their breath, life and very being. Source: t...

I have a habit in my life of being controlling. It took me years, having a fight with my partner where he told me I was "a control freak" and doing some real soul-searching, to realise that this was truly one of my biggest issues - and biggest blind spots. From what to have for breakfast in two days, to my free time, to my future kids' first birthdays, I love the feeling of having every little detail sorted out. I thrive on it; I revel in it. I would almost describe it as my drug.  Now, as you can imagine, that's a very challenging drug to be addicted to when you're in a relationship with God; a relationship where there should be complete dependence; a relationship of total submission; a relationship of absolute trust. Not being able to independently make decisions that affect my life is one of the biggest challenges I face in my life. Last year, I realised something about myself I really wasn't comfortable with and knew I had to do something about. I ha...