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Wednesday, 28 May 2014

Heavy Bag

Today as I sit here wanting to write a post for this blog as it's been a while, I draw blank. I realize that I'm just so tired. Lately I've been carrying a heavy bag of stones on my shoulders, or so it seems. In my mind there are little thoughts that whisper saying, "You've let them down you know", "You're not strong enough to start that again", "This load will always be there to slow you down". I sigh. I'm exhausted, but from what exactly? I'm feeling guilty as a wife and a mother, feeling inadequate in myself, yet without really pin-pointing why. 

I know that it's something women experience quite regularly. But, don't you just get so sick of it? Yet, in all this, I know that I need to remind myself of the unchanging truth that His Word says to me. I know I need to speak it out, claim it and believe ... even when the shadows still linger. Those shadows are tiring aren't they? There just 'there' waiting to drag us down. In all this, I know my God, I know He is faithful in my life, and in yours too. I know that there would be other women reading this blog right now, who need this reminder too. 

He is good, He is faithful, He is always with us, He loves us, He watches over us, He releases us, He forgives us, He gives us more grace.

Resting in Him this week xo


Linking up with 'Strangers and Pilgrims on Earth'  , 'A Wise Woman Builds Her Home' and 'Raising Homemakers' ... three wonderful and beautiful blogs!

Monday, 14 April 2014

A You Tube Tutorial - Starting Your Own Prayer Folder


Today I have something special for you all! I worked up the courage to record myself on You Tube showing you how to create your own prayer folder ... eeek!

Prayer is such an important part of our Christian lives and I'm really thankful that I found this tool to help me add prayer more consistently in my life ... I hope it helps you too!

So, here it is! ...







My weekly page prayer topics ...


Monday - Extended Family.
Tuesday - Christian friends.
Wednesday - non Christian family and friends
Thursday - Church, church family, missionaries,
missions/organisations I love, sponsor children
Friday - Government and leadership (this last page is one that I struggle with as I find everything about politics boring ... an attitude I'm working at changing)


Here's the link to the original tutorial that inspired me by Gina.


Please feel free to ask me any questions about this, I'm happy to answer them for you! I'll also be posting at a later date some books that I've been using to add more scriptures to my prayers.


Have a beautiful week!

Thursday, 10 April 2014

A Positive Voice - Why I Write

The Internet world is huge ... massive ... actually it's ginormous! I'm always finding amazing new blogs to read and enjoy and I can't help but think to myself, 'Is anyone reading and getting anything out of what I write here?'

It's really quite hard thinking of what to post sometimes that will benefit you, when the topics I think of have pretty much already been done. Still, I write. I write here in this space regardless of followers, readers and comments (although these are always appreciated). 

One thing I've learnt (and am still learning) is that 'comparison is the thief of joy'. I just need to be myself in this space, enjoy the fantastic process of writing and let God do what He wants here.

That's been my prayer - that He will take this blog, these words and use them to accomplish what He needs them to, even when I sometimes don't get to see what that is.

My first reason to write here is to glorify God. To speak the truth out into this electronic world that's full of so much harmful filth.

Before I jumped on the social media 'band-wagon', I determined in myself to use these sites to have a positive influence. I am determined to be encouraging, uplifting and a loud voice speaking for the goodness of God. This is my second reason for writing here.

It isn't always easy to keep being a positive voice when you don't get a great deal of feedback. Still, I write. I believe that Christians have a great opportunity to use the net as a powerful tool to 'go into all the world' ... and that the net is a very real, influential force in our lives today. It is not going to disappear anytime soon; it has the power for good and for evil. And unless we write God's truth all over the world wide web for all to see, then the Internet is at risk of staying a tool that the enemy has claimed to effectively destroy souls. 

We need to take back the 'technological world' for God's glory!

You know, sometimes my direction on this blog is clear, other times it's rather foggy. But these two things keep coming to mind; glorify God here and be a positive voice.

So today, let me encourage you Christian bloggers and writers to not give up! To keep writing for His glory - to saturate your readers hearts and minds with positive, good, encouraging truth! Let's keep going together!

I would really appreciate for you to take the time, even though I know you are all very busy, to look through my previous posts and provide me with some specific feedback please. Be honest, I'm really wanting my writing to be beneficial for you. What have you enjoyed reading here? What would you like to read more about here at Sufficient Grace? Let me know your opinions (but please be nice!!) 

Thank you readers. Let's keep making our blogs, our writing, our poured out hearts shout out for His glory and His truth!!

Have a blessed week!



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