Tag: Life Challenges

24 January 2022

12. Trust God despite the outcome

Last time we saw how Joseph did the honorable thing. He was in charge of Potiphar’s house and had great responsibilities. He was truly doing well for himself in a...
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22 November 2021

11. Be ready to be tested

Last week we saw how God helped Joseph. He had no experience running a household, and he was still so very young. But despite all that, God placed him in...
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15 November 2021

10. Be open to God’s leading

Last week we saw how Joseph’s brothers sold him to Ishmaelite slave traders and how they then continued with their scam by lying to their father about Joseph. They brought...
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2 November 2021

8. Make amends

Last week we saw how Joseph was caught by his brothers, how his tunic was taken and how he was thrown into a pit. He must have been so surprised...
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18 October 2021

6. Stand up for what is right

Last week we saw how Joseph was searching for his brothers. They were supposed to be at Shechem, but instead they went to Dothan. Finally Joseph found them at Dothan....
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28 June 2021

112. God’s perfect timing

I listened to a teaching by Joyce Meyer the other day and she spoke about the fact that we are never alone. God is always with us, in every circumstance...
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21 June 2021

111. Grow up

As I mentioned last week, God told me to go out every morning and to spend some time amongst the trees in our garden. At first I was skeptical, but...
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14 June 2021

110. Lessons from trees

I am busy finishing off my book, The Tree of life. God has been unveiling many interesting things to me concerning the Tree of life and how we can apply...
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31 May 2021

50. Stay close to God

Last week Solomon was crowned as king by David. And David, on his dying bed gave Solomon some advice. And the most important piece of advice was that Solomon must...
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1 March 2021

42. Keep on honoring God

Last week we saw how David took basically five years to welcome his son, Absalom back. After three years of living in Geshur, Absalom could come back to Jerusalem, and...
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22 February 2021

41. Forgive others and move on

Last week we saw how Absalom killed his half-brother Amnon for raping his sister, Tamar. Absalom harbored hatred and revenge for two years in his heart and when the time...
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23 November 2020

106. Christmas 2020

What a very interesting year this has been! I don’t think anyone could have foreseen how different a year 2020 turned out to be. So when I asked the Lord...
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9 November 2020

36. Stay close to God

Last week we learned a valuable lesson from David. He kept his promise to look after the descendants of Jonathan and Saul. He didn’t back down, even though no one...
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22 August 2020

32. Get clear guidance from God

Last week we learned how David enquired with God on what to do as the Philistines came against him. He was just crowned king and the enemy was lining up....
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16 August 2020

31. Always turn to God

Last time we learned how David waited more than 20 years for the promise that he will become King of Israel to come to pass. And during that time he...
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