Tag Archives: God has the best perspective on life

God, Help us to See more Clearly – A Prayer

Posted on May 17, 2020 by honestaboutmyfaith

Have I been looking in the wrong place? If I am honest, I been struggling to comprehend the complexities of the fast changing circumstances that we are living in and at times everything feels quite frantic. As I considered this, … Continue reading →

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Looking through the lens of life or the lens of God?

Posted on June 12, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Often we look at God through the lens of life. How different would things be if we looked at life through the lens of God? Our circumstances and how we are feeling can make a difference to how we view … Continue reading →

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Time to Reflect: Running Away from Responsibilities or doing something Really Important?

Posted on February 19, 2017 by honestaboutmyfaith

Although I have so much to get done and there so many possible things that could occupy my time, over these next few days I’m taking some time to pause and reflect. It started this morning with a gathering to reflect … Continue reading →

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Looking for a different Perspective?

Posted on November 14, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

It feel to me like the world is changing in huge and unexpected ways. Donald Trump is going to be president of the USA, we are working out what Brexit means here in the UK. We even had had the … Continue reading →

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What price would tempt you to sell?

Posted on November 16, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

Yesterday we received a leaflet from an estate agent. On the front it said ‘What price would tempt you to sell?’ On the back it explained that ‘with the average house price at a record high you might be surprised how much your … Continue reading →

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The Geocache That Seemed Impossible

Posted on October 12, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

How are we ever going to get that down was my dominant thought as we approached. The geocache we were hunting for was in a tree about 15 ft up and it looked impossible to get down. Some of my children wanted to … Continue reading →

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Potential

Posted on October 7, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

I had a real Lightbulb moment this evening as I discussed how Jesus viewed his disciples, with some friends. You have to be honest and say that Jesus’ disciples were pretty hopeless some of the time but Jesus didn’t treat them as hopeless. … Continue reading →

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Surely he wasn’t worth inviting, or was he?

Posted on September 19, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

The father knew that the celebrity was coming to town and so he gathered his 7 oldest (out of his 8 sons) to meet the honoured guest. What does that say about the father’s relationship with his youngest son, David? … Continue reading →

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A Note Trying to Negotiate with the Tooth Fairy

Posted on April 24, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

My daughter lost her first tooth a few days ago and this is a picture of the note she left for the tooth fairy. It reads: To the Teeth Fairy give me a (50p crossed out) 3 pounds please and … Continue reading →

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