Tag Archives: seek first the kingdom of God

What will you do with this Gift of Time?

Posted on March 25, 2020 by honestaboutmyfaith

If you had said to me six months ago that a time was coming when the people of the UK would be asked to remain in their homes for at least three weeks I wouldn’t have believed you and yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, film, Following Jesus, Kingdom of God, Life experiences, Life in all it's fullness, modern parable, Relationship with God | Tagged busy, busyness, investing in our relationship with God, is christianity a duty or a relationship, kingdom of God, making time for what is important, over busy, pour our your hearts, relationship with God, seek first the kingdom of God, time is precious, time to stop, too busy | Leave a comment

The Kingdom of God is Near

Posted on January 10, 2018 by honestaboutmyfaith

Have you ever really, really looked forward to something? I was once in a school staff room where there was a white board with a series of marks that were being crossed off to remind everyone how many days were … Continue reading →

Posted in discipleship, Faith, Jesus will return, Kingdom of God, Life experiences | Tagged are we looking backwards or forwards, called to follow Jesus, follow Jesus wholeheartedly, jesus king or consultant, kingdom is near, kingdom of God, may your kingdom come may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, new heaven and a new earth, revelation 21 3-4, revelation 21.4, seek first the kingdom of God | Leave a comment

Could you turn off your phone please?

Posted on August 12, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

A few weeks ago, Tracey, the girls and I went to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at the Theatre Royal in London. We went as a part of my daughter’s 11th Birthday celebrations and we had a great day out in … Continue reading →

Posted in Being honest about our faith, discipleship, Faith, Following Jesus, fomo, Kingdom of God, Life experiences | Tagged build your kingdom, charlie and the chocolate factory, focus, focus on what really matters in Christianity, FOMO, kingdom of God, making time for what is important, Matthew 6 33, rend collective, seek first the kingdom of God, What is the most important thing? | Leave a comment

Is Jesus speaking to his followers through Pokemon Go?

Posted on July 19, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

Pokemon Go is incredibly popular but it has also been a challenging reminder to me about a key element of what it means to follow Jesus. In case you somehow aren’t familiar with it, Pokemon Go is a game that … Continue reading →

Posted in Being honest about our faith, Faith, Following Jesus, Kingdom of God, Life experiences, Listening to God, Relationship with God | Tagged A Christian perspective on Pokemon Go, are we open to God's leading, changed by an encounter with God, filled with the spirit, God transforms, kingdom of God, led by Jesus, let god change you, may your kingdom come may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven, Pokemon Go, seek first the kingdom of God, what does the Bible say about Pokemon Go | 2 Comments

Am I helping to build Christ’s Church or my Church?

Posted on February 18, 2016 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, Jesus said, ‘I will build my church’ (Matthew 16.18) I’ve been thinking about this and it got me thinking about whether it is my priority to build my church or Jesus’ church? Do I care more about getting as many people … Continue reading →

Posted in church, discipleship, Faith, Jesus | Tagged Church unity, I will build my church, I'm coming back to the heart of church, Jesus is Lord, Matthew 16.18, seek first the kingdom of God, serve God, there is only one church, whose church is it anyway? | 1 Comment

The BIG CAR that was really small

Posted on November 24, 2015 by honestaboutmyfaith

So, we decided to name our newest car Gloria after the Hippo from the film Madagascar. Gloria is a Grand Tourneo Connect and she is huge allowing plenty of space for our family and the baggage luggage that we bring with … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Following Jesus, Idolatry, Life experiences, Relationship with God, worship | Tagged car problems, God is greater than us, idolatry, investing in our relationship with God, relationship with God, seek first the kingdom of God, worship god and serve him only | Leave a comment

Do hedges really offer good protection?

Posted on August 7, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

Yesterday I wrote about Christianese and as part of my research I came across the phrase ‘hedge of protection’ which I haven’t heard for years. It reminded me of a recent game of Call of Duty with my son (I really … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianese, discipleship, Faith, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Prayer | Tagged hedge of protection, Job, prayer, psalm 121, Psalm 46 1, seek first the kingdom of God | Leave a comment

The one about Geocaching

Posted on July 26, 2014 by honestaboutmyfaith

We have recently started geocaching and we are enjoying it. Geocaching is modern treasure hunting using GPS where you head to a set of coordinates and try to find the cache hidden at that location (find out more at http://www.geocaching.com). … Continue reading →