Walking with God

One thing I find extremely tedious is shopping for clothes and I hate window shopping. I only shop for clothes, shoes, cosmetics and accessories on a need to basis.  I also like going to charity shops as you can find really unusual items in them and the money goes to a good cause. Years ago, I found this reversible coat for £70. Apparently,  I would have paid £200 or more if it was brand new. Recently, I've been thinking that I need a new lightweight jacket for work as the ones I have are no longer suitable. I went to a charity shop near work, but I didn't see anything I liked. The next day, I kept thinking again that I need a new coat.  After I finished work I was thinking of popping into a local clothes shop, but I decided to come home instead. At home, my flatmate told me she has this lightweight jacket she hasn't worn in two years. She thought because I usually wear black to work, I might like it and it's a good brand. She also said she had just washed it.  The m...

While I was scanning visitors in at this event, the security guard inside the gallery asked me to wait a little while before letting any more visitors in as it was getting too crowded. I then asked the next three visitors if they could wait a little while as the gallery was now too full to let anyone in. One of them said, "Why should I have to wait? I'm a member!  You can't expect me to stand here!" I explained to her that it will only take a few minutes, but she was having none of it. I decided to let the member and her two companions in.  Some battles are not worth fighting. 😆 The art gallery member got me thinking of my own membership of the Body of Christ.  All Christians who have accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour have been given the right to become children of God.  (John 1: 12) With that membership comes lots of benefits, but you have to know what those benefits are and how to claim them.  That's why it's important to study the Bible to know what...

As I see it, British politics is a constant reenactment of William  Shakespeare's play,  "Julius Caesar." "Et tu, Brute'?" "Then falls Caesar." Nuff said! 😊 ---- Relevant Bible verses: "Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." Proverbs 16:18 "That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun." Ecclesiastes 1: 9

Today, there was a thunderstorm, but I was indoors, thank God, working at this event. By the time I finished work, the storm was over. Later on the way home, I saw this beautiful rainbow. (See photo below) Reminder to self about the rainbow: Genesis 9:8-17 NKJV [8] Then God spoke to Noah and to his sons with him, saying: [9] “And as for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you and with your descendants after you, [10] and with every living creature that is with you: the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you, of all that go out of the ark, every beast of the earth. [11] Thus I establish My covenant with you: Never again shall all flesh be cut off by the waters of the flood; never again shall there be a flood to destroy the earth.” [12] And God said: “This is the sign of the covenant which I make between Me and you, and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations: [13] I set My rainbow in the cloud, and it shall be for the sign of the covenant...

At this museum I was working at, I noticed a visitor carrying a tote bag with the words: "Who do you belong to?" I read the words out loud to her. She said the line was from a book they had both read, meaning the young man she was with. "Who do YOU belong to?" I said. "That's a very philosophical question we've been thinking about," she said.  I didn't say anything further, and walked away. To me, that's not a philosophical question at all. I know who I belong to:  God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit. When I finished my shift, I had a quick chat with a colleague. She said she'd noticed that since she got into her 50s, her body no longer operates the way it used to. She said she's going to have to change her diet and cut down on sugar and carbs.  She also said her older brother, in his mid-fifties, recently changed his eating habits and lost loads of weight. I listened silently to what she was saying, but didn't mak...

One of the greatest revelations I've received from the Bible is this verse: "We love Him because He first loved us." 1 John 4: 19 You mean we are not built to give out unconditional love? No, we can't give what we do not have.  We have to fill ourselves with God's love first before we can love and praise Him. We have to fill ourselves up first with God's love before we can give love to our spouses (if married),  children (if we have any), family, loved ones, work colleagues, pets, neighbours, nation, humanity at large, and the world around us.  Some people get burnt out because they keep giving to others, their career, etc and don't know how to fill themselves up. My flatmate's cat, Zeus, is a master at giving love after he's been filled up. When he needs filling up, he comes to us for cuddles and food. When he's ready, he will come and give love in his own cat way, sometimes, by simply keeping you company. Once he's given you enough attent...