"For the Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life." (Job 10:8, TLB) "They are the people I made for myself, and they will sing my praises!” (Isaiah 43:21, GNT) When I became a Christian in August 1984, such a love and relief consumed me.  I was then baptised in the Holy Spirit in May 1985 and my heart and passion changed.  I didn’t care what anyone thought about me, I wanted to serve Jesus till the day I die.  In 1986 I joined Youth With A Missi

"May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you." [Numbers 6:25, NLT] "Smile on me, your servant; teach me the right way to live." [Ps 119:135, MSG] The point to ponder is “God smiles when I trust him”, and I find the word “smile” rather challenging, especially as it is telling me that God smiles at me when I trust him. For me, the word smile is a very personal, a very friendly expression. To smile at someone is a way of showing that you like that person, that they are a fr

"I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born." [Isaiah 44:2 CEV] This verse brings great encouragement – even if it’s hard to understand that God was caring for me before I existed! The word of God does the work of settling my soul and revealing truth to me. His word contends with the lies because, sadly, when I first read this verse, I started to argue against it. I allowed the pain of the past and my struggles to stir up doubt: what about when that hap