Lynda's Blog

  Why do I feel abandoned, My empty heart in pain. Why do my words not reach you, As I pray again and again.   ‘Dear Heart’, I hear in my spirit, ‘I’ve not abandoned you. No matter how you are feeling My promises are true.’   ‘You think your prayer unanswered, That doesn’t mean it’s so. Sometimes the answer’s wait, Sometimes the answer’s no.’   ‘Sometimes your answer’s coming But in a different way. Because, I know the future And what’s best for today.’   ‘All things work for good If you, in me, remain. Surrender all and trust me I’ll make my purpose plain.’                                      ‘If yet, you feel no comfort, Then to my throne, please come. And pray the prayer that never fails That My Will, be done.’

  This was the title for my writer’s group assignment. I sat at the computer, a blank page in front of me. My creative juices were definitely not flowing. I felt totally washed out. Dry. Staring vacantly at my computer, with writer’s block. What does that phrase even mean? Does ‘everything’ mean both good and bad? And what do we do in the waiting? In Isaiah 41 those that wait on the Lord renew their strength. Maybe in the waiting we focus on Jesus, so that we are strong and prepared for action when the ‘everything’ comes. Psalm 27:14 says ‘ Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.’ Psalm 130:5 ‘I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.’ Hmmm, a lot of waiting but what is the ‘everything’? Anyway, that doesn’t solve the problem about what to write about this subject. Maybe it would be helpful to google the phrase. So I googled it. Good things come to those who wait. Oh, so it’s good things. Well hopefully!   Apparen...

  Everyone is different and God has something different for everyone, including what is or is not important to us individually in our Christian walk. Some Christians have been convicted on what movies they can watch or books they read—others feel no conviction at all. We are told to be careful not to be a stumbling block to others because of our convictions and not use them against others   (Romans 14:15-17, 1 Corinthians 10:23-33) I do housework weekly. My friends laugh at me because none of them do regular housework. I am fine with that! God impressed on me some years ago that he has provided me with a warm and comfortable home and wants me to look after it. So that’s what I do, because that is a particular conviction for me—not for my friends. However, now is the time of the year when I do spring-cleaning. None of my friends does this either and again, it is part of my agreement with God to look after my house. It has occurred to me that maybe we need to sometimes spr...

  My ears are blocked! Everything sounds as if I am under water and I am straining to hear when people talk to me. I went out for lunch with a friend today and she kept leaning towards me when I talked. I asked if I was speaking too soft and she said I was. It’s a funny thing when you can’t really hear yourself talk so you don’t know how loud you are speaking. It reminds me of my Christian walk. When I am disobeying God I strain to hear Him. It’s as if I am under water and His voice is muted and difficult to hear. Even when I try to talk to Him, he seems far away—as if he is having difficulty hearing me. Sin gets in the way of our relationship so I need to confess it quickly so I can hear His voice clearly. With all my heart, I want to obey God. But every single day I find myself doing or saying something without thinking and then realising I have sinned. When I pray in the morning, I need to ask the Holy Spirit to help me think before I act or speak and to listen to Him. Howev...