Lynda's Blog

  I had lunch with a friend today and we were talking about spiritual matters. We had different perspectives on some of the things we talked about. We talked about reading the Bible. She says she has a simple faith, that if she has received Jesus as her Saviour and repented of her sins, she doesn’t need to know all that is in the Bible. I remember another very good friend who trained in the Ministry saying something similar. She found parts of the Bible hard to read and hard to understand but all she needed to know, was that she was saved. I just happen to love studying the Bible and feel it important to do so. I love it! I find it fascinating! Does this make me better than my two friends or more ‘saved’? No, we simply have diverse ways of approaching our Christian walk. My friend and I also had different views of what hell looked like. Does it matter? No, it simply matters that we understand hell is real and that we pray for all our unbelieving family and friends. I belong t...

  I am a very organized person as you are probably aware of. So, my diary outlines everything I need to do in the day. I try and be flexible if the need arises, but I was contemplating a few days ago about the importance of being obedient to God’s plans at the expense of my own.   So last Tuesday morning, during my devotional time, I prayed for God to be with me in all that I had planned for the day. I did in fact have a very busy three days lined up. But I went on to ask God to let me be aware if He had any plans for me and to be responsive to Him. The afternoon, as I was completing my week’s grocery shopping, I received a phone call from my oldest and dearest friend who lives around four hours away. She and her husband had navigated an extremely difficult year and needed a break away from home, as well as the opportunity to talk things through with us. They were on their way for a surprise visit. My mind immediately went to all the tasks lined up over the next few days. I ...

  Christmas is coming! I have my list! Somehow, it seems longer than usual. Preparing for Sunday School end-of-year celebrations, preparing for a family wedding in another city, and being sick for three weeks, have meant many things were left undone. Now they’re on the list. I read the list and already feel burned out. When did it get to be this way? Why do we have all these expectations of ourselves? Everything must be perfect – which of course it never is! However, I am determined to try and do something about it, even if it means crossing only one thing off my list, so I can spend some more time with Jesus.   As I do so, may I be refreshed and restored in the hope of Christ’s birth, and of his second coming; the peace of the Holy Spirit dwelling in me; the joy that has nothing to do with my circumstances and everything to do with Jesus; the amazing, deep, all-encompassing love God showed for me by sending his son to take my sins upon his shoulders.   May I relax an...