I’ve been working through something. Do you ever have something that you want to do, and you think God is saying no, but you still want to do it? Crunch time is a long way off, so there’s a long wait to wrestle it out together before you have to make a decision. Somewhere along the way you either find out either that it isn't God saying no, or you end up doing what He wants, or you do it anyway and have to deal with the consequences… My biggest problem is that I’m not sure if

Looked at myself in the mirror of truth today (at time of writing) and thought: “Anita, today is a do-over day if ever there was one.” Well, at least the second half of it was. I was driving back from somewhere and managed to drive with an attitude that was kinda unhelpful. I wasn’t in the moment able to pray, praise, worship or talk my way out of it. What I ended up doing was pulling over and letting people pass so that I was driving alone, away from other people, where what

The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:10 (NIV) Do you ponder things? I don’t mean dwell on them, but roll something around in your mind that has an air of mystery waiting for the proverbial penny to drop, or a revelation to appear from the mist? Often it seems to me that it’s about timing. It’s like I’ve got all the pieces of the puzzle, but they won’t fit together u

I went exploring in the Old Testament, which sounds like the beginning of a childrens book or animated Bible programme from the 80’s…I was looking for something that I thought was there, which turns out actually wasn’t, it was my imagination, but I found some stuff that’s even better! Cue smoke machine and misty wiggly fade through thing… Do you know this passage in Exodus? Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy elders of Israel went up and saw the God of Israel. U

It’s kinda funny isn’t it, that the things we associate with being religious, are usually things to do with Religion? It’s often how people assess different faiths or belief systems – too religious, and why they can’t see themselves following some or other belief system. I’ve found that some of the ‘religious’ that God has been working with me on has actually had little to do with “religion”. Religious does seem to be as offensive to him as it is to us, (probably more so) in

Actually, I really recommend getting a cup of tea first, or coffee. And maybe a biscuit, if you’re into biscuits. I am, but my kitchen is dreadful, so I don’t bake often. Booo! Have you ever wondered where Jesus actually is? I mean in relation to you? I write a bit about Practicing the Presence of God, and the first step really in order to do that, is to work out where God is. I mean, apart from working out if you want to Practice the Presence of God or even actually finding

I tried to dig up on the interwebs, the advert from Australian TV that starts: “Ink. Just a mark on paper, but still the best way to put your name to a cause...” or however it actually goes, with the green hand and lots of animals? It’s Wild Animal Encounters Foundation (& Taronga Zoo) in case you’re interested. The reason I mention it is because of the last paragraph of the ad. “Our cause is the wild.¹" In their little advertising space, they’ve managed to lead into and expl

My friend Graham Cooke (who doesn’t know he is my friend, but I really like his accent and the stuff he says makes sense so I’ve totally adopted him) says in “A Way In The Wilderness” teaching series that if you can teach about an experience that you're currently going through, then you're not really engaged in the process properly. It has to do with being wholly given over, wholly surrendered to the things that God wants to teach you personally, and allowing space for the in

I don’t know if you’ve ever thought about the practice of the Presence of God. Or about Practicing the Presence of God, or practicing being in the Presence of God, whichever statement makes most sense to you! One of the things we humans do really well is organise things into neat little boxes. Well, actually, most of the time, my boxes aren’t actually all that neat, they tend to spill into one another! We have a tendency to like to compartmentalise our lives, and I have notic

I want to invite you into something. Two weeks ago, before I had my hospital holiday for what turned out to be not appendicitis – Thank you Jesus! I was writing this post about miracles. My experiences of the last two weeks have made it a little more poignant, and I’m quite eager to share it with you all now! It’s an opportunity I want to invite you to take a pause and quite specifically reflect on your own journey so far, no matter whether you consider yourself to be on The

Well, this is awkward. Not being a literal bird, I can’t actually tell you. I’ve spent a lot of time watching birds, there are twitchers in my family, and hours upon hours of David Attenborough documentaries though. Do those things stand up as a qualification! In recent weeks I have come across no less than 18 Wedge-Tailed Eagles in my travels. They are classified as Golden Eagles just in case anyone needs to know. Prophetically, Golden Eagles are a thing. Scientifically, mor

Going for a walk this last Saturday with my sister, I managed to walk off a beach with an arm and several pockets full of rocks, after a walk on a beach in a place that was significant for us during our childhood. It was deliberate, it was deliberate! I attended a womens’ retreat this last weekend, which was an amazing time of being able to examine with God where we were at, where things in the way, what did He want us to do with those things, how did He want us to view them,

I had a beautiful big black moth in my house a little while ago. I thought it was gorgeous, so velvety and soft looking, it had the big eyes on its wings and it was lovely. I took a photo and when the flash went off, the colour of those eyes wasn’t black like I thought, but a beautiful deep and brilliant blue. It was a real shock, and a moment of pure excitement to discover something that was already fascinating, had a hidden treasure that I would not have seen without determ

When I have the privilege of receiving prayer, I always count it a blessing. Time for God to do more things using other people as reinforcement and encouragement; Thank you Jesus! I sit and wait for the fulfillment of each part of the prayers, asking Father what it is that He wants me to learn, know, understand, actively work on and or say about each thing. This last time, I got home and we had a minor emergency which did not cost a minor sum of money. So walking through the

I am a very tactile person. Texture, taste, smell, as well as looking to see and listening to hear. I’ll often touch the walls of buildings I’m walking past to match what they look like with what they feel like, and I love the smell of books. My body runs quite cold, with a 35.5C average temperature, but I’m a shoes off person, I need to feel the floor under my feet, which doesn’t help with keeping warm really… I really love pattern and richness as well. Which I think is part