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Prepare your Minds for Action

Perth Girl

1 Peter 1:13 “Therefore prepare your minds for action: be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” I was reading 1 Peter 1 in my daily reading and was really struck by this verse especially the first part that said ‘Therefore prepare your minds for action’. I was thinking about the start of last year and a post I had written about Change being inevitable but growth through whatever we experience in the year being intentional. Last year brought to the forefront the need and importance of being intentional and … Continue reading Prepare your Minds for Action

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A Cranberry Pecan Sultana Twist

Perth Girl

Hello to all you wonderful people reading this, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very blessed Christmas and a wonderful New year. This will be my last post for this year and I will be back in January. I thought the best way to finish this year would be to share a recipe that will be ideal to make during this holiday season. This recipe is adapted from a video I watched on YouTube, the YouTuber goes under the name ‘The perfect refuge’, the link to the recipe is here. I followed this recipe with … Continue reading A Cranberry Pecan Sultana Twist

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One Thing

Perth Girl

Psalm 27:4 “One thing I ask from the Lord, and that I will seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. To gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.” This Psalm was written by David, a man after God’s own heart as he is described in scripture (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22). He was not perfect but the Lord was pleased with how often David sought Him before he did anything. How David always submitted to Him and kept the Lord pre-eminent in his … Continue reading One Thing

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A simple act of sharing God

Perth Girl

2 Kings 5: 2-3 “Now bands from Aram had gone out and taken captive a young girl from Israel, and she served Naaman’s wife. She said to her mistress, if only my master would see the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his leprosy.” Naaman was a commander of the army of the king of Aram. He was highly regarded by his king. We read in 2 kings 5:1 “Through him (Naaman), the Lord had given victory to Aram. He was a valiant soldier, but he had leprosy.” Briefly, what happens further is that Naaman travels … Continue reading A simple act of sharing God

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Preparedness to Receive from God

Perth Girl

2 kings 3:15-16 “But now bring me a harpist. While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came upon Elisha.” Reading these scripture verses led me to ask – “What is the connection between playing the harp or a musical instrument and hearing from God?” Let’s get some background to what led to that verse there. Joram, son of Ahab was king of Israel and Jehoshaphat was king of Judah at the time. They along with the king of Edom set out to fight against the king of Moab.  In 2 Kings 3: 9 we read “They set … Continue reading Preparedness to Receive from God

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Making Decisions God’s way

Perth Girl

The decisions we make, be it big ones of what to do with our lives, who to spend the rest of our lives with, or little daily ones of how we invest our time have an impact on us. As followers of Christ, making decisions God’s way should be our objective. But when our desires and need to control situations come into play, it can be challenging because it may not necessarily be what we want to hear or do at the time. In 1 Kings 22 we read about King Ahab, the king of Israel who wanted to fight … Continue reading Making Decisions God’s way

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God’s Provision Never Runs Dry

Perth Girl

In 1 Kings 17: 7-24, we read the story of Prophet Elijah and the widow at Zarephath. At the beginning of the chapter we read that Elijah brings word about the drought on the land – divine judgement on the nation for turning to idolatry. God then withdraws Elijah from the land and tells him to hide in the Ravine near the Jordan. Here we read how he was sustained by food brought to him by ravens and has water from the brook, the brook eventually dries up and the Lord instructs Elijah to go and stay with a widow. … Continue reading God’s Provision Never Runs Dry

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Starting and Staying Faithful

Perth Girl

Solomon was known for His God given wisdom. When I think about King Solomon, two main things come into my mind, a man who asked God for wisdom above anything else and the one who build the temple for God. We read in 1 Kings 4:29-31a “God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore. Solomon’s wisdom was greater than the wisdom of all the men of the East, and greater than all the wisdom of Egypt. He was wiser than any other man.” Solomon’s humility and desire … Continue reading Starting and Staying Faithful

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Creamy Garlic Cauliflower Mash

Perth Girl

This dish serves as a low carb and lower calorie substitute to regular mashed potatoes and it tastes so good. It truly should not be a substitute in any sense, the taste makes it a standout side dish. I haven’t made mashed potatoes once I started this and I do not intend to go back. My son usually loves his mashed potatoes and he loves this. Making this is so much easier and quicker than with potatoes. All we need to do is roughly chop the cauliflower florets and cook them in the microwave and once cooled, put them in … Continue reading Creamy Garlic Cauliflower Mash

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Place your Life Under God’s Authority

Perth Girl

1 Kings 2: 1- 9 reveals David’s final instructions to his son Solomon who was to sit on the throne as King after him. Solomon was about to step into the role his father held. A role full of responsibility, challenges and so much more. David, as he hands the reins over to Solomon did not choose to impart strategy for battle, ideas for managing court politics or how to multiply the royal treasury. After 40 years as Israel’s King, David knew and experienced the absolute necessity of walking closely to God to serve successfully and obediently in the God … Continue reading Place your Life Under God’s Authority