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Why you should share your gifts with the world

Why you should share your gifts with the world

What kind of birthday celebrant are you?

Are you the sort of person who:

A) Is very low-key (as in “I don't celebrate at all” or “if I do, it's just on the day?”)

B) Is more of the mindset that the whole month is your birthday?

I'm the latter, as in:

I always say “October is my birthday” even though it’s only technically today

(October 3rd, on the day of sending this email)

This whole idea of October being my birthday is not just this self-centred wish to make it all about me, though

Believe it or not…

It has always been a celebration of life and an acknowledgement that there but by the grace of God go I

How to live an authentic life with Tabitha Brown

How to live an authentic life with Tabitha Brown

In today's interview, I will be talking about how to live an authentic life with none other than the amazing Tabitha Brown (believer, wife, mother, actress, designer, host and vegan food vlogger).

By the end of this video you will know:

  • Why it's so important to be authentically you (and how do it)

  • Tabitha's advice for those who want to pursue their God-given passions and purpose

  • How to become vegan/more plant based

  • And much more!

Sound like your cup of tea, lovely?

Great! You can do whatever it is you need to do to get comfortable and press play to access this awesome conversation, below:

How to Overcome Overwhelm with Your God-given Vision (The Birthing Process Part 2)

How to Overcome Overwhelm with Your God-given Vision (The Birthing Process Part 2)

Last Sunday's devotional was different in that rather than basing my musings on a particular woman of the Bible, I spoke on a an experience that is unique to women- giving birth.

Whilst this process is understood as a natural or physical (reproductive) process, I spoke about it and related it to the process of giving birth to our spiritual children or brainchildren (ideas, goals, dreams, vision). This will be summarised briefly in today's post but, just in case you prefer to see the whole thing in detail, you can do that here).

On thinking about this process further I realised that birthing brainchildren doesn't just cause labour pains, it can also cause feelings of overwhelm (particularly when our goals and dreams are in the early stages of being manifest or their infancy).

Well... I say "realised" but it was less a realisation and more a personal experience with overwhelm myself in the beginning of the week (more about that in the video..)

So this is where the inspiration to give 4 tips for overcoming overwhelm (really 5, if I include the bonus one) came from- all of which I shared on my Facebook page this week via the (live) video below.

 

Lessons from Wisdom on How to be a Helper

Lessons from Wisdom on How to be a Helper

To excerpt from my guidebook, The Ultimate Guide to Eve-

The Holy Spirit (like God) has many different names, each reflecting an aspect of His nature. For example, He is called “the Spirit of truth,” (John 16:13; John 14:17; John 15:26), “the eternal Spirit” (Hebrews 9:14) and much more. However when Jesus first announced His coming, He addressed Him as “another Helper” (John 14:26; John 14:16) and outlined His role, which is basically to dwell within those that accept Jesus so that they might:

This is why on announcing the arrival of the Holy Spirit Jesus told His disciples that, although God’s presence had dwelt with them through Him up to that point, He would soon be in them (John 14:17). Through this indwelling of the Holy Spirit God is still able to manifest His powers through those who believe in Jesus, just like when He was present on the earth in human form. It is in this way that we are able to abide in Jesus as He abides in the Father and vice versa (John 15:5).

It is interesting to note Jesus’ use of the word “another” before the title Helper as it suggests that there had been a different type of helper prior to Jesus’ announcement, and there was- in the person of Eve- particularly in her role of wife (Genesis 2:18-25). The word “helper” is used to describe Eve specifically in Genesis 2:18, which suggests that Eve’s role as helper (and that of subsequent females) is actually symbolic of the Holy Spirit’s relationship to those who have accepted Christ (especially as marriage is a symbol of Christ's relationship with the church).

Lessons from Mary on Sharing Our Gifts with the World

Lessons from Mary on Sharing Our Gifts with the World

If there's any woman of the Bible that needs no introduction, it's Mary. I mean, her role as the mother of Jesus has made her very well-known! So without further ado, let's get straight into what she can teach us about sharing our gifts with the world. If you prefer, you can listen to this devotional rather then reading it. feel free to download and share it too: