My Faith
Entries that touch on my faith in God.
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SPIRITUAL SIGHT
I’ve been struggling with the burden of my osteoarthritis for some time now. The condition makes my life very restricted and unpleasant. Things that should be easy, like wiping myself after going to the toilet, are super-painful and some things, like washing under my arms, scratching an itch on my back, lying down to sleep or drying myself properly after a shower are impossible now. I can’t walk very far which means doing a grocery shop is a struggle and I can’t sit on normal chairs as they are too low. If I’m going somewhere that I will want to sit, like church, for dinner, to the chemist or doctor,…
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Bearing Fruit
I wrote this entry while the site was down but I still think it is of value so I will post it now anyway. I am in so much pain from my osteoarthritis some Sundays that I don’t go to church. They post their services online so I will always watch at home so I watched the sermon and it was about the fruits of the Holy Spirit. You can watch it here if you wish. I felt like this message was meant for me. The pastor was saying it’s not about forcing yourself to display the fruits of the spirit – love, joy, etc. It’s about becoming the kind…
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WHERE HAVE I BEEN?
Hi – it’s been a while. I’ve been missing because the domain provider sold my dot com domain to someone else when my brother’s auto renewal arrangements failed. My brother has now transferred everything to a dot net domain instead and is trying to get the original domain back. Since I last wrote, which was in March 2024, things have worsened with my arthritis. I’m getting aged care services in the form of help to shower and help to take care of my house as I can’t do much myself now. I was getting meals-on-wheels which were surprisingly good but they changed and it was no longer suiting me so…
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Update
It's been almost two years since I updated. I'm still alive and still a Christian!
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My Weight Loss Surgery – POD – day 11
It’s day 11 of my 42 day pre-operation diet (POD) and it’s the first day I have not cheated but the day is only half over. I’m feeling a mixture of things. Shame because I have given in to temptation over and over again. Anger towards the surgeon. I just want to yell at him: “HEY – If I could stick to diets and lose the weight myself I wouldn’t NEED the surgery you moron!” Sadness because eating is the only thing in my life that gives me pleasure these days and now I’m about to lose that too. Frustration because how come I can’t get control over this aspect…
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It’s Been A Rough Road
Sometimes a song just expresses what you can't. This is one such song for me.
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Growing Pains
I feel like I'm growing as a Christian since I started reading the bible every day but it's not without it's growing pains.
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How I Became Born Again
This is a brief version of the story of how I became a Christian and the changes God has wrought in me since then.
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Covid 19 And Daily Devotionals
Thanks to Covid 19 I have started reading my bible daily and I'm finding I actually enjoy it.
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On Being A Good Christian
It is not easy being a genuinely good Christian. Mother Theresa is as close as humanity has ever gotten but my only hope is Jesus.
