Category: life blog
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Raising Resilient Children: The Dangers of Overprotective Parenting
The writer reflects on the challenges of protecting children from failure and adversity, creating a dependency that hinders growth. They question whether actions stem from love or fear, and advocate for allowing children to face challenges, with trust in God’s guidance. The message emphasizes the importance of learning from life’s consequences.
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Radical Love: Embracing Jesus’ Teachings on Forgiveness and Compassion
If you would prefer to listen to this blog, copy and paste the link below into your browser and watch it for free on Podbean. Alternatively, you can listen to The Jesus 4 Generations Podcast on your favourite streaming platform, e.g. Spotify and Apple Podcasts: https://ozsazzles.podbean.com/e/radical-love-embracing-jesus-teachings-on-forgiveness-and-compassion/ In the bible everything seems the opposite to what…
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My prayer for 2023
May 2023 usher in a time of energy, vitality, joy, peace and prosperity in each of your lives. May the God of creation guide you to build lasting memories and relationships with family friends, and colleagues. May you pass on a legacy of constant support, kindness, love and mercy to the next generation. May you…
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Miraculous Healing Testimony: A Christmas Miracle for Our Unborn Grandchild
In 2022, our family faced the distressing news of our unborn grandchild’s serious heart condition. Despite medical recommendations, the parents refused termination and declined risky testing. With unwavering faith, prayer, and support, we witnessed an incredible miracle as the baby’s heart nearly completely healed. This testimony is a true Christmas blessing.
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Transforming Self-righteousness: A Path to Unity and Love
Life can be very full. We meet and communicate with many people every day. These people are likely to be preoccupied with things in their own life. At times we may encounter different perspectives and friction. How do we respond? I know I have truly struggled with this in the past. Mistakenly believing my opinion…
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Forgiveness
As human beings we live, work and grow in communities. On occasion, we can be hurt by the words and or actions of others. Often when their intentions are quite the opposite. Our perspective can become skewed. We tell ourselves stories of what happened and these stories tend to morph and change over time. We…
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Transforming Lives Through Testimony
The blog emphasizes the importance of living a transformed life and how our actions and words significantly impact those around us, influencing future generations. It encourages self-reflection on conversations and behavior, advocating for love and kindness based on biblical principles. Engaging positively can foster better relationships and personal growth.
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The Impact of Prayer on Family Relationships
The author reflects on the power of prayer, particularly in relation to her children. She highlights her consistent prayers for their safety and future partners despite challenging teenage years. Ultimately, her prayers were answered, as each child found supportive partners, affirming her belief in God’s love and the efficacy of prayer.
