Press Pause

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“Be still…” – Psalm 46:10

How often do you hit the pause button in your life? And by that, I’m not referring to binge watching an entire series in one sitting, nor losing an entire evening to the black hole that is the Internet … Continue reading

Trusting God in the Silence

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“Don’t you realise that I could ask my Father for thousands of angels to protect us, and he would send them instantly? But this is all happening to fulfill the words of the prophets” – Matthew 26: 55-56.

We all go through seasons when it feels like God is not with us. And, if he is, then he must be a sadist. How could he possibly sit there and watch idly while I suffer? In my anguish, I cry out to him for help, and all I hear is the deafening reply of silence. There is one nugget of wisdom I always hold onto when these thoughts race through my own mind: the teacher is always silent during a test. Continue reading