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Jesus went to every town and village. He taught in their meeting places and preached the good news about God’s kingdom. Jesus also healed every kind of disease and sickness. Mat. 9:35 What do you make of Goodness as a fruit of the Holy Spirit? It is an interesting one, that sits about halfway in the list of 9 fruits which St Paul quotes in his letter to the Galatians. 5:22-23 Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, Goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. Please listen to my short video for my take on the Goodness of God. I’d be very interested in your take of this topic. God bless Teresa x

“Speak, Lord; for Your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:9-10 ARE YOU LISTENING TO GOD? It could be that you diligently take everything to the Lord in prayer. That, of itself, would reveal your wonderful trust in your heavenly Father. However, do you as assiduously, ask Him for direct answers to dilemmas? Or for His opinion on the various situations and decisions that inevitably crop up in life? You will understand by those questions that I am making the distinction between, say, praying for a situation to be resolved versus listening for God to tell you something. If listening for Christ’s input is something you would like to practise more you may find the meditation below helpful. 1. Sit up straight and close your eyes. Breathe in deeply through the nose. Hold a few seconds. Breathe out through the mouth and as you do so feel the whole of your body relax. 2. Now meditate for a few moments on the fact that, yes, God wants you to speak to Him but also, crucially, He wants you to listen to Him. In that way Jesus will be an intimate part of your everyday life. Then you can be sure that you are doing His will… 3. Now say this prayer – or one of your own – “Dear heavenly Father, I know that you hear me when I speak to You. I am sorry though, for the times when I do not listen for Your reply. Please help me to be a more effective part of Your Great Plan by reminding me, often, to listen expectantly for Your comments and insights. I ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen” 4. When you are ready breathe in and out deeply as before. Then open your eyes and have a big stretch. Hoping the above helps you to listen for God’s word in your daily life. Please do get in touch to share if you’d like to! God bless, Teresa P.S. If you’d like much more info on listening to God please do read my book Pray Then Listen, A heart-to-heart with God . Read more about this on this website…

Jesus opened the book and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor.” Luke 4:17-18 I wonder if you read the Bible regularly. I made the decision to do that many years ago and I can testify to the fact that it has enriched both my life and my Faith. As I point out in my book 9 Days to Heaven , “The Bible, the most widely read book on earth, covers the whole spectrum of human experience. Within its pages is everything you need to know about life and how God wants you to live it.” Bearing that in mind, if you don’t already read the Bible, I encourage you to give it a go. I am so confident that if you begin to read even a short Bible passage daily it will sweeten your life. And I humbly suggest that by using the simple method outlined below that’s well-doable. 1. Sit up straight and close your eyes. Breathe in deeply through the nose. Hold a few seconds. Breathe out through the mouth and as you do so feel the whole of your body relax. 2. Now meditate for a few moments on the fact that Jesus announced His earthly mission by quoting from scripture – in this case from the book of the prophet Isaiah. And He continued quoting scripture regularly. 3. Now say this prayer – or one of your own – “Dear Lord Jesus, I know that You want Your Word to be a crucial ingredient of my spiritual food. So, I beg You to help me make this part of my daily life. I ask this through the same Christ our Lord. Amen” 4. When you are ready breathe in and out deeply as before. Then open your eyes and have a big stretch. Wishing you every success with this endeavour. I’d love to hear how you get on! God bless, Teresa

‘But I trust in Thee, O Lord, I say, “Thou art my God.” My times are in Thy hand…’ Psalm 31:14 Perhaps you will agree that when things are going well in your life it is easier, much easier, to say that you trust God. Maybe your faith could be described as vibrant. You may even have got to the point in your spiritual development where a crisis in your life can be viewed – sooner rather than later - as the test it is. But. When you are ill or in pain, or feeling overwhelmed by life, it is human to have a bit of wobble. Even saints have admitted as much. If you are going through a dark valley at the moment, I hope that the meditation below will help you circle back to ‘Jesus, I trust in You!’. 1. Sit up straight and close your eyes. Breathe in deeply through the nose. Hold a few seconds. Breathe out through the mouth and as you do so feel the whole of your body relax. 2. Now meditate for a few moments on the mysterious nature of God. Then focus on the fact that though, in this life, we will NEVER have all the answers to the most difficult questions, God asks us to trust Him. And though that is especially difficult when we are suffering in some way that is precisely when our trust is most necessary. Otherwise, how can we prove our trust? 3. Now say this prayer – or one of your own – ‘ Dear Lord Jesus, without You I am nothing. So, I beg you to be patient with me if I become impatient with a painful situation in my life. Please remind me of my promise – made in a happier time - to turn everything over to You; to trust all outcomes to Your loving hands. I ask this through the same Christ our Lord. Amen’ 4. When you are ready breathe in and out deeply as before. Then open your eyes and have a big stretch. Prayerfully hoping the above meditation helps you triumph over your toughest tests of trusting God. God bless, Teresa

Jesus opened the book and found the place where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor.” Luke 4:17-18 I wonder if you read the Bible regularly. I made the decision to do that many years ago and I can testify to the fact that it has enriched both my life and my Faith. As I point out in my book 9 Days to Heaven , “The Bible, the most widely read book on earth, covers the whole spectrum of human experience. Within its pages is everything you need to know about life and how God wants you to live it.” Bearing that in mind, if you don’t already read the Bible, I encourage you to give it a go. I am so confident that if you begin to read even a short Bible passage daily it will sweeten your life. And I humbly suggest that by using the simple method outlined below that’s well-doable. 1. Sit up straight and close your eyes. Breathe in deeply through the nose. Hold a few seconds. Breathe out through the mouth and as you do so feel the whole of your body relax. 2. Now meditate for a few moments on the fact that Jesus announced His earthly mission by quoting from scripture – in this case from the book of the prophet Isaiah. And He continued quoting scripture regularly. 3. Now say this prayer – or one of your own – “Dear Lord Jesus, I know that You want Your Word to be a crucial ingredient of my spiritual food. So, I beg You to help me make this part of my daily life. I ask this through the same Christ our Lord. Amen” 4. When you are ready breathe in and out deeply as before. Then open your eyes and have a big stretch. Wishing you every success with this endeavour. I’d love to hear how you get on! God bless Teresa

A Lenten course based on Pray Then Listen, a heart-to-heart with God Perhaps as part of your spiritually joining Christ on the path towards His Passion, you have either given something up that you enjoy, or you are doing something that involves going that extra mile. Whatever you choose though, why not add a new and exciting dimension? Ask Jesus for His input and help! TO READ MORE CLICK HERE God bless Teresa 

Jesus said, “You did not choose Me, no, I chose you; and I commissioned you to go out and to bear fruit, fruit that will last; so that the Father will give you anything you ask in My name.” John 15:6

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  John 1:1

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2