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Open Your Heart / Invitation Only / Fearing To Thrive

Posted on May 2, 2018 by florencejoy

“But what else can play in to our failure to thrive? What about fearing to thrive?

What if life’s blows have actually caused us to retreat back in to that closed bud? – that even when the opportunity and breathing space in between life’s trying times and circumstances arises, all attempts at opening up are thwarted by our own fears?

Fear is a killer. Fear can paralyse us, can’t it? Fear is like an industrial strength weed-killer, that kills everything it touches: it doesn’t discriminate between beauty or bramble, flower or thorn. It will go for everything and in our own lives it will eventually lead to shut-down.” Continue reading →

Posted in Ramblings | Tagged blossoming, breakthrough, Christianity, deliverance, endurance, faith, faithfulness, flourishing, God, God's faithfulness, God's invitation, God's love, God's Word, grace, grief, growth, hardship, hurt, Jesus, open heart, open your heart, openness, pain, patience, progress, struggle, Vulnerability | Leave a comment

Fact 24/30 – I was engaged to be married before Ed and I got together…

Posted on November 4, 2014 by florencejoy

January 9th 2014 Fact 24/30 I was engaged to be married before Ed and I got together… In fact, coming to think of it, so was he! I had met someone whilst working in my role as Student Administrator at … Continue reading →

Posted in #30til30 | Tagged broken engagement, Charlotte Bickersteth Ward, dependencies, disappointment, dreams, engagement, faith, falling in love, freedom, God, God's faithfulness, growth, habits, hiding, hopes, identity, Lean Hard, long-distance relationships, love, marriage, relationships, romance, trust, trusting God, whirlwind romance | Leave a comment

In Pursuit of Peace & Progress…

Posted on October 24, 2012 by florencejoy

Have we said ‘I love you’ when the words are hard to find? Have we spoken from our hearts when they’re in conflict with our minds? Have we soared to higher heights when our dreams swoop to the ground? Have … Continue reading →