Fully alive!

From the time a child is born, adults are aware that protecting is an essential expression of love. When we, God´s children trust Him, He will protect us. I learned this in so many beautiful ways. On my journey through life I experienced His protection during my studies, at my workplaces, while travelling or driving a car.. But this week another dimension opened up for me. I was confronted with something that was definitely not right. And I had to decide and declare the truth. It was not easy, but a pretty clear choice from the beginning. I could not bow to this. Even if I would loose my job. As I was thinking about how to communicate things, I ended up reading the story of Daniel´s friends - Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego. They were living in a culture of idol worship, immoral practices, but they stayed firm and loyal to their God. They were confronted, face to face with the king Nebuchadnezar, who commanded them to bo...

God, the Creator. He is the most creative Person ever. And we are His creation, so I believe we are also meant to be creative, all of us. To some extend at least. I remember once I questioned God´s creativity. It was during a conference, testimony time, one man on the stage talked about a vision he had earlier that day. As he was describing it, I almost stopped breathing! The exact same Picture (me laying on a golden altar and burning like a living sacrifice for God) I received some time ago in Israel. I actually thought it was so unique, that it really shocked me that He gave someone else the exact same vision. I was disappointed. I asked God why He didn´t give him a different picture, I thought He speaks to us individually. I said I am sure He has enough creativity to come up with something new. ,,Yes I do, but I am limited by your human imagination and interpretation of symbols." Oh, that made sense. It hit me, that God still speaks to us, even though He must adjus...