It’s now over a year since I snapped my patella in two, had surgery, wore a leg brace for 12 weeks and had to learn to bend my knee again. And even though I can now walk fine, I’m still learning to run again. To be able to run properly I’m having to stick to a training plan of strengthening, walking, and stretching. And because of my other chronic health issues, running again will take lots of extra effort on my part. But its also gotten me thinking about when Paul talks abou

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Matthew 7:21 At the end of the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gives two responses to his word: hearing and doing (Matthew 7:24-27). Most of us function from the default position that we are doers of the word. But if we back up a few verses and the look at the context, Jesus is actually giving us a warning: there are people who will think

“Apparently, I’m living a life worth gossiping about. LOL. Imagine how boring their lives must be if they think mine is interesting.”

I used to think contentment was just about not being covetous, or accepting the bare minimum in life. I’ve recently realised it means so much more than that.