Monday 10th March 2025

Around the Coffee Table

Hi friends! How are you all doing? I pray Jesus sustains you through everything you face in life.

In Church last week, our Pastor invited anyone struggling with something to come to the front and lay it at Jesus’s feet with a physical representation of kneeling. I went to the front to lay down all the rubbish from the past couple of weeks. I just wanted to get rid of it and feel renewed… He is a good God! I’ve felt really great this week. Renewed, joyful, hopeful and super productive, praise Jesus for taking my burdens and restoring my spirit.

I’ve been busy solidifying plans for my sister’s Hen Do that is happening next week… exciting! I have some Hen Do goody bags, in my office at the moment, and my step-daughter came in and asked what they were. I answered her thinking nothing of it, totally forgetting the fact that I was on FaceTime to my sister, and she heard… it was such a face-palm moment. It’s okay… there’s still plenty more surprises.

I’ve also turned on paid subscribers, which has been a long time coming. I honestly feel quite nervous about it. I have no idea how it’s going to go. I could get a paid subscriber tomorrow, or it could take weeks to get any traction… I am putting literally all of my trust in Jesus!

I’ve been busy writing and recording my own ‘For His Kingdom’ poetry the past few days. It’s taken me right back to my English Literature A-Level days except those poems weren’t about Jesus, so I would humbly have to say that mine are better ;) I’ve really been enjoying it, I’ve got to say, it’s quite a therapeutic process. While recording them, this very particular tone of voice came out of me like I instinctively knew what I needed to sound like. It was one of those voices that only really work in the context of poetry, and I’m not sure I could even mimic it right now… It was a real, ‘Great idea! Thanks Jesus!’ moment.

I finally washed my car this morning, it was covered in bird poop. I could have taken it somewhere, but I’ve always quite enjoyed washing cars. The satisfaction of wiping away the dirt… oh my goodness me. So, rewarding. I took myself down to trusty Tesco’s, bought car shampoo and a little car washing kit. I drove myself to my grandparents who offered a 5-star service of breakfast, tea, a driveway to pop my car on and a bucket to hold the water, and away I went.

It’s got me thinking. I got so much satisfaction from cleaning my car. Imagine how Jesus feels when someone surrenders their life to Him and He gets to just wash all the iniquity away. Goodbye dirt. Whoosh. Hello new creation 👋🏼 No wonder Heaven rejoices whenever someone becomes a Christian! As Cif very aptly puts it:

Although I am very tired now… maybe time for a quick nap…

I appreciate you all so much and your support means the world to me❤️

Look out for a post coming out on Wednesday ;)

Thanks for reading! God bless!