Author: Jill McIlreavy

I love getting together with friends and sharing with each other over a cup of coffee what God is doing in our lives, it boosts my faith and lifts my heart. That's the aim of this blog. There's a story behind it; It was inspired after a friend gave me a single mustard seed, saying ‘that’s all it takes Jill’. What my friend didn’t know was that the very same morning God had reminded me of a promise He'd made to me over 20 years before regarding writing. I took the mustard seed home, planted it and watched it grow from a tiny sapling to a large, flourishing shrub at our front door. Every time I look at it it reminds me that our God is always true to his promises. Jesus lives in and works through his people, every single day. It's good to share what he's doing! I love talking about Him and writing about Him.

Wait For The Blackberries

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We’re very blessed to live in a beautiful rural area, with a view of the sea. But there is one “drawback” to country living – the constant battle with horrible thorny brambles intertwined into the hedge around our property, and I’m forever complaining about them. They’re ugly and the thorns can really do a damage […]

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A Sure and Certain Hope!

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“So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for […]

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Perseverance: The Purpose, The Plan, The Prize!

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Persevere: It’s one of those words in the English language that causes us to metaphorically put our fingers in our ears; to shudder at the thought of pushing through our present circumstances, whatever they may be, for a bit longer. We live in an age of “instant.” We want everything done now! The dictionary definition […]

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3 Ways to Combat Discouragement

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Last week we looked at how encouragement builds a person up. Discouragement is the opposite of encouragement. To be discouraged simply means ‘to be disconnected from courage.’ When we are discouraged we become blind: to who we are; to possibly. We are unable to see beyond ‘right now’. We become ensnared in our current circumstances […]

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En – Courage One Another

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En-Courage “But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.” Hebrews 3:13 We are all, as followers of Jesus, to be an encouragement to others. We are to daily encourage, because life can be tough. Encourage: En-Courage To encourage means to help […]

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One Thing

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Martin Luther is quoted as saying: “I have so much to do today that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.”I love the irony in this quote. When you look at your busy schedule today, and apply that statement to it, how does it make you feel – panicked? Pressured? Or Peaceful? It’s […]

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