If I were to ask you what you believe others think of you, what would you say? People who know you pretty well? Have a think about your answer before you read on… I will come back to this at the end. There is a relatively unknown character in the Bible called Mephibosheth. He was King Saul’s grandson and he had a sad story. On the day that King Saul and Jonathan died in battle, the rest of the family…

When you struggle with insecurity, it’s all too easy to end up becoming a people-pleaser as well. I have met very few folk who are completely free from the fear of man. I could count on one hand the people I have come across who really don’t care what others think, but my husband is one of them. No matter who it is, he doesn’t mind. Of course, he values the love, friendship and companionship of those whom God has…

I used to crave success. I learned in my teenage years that doing well could make me feel good. The day I got my school exam results was like a shot in the arm. I did better than I expected and doing well made me believe, perhaps for the first time, that I could be successful. It made me feel important. Every promotion or achievement, every contract won and each compliment from a colleague made me feel valuable. Just knowing…