Living a life purpose

Luke 18:9–14 Pride isn't always loud or obvious. It doesn't always appear as arrogance or boastful words. More often, it quietly settles into our hearts, convincing us that we're doing well because we're doing better than someone else. It whispers, "You've got this. You're not as bad as they are." Before we realise it, we've stopped depending on God's grace and started depending on ourselves. In Luke 18:9–14, Jesus tells a striking parable about two men who went to the temple to pray, a Pharisee and a tax collector. At first glance, the Pharisee seems like the one we should admire. He lived a disciplined life, fasted twice a week, faithfully tithed, and avoided many of the obvious sins of his day. Yet as he prayed, something was terribly wrong. Instead of worshipping God, he compared himself with others. Rather than recognising his own need for mercy, he thanked God that he wasn't like "those people." His confiden...

When Grace Leaves No Room for Comparison Matthew 20:1–16 One of Jesus' most thought-provoking parables is the story of the workers in the vineyard. A landowner went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard and agreed to pay them one denarius for the day's work. Throughout the day he continued to hire more workers—some at mid-morning, others at noon, some later in the afternoon, and even others just an hour before the working day ended. When evening came, something unexpected happened. The landowner paid every worker the same wage. Those who had worked from sunrise expected to receive more. After all, they had carried the burden of the day's labour and endured the heat. Yet they received exactly what had been promised. They became upset—not because they had been treated unfairly, but because others had received the same gift. A matter of the heart This parable reveals something deeper than a disagreement about wages. It exposes the condition...

There is a quiet pressure in today’s world that constantly nudges us to prove ourselves. Prove your value. Prove your success. Prove your productivity. We live in a culture that often measures worth by output — job titles, achievements, performance reviews, followers, and visible success. Slowly, without realising it, we can start to believe that our value is tied to what we produce. But God invites us into a completely different way of seeing ourselves. Not “What do you do?” But “Who are you?” Recently, I found myself reflecting on the parable of the prodigal son in Luke 15:17–24. It’s a familiar story, yet one verse stood out to me in a fresh way: “For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.” - Luke 15:24 So they began to celebrate. What struck me was this: the father did not wait for the son to rebu...

Life has a funny way of revealing what’s really inside us. Imagine this: you’re walking back from the office kitchen with a cup of coffee. Someone bumps into you and—splat!—coffee everywhere. You spilled coffee because coffee was in your cup. If it had been tea, tea would have spilled instead. That moment teaches us something powerful: when life bumps us—through challenges, stress, or unexpected situations—whatever is in our hearts tends to spill out. That’s why Paul encourages us in Colossians 2:6-7 to live rooted in Christ: “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” Being “rooted and built up in Him” means our hearts are filled with Christ’s love and strength. When life bumps us, what spills out isn’t frustration or fear—it’s thankfulness. How do we stay full of thankfulness? So the question becomes: how do we stay full of tha...

 “But then God called me by His grace, and chose me from my birth to be His.” – Galatians 1:15 (TPT). There’s a beautiful simplicity in this verse. It’s a reminder that God’s call on our lives is not random. It is intentional, personal, and rooted in His grace.  Before we even took our first breath, God already had a purpose for our lives. This truth resonates deeply with me, as it reminds us that our lives are not accidents, nor are they shaped by chance. Chosen Before Birth The phrase "chose me from my birth" is humbling. It speaks of a divine plan that existed long before I did. Before we took our first breath, God already had a purpose for our lives.  God, in His infinite wisdom, carefully knit us together in our mother’s womb, knowing every detail of who we would become (Psalm 139:13-16). This is comforting and should give you the confidence if you’ve ever felt like you don’t measure up, like you’re not enough, or that your life doesn’t matter. You were chosen—not be...