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Her Eyes Fixed, Perth (2026)

19/08/2026

Ecclesiastes 7:2–4
“It is better to go to a house of mourning than to a house of feasting…”

It's a confronting verse, isn't it? I mean I love a good feast!!
We naturally want to avoid the hard stuff. The sadness, the grief, the disappointment, the seasons that leave us asking, “Why?”

But I’ve been thinking about this, and have noticed that sometimes it is the hard places that slow us down enough to really think about what matters.
Grief reminds us how deeply we love.
A diagnosis reminds us there are things out of our control
And difficult seasons have a way of stripping away the things we thought were important and showing us what really is.

I know for me, some of the deepest growth in my relationship with God has happened in the seasons I would never have chosen.
The seasons where I haven't known what to do next. Of desperation....Where I've had to let go of my own plans and my own idea of how things should work out.

I've had to learn to trust Him when I couldn't see what He was doing.
To become more dependent on Him. And honestly, I don't think I would have learned some of those things in the easy seasons.

That doesn't mean I would choose the hard seasons again. And it doesn't mean the pain wasn't real.
But I can look back at tough seasons and see that God was there.
He was faithful. He was with me. Comforting me and teaching me to trust Him and reminding me that He is enough.

It’s when I look back and see how God was there then, that it gives me confidence for today.

I may not understand this season. I may not know how it will unfold.
But I've seen enough of God's faithfulness to know that He is still with me here.
The God who carried me then is the same God who carries me now.

So maybe the hard seasons aren't wasted seasons.
Maybe they are places where God teaches us to depend on Him, to let go of our ways, and to discover that He really is faithful through it all.
“God, help me to trust You in this season, even when I can't see what You're doing. Help me remember Your faithfulness, and keep my eyes fixed on You.”

14/08/2026

Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labour…”
I was reading this passage recently and found myself feeling really thankful for the people God has placed around me.

There is something so beautiful about having people in your life who help you carry things. People who know you well enough to notice when you're not quite yourself. The ones who call to check in when you've been a little quiet, send a message, pray for you, or simply sit with you and drink a coke. haha

Ecclesiastes says, “If either of them falls down, one can help the other up.”
And isn't that so true?
We all have seasons when we're not at our strongest. Sometimes we're tired, discouraged, or carrying more than we can manage on our own. How beautiful it is to have people who help us find our feet again.

It says “If two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how can one keep warm alone?” What a beautiful picture...
Sometimes we just need people who keep us warm.
People who bring comfort and encouragement. People who make us laugh. People who remind us of God's goodness when we're struggling to see it for ourselves.

And as I think about the people who have done that for me, I feel incredibly grateful.
The people who have checked in. The ones who have prayed. The ones who have listened. The ones who have simply shown up.
What a gift you are to me. Thank you!

Maybe today there is someone in your life who needs a little warmth from you. Maybe it's a text, a phone call, a chocolate, a prayer, or just letting them know, “Hey, I've been thinking about you.”

We really aren't meant to do this alone.
“A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

12/08/2026

Ecclesiastes 3:11
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.”

I’ve been thinking about stained-glass windows lately.
Imagine being pressed right up against one.
All you can see are pieces of coloured glass. Some beautiful. Some dark. Some that might even look completely broken.

If you only had that perspective, you might wonder what on earth you were looking at.

But step back, and suddenly the pieces make sense.
What looked like broken, scattered pieces becomes something beautiful.
A picture you couldn't see when you were standing so close.

And I wonder if sometimes that's a little like our lives.
We see the piece we're standing in.
The disappointment. The waiting. The thing that doesn't make sense. The season we wouldn't have chosen.
And from where we're standing, it can be really hard to see anything beautiful in it.

But God sees the whole window.
He sees the beginning, the middle and the end.
He sees what we can't see.

Ecclesiastes reminds us that God has placed eternity in our hearts, but that we cannot fathom everything He is doing from beginning to end.

I think that's part of learning to trust Him.
We don't have to understand the whole picture to trust the one who does.

Because God is good. His perspective is eternal. His ways are so much bigger than ours.

We can fix our eyes on Him

10/08/2026

Ecclesiastes 3:1–8
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…”
I love this passage in Ecclesiastes.

A time to laugh and a time to weep.
A time to celebrate and a time to grieve.
A time to plant and a time to uproot.
A time to build and a time to tear down.
Life really does move through seasons. Some seasons we love. Some we wish would last forever. And then there are seasons we just wish would hurry up and end.

But the beautiful thing about Ecclesiastes 3 isn't simply that there is a time for everything. It's that God is still God in every one of those times!

When we're laughing, He's there.
When we're weeping, He's there.
When life feels full and we're celebrating, He's there.
When we're grieving and wondering what comes next, He's there too.
Our circumstances change. Our seasons change.
But God's character doesn't.
He is still good. Still faithful. Still kind. Still present.

Sometimes I can spend so much energy wishing I was in a different season that it can be easy to miss what God might be doing in the one I'm in now.

So today my prayer is "God, I don't understand this season. I wouldn't have chosen it. But I trust You with it."

It's beautiful place of surrender.
Because if God is present in every season, then even here, in this one, He can meet me, He can grow me and He can show me more of who He is.

So what about your season? Maybe today, instead of only asking God to change your circumstances, pause and ask:
"God, what do You want to teach me here?"
"What do You want to grow in me?"
"How can I see You in this?"
" I will praise you in the storms"

Whatever season you're in today, He is there.
Keep your eyes fixed on Him.

26/07/2026

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7

I love these verses.

But honestly, I've always found them a little tricky.
"Do not be anxious about anything."

Really? Anything?
Because life brings plenty of moments that make us anxious. The uncertainty. The waiting. The people we love. The things we can't control.

The more I've sat with this passage, the more I've realised I don't think Paul is asking us to pretend those anxious thoughts don't exist. He's inviting us to do something with them.

When those anxious thoughts come knocking, we don't have to let them settle in and make themselves at home.

Instead, we bring them to God. We pray. We surrender. We fix our eyes back on Him.
He sees the bigger picture when we only see what's right in front of us.

And as we do that... "The peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

It doesn't always makes sense. but its a peace that comes from knowing Him.
it means we surrender our what ifs? and hold onto "even when... "

Even when.... I will trust God
Even when .... I will pray
Even when ... God, you are with me...

Paul is inviting us into that kind of relationship.

Not a life where we never feel anxious...But a life where every anxious thought becomes another invitation to pray. Another invitation to trust.
Another invitation to deepen our relationship with the one whose peace can guard our hearts, even when life feels anything but peaceful.

24/07/2026

Last week I was in Bali on holidays, and one of the things I love about Bali is the massages. This time though, before the massage even began, the lady gently sat me down, placed my feet into a bowl of fresh water, and carefully washed them.

As I looked down at her, I couldn't help but think of the disciples.
Can you imagine how they must have felt when Jesus knelt before them to wash their feet?
This wasn't the role of a teacher or a rabbi. It was usually the task of the lowest servant in the house.

Yet we read in John 13, Jesus was in the final moments with his disciples before heading to the cross, and he took the opportunity to willingly kneel at their feet and wash their feet.
"Jesus knew that the Father had put all things under his power, and that he had come from God and was returning to God." John 13:3

The Son of God. The One worthy of all honour and praise, chose to wash their dusty, tired feet.

What incredible humility.
What incredible love.
It was and example of the love that he would pour out on the cross to wash away their sins... Jesus didn't just tell His disciples that He loved them. He showed them.
He laid down His position. He served them.
And then He invited His disciples to do the same.

I think our world often teaches us that we're happiest when we're being served. That life is about comfort, recognition, or getting what we deserve.

But Jesus shows us a different way.
There is something deeply beautiful about pouring ourselves out for others.
About noticing the person who needs encouragement.
About serving without needing recognition.
About loving people in practical, everyday ways.

Every time we choose to love like Jesus, we're becoming a little more like Him.

So today, ask yourself:
"Whose feet can I wash?"

It may not be with a bowl and a towel. But there is almost certainly someone God has placed in your path who needs to experience the humble, self-giving love of Jesus through you today.

"Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet." — John 13:14

09/07/2026

Romans 12:1–2
"In view of God's mercy..."
I love that Paul begins here.
Before he says anything about how we are to live, he reminds us of God's mercy.
His kindness. His grace. His patience. His forgiveness.
Everything begins with who God is and what He has already done for us.
He has pursued us. He has made a way for us through Jesus.
He has welcomed us into relationship with Him.
And in view of all of that, Paul says, "Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice."

I've often wondered what that really looks like.
I don't think it's one big moment. I think it's a thousand small ones.
It's choosing Jesus over ourselves.
It's pursuing Him in the everyday moments.
It's surrendering our plans when His look different.
It's choosing forgiveness when we'd rather hold onto offence.
It's choosing humility when pride feels easier.
It's asking, "Lord, what would You have me do here?" even when the answer feels completely opposite to what our culture tells us.
It's radical.

Paul says not to conform to the pattern of this world, but to be transformed by the renewing of our minds.
That transformation doesn't happen overnight.
It happens as we keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
As we spend time in His Word.
As we allow His Spirit to gently shape our hearts, our thinking, and our desires.
Little by little, we begin to look more like Him.
And then we discover something beautiful.

Maybe today, in view of His mercy, simply ask:
"Jesus, what would it look like for me to live fully surrendered to You today?"

06/07/2026

If you just pause for a moment and think about your week, the people in it, the things you've done... or didn't do. What mattered to you? Was it the opinions of others, their approval, or an invite? Or was it what you did, what you accomplished... or didn't?

Galatians 1:10 says: "Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ."

The truth is, it's very easy to look to humans for our source of approval — even from people we don't like or agree with. Somehow, their opinion still holds weight over us. Without even realising it, these things can consume us and take the place of Lord in our life.
It can be exhausting, chasing approval that never quite satisfies.
But what would happen if we allowed God to be the One who defines us? He is the One we serve as Lord of our life... so what if we truly fixed our eyes on Him and allowed Him to truly sit as Lord?

When we do, something shifts. We start rising in who He says we are, looking for the opportunities He puts in front of us, knowing we are His dearly loved, adopted children. He cares for us. His ways are good.

We start to recognise the lies of the enemy, the doubts he tries to give us when they creep in. And just like 2 Corinthians 10 suggests, we can take captive our thoughts and ask: is this true? Is this what God says about me? Is it helpful? We start to align ourselves with God's truth. He is the One we serve. He is the One who matters.

Pray: God, I choose to live only for You. Help me to recognise when I allow the opinions of others to rule in my heart. Help me to take captive my thoughts and surrender them all to You. You are my King, You are my Lord. I am listening to You, living for You, and fixing my eyes on You.

05/07/2026

"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us..." Ephesians 3:20
I love this verse.
The Lord God Almighty. The King of kings. The Creator of the heavens and the earth...
He is able to do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine.

It can be easy to cruise along in our faith. To become comfortable.
Contentment is a beautiful thing, but I never want my contentment to become complacency.
I never want to lose my hunger for Jesus. My desire to know Him more. To become more like Him. To see His Spirit continue to transform my heart and work through my life for His glory.

Sometimes when we read immeasurable more... we think of bigger dreams, more blessings. But this verse is found just after Paul had being praying for the Ephesians that they would know the love of Christ, be strengthened by His Spirit, and be filled with all the fullness of God.

So when I read this verse, I don't just think about all God might do for me.
I think about all He wants to do in me.
The places He still wants to grow me.
The ways He wants to stretch my faith.
The people He wants me to love.
The courage He wants to build in me.
The kindness He wants to see...
The immeasurably more begins with His power at work within us.

So today, as we fix our eyes on Him, may we never lose our wonder at His incredible love. May we stay hungry for more of Him. More of His presence. More of His Spirit moving. More of His Kingdom in our lives.
Because our God is able to do immeasurably more than we could ever ask or imagine.
And He is so, so good.

30/06/2026

I love the women in the Bible. Women like Phoebe.

She only gets two verses in Scripture, but what a beautiful two verses they are. Paul introduces her to the church in Rome by saying:
“I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many people, including me.” — Romans 16:1-2

He calls her a servant. A deacon, A sister. A benefactor to many, including himself. She is a woman whose life faithfully pointed people to Jesus.

What I also love is that many scholars believe Phoebe was the one entrusted to carry Paul's letter to the church in Rome. Just imagine that for a moment. The letter to the Romans. The letter we're still reading, studying, and being shaped by today. (It’s one of my favourites!)

This was an incredible responsibility. Phoebe would have had to spend time with Paul, learning how he would have wanted her to read the letter aloud to the church. She would have had to answer theological questions, to help them understand. God entrusted this to Phoebe and I don't think that happened by accident.

I think these verses speak to the heart of God, that both males and females would serve together, alongside each other, teaching, and pointing people to Jesus. (You can see that in the whole of Romans 16) It speaks to the type of woman Phoebe was…. Faithful. Dependable. Generous. Trusted.
She was faithful to God in what He would call her to do. And many, many people were benefactors of this.

I don't think Phoebe's legacy was that she carried a letter. I think her legacy was that she faithfully carried the calling God had given her. And what a beautiful legacy that is.

That’s the kind of person I choose to be. The kind God can trust with whatever He places in my hands. To fix my eyes on Him and to be led by Him, so that others would know Him.

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