To be honest with you, at the beginning of the year I wasn’t too excited about the year ahead. I held God’s promises in one hand and my problems and fears in the other. I was focusing too much on the fears and problems and had forgotten to focus on my promises from God and … Continue reading Longing for breakthrough…
Marieka’s Journal
Redefining success
The world tells us that being successful in life is all about fame, wealth and social status. It is all about how much money you’re making, how many ‘toys’ you have acquired and how much influence you have. These are the world’s standards for success but I do not believe that they are the standards … Continue reading Redefining success
Taking your thoughts captive
Our inner thoughts, the things we silently speak over ourselves day in and day out, are very powerful. They shape the way we see our self, how we see other people and how we see the world around us. If you stopped and really thought about the things that you were silently speaking over yourself, … Continue reading Taking your thoughts captive
Live fully alive
Sometimes I feel like I am living my life on a hamster wheel. Going around and around, doing the same things day in and day out. When somebody asks me how my week was I draw a blank, I know I have lived life but nothing extraordinary has stood out to me in my week. … Continue reading Live fully alive
Fear
Fear had been telling me what to do. It kept me standing in my own little safety zone, never allowing me to step out into the unknown. Fear would tell me that out in the unknown there is quite possibly pain, rejection, hurt, embarrassment and who knows what else. Fear fed me lies and kept … Continue reading Fear
Marieka Lake 