We can become our own way makers in life. Life is busy and it is hectic and before we know it we have our one year plan and our five year plan, and we have decided everything and God has decided nothing. It's so important to, with the busyness of life, hold on a minute and ask ourselves: are we spending time with God? Are we stopping and giving Him space to become our way maker? - Sarah Hands

Reminding yourself that you do have a big plate and you do have a big capacity but that takes intentional growth, and intentional growth that takes intentionality in all that you do. We are not our own strength, but God is our strength. We are not our own portion, but God is out portion.

I’m not talking about filters on your phone, on instagram or on snapchat. I’m talking about filters that I use for my words, whether they be written or spoken. In society, our words can have real power or be really dangerous - so I always apply four filters … is it necessary, is it helpful, is it kind and is it true? - Katie B

It doesn’t matter what happens between now and two years time, five years time or ten years time. Nothing that happens in that season is ever going to seperate me from Him. He’s not going to leave me in that season. I love being able to write about that and be able to look back and know God was with me in that season, even if I didn’t feel it, I love that reminder — that’s who He is! Hannah S

What does it mean to be human? It’s so important to take a step back and ask this question, because our society today is so fast paced and image focused and productivity obsessed and success worshipping — that there is always going to be someone or something out there offering you an answer to this question, in a way that’s going to lead you away from life and flourishing. - Alex C.

We all need to make sure we are taking time to retreat from our busy lives. Jesus took time to retreat with God and so we also need to take time to retreat with Him. If you are someone who struggles to retreat you may benefit from a physical retreat (something we may all be in need of once we come out the other side of COVID-19), and Rise Retreats will be a great place to start if you live in Australia. But for now, in this season, let's make sure we are taking time to retreat, breath and refill our souls.

"If we can’t share with our brothers and sisters in Christ the realities of our life, then I feel like we are missing out on the power of the Gospel. Christ came to save us because we are broken, not because we have our shiz together." - Samantha Freestone

We can desire Jesus to be the main thing, and yet it's all too easy to let other things take priority. We need to start filling our lives with more of the main thing; more of Jesus! "You become what you behold, and you become like the things you set your gaze on, you become like the things that you fill your time with or your mind with or your ears with" and so if we want to become like Jesus, then we actually have to do something about our lives, to make sure He is the main thing!- Lauren A 

We can be so blind-sided by what the world tells us our marriage should look like. You should never judge a marriage from what you can see on the outside. God has helped me see that my understanding, my mould of what my husband should be like or what our marriage should be like, wasn’t His understanding. - Fa Matangi

“Everyone feels terrified about something. But as I continue walking on this journey the Lord reminds me that he carries me through every challenge, again and again. And that although the world can be a terrifying place, his love never will be.”- Naomi@naomitallu_