Category: Articles by Miriam Miles
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Chaos is everywhere and we’re all overwhelmed, but here’s why anxiety should take a back seat.
I find myself very teary this week. There are so many issues right now stirring me up and not one of them is less important than another. The tragic and horrific death of George Floyd. The Black Lives Matter movement with growing protests across the world and the unrest in Hong Kong. All the COVID-19 stuff rumbling around the media and the intense anxiety of waiting for news of a 14-year-old autistic teenager lost in the dense Australian bush. It’s like all these things sit right under the surface of my skin, knitting themselves in…
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Maturing in Christ comes at a cost but his mercies are new every morning
It is these moments I am learning to cherish. For it is within the words spoken with brevity and solemnity that I recognize the true voice of the Father and can heed his deep wisdom.
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Bloom by Miriam E. Miles
As we allow the God of love and grace to unfold our journey one day at a time we provide space for him to speak and reveal that which will empower and mature us.
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And so, she soars
She feared the tide – the ebb and flow of her mind’s capacity – for so long that she almost forgot the sound of it’s gentle swoosh along the shore, the pebbles of creativity pushed gently, purposefully forward. Then one day the sun shone so brightly it stopped a wave in its tracks, the glisten […]
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I’m Breaking Up with Productivity
Dear Productivity, I am breaking up with you. Sorry, it’s not me, it’s you. In fact, I am breaking up with the band and going solo. Please let Time Management, Goal Setting, Getting Things Done and Busyness know while I appreciate their companionship, I have to move on. You see I’ve had a bit of […]
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How God speaks to me through a song
How God speaks through songs to encourage me through difficult times.
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Why I feel peace whilst my life is in boxes again
Why I feel peace despite my life being in boxes again…a reflection on hearing from God in times of chaos.