Resilient Souls Blog

Choosing to See God at Work—even When He’s Not Working the Way You Hoped I know that God is real and at work in this world. I also know that’s a big statement, but I believe it with my whole heart. That doesn’t mean I haven’t wished He was more at work at times—or at least, at work earlier in the journey I was on, or in the specific ways I’d asked Him to be. But even with all that, I can still point to moments in my life where I know—undeniably—that He stepped in. That He did

How slowing down helped me notice what I’d been missing all along. I was driving from the mountains above Byron Bay one morning, heading toward a beachside town to have a break. It had been a long, full week, and this was my first moment alone in a while. The sun had come out. The sky was that brilliant kind of blue. I rolled the windows down and felt the warmth on my skin. I had nowhere to go, no one to see, nothing really to do. For the first time in days, I felt myself bre

How to Trust God When Life Doesn't Make Sense A good friend of mine once said to me, “Brother, there is a lie out there that life is what you make it. People rarely get to make it what they want. The truth is that life is how you take it because it comes at you in a rush, and you can’t always control it.” I know he’s right. Things happen in life that we don’t want, we can’t control, and we can’t always stop. These are things we didn’t plan, couldn’t prepare for, and would ne

When I first became a Christian, I quickly discovered the importance of the Shepherd. It was spoken about often in church and we had it drummed into us that shepherds love their sheep. I learnt that in biblical times a shepherd had an intimate relationship with their sheep. They knew them by name, tended to them carefully, and protected them. I love this idea and understand the concept of a caring shepherd looking after a small flock. It brings me warmth and comfort. You only

I’d been away down the coast on my own for a couple of days when I woke up to go for another walk along the cliff tops overlooking the ocean. This morning was different. The sky was still blue but this time the temperature had dropped, and it was really windy. It was the sort of wind that makes you want to wrap your jacket tightly around your body and pull the hood over your head to protect your ears. As I continued, I felt uneasy—this wasn’t what I’d been hoping for when I s

Navigating Faith Without The Spiritual Acrobatics When my wife was battling her illness, the hardest part wasn’t just the pain or the uncertainty—it was the well-meaning advice that came from so many directions. It felt like people couldn’t bear the idea of unanswered questions, so they grasped for explanations, often resorting to what I called the ‘Cirque du Soleil approach.’ It felt like they were performing spiritual acrobatics to absolve God of responsibility, as if His g

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I’ve wanted to write for a long while and I know I’ve had a book in me for a number of years, but many things have conspired to stop me following these dreams. I could point to any one of those things that have side swiped me over the years, but to be honest, it hasn’t been any external things that have been the primary reason I haven’t stepped into my passion. Confronting fear—Embracing the calling in you It’s been something much deeper inside of me. I’m going to name it ‘f