Hagar

Lessons from Hagar on how to stop running away from your calling

Lessons from Hagar on how to stop running away from your calling

If I was to ask you about a person in the Bible who completely took off running when faced with their calling- you'd probably say Jonah, right?

But what if I told you that there was a female who:

  • Lived many years before him

  • Also tried to run from her calling

  • Therefore has much to teach us but is often overlooked due to being overshadowed by her mistress?

Well- if the title of this blog post hasn't given it away yet- there was and her name is Hagar. The events of her life help us to understand:

  • Why we run from our calling in the first place (the root cause)

  • How to stop it so that we can come out of rebellion and live up to our God-given purpose- all of which I shared in the live video below

Lessons from Sarah on Patience

Lessons from Sarah on Patience

Sarah- formerly known as Sarai (like “The Artist formerly known as Prince”)- is first mentioned in Genesis 11 (verses 29-32 to be exact). She was the wife of Abraham (previously Abram), whom many Christians see as the father of our faith. Sarah was therefore a woman of great destiny and purpose; whose life is full of powerful lessons that we can extract from. Let’s explore what she has to say about patience. Prefer to listen rather than continue to read? No problem, simply press play on the audio below:

An Interview with Shannon Upton on Hagar

An Interview with Shannon Upton on Hagar

It is my absolute pleasure to share the wisdom of Shannon Upton, a Christian speaker, author and blogger over at organizingjesusmoms.com- where she helps Christian women, especially mothers, "clear out their spiritual clutter".

In today's interview, Shannon discusses Hagar (her favourite woman of the Bible), what some of the events of Hagar's life can teach us, as modern women, and encourages us with her own personal testimony of "living all in for Jesus":