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Your Questions Answered: How do you grow in joy and faith?

By June Sparks

Q: How do you grow in joy and faith?

The Bible tells us to rejoice in the Lord always but what does that look like in day-to-day life?

In my experience, joy is rooted in ...

From Scott to You – I Surrender

Dear Friend,

As a young man, I didn’t like the idea of surrender. Actually, I hated it. Saying ‘I surrender’ was to proclaim my own defeat and weakness. It was acknowledging failure and exclaiming, ‘I quit!’, ‘I give up!’, ‘I lose!’ I would avoid surrender at nearly all cost, holding tight to the ideal of ‘fight to win’....

Surrender That Brings Joy

By Clint Trebesh, first published in Compass, Winter 2026.

Having just graduated from high school with endless hopes and dreams, my life’s mantra echoed the words of the conservationist John Muir when he said, ‘The mountains are calling, and I must go.’ So, throughout my first year of university, I embarked on wild adventures in the mountains every moment I could to search for significance, self-fulfilment and happiness. To my surprise, ...

The Joy of Longing

By Laine Roberts, Canberra Labouring Community.

I hate goodbyes. Teary goodbyes at airports are even worse, especially when you don’t know when you’ll see each other again. This has been a consistent part of my life since moving overseas. The grief of saying goodbye and walking in opposite directions that will only take you farther apart doesn’t ever seem to get easier. And yet, ...

Who are the Navigators?

The Navigators is a global discipleship movement of people who want to move forward in their relationship with Jesus and impact the world for Him. We invest deeply in people to see their lives transformed. Our heart is to lead wherever God asks so that, together, we can see the Gospel spread and His kingdom advanced across Australia and in nations throughout the world.Our model of discipleship not only helps people journey through life, it trains them to multiply disciples so their impact continues on, leading individuals – and generations – to Him.