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Rest

“So there is a special rest still waiting for the people of God.” Hebrews‬ ‭4‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The rest here is a deep soul rest, it has nothing to do with what I can contrive, but what my God gives me as I come to Him. I have just woken from sleep and do not, naturally, feel rested, due tot eh fact that for over a week Inhad been battling a nasty cold. Although I had plenty of sleep my body craves more. It can have it tonight. Yet my spirit is at rest knowing God has me and He is in control. He knows exactly where He is taking me. Today I attend college. The lesson may be difficult but I will press on as I am in Nepal to learn the language and use it to communicate with the Nepali people. How long I will be here is His decision, not mine. I will trust Him to take me forward.
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Goodness and mercy

“Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalms‬ ‭23‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Being pursued by a lover is good, in fact the greatest lover pursues me. He is faithful, loving and kind. He has sent goodness and mercy after me, He goes before me! What more could I want? Many are pursued by evil out to destroy them and those around them. However, having God in our lives ensues He replaces evil with Himself. Elisha was a prophet of God. When the king of Aram found out that Elisha knew every move he was making he determined to kill Elisha. However, even though the Aramian army surrounded his house, he saw the armies of heaven surrounding them. (2 Kings 6). Elisha saw what we need to see, God is with us! God is for me! Who can be against me? Amen!
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Overcomer

“But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people, because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.” 1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ A Christian is filled with the Holy Spirit, we are His temple. The Holy Spirit is victorious. We need to trust Him to lead us victoriously! As we allow the Holy Spirit to flow through us, we change atmospheres, change the world we live in just by being there. Open our eyes Lord to the greatness within us! Flow through us Holy Spirit! Amen!
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All your ways

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭5‬-‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ All usually means ‘all’, unless you’re used to calling the shots and have parked God in the side paddock. How difficult it is to submit all? I am an ex-nurse and think like one in regard to my health. I am also driven to overcome every obstacle in my path. Laying both of these down and asking for help is a challenge.   I knew last week I probably needed antibiotics but pressed on until I crashed on Sunday. I had to face the fact that I needed help.  The antibiotics are working and I am healing, slowly but surely. Even through I still have a bit of an annoying cough it is lessening and I know I will recover. Meanwhile I am resting,  reading and doing catch up study for college. I keep stopping and asking myself: ‘is there something I should be doing?’ Probably not! Rest will cure me. My flatmate...
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Give thanks

“Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭105‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ For the past week I have struggled with a headcold and it proceeded to become worse, so yesterday, I visited the doctor and received a script for antibiotics. One day later I am rapidly improving. How often do we continue to struggle with things in our lives believing we must fix them. Instead, we should take them to the Lord or to someone who can help? Some things we are not able to sort. Some things only God can sort and some things He wants us to take to another person for reasons only He knows. Often, here in Nepal, it is so we can bring light, connect with them in some way. At the doctor yesterday, my hearing was greatly affected and he was treating me badly. My Nepali friend stepped in a remonstrated. She told him I had been a nurse and that my hearing was temporarily affected. Straight away his manner improved. Who knows what lessons people may need? God kn...
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Are you suffering?

“Are any of you suffering hardships? You should pray. Are any of you happy? You should sing praises. Are any of you sick? You should call for the elders of the church to come and pray over you, anointing you with oil in the name of the Lord. Such a prayer offered in faith will heal the sick, and the Lord will make you well. And if you have committed any sins, you will be forgiven.”  James‬ ‭5‬:‭13-15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Usually when we suffer hardships we complain and when we are happy we sing songs, but when we are sick we go to the doctor we do not ask the elders to pray for us. Time for a change! Let us worship when we are suffering and ask for prayer when we are sick. In the psalms we read how, time and again, the Psalmist would worship God after revealing their suffering and complaint. Let’s destroy complaints! Amen! https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=f2oxGYpuLkw&si=zegrQQ1wcP35pZXc
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In the beginning

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis‬ ‭1‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I have astronomer friends who mock this statement and ai constantly pray that their eyes will be opened. To believe the universe came into being without divine intervention requires a lot of faith or blind foolishness the order and the laws that govern space cannot be random. When have we ever seen radom order be created out of nothing? And Yes it requires faith to believe in a God who created all things, but first you need a revelation of His love to understand. All things seen have been created, but the big WHY hangs. When we see the smallest of creatures perfectly formed and most beautiful of flowers how could they randomly come into being. If I wanted to bless my children and create a world they would constantly wonder at, I could do no better. Our God has done just that! We may not love Him, so why would He love us? The answer is, because He is love. The question is now, can ai believe such perfect, ...
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