The day with dianne Louise

“Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.”  John‬ ‭6‬:‭35‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Jesus said these words to the Jews who were following him because He fed them bread and fish when they were hungry. He told them they were only following Him because He fed them. He was looking for those the Father had given Him who would believe in Him. Here in this verse He is responding to the request for bread from heaven so that the crowd would never be hungry again. They were thinking natural provision He was speaking spiritual provision. Each of us has a hunger for a connection with God. We fill it with all manner of things, we create our own gods but the hunger never leaves us. The only solution is Jesus. He is the answer. We cannot make ourselves right by our own actions. We need a pure and perfect sacrifice and that sacrifice is Jesus. He gave Himself to pay for our debts, our sins. Jesus is the only God motivated b...

“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This calls for a generous heart. We cannot afford to be petty. Mean spirits are selfish and will destroy those who get in our way. Jesus taught forgiveness. When asked how many times should a person forgive a brother who sins against them, thinking seven was generous, Jesus replied, “70 times seven!” The listeners were gobsmacked. 70 times 7 was a way of saying ‘forever!’ Finding fault gives us an excuse to dismiss a person. If we do not want them around it is how we dismiss, we accumulate faults against them. In Nepal foreigners are losing favour. Finding fault against them is the way to dismiss and deport them. It does not matter that foreigners are some of the best supporters and donators to Nepal, because many foreigners are Christians they are unwanted. As a Christian that loves Nepal and her people I am sad. Nepal ...

“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ If God says it, it is true! All nations are coming to know Him. As God He is in charge. No one can stop Him! People may be stopped and forbidden to speak about Him but He speaks in dreams and visions. He reveals Himself, He is God! We, as humans, cannot stop the Almighty God. He will have His way! He is King, ruler over all, whether people acknowledge Him or not. To every one a day comes when we stand before Him and He will be our judge. We are eternal beings, we have a spirit and soul that cannot die. We choose where we spend eternity: in the lake of fire or in heaven. There are no alternatives. Faith in Jesus a Christ allows us to eneter heaven. Hatred of Him and His people guarantee us the lake of fire. We choose!

““Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the LORD And whose hope and confident expectation is the LORD.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭7‬ ‭AMP‬‬ I must rely on the Lord, for He is taking me in dangerous waters. I have never been here before, but He has. Yesterday I travelled to a place called Hetauda to look at land and property that can be used to create what God has put on my heart to do. It was challenging, the manager of the property did not want foreigners doing what I believe I am called to do. Yet, the property there is exactly what is needed. I need wisdom and favour! Divine favour! Only God can give what I need. We had a Nepali driver take us, he was ex-army. I sensed he carried grief like a burden. I had my young colleague talk to him about it while I prayed. He did and now I trust what he said was enough. The road to this place was tortuous. I reasoned that it would be too difficult to have a business in Hetauda and live in Kathmandu. Howev...

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I am a living testimony to this verse. As a young child I had an encounter with the Lord and grew up hungry to know Him. I have a passion to know Him more and love Him as He loves me. When my children were small I taught them to pray, to love the Lord and to come to Him. I must trust that these lessons stayed with them. Jesus is the best friend our children can have. His Holy Spirit is the best spirit for them to know. In all teh books ever written about powers and authorities, none is better than the gospels about Jesus. He walked in divine power and authority. Love your children enough to impart Jesus! Amen!

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.”  Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ People will annoy us and cause us to withdraw a pace. What would God have us do? Remembering we are sowing. What harvest do we want? “Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.”  1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ What does Paul say about the weak? Cast them off? No! Take tender care of those who are weak, in fact be patient with everyone. This is hard for me. People who are older in the Lord, I expect them to be strong in faith. However, many are not. I have to be tough on myself to walk in faith. You might say, “she is a tough old bird!” I am but I am counselled by Paul to be patient and ki...