The day with dianne Louise

“We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.”  Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭9‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yesterday, on my way home from the swimming pool I was grieved with plastic rubbish. In fact I have been ever since I came to Nepal. Last year I conducted research on ways to manage this rubbish but kept coming back to finance. However, this time I strategised: ‘why not discover how to obtain the finance?’ This time I used AI. I discovered a wealth of information. Now I have the how and where, ai already had the why. After I did all my research I left it with the Lord and prayed. I then spent time doing some artwork and continually asked the Lord, “what do You say?” I am awake in the wee hours and the answers are flowing. My greatest concern was who to partner with in the Nepali world. I think I have my answer. My question was: “can I make house bricks with PET bottles?” The answer is ‘yes’. The recent floods that wiped away complete villages had given me incentive. Why not use plastic that is po...

“God, you’re such a safe and powerful place to find refuge! You’re a proven help in time of trouble— more than enough and always available whenever I need you.”  Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭1‬ ‭TPT‬‬ The next verse says: “So we will not fear when earthquakes come and the mountains crumble into the sea.” Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yesterday I received a list of Christian churches and people lost in the floods in Nepal. These people lived down river from the initial catastrophe. I asked my flatmates, “did these people not receive warning of impending doom?” They replied, “Yes! But they did not believe the severity of the flood as they had never experienced such a flood before”. As I watch and pray I see more and more earthquakes hit Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. Anger is being poured out on these nations. The rage that was poured out in Nepal was massive. A lot of foreigners that were killed were pilgrims to a lake where they believed the demon god Shiva reveals himself. He is a brutal god. T...

“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory. So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world. Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming.”  Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬, ‭3‬-‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The verse in the whole passage that speaks to me most is: ‘don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshipping things of this world’. I have a vivid memory of the time I worked as a financial planner. Many were worried that they would have enough in retirement to live well. One particular man stood out. He was an Anglican bishop...

“Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭22‬:‭37‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I have been focussing on Psalms and 1Peter of late. Psalms constantly exhorts us to praise the Lord and give thanks offerings to Him. 1 Peter reminds me of the sacrifice Jesus made for me. I am currently learning to finger pick on my ukulele. As I sat playing near an opening window yesterday, I heard a bird singing. It would listen to my tune and then sign its own. I was honoured! Next a small green and yellow bird arrived. I sang to it and then another arrived, I sang again and another arrived. They were all baby birds. I had seen their parents only a few weeks ago. I was so blessed to have my visitors. I have mainly black crows and pigeons around my area. The colourful birds reminds me of home. It reminded me of how the Lord loves to hear our songs of praise, worship and thanksgiving. I have been learning Yeshua my beloved. I often hear it in the n...

  “Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and praise his name.” ‭‭ For the  Lord is good. His unfailing love continues forever, and his faithfulness continues to each generation.” Psalms‬ ‭100‬:‭4,5‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Psalm 100 is a short psalm of thanksgiving. The first theee verses are below: “Shout with joy to the Lord, all the earth! Worship the Lord with gladness. Come before him, singing with joy. Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us, and we are his. We are his people, the sheep of his pasture.”‭‭ Yesterday I spent time seeking the Lord in psalms for how to deal with a particular problem. As I read the word thanksgiving kept cropping up. So I kept worshipping and praising and singing songs of thanksgiving. I asked a friend to pray for me and she did. She said as she prayed she heard the Lord say He would be with me. Today this psalm is telling me the same, and so I will give thanks and praise my God. In one’s psalm it talked of...

“For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” But if you are always biting and devouring one another, watch out! Beware of destroying one another.” ‭‭Galatians‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ In the book of Galatians Paul is addressing religiosity. The Galatians are being deceived into following a doctrine that tells them they must be circumcised as well as receiving Christ.  It is interesting that when people become convinced to be religious they then start destroying one another. Self-righteousness has that effect. We start to believe ‘I am so good, you are less than me because you do not do what I do!’ Paul’s whole message is Christ is enough! In Him is all the freedom we need. There is nothing more I can do to be a Christian. I must follow Him! Amen! Christ is enough for me!