The day with dianne Louise

“I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours.” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭11‬:‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬ It is interesting that the following verse is straight after this one: “But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.”  Mark‬ ‭11‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Holding grudges are easy to do and we don’t recognise we have them until we need to love that person. Then, the grudge falls out of our hearts and defies the love required. In fact the grudge stands in the way of faith for answered prayer. When we discover the grudge repentance is required because we cannot move into faith with it there. It is a road block! Today I determined to walk to the bank to hand in my latest visa and reopen the account. The people at the bank were most helpful. My feet started to hurt and after I had visited the last shop before going home I told the Lord my trouble and asked for help. Out of the bl...

“We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love. God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them.” ‭‭1 John‬ ‭4‬:‭16‬ ‭NLT‬‬ One thing I have learned lately is to not walk in fear or act out of fear, but rather to seek God and His love for me and in that His answer. Yesterday was a prime example. I had flown all the way from Amsterdam to India knowing I did not have a boarding pass for my flight from India to Nepal. It attempted to cause me anxiety and so I kept myself distracted by reading and praising God. When I landed in India I had to present my checked in  statement and ask to have my boarding pass provided. However, the junior staff could only compute that I must exit the airside of the terminal and check in again downstairs, the port side. I constantly replied that was impossible as I did not have a transit visa. I contacted my friend who had booked the flight and he prayed, as did I. Unknown to me he prayed exactly what I pray...

“All nations will come to your light; mighty kings will come to see your radiance. “Look and see, for everyone is coming home! Your sons are coming from distant lands; your little daughters will be carried home.” Isaiah‬ ‭60‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This scripture is referring to Israel. You might say Israe is the focal point of all that is happening in the Middle East and many nations are watching. Also in the last 60 years many Jews are returning to their homeland, especially as the west and Muslims persecute the Jews. Whilst us Christians are drawn to this scripture it is not about us. Nonetheless we can take the essence of what it says- blessing and favour to be what is pored out on us by our God. I have just flow from Amsterdam and have been awake now for over 24 hours, well if you add up all the time differences. On the past leg from Helsinki,  I was fretting a little and had to distract myself constantly to worship the Lord, think on scripture and pray as I anticipated trouble in Ind...

“For where two or three gather together as my followers, I am there among them.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭18‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ It is sweet to join with others of the same heart; those wanting the presence of the Holy Spirit, and seeking yeh face of Jesus. I awoke at 3:45am and knew the presence of God was here. There was someone dear praying for me. I enjoy these times. I truely lean in to worship the Lord. As of yesterday I knew something had changed. The atmosphere was different, in a good way. Favour was present. I spent the day with a new friend, a South African woman who lived with her daughter’s family. We shopped, lunched and had fun together. Her granddaughter drove me home. That granddaughter will marry my grandson Archie. We chatted on the way home. She asked me where I was going when I left. I told her and she was impressed. I suppose international travel is special. I am praying about my next stop, Cairns. I will stay at a Christian retreat. There will be many unknowns there. I will make new...

““If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.” ‭‭Luke‬ ‭16‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Usually I think of theirs scripture in terms of finance, however, if I ponder it I can apply ‘little things’ to time and bothering to respond to the Holy Spirit. Yesterday, I caught two trains to Haarlem here in The Netherlands. I was booked on a Corrie Ten Boom tour. My feet did not want to go, but I went anyway. When everyone came there was a bunch of Americans. My initial response was being dismissive as they walked by me without a second thought. However, we got to know one another on the walk and ended up having lunch together. They paid for me. This was generous!  Now I am friends with the leading lady on Facebook. The best part was I was able to share my testimony with these dear folks. Who knows who needed to hear it? Sharing Jesus has always been His priority, not always mine. I’v...

“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.” James‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ James is dealing out truth, he goes on to speak about jealousy and selfish ambition then delivers the punch line:  “But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.” ‭‭James‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I see the words ‘’ no favouritism’. I attended a church on Sunday here in Amsterdam. The heavies were all on the front row. A young woman who was seated on the front row in front of me was asked to move so a group of ‘inportant people’ could sit there. One of these ‘heavies’ went and got a camera and was all over the place taking photos and not engaged in worship at all. That same ‘heavy’, at a time when people shake hands with others, perfunctorily took my hand. ...