The day with dianne Louise

“You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.” Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭36‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This verse is a tag on the end of a discourse on loving your enemies. We all experience times when someone close behaves like an enemy, in a way that hurst us and a way we do not understand. We so easily feel our own hurt and react out of that hurt. However, why is what is happening happening? What is that person going through? What are they not telling us and attempting to deal with all alone? I just received a prayer request. It is 1:14am. Someone cannot sleep. This has been going on for the last two months. It is only now this person is asking for prayer. For two months this brother has struggled alone. He now has prayer warriors beside him. Why am I awake? I often wake at this hour, have time with the Lord, write my blog and go back to sleep. Mind you I go to bed much earlier. Jesus offered us His peace. I pray Jesus’ peace on this brother and on all those who are struggling in turmoil. Amen!

“The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” Proverbs‬ ‭11‬:‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Jesus said it another way:  “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.”  Luke‬ ‭6‬:‭38‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I have seen this principal at work. While away from Nepal and while in it. God wants me to pour out blessing and finance upon others and He pours it back on me. The Lord went before me on my trip to Europe. I successfully went through Dubai even with the war going on between Iran, the US and Israel; nowhere was I having to weigh my carry on luggage, except in Cairns, Australia; even in India where I did not have a boarding pass or a transit visa, He went before me. In Amsterdam, a difficult and unclean city, I was protected. My train journeys covered and protected. Today I go to church, I wonder what i...

“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. ...

“The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭34‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I am going to have to step into this scripture! I am having, what appears, a challenge. My flight back to Nepal on Wednesday, has hit a snag. I am transmitting through Delhi. It is unsure whether I need a transit visa or not. I prayed that if I needed it the process would be smooth. It wasn’t! I could not complete the online application, it was stuck on the second page repeatedly. So now I must pray for a miracle and trust the Lord. Today I am going on a tour of the Dykes and canals. I plan to enjoy the day. Yesterday, before she left, the girl that accompanied me here to the Hostelle sat down to have breakfast. I was able to share the gospel with her and give her my Gideon’s Bible. She told me she has a friend in Columbia who is born again. I told her to spend time with her friend. There is another girl here who needs to hear this message. She is from Perth Australia. I p...

“Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.” ‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭6‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yesterday I came across three Muslim men who had set up a table and were attempting to preach their gospel. They picked on the wrong person when they approached me. I gave them the true gospel. I told them the above scripture. After a heated and lengthy discussion I asked if I could pray for them, they consented. I asked the Father to send His Holy Spirit and give them dreams and visions of who my Jesus is, a loving saviour, that He is the way, the truth and the life. Being a senior I could get away with being bossy and overbearing. However, I could see that now only a revelation by the Holy Spirit would set them free. Amsterdam in filled with tens of thousands of homosexuals and like minded people. There are disgusting sexual images hung around Newmarket, where I happen to go on a tour about Ann Frank, her father and their home. I felt quite ill. On tour w...

“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.” Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭31‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This scripture blesses me! Yesterday I walked and walked and walked. As my feet hurt I said to the Lord, “I am stepping into healing and trusting you!” I could not succumb to injury. I refused to talk about hurt or pain.  When I returned to my accomodation I paid dearly for a foot soak and massage, however it was worth it. I had such fun talking to people, sharing my walk with the Lord and loving them. All day I found people to share with. Even when I returned to the Hostelle I found girls to talk to. I found that sitting at the lager table where space provided others to sit brought the girls to talk to. I pray for another such day today! God is good’ amen!

“Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians‬ ‭3‬:‭20‬-‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This blesses me! I can trust the Lord to accomplish great things in and through me. Yesterday I travelled to Amsterdam on a plane and then found my way to the train. I prayed for God’s help. I enetered the trains dns at down next to a young woman. We talked and I discovered she was going where I was going. How amazing is that! We alighted at the correct station and she used her directions to take us to our accomodation, a women’s only hostel.  This place is unusual as there are no men, and that is good. On the train there were two young men and they were captured with my travel companion.  The hostel is bright and beautiful, clean and safe. I saw a few older women but none my age. I received the key and went and dep...

“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.” Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We love to talk, share our opinions and at times criticise. We should be aware that what we sow we reap, but somehow, forget. When we intentionally speak good we cause life. We can encourage others, refuse to speak illness into ourselves and others, we can left up and cast down with our words. Yesterday, my feet hurt and my left heel was particularly sore. It comes from all the walking we have been doing. My friend knew about my feet and was gracious. We rode push bikes around Copenhagen. We stopped to look at sights and finally had a light dinner at an Intalian restaurant. It was fun! My friend was conscious of not pushing my feet too hard and I was conscious of not speaking death into my feet. It is amazing how well we can do when we manage our words. We had an excellent day and retired to sound sleep. Today, we both catch flights to different places. I am off the Amste...

“And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.” Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Do we realise that sacrificing our opinions, our right to be right and our right to be justified as the best form of worship we can give to our God? Sacrificing our selfishness is a pleasing odour to our God, whereas indulging our selfishness stinks. One of my friends had an early start today. She was flying back to the States. I awoke feeling she might have slept in, she did. I quickly woke her and got her packed and off. It is only 4am and she had planned to be at the airport already. However, she wanted to be the required three hours early. We’ve had an adventure together. I will not see my friend back in Nepal until February next year. It was goody to see her and spend time. With three of us together there were times we could have be...

“I heard a loud shout from the throne, saying, “Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever.” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ These things will happen in heaven. No more sorrow and pain, no more death.  My friend has just lost his mother. It was expected but yesterday he grieved. I remember when I lost my mother. I got through the actual dying but when we called the ambulance to have her body taken the police arrived. This was a horrible interruption. However, we discovered it was standard when there was no death certificate. After explanation and investigation the truth was discovered and mum’s body was released to go. This rude occurrence deepened the grief. For my friend being away from home deepened the grief. Grief is an unusual beast that behaves in its own il...

“Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.”  James‬ ‭1‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This is easy to say but harder to do. I am travelling through Denmark with two friends. Yesterday I was driving and one friend, a guy, was in front with me and barking at me for driving too close to the right verge of the road. I told him to be quiet in a commanding tone as he was being bossy and not giving me space. He backed off. My challenge is always to not take the behaviour of others to heart. Again when we stopped for lunch he was off about the cost of the food and I replied I was tired and hungry and was going to buy food. Eventually he did also. So as not to ruin the day I took my heart in hand. As a result we managed to have a good afternoon and evening. One  of my friends is gluten intolerant and we have to manage our choices based on her diet requirements. I found a restaurant that I thought would be helpful but she found t...

““You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”” ‭‭Revelation‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yesterday, two others and I attended a Danish wedding. It started at 11am and finished at 8pm. The first part was a church service in Danish, Dutch and English. The worship was true and uplifting. Whilst the message was a standard wedding message the rest, for us, was not. The community ministered to Thea and Jan in a beautiful way. We had lunch, afternoon tea and dinner together. There were many fun games and any and all were welcome to get up to speak. I did as well as another friend. Although energy waned in the afternoon I persevered and was glad I had. I did not want to miss out on any part. It made me mindful of the marriage supper of the Lamb. I do not want to miss anything. As I walk toward that time I want to experience all God has for me. As I do I can also sing, ‘worthy, worthy, worthy Lord! W...

“A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need.” Proverbs‬ ‭17‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ All of us could tel stories of f friends and brothers who failed us in our greatest time of need. There are those faithful few who are faithful beyond all strain. However, I have a friend and brother in Jesus who outstrips them all. I am in Denmark for the wedding of two dear friends along with two other friends. We have been through much together and stood by each other in need. However, we can expect even that to be tested. My relationship with Jesus has been tested and proven true. He is faithful and beyond faithful. He lay down His life for me. I have clung to Him in all my trails and been tempted with self-sufficiency and friend back to Him again. He is all sufficient and al powerful but He does not disregard me. All praise and all glory to the Son of God who loves me. He is worthy of all praise! Glory! https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=lCurAnLiwiY&si=P_NIlDjL_23_RL26

“The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.” 1 Corinthians‬ ‭10‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Yesterday, a friend and I went to Legoland in Billund Denmark. Before this week I did not realise Lego came from Denmark. Billund is not a prominent or inportant place apart from Lego, I suppose as it does not strike one as imposing. We lined up everywhere we went to see different attractions. While in one particular line my friend mentioned a person we both had known in the past. Without a blink I fell into gossip. I was horrified at my behaviour. Why did I do it? I had offense in my heart I didn’t know existed because of help asked from that person and refused years ago. Hidden sin can open the door for gossip. I repented and now am asking the Holy Spirit for awareness and insight. What does bitterness and offense look li...

“And do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit by the way you live. Remember, he has identified you as his own, guaranteeing that you will be saved on the day of redemption.”  Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬ When ai live as if my God and His ways do not matter, I grieve the Holy Spirit. Jesus paid the price for me to walk in authority, trh same authority He exhibited when here on earth. For me to speak and act as a worldly person decries all that He dies to give me. This grieves the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is my conviction of the goodness of God, His power and authority. He waits for me to live in Union with Him. Yesterday my friend and I travelled to Denmark in preparation for the wedding of two very good friends. God went before us and blessed us with favour. We had to catch a bus to our accomodation but the sign said, ‘only cash accepted’. We explained our predicament to the lady bus driver and she agreed to take us on board and people on the bus worked to help us download an App...