counting on the Lord

I am counting on the Lord; yes I am counting on Him, I am trusting in His word. Psalm 130:5

Today I am stepping out on air, and trusting the Lord. I am going on a holiday with my granddaughter. To date God has provided for all the costs. Wth little to spare I am stepping out trusting Him to cover all.

We are travelling to Cairns, and being ensconced on an Island for 5 days snorkelling. I can really take that! I have pushed hard to have my exams and assignments up to date, and am taking my books along for a little light reading. Ha ha!

Lord go before us, keep us, and delight us with Your presence! Amen!

Those in need

“But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭6‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Yesterday I discovered that our local hospital is overflowing due to a large number of elderly waiting for a placement in a nursing home . I know one of those is a woman who’s husband in his 90s put his wife there because she has early stages of dementia. My elderly friend who is 79 is her sister.  My friend is troubled about her sister being in hospital and the fact that the sister wants to go home or to stay with her. Our country has a problem with aged care being available. I had three aunts go into aged care and my mother who stayed with first my brother, then me.  Our family was keen to care for our mum. However, if dementia was a problem things would have been different.

I can only give emotional support to my friend. She will need it now until her sister passes away as watching a loved one go through dementia must be difficult. All of my family died from other causes, praise God. I am supporting another friend who struggles to be free from homosexuality. I was blessed to have an intercessory burden for him on Friday night last whilst he was here. I had a tremendous urge to sing in the Spirit. He said that when he woke the next morning he was free. I have told the Lord I am available to intercede any time He likes. I prefer this to any amount of talking.  I could see he was manifesting the spirit and we were playing a game, I asked the Holy Spirit for help and so I started to sing. The funny thing is when I sing like this others are not perturbed at all, it is as if it is not happening for them.

Needs are not always financial. Yesterday my dog Oscar had a fit and I rebuked the spirit and held him. He came through. This only ever happens to him when I am going somewhere in the Spirit. I thought, “ooh, praise God, things are happening!” Rather than being peturbed I know it is spiritual. I will continue to be the answer. Amen!

Faith’s reality

“Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.”

‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭11‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Faith sees what our natural eyes cannot see. It is a tool of the Spirit. It is a navigator. It homes in on the promise of God’s word in our heart. Gods word is it’s fuel. Much like a homing missile but much better. It is not destructive but the bringer of life.

It is important that we know how to work with faith. Seeing the promise does not allow us to race impatiently towards it. There is a process, a journey towards it and it’s fulfilment.

It is almost like a quest or a treasure hunt. You follow the clues along the way and the hunt develops patience, persistence and determination in our hearts. At the same time the patience teaches us to hear and know God and His ways. His ways are holy and true. They can be trusted and must not be replaced with our immaturity and impatience. The result is peace.

Enjoy!

faith

Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1 NLT

Faith is a bank deposit in the spirit. It gains interest as we use it. Its growth depends on us exercising it.

We walk the Christian life in faith towards God. We believe that our salvation is real and not a myth as non-believers call it. As we exercise our faith in this we grow in the knowledge of God. Our faith has babies as new endeavours and visions are born, and our faith grows now as a family.

There is also a gift of faith, given by the Holy Spirit for special Spirit moments. I have experienced such faith. It is an amazing deposit that causes you to do great exploits, and believe for amazing things.

Hebrews 11 lists the names of people who have stepped out in faith. They have done an amazing array of things,  faith is bold  and not faint of heart.

Enjoy the adventure of faith today. Amen!

Listen

“Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God!”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Do you have trouble listening? Are you too consumed with your life? Or are you able to hear heart cries?

Today after church I was waiting for a coffee when I saw a young woman who was obviously troubled. She was with her mother and grandmother. I started speaking to the grandmother and asked questions. I discovered that the young girl is troubled, and has received counselling and much help, but it did not show. I told the grandmother about my daughter at that age and the troubled times she went through as well, but that Gid brought her through. The grandmother was impressed that I could see the problem. I thought blind Freddie would see it, but perhaps not.

I have had an interesting weekend filled to overflowing with people. Today I was taken to lunch for my birthday next week, and when I returned home I had Sunday School to do with my nieces. That went well. We read the Christmas story and decorated for Christmas. You might say it was messy, but fun! I am now visiting my old friend and brought her over a Christmas decoration, which she appreciated. We are having dinner together and then I will go home and crash onto my bed exhausted. My old friend has a sister who is in hospital and suffering from dementia. It hurts her to see her sister change.

Everyone has a story, everyone is challenged in some way. Forget yourself and listen. Amen!

clear the way

Listen! It’s the voice of someone shouting, “Clear the way through the wilderness for the Lord! Make a straight highway through the wasteland for our God! Isaiah 40:3 NLT

This is an interesting scripture. It applies to the return of the exiles back to Jerusalem, but more importantly for the coming of Jesus. John the Baptist was one who prepared the 'Way of the Lord' by baptising people, and preaching repentance from sin.

It applies even now as we seek a fresh outpouring of God on our land. It applies to us personal to a call back to our first love with Christ and dedication to Him, as before.

Yesterday one of Australia's States had an election, and one of the most godless governments was voted back into power. The people of Victoria have showed their colours, and the people of God need to take notice. This particular state has the worst abortion laws, the worst LBQT laws and is set against Christian schools. Where is the church in all this? The church was putting forward representatives for the senate in a hope to create a voice and a balance. I pray they were successful, these results will not be a quickly known for a few weeks.

The Australian church needs to take note. Just because this did not happen in their state did not mean they were not responsible for prayer. Prayer changes things!

Make way for the Lord!

Blessing others with the gospel

“‘May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.’”

‭‭Numbers‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬-‭26‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I am  at a Christmas party at Church and we had some interesting line dances . The compère and his crew were unchurched. We invited them to eat with us, which they did. I had an interesting conversation with a lady who had once wanted to become a nun. I told her about the reality of Jesus and offered to help her with a bible study, which she had indicated she might like. I invited her to church and suddenly she was ‘not religious’. I can only pray God used our conversation to speak to her heart.

The Lord wants to bless people and bring them into a relationship with Him. May this lady find the truth. Amen!