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Two Women

The Loose woman, she is turbulent and willful; her feet stay not in her house. Prov 7:11 I, wisdom from God, make prudence my dwelling, and I find out knowledge and discretion. Prov 8:12 I have counsel and sound knowledge, I have understanding, and I have might and power. Prov 8:14 Two women, two totally different perspectives. One does not care for truth and righteousness; she lives for the lust of her flesh. The other is connected to the Lord, loves justice, mercy and truth. I see two different people, one who wants their own way and who’s ears are shut to truth; the other loves the truth and their relationship with the Lord more than anything else. The one that is open to truth you can work with and want to give to, the other, her eyes cloud over when truth is spoken and she runs to her own ways, she delights in her own ways. This person’s need is sensuous not spiritual, she lives for her emotions. This person cannot have the best of me. The fruit of the sensuous woman is frustratio...

Heart Service

Keep and guard your heart with all diligence and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life Prov4:23 How do we guard our hearts? The proceeding verses explain how: Avoid dishonest speech, willful and contrary talk Keep looking straight ahead, don't get distracted Consider the path before you, walk in established paths Don't turn to the right or lef t, avoid evil The heart is where God dwells, while it is pure and unblocked life, His life flows freely. We are encouraged to keep it clean and unblocked. When I dabble in any of the above my heart tells me, an alarm goes off: 'warning, warning, unclean, unclean'. Sometimes the unclean feeling lasts a while, it makes me feel like adopting monkish garb and flailing myself. Now I know that this is unnecessary that my saviour allowed sinful men to flog Him instead of me, this actually makes it worse because He is so good. I find when I am upset by the behaviour of someone I have trouble with my speech ab...

The Remnant

And the remnant that has survived of the house of Judah shall again take root downward and bear fruit upward. Is 37:31 Today as I sit and think about how to move forward with my attitude to Tony and Kate (my X spouse and his new wife) I say to my soul don't walk in paths of bitterness, don't dwell on darkness. I want to show God's grace towards them but not compromise on the facts. I don't like a dirty spirit, cluttered with yucky, sticky stuff that binds. Bless them Lord. Amen! I want my roots to go down deep and my fruit to be abundant this coming year. I have a huge vision and want to see many come to freedom in Christ. I must be free to take them there. I have a vision in business as well. I want to be fair but wise in my dealings. This coming year I will grow exponentially. I know in my bones this will happen. Relationally I will stabilise this year and bless others out of that stability. 2010 is a year of release for me. Amen!

Praise Him

Psalms 149:1 (MSG) 1 Hallelujah! Sing to God a brand-new song, praise him in the company of all who love him. A brand new song comes from a brand new experience. We walk into a brand new experience as we press into God with an obedient heart. Obedience brings change and opens the doors to the new. I will sing of the new things God is doing in my life, I will praise Him in the congregation and relate what He has done. I now know I am blessed, before I was pressing in to be blessed. Now I expect blessing, abundant blessing. Now I know the great benefits of obedience right there in the 'little things' the seemingly unimportant things. Obedience brings freedom. Amen!

Obedience

Philippians 2:8 (MSG) 8 Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death—and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion. Yesterday I had an opportunity to completely obey a word the Lord had spoken to me a full year ago and one my emotions had fought. The result was amazing. Peace, contentment followed by blessing. The Lord's presence has been potently present and our fellowship sweet. In the middle of the night I awoke with my spirit singing a medley of two songs, 'O Holy Night' and 'My Deliverer' (Chris Tomlin) my insides were dancing, the Lord was having a party. The funny thing was, I was sharing a room with my mother and she awoke with her spirit singing 'Silent Night', she finally went back to sleep and she was dancing to 'The Sugar Plum Fairy'. What a pair, we did enjoy our midnight ...

Steady!

Don't jump to conclusions there may be a perfectly good explanation for what you just saw. Prov 25:8 This is so true, especially when I am stepping out and not receiving feedback, my mind plays tricks. I hear 'see you were wrong, you missed it this time.' (sounds like someone else's voice) It times like this I have to remember good advice, stand and stay focused on the one who led. It is as if a whole world of turmoil whirls around the act of stepping out so as to distract from the main event. Because I have such a vivid imagination I actually see swirling spirits, I could make a movie about it. Other times is when people do not get back to me when I think they would or should, again I have to stay firm and focused and remember that others have different lives and priorities and stuff happens to distract them. It is not that they are unfaithful or uncaring but stuff happens. I am so blessed to have the beautiful Lord in my life, His smile, His hand, His voice is ...

He Came!

They could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time! They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him. Then they opened their luggage and presented gifts: gold, frankincense, myrrh. Matthew 2:10,11 Thank you Lord, You came. Thank you that you made yourself vulnerable , you trusted yourself to a young couple as a helpless infant. I praise You, glory to You in the highest. Majesty deigned to dwell on earth with men. Thank you, today we celebrate Your birth, Your reaching out to us, Your bringing us back to the Father. Today we celebrate the beginning of grace, today grace was born, today the law was on notice, today the new had come. Amen! Thank you for salvation. Thank you for 'the way'. Thank you for forgiveness, thank you for the gift of life you gave. Thank you for making God real, for introducing Abba Father, thank you for fulfilling the law, thank you for re...