The day with dianne Louise

Job 40:4-5 (MSG) "I'm speechless, in awe—words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth! I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen." How many times do I experience this? I would have to say I have lost count. I did it again today. Sometimes we get trapped when people ask for our story. Before we know it we are a victim again, feeling very low and having a totally wrong perspective, considering God had set us free from so much. I think, in fact, the trap was sprung last night when I had to relate to someone who had hurt me badly and not seen a problem with their behaviour. I realised that although the problem had been some months ago I did not trust myself to be too friendly. In fact my mind was rehearsing the story and that is definitely not good. I found myself praying, 'Lord how do I act? I have to love the unlovely but I don't have to trust. What would You do.' Today as I drove home I remembered how the Lord remons...

1 Corinthians 1:7 (MSG) Just think—you don't need a thing, you've got it all! All God's gifts are right in front of you as you wait expectantly for our Master Jesus to arrive on the scene for the Finale. He gives us all things that pertain to life and godliness. The trick is making our requests known to God and trust Him. He knows what is good and right. My challenge is stopping my mind from doing the maths. My mind cannot see how many times. Taking my heart to trusting the One who has been so faithful is my constant task. Letting go and allowing God to be God is such fun, keeping my eyes on Him is so safe and delightful. The above scripture tells us that all we need is right in front of us, it is already there, waiting on God's timing. He is the gatekeeper, He is the source and supply. As I watch Him I see Him walk by those who I have something for, I work with Him and spread the fragrance of the gospel. This is why I am here, I have a purpose. Amen!

Romans 16:26 (MSG) All the nations of the world can now know the truth and be brought into obedient belief, carrying out the orders of God, who got all this started, down to the very last letter. We, in Australia, have access to many nations right here on our doorstep. I love buying petrol from a particular station where Indians are employed, I love their sing-song accent, their cheerful disposition. My mum lives in an area of Sydney that if fully multi-cultural, so much colour, Lebanese , Turkish , Chinese , A nglo-saxon , and much more. I praise God for diversity. I have two Chinese boys boarding with me. We have had such fun. They love Mahjong and poker. I enjoy games as well. They have taught me much. We are so blessed and I am truly grateful but my mandate goes deeper. I have to show Christ to these He has given me. If each day I focus on Christ He takes me where He wants and gives me opportunities to shine. Today is the day of salvation! Amen!

Job 40:4-5 (MSG) "I'm speechless, in awe—words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth! I've talked too much, way too much. I'm ready to shut up and listen." I can relate to Job. His mistake was assuming that he knew all there was to know about God and His ways and make a judgement according to that limited knowledge. It is good to be made speechless by an awesome God. I love it when He reveals something new about Himself, or me, for that matter. All things are hidden in Him until He chooses to reveal them. Who can know the mind of God and give Him counsel? Oh How good it is to know that all I have to do is press in to the One who knows, it is His delight to show me the Kingdom. Lord I wait on You and as I do I sense Your delight, You have so much to show me. Greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done in this city (song by Chris Tomlin) A great outpouring is coming, a tsunami of God is coming, He will display His power and migh...

Job 31:14 (MSG) What, then, will I do when God confronts me? When God examines my books, what can I say? Indeed what will I say? I hope I say "Ah! Lord! at last I see You face to face." I already know I cannot defend the indefensless and am looking forward to hearing His point of view. What if He has something good to say? What if He says "well done". That is what I want. That is what I live for. In the meantime I love His presence, His company, His heart, His word. I love His surprises! I love His creation, I love feeling His smile. I love going into my kitchen and knowing He's there. Yes it is odd that I sense Him strongest in the kitchen, maybe He likes food (a true bloke!). I want to dance with my God, visit his universe, ask 'why' about a lot of things, especially creation and 'how'. I am fascinated with His works. You get the impression I love my God? Amen!

Job 28:20 (MSG) "So where does Wisdom come from? And where does Insight live? Job 28:23 (MSG) "God alone knows the way to Wisdom, he knows the exact place to find it. Really knowing God, understands that He is in charge of a few things, in fact a lot. However, so that we understand what we are in charge of, it is good to find His perspective. I must rule my own spirit, take charge of my thoughts, seek Him, obey Him, love Him above all else, love my neighbour as myself, lay down my life, take up my cross and follow Him. Golly! I can't find justify myself, convict others of sin, please myself, live for me, live for dollars. Why where are these? Well they should be at the foot of the cross or in the watery grave of baptism. It seems as I really seek Him, I find me. Today I found a me I wasn't aware of. It was such fun, in fact I quite enjoyed it, still do. In fact I like me, oooh ! Sacrilege !!! How can serving the Lord be boring? Never! Last night we had the final...

Romans 13:12 (MSG) The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Be up and awake to what God is doing! God is putting the finishing touches on the salvation work he began when we first believed . How easy it is to lose heart while waiting, become distracted. I am mindful of the virgins who were waiting for the groom to come with the bride. There were 7 foolish and 7 wise. They all fell asleep but 7 were prepared. God has made promises to all of us and it depends on our faith as to how we are doing. God's promise to me is 'I will restore all.' At this present time that is far from fact. However, because I have Abraham constantly knocking at my door saying 'look at me, remember how long my promised son took', I press in. When we lose heart we go for Ishmael instead of waiting for Issac. I look out across Christendom and see a lot of people saying 'this is far enough'. I am reminded of the Dogwood song 'Keep on walking'. We do not know how fa...