The day with dianne Louise

Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but Your commands are my delight. Psalm 119: 143 There seems to be a theme here. No matter what happens or eyes must be on Christ. He is our direction, our eyes needs to be on Him. When my eyes are on Him, grace lives in me, i can't find fault, i learn new things about grace. Grace is so generous and kind around the faults of others, so kind. When i operate in grace i am a nicer person, i learn so much about others. Today we arrived in Sydney and my companion was not organised in his finances. We are needing to take a lot of cash with us for the things we are doing tin Nepal. I had taken my companions advice and i am cashed up, see me crow. So, this evening, tired and hungry we went in search of a solution. I fed us and then we went looking for a money changer. We found the right solution and learnt a lot in thr process and I still have my sanctity. Amazing! God is indeed good. Oh blessed patience! My God how good you are! Amen!

Trouble and distress have overtaken me, but Your commands are my delight. Psalms 119:143 HCSB This is not.my story today. It has been at times, but not today. Anxieties about what needs doing perhaps but not trouble and distress. However, even when trouble and distress do overtake we can make the Lord and His word our delight. His word bring His perspective, His promise. We can rejoice in Him and the victory He has won for us. All things work together for good for those who love God and walk according to His word. I can place all that I am, all I have, into His hands: my family, my possessions, my finances, my business, in fact all. He has proven Himself. He is fairhful, just and true. His commands, His words are my delight, not my will but His. Amen!

Cast your burden on the Lord , and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Psalms 55:22 HCSB Today I needed sustaining. My body and mind were in holiday mode but I had to apply myself to finishing my work so that i would return to written plans in readiness for me to present. On top of this i was in discussion about my business and the future, with the manager. There are times i allow myself to be intimidated, usually when i am in new territory. The manager wants me to sell my business to my junior. You know when you know the person who said they would be there for you has switched camps, that's how it felt. I want to represent Christ, be wise and not allow myself to be robbed again and be gentle. A hard ask. I needed to give the Lord the burden and ask Him to represent me. I went away from the conversation feeling a little crushed. Probably due to my own issues stemming from the past. I invited the Lord in to heal the hurt. However, finishing t...

Cast your burden on the Lord , and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. Psalms 55:22 HCSB Throughtout the bulk of this Psalm David is pouring out his distress. He is being betrayed by a friend. 'I am in restless turmoil  with my complaint because of my enemy's voice, because of the pressure of the wicked. They bring down disaster on me and harass me in anger.'verses 2,3 When we are harassed and oppressed we are crushed in spirit. After pouring out his heart, David finds hope in the Lord. While rhe buden is with us, it troubles us with the challenge: "how are you going to sort me out?' There is a very easy solution- cast all your cares on the Lord, for He cares for you. I know Pilgrim needed to discover that he did not need to carry his burden but give it to the One who is the burden solver. We are not made to carry burdens, we are not donkeys. We may act like asses now and then but a good dose of repentance fixes that. To...

So those who suffer according to God's will should, while doing what is good, entrust themselves to a faithful creator. 1Peter 4:19   In the next chapter Peter tells of being a witness to Jesus' suffering. Peter saw the self-control, the determination to not lash back at the horde of hateful religious leaders who were determined to do away with Jesus.   The above scripture flies in the face of the term; "fair." We can see that such a desire was not in Christ. He was here to serve and lay down His life so that we could be redeemed. This begs us to think what our suffering can avail. It will not be wasted, it will be used by God for His glory.   Jesus entrusted Himself to the Father, I can do that. He has a plan and He wants to use faithful servants for His purposes. I can be that. Amen!    

Don’t you yourselves know that you are God’s sanctuary and that the Spirit of God lives in you? 1 Corinthians 3:16 HCSB A sanctuary is a holy place. If you have experienced holy respect for a church building then you will have some idea what is required here. Picture that place, would you trash it, speak ill of it, set up beds in it for adulterous flings, create a money laundering ring there? Most would be horrified with such suggestions, but some would not. Desecration requires a hard heart. Now, you are that beautiful church, even more so beautiful for each believer has the presence of the Holy Spirit inside and candles are not required there, neither is holy water or ritual. It is a place of total freedom. Let's visit this beautiful place now. Close your eyes and imagine its beauty. Sense the peace, the presence of God. Sit and rest a while. What else did you find? Did you meet the love of God for you to bathe in today? It is the best fragrance. As you smell the fragran...

When evildoers came against me to devour my flesh, my foes and my enemies stumbled and fell. Though an army deploys against me, my heart is not afraid; though a war breaks out against me, still I am confident. Psalms 27:2‭-‬3 HCSB The evildoers still come out against God's people. God's people had to stand and trust the Lord. They had a test of their faith, yet the enemy could not harm them. I have seen this again and again. The enemy has come out against my finances, my family, my friends and my health. In each case i had to face him and declare the word of the Lord. I must make God GOD in my life and teust Him. Amen! In all works of faith, he endeavours to destroy. But he can't, he can harass to the extent i submit to fear and self-pity. Yet, each time i make God GOD, i win.