The day with dianne Louise

Dear friend, don’t let this bad example influence you. Follow only what is good. Remember that those who do good prove that they are God’s children, and those who do evil prove that they do not know God. 3 John 1:11 NLT The gloss that many carries are only skin deep. God is more interested in what is below the surface. Live aware of this and be aware of your own heart. Be a God pleaser, not a man-pleaser. Do all you do to please Him. He is watching. Amen!

For in the gospel the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” Romans 1:17 NIV https://romans.bible/romans-1-17 The people of God are called to live by faith, not by sight. This is a hard call when in the midst of sickness, but it bears fruit, nonetheless. I walk by faith, each step by faith, I put my trust in you! (Old song) Keep going! Strengthen those limbs that hang down and walk! I have my own battle at present. It is not good and is very smelly. My mum has chronic diarrhoea. Hospital won't have her. It is mine to manage. My God is greater! Amen!

That’s exactly what Jesus did. He didn’t make it easy for himself by avoiding people’s troubles, but waded right in and helped out. “I took on the troubles of the troubled,” is the way Scripture puts it. Even if it was written in Scripture long ago, you can be sure it’s written for us . God wants the combination of his steady, constant calling and warm, personal counsel in Scripture to come to characterize us , keeping us alert for whatever he will do next. May our dependably steady and warmly personal God develop maturity in you so that you get along with each other as well as Jesus gets along with us all. Then we’ll be a choir—not our voices only, but our very lives singing in harmony in a stunning anthem to the God and Father of our Master Jesus! Romans 15:3‭-‬6 MSG https://bible.com/bible/97/rom.15.3-6.MSG Like a bridge over troubled water Jesus is on our side. Others may fail in strength but He never fails. Amen!

May God, who gives this patience and encouragement, help you live in complete harmony with each other, as is fitting for followers of Christ Jesus. Romans 15:5 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/rom.15.5.NLT For someone who can read and play music, my ear is trained to hear harmony and it also notices disharmony when it hears it. Disharmony is not good. It grates and turns us away. Why is there disharmony in church? It usually has to do with the flesh. That part of us that is arrogant and strutting in its behaviour. It is not a pleasant odour. To live in harmony we must lose ourselves and yield to a higher power. The higher power here is Christ. His way is better, it is not our interpretation of His way that is better. We do this with patience and with encouragement, laying down our precious opinions of each other. Amen!

For as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be filled with an awareness of the glory of the Lord. Habakkuk 2:14 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/hab.2.14.NLT I stand against the noise of the enemy. He is vicious but will not win. Jesus is Lord and His Kingdom will not end. Across the earth, we are seeing people awake to the glory of the Lord! His is coming soon! Come, Lord Jesus! Let us focus on God's glory not mans sin. Let's elevate our Lord! Praise Him! Worship His name! Proclaim His Lordship over your world. Today I had a blessing. A sister saw I needed to go to an event for my grandchildren some 500kms away and knew I could not go as I am my mother's carer and she is unwell. She is coming to care for our mum whilst I go but not only that, paid for the airfares for me. I am blessed! Thank You, Lord!!

And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand. Isaiah 64:8 NLT https://bible.com/bible/116/isa.64.8.NLT At one time I attempted pottery. I particularly enjoyed the wheel. It takes skill to hold a lump of clay centred on the wheel, keep the wheel in motion and produce a work of art. If there are any defects in the clay the pot will wobble and disfigure and you have to start again. The Lord is creating a vision of His Son in each of us. We are the lump of clay. All impediments are being removed and the work is a slow one. So, if ever you find your head in a spin, perhaps you are on the wheel and in the master's hands. There is no better place to be. Although the feeling makes you want to step down, stay put, He is in control and you can trust Him. Amen!

So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. Romans 12:1‭-‬2 MSG https://bible.com/bible/97/rom.12.1-2.MSG Our ordinary everyday lives mean something to God. They are impregnated with opportunities to serve Him. Let's be aware! Amen!