The day with dianne Louise

“Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”  Matthew‬ ‭19‬:‭26‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Many things, humanly speaking, are impossible, however, with God, all things are possible. We tend to limit ourselves and God by our own confessions and throughly processes. We do we limit? Perhaps, it it what we associate with. This week I had an exam and I said to the Lord, “ I have studied, and you are greater than I, I trust you for the answers.” I received my first 100%. Today I was again knocked back for my proposed research subject, and so I signed up for an easy-reading term in English. I will finish my degree with Research Writing. However, a fellow linguist wrote a PHD on the Chepang, the people I am going to teach English to. I wrote to her and she responded today. I hope to catch her in Nepal. Wow! To meet a fellow linguist in Nepal will be special. Also today I received more funds which I used to pay my upcoming electricity bill...

“Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.”” Matthew‬ ‭19‬:‭26‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The above verse is Jesus’ response to the disciples amazement at a previous comment Jesus made about the difficult the rich have entering the kingdom of God. The disciples had said,” well then, who can be saved?” Perhaps they had thought to bring rich people in would help with the finances, who knows? We do know Jesus had friends who were not poor.  He was supported by several women and Lazarus, Mary and Martha do not appear too poor.  The rich tend to depend on their finances rather than the Lord. A rich young man had just come to Jesus and asked how he could inherit eternal life. Firstly Jesus instructed him to follow the law, which the young man had done. He asked what more can I do. Jesus told him to sell all he had and give it to the poor. The young man went away sad because he was very rich. We do not know if this young man actual...

Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 NLT As one of my final units of study at uni I am studying law. Rather than boring, as I had supposed, it is most enlightening.  Today we discuss aboriginal law: customary law as opposed to commonwealth law, as experienced in the States and territories of Australia.  Whilst other commonwealth countries, one being Canada, has made room for customary and cultural law, Australia tried a version and quickly withdrew when problems arose. That is the nature of politicians for you.  Whereas, under God, there is genuine justice, under man limited or no justice. When governments change laws due to reactions,  they do not give full justice. Churches are even guilty of this. Rather than calmly investigate a matter fully they react. What a shame! However, Jesus is coming to rule the earth, oh what a day!

“Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.” Isaiah‬ ‭41‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Have you ever rescued a small child from disaster by grabbing them from behind, clothes and all? This is what comes to mind when the Lord promises to hold us up with His victorious right hand. Our God has won the victory over sin for us. We must trust Him and walk in the strength of what He has done. His strength is our strength. Today we begin a fast at my church and I have a guest who refuses to fast for health reasons. This should be interesting. I am sure this is the case in many families. Mothers still have to cook for the children and if her husband works in physical labour he will need to be fed. I am seeking many answers: timing, an outpouring of the Spirit, wisdom and self-control. Our country needs an awakening to God and my city needs the revelation of the sins of God. My God constantly p...

Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. Hebrews 10:24‭-‬25 NLT Most of life is done on automatic, thinking is Rarely involved, unless it is critical thinking. Mind you there are those who think in their work capacity and are sometimes more aware of thinking a matter thru, especially scripture. Yet,  thinking is important and if we employed it more we would come to some amazing conclusions, especially if we used it in conjunction with investigative research, or just a big ' but why? God made us to investigate, and seek for answers. Why not do it right now. How can you encourage others to acts of love?

“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.” Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭24‬-‭25‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Acts of love start at home and forgiveness would be too of the pile. To forgive we must walk in grace, the same grace that God extends towards us.  His grace forgives because of Christ ‘s sacrifice. We forgive because we have been forgiven much. Allowing grace to work in us causes us to walk in mercy, thoughtfulness and generosity. We might be particularly good at walking in generosity but be unwilling to give forgiveness. Paul pulls this attitude down in 1Cor 13 : if I give al I have to the poor but have not love I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. Love, God’s gracious love, forgives all things, believes all things. Tomorrow my church begins a period of prayer and fasting. We are seeking God’s guidance for the year ahead ...

“Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil.” ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭6‬:‭11‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The devil’s strategy is to maim, kill and destroy. He wants to disrupt God’s plans by waylaying God’s army, us.  Today I did an exam, helped an old friend and mowed the lawn in the hot sun. Meanwhile my guest became annoyed at my cooling of my house. I had to confront and destroy the attack. Then I had lunch and a sleep. Our enemy is relentless, and we cannot be complacent. For me I must defend my boundaries and stay focused on the path, and keep a good heart. The Holy Spirit is my guide, my instructor and comfort. My comfort is not in people but Him. People will fail me, but He never does. In warfare we cannot insist on comfort, but toughen up and fight the battle. Our eternity will be filled with comfort, here we fight. Fight the good fight! Amen!