The day with dianne Louise

“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.” Psalms‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ To lie down we need to feel safe or be so exhausted we falls asleep anywhere, anyway. I prefer to feel safe. However, Jesus showed us how to lie down in a storm and sleep. He knew His Father was in control and knew the authority He had been given over nature. When His disciples woke Him He said, “peace be still!” The storm stopped immediately. This is our Jesus! What storms are whirling around you at present? Seek Jesus and allow Him to be your peace in the midst of the storm. His peace is not as the world give, He said that! We can trust Him! Amen!

“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.” Psalms‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ True peace only comes from the Lord. Whilst we may say we are at peace with the nations around us, this could all change in an instant. Realistically we do not know how other nations view us, either in greed and lust or benevolence.  Jesus slept in the storm on a small fishing boat, and when awoken by distraught disciples He said, “Peace be still!” And the storm ceased. It seems He is the master of peace. How can we speak peace to our environment? How do we stop the storm in others? The disciples were in a storm of fear. People become enraged with a storm of offence. How do we deal with that storm? Logic does not abate it, placation and apology may or may not bring it to an end. However, a revelation of truth and personal repentance does. The conciliator is the Holy Spirit . Therefore, the bringer of peace is the Holy Spirit. Praise God we have Him dwelling within our spirits when...

“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ If Christ lives in me then how would He celebrate a fun afternoon playing games? The Old Testsment made room for festivals, Jesus Himself went to a wedding. We can be so aesthetically pure that we rid our lives of all rich foods. Daniel did a fast when he ate no rich foods. This says there were times when he did eat rich foods. If we were asked today what are rich foods we would probably say they are high in carbohydrates and fats. Would we be right? This afternoon I played Board game with friends. We ate some junk food. Not a lot but some. One girl brought along some Jaffa chocolate and raspberries , it was very nice. I am glad she took the remains  home with her. Another friend brought along cheeses and crackers. I had crisps. We drank water or tea. Such exub...

“My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians‬ ‭2‬:‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬ If it is no longer I who lives then I should live as if dead to all previous motivations. No longer can things that ruled me before rule me now. One area I noticed I had been ruled by is my soul. My soul was easily intimidated by wrong senses. I had a habit of sending evil and therefore avoiding. Whereas my spirit has the role of discerning spirits not my soul. I believe Satan had deceived me to believe a pack of lies in this way. Praise God He has opened my eyes. Now it can die. Buying causing a soulish area of my life to die I can lie a free woman. Free from intimidation. Free from lies! Amen!

“The one thing I ask of the Lord— the thing I seek most— is to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, delighting in the Lord’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.” Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭4‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We are the temple of the Holy Spirit, so how do we meditate in His temple? Glad you asked! Connecting with your spirit when you read the word of God and fellowshiping with the Holy Spirit are meditating over the word of God. He’s there! Talk to Him about what you read in the word. Take a pregnant pause. Chew over the words. Ask yourself: is this relevant to me? Pray about it! Ask the Lord to show you if it relates to you. Engage with it! Amen!

““Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Listening is important. Today I had a lady visit who needed to tell a story. I talked for quite a while and then I shut up and allowed her room. She talked and I heard. I value that discussion. I am grateful for her willingness to share. Just now I caught up with Facebook posts from friends. One of my friends writes beautiful insightful posts about Jesus. He weaves into his post nature, the time of year, happenings here in Australia. Always they are beautiful. I am so blessed by his ability to dive deep. I don’t tend to do this. I would like to. I am used to be short and to the point. This friend takes time to arrive at the point and by that time I am washed of hurry and distractions. All I can say is: thanks Dave! This very aspect in Dave is also in the Lord. I shared with my girlfriend today, “Jesus has taken 20 years so far to remove all the broken ...

““Anyone who listens to my teaching and follows it is wise, like a person who builds a house on solid rock.” ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭24‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I recently read about bridge builders building a bridge across a canyon. As there was subterfuge involved they did not build the stays on rock but rather on sand. When the heavy rains came a flood threatened the bridge structure and would have killed hundreds of people had it not been discovered in time. If we build our lives on sand instead of rock, we threaten to destroy not only our own lives, but the lives of those who are dear to us, as we will teach them our wrong, and then they will replicate it. A wise person listens to wisdom, takes it in and changes their own lives first, and then teaches others the way to build. Amen!