The day with dianne Louise

“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.” Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Loving to talk can lead to gossip, unless the purpose is a godly discovery of further truth in the scriptures or an encouragement in the faith. Talk for the sake of talk can be a problem. Therefore, have a goal. What is the purpose ? What is there to learn? There is so much to learn.  Catching up with old friends is good, however being mindful of purpose can guide us. Putting our minds into gear before speaking is helpful! Amen!

“The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences.” Proverbs‬ ‭18‬:‭21‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Failure to speak or communicate can also kill a relationship. Speaking can bring both death or life.  Jesus spoke words of life to the sick and even the dead. He raised the widow’s son and Lazarus from the dead; He challenged Peter to walk on the water with the word, “Come!” He commanded healing with the words, “Be healed, your sins are forgiven!” He taught the ways of the kingdom of God. He also sealed His fate with His rebuke to the Pharisees, “You white washed tombs!” We are also able to use our words to create and bring healing or destroy and bring about the death of a relationship or an enterprise. We must be wise with our words. Amen!

“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Today I am tired and need to keep studying. However, I have purposefully taken time to be creative and also time to manage routine tasks to give my brain space. We have been told that our exam will be on two books that we have studied. Unfortunately I had hoped I could have the two I like, but we have been told about the divide between questions. Therefore I will need to cover one I don’t particularly like. So, my study included two teaching videos by an American guy, which makes it a little interesting. I could easily drown in having to keep going now for 8 days to write two assignments in 5 days, and three to prepare. However, the word to me today encourages me, I will not drown. No matter what comes our way, He is able to make all things ne...

“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” Isaiah‬ ‭43‬:‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The dangers expressed here are graphic and scary. I have been through rivers of difficulty, and still go there. I don’t think the life portrayed by the apostle Paul was rosey. He was a man committed to sharing the gospel and for his troubles he was beaten, stoned and imprisoned, cast out, spoken ill of and rejected by his own people. As we do not have stories that follow the other apostles we could assume he was different, but was he? History tells us that John was boiled in oil but did not die, we know that all the other apostles met a fate that caused them to be persecuted and killed for the gospel. Many of God’s modern generals faith we persecuted and rejected. Even in the Jesus movement the outpouring of the Holy Spirit was considered ‘the...

“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ If we are seeking to find the greatest form of love we can give to another person, here it is. It deals with selfishness. I give up my wants for you. What does that look like? I may be really hanging out to see a certain movie, however, you ask me, instead, to take you to a medical appointment. I give up my casual desire for your greater need. Jesus gave up His desire to live and not suffer, for us so that we could know the Father like He did. This is a far greater sacrifice. I imagine a missionary might face this level, if instead of escaping the country before the Taliband took over Afghanistan, they stayed to help fellow Christians. This is a realistic act. When Russia invaded the Ukraine, many missionaries left the country, however, many have since returned. The Samaratin’s purse are still there. This is something to ponder! Amen!

“There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John‬ ‭15‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ On the weekend I desperately needed to talk to my friend about a decision I had to make, she was not available, and so I had to pray and ask Fod for the solution. My Lord did not answer until 1am, when I awoke and knew the answer. Wen people are not there for us we can tend to be offended. However, my friend did write me a SMS and explain her dilemma. I could have been annoyed and even offended. However, had I done this it would reveal how selfish I was behaving. Rather, to accept my friends business and move on was another choice. Fortunately I chose this. As it was God’s answer was the best, and then He prompted me to ask my daughter-in- law. Her answer was prompt and very helpful. We think we know the best avenue to meet our needs, but God knows best. Laying down our precious opinions and attitudes, allowing others to be who they are, and God to be in charge is laying down our lives for ...

“After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.” ‭‭Acts of the Apostles‬ ‭4‬:‭31‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I just returned from watching The Jesus Revolution - brilliant! It reminded me of when I was birth again and the mighty move of the Holy Spirit. What a joy to be a part of what God is doing! I sense a new thing is coming on Australia. We must be ready! I see the edges turning. This time those who have been trapped in transvestism and homosexuality will be set free. The life that of the unborn will again be holy. This morning I partook in day 2 of the mitochondrial donation seminar and made a stand. Finally they all asked: if you can guarantee that no life will be destroyed will you agree to fund parents who need this procedure?and I said “Yes!” I think they got the message that life is important to God! I pray they did. Everyone of the attendees were important to God.