The day with dianne Louise

“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.” 2 Peter‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NIV‬‬ You may say, “but I don’t have everything I need, what about my bills”? God provides wisdom to manage our finances, and He provides those who will help us in our need. However, if we behave like a person in the world and do not live as a wise person, but rather as someone who has put their head in the ground, then we will not see the help God provides. When we ignore our problem we act foolishly. However, taking Godly counsel is wise. God has given us His promises to use in faith to receive. His promises have power. If we confess His promises instead of the problem we find the power to overcome it. As we use His promises we ...

“For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zephaniah‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I have never thought of the Lord singing joyful songs over me, have you? This is a wild notion. Today my spirit flooded with fresh vision for my next steps. It happened whilst I was having a Nepali language lesson. I did not plan it, it just came. I think it was a result of a successful navigation of relational conflict over the weekend. It involved all parties. I wonder if it would have been destroyed if the conflict escalated? I know how I sang over my children when they were small. I wonder if this is how God sings  over us when we trust Him for a solution. I know good results brings joy and paves the way for the Holy Spirit to work in our midst.  Lord, May Your kingdom come! Your will be done! Amen!

“For the Lord your God is living among you. He is a mighty savior. He will take delight in you with gladness. With his love, he will calm all your fears. He will rejoice over you with joyful songs.” Zephaniah‬ ‭3‬:‭17‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Although this verse is taken from a chapter about Israel, the Christian can identify with the promise as He, our God, has kept His word and now dwells within our hearts. He has taken out our hearts of stone and given us a heart of flesh. He takes delight in us as we, by faith, walk with Him leaning our entire trust upon Him. As we trust Him with more of our lives we flourish. With His love He calms our fears. Like a loving father who delights in us, He will do us no wrong. Amen!

“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.” James‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Humility produces good works, and humility comes with wisdom. Humility is recognising that my view about a situation is not necessarily the Lord’s. Whilst I may have strong feelings about a matter, my feelings are not necessarily God’s. They are just my own. I need to submit my feelings to the Lord and ask Him to take control of the matter. He does it in ways that are so good. So good in fact that I could not have done anywhere near what He does. I must trust Him! Amen!

“If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic. For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind. But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.” ‭‭James‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬-‭18‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Wisdom from above is not riddled with jealousy and selfish ambition. Rather it takes us to the Lord. What is worldly wisdom is dependant on self. Last night I had a discus...

“Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.” Proverbs‬ ‭9‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I appreciate good judgement in others, hopefully I manifest it myself. I know I do when the Lord is in control. It may seem I don’t quite know where I’m going, but I do. I’m following the Lord. Hear and obey, is a good motto. Today I translated Your worthy of it all, into Nepali and  hope to refine it and share it with my Nepali friends. I also cooked lunch for my friends and again pleased their tastebuds, especially the chilli pickle I made them. So good to be able to listen to worship music whilst working. We are so blessed to live in a time like this.  Good judgement is displayed in all facets of our lives. Today I joined Instagram. What a blessing to see so many of God’s people in worship and honouring Him. Thank You Lord!

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭9‬:‭10‬ ‭NASB2020‬‬ Notice the above verse does not say: ‘the fear of the Lord is wisdom’, but rather ‘the beginning of wisdom’. As a child I had a fear of my father’s wrath. However, this did not stop me from being foolish and ending up facing his wrath, especially when it came to squabbles with siblings. Wisdom is learned if we have an ear to hear, otherwise resentment results. I know one lesson I learned from my dad was to not steal. As a young teenager I went on an excursion from the country to Sydney with my school classmates. On our last night we were taken to a restaurant. I’m not sure if it was a dare, however, I stole a wine glass. My dad was furious and told me never to steal. That lesson stayed with me. Our Heavenly Father is training us in righteousness, that means right living, according to His Holy Standards. His goal is to create in us brothers and sisters ...