The day with dianne Louise

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ The Lord said, “my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are my ways your ways” (Isaiah 55:8,9) We can assume we know what the Lord is thinking, however if we base it on our own reasoning about our circumstances we will be wrong. We are limited in vision and knowledge. We also tend to be very selfish, and so our view is skewed to the flesh. Today I walked around 4 kms to the swimming pool and back, I swam 20 laps of a 50m pool. In times past my body complained about walking, swimming amd walking again. However, now it knows it can do it. I’ve now changed the route to throw in a few hills to lengthen the stretch and am still able. At present I manage two days a week, however, the goal is five days a week. Stretch makes us able to do more. God is stretching us to take greater steps. He can see how able we are, we are limited by our physical and mental beings. There is a s...

“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”  Isaiah‬ ‭26‬:‭3‬ ‭NLT‬‬ There are days when we must intentionally fix our thoughts on Jesus, as our minds are under attack with accusations against our friends and family. He brings offence along for the ride and seeks a place in our minds and hearts. Division is his goal and a place for the kingdom of darkness. Worship music works for me, along with worship from my own heart along with gratitude and prayer for all those the enemy accuses. Offence does not work with gratitude and praise. James tells us: “Do you think the Scriptures have no meaning? They say that God is passionate that the spirit he has placed within us should be faithful to him. And he gives grace generously. As the Scriptures say, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” James‬ ‭4‬:‭5‬-‭7‬ ‭NLT‬‬ We hear and know ‘resist the devil ...

“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.” ‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Is so important that we believe what God says about us, not what others say or what we feel. It is also important that we keep our eyes on Jesus and not on our circumstances, circumstances are what we travel through, not truth. David wrote: though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil for You are with me (psalm 23). Notice David said, ‘ the shadow of death’ not actual death. If you stand with the sun behind your shadow is large, yet if is before you your shadow is small. Position in relation to the sun (Son) is very relevant. Perspective in travel is important.  I remember arguing with a friend about a road going up when in fact it was going down. There was an illusion that I believed to be correct. Had I been walking or riding a push bike, I would have gained...

“When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future. He will bring me glory by telling you whatever he receives from me. All that belongs to the Father is mine; this is why I said, ‘The Spirit will tell you whatever he receives from me.’ John‬ ‭16‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I appreciate all truth, not partial truth. When my heart convicts me of sin I want the truth that sets me free. I do not want a person who tells me a version of truth that attempts to absolves sin, I need to confess my sin and be healed. The word of God is a source of truth, as is the vocie of God into my spirit. However, if there is ever any conflict, the word wins, no compromise. Just like God the word is pure and undefiled. If you have godly friends you can trust with a concern or problem it is also helpful to share with them and ask them to speak truth to you, God’s truth. Have them speak God’s word and pray...

“Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path. I’ve promised it once, and I’ll promise it again: I will obey your righteous regulations. I have suffered much, O Lord; restore my life again as you promised. Lord, accept my offering of praise, and teach me your regulations. My life constantly hangs in the balance, but I will not stop obeying your instructions. The wicked have set their traps for me, but I will not turn from your commandments. Your laws are my treasure; they are my heart’s delight. I am determined to keep your decrees to the very end.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭105‬-‭112‬ ‭NLT‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/116/psa.119.105-112.NLT This passage comes under the Hebrew letter N, or the fourteenth part. The writer states that God’s word is the light which directs his path. He further states that God’s laws are his treasures. Jesus told a parable about a man who found a treasure and went and sold all he owned so that he could buy that treasure. Jesus said, “the kingdom of Go...

“Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭105‬ ‭NIV‬‬ All the words of God are a lamp by which my feet can walk by, not just some or those I prefer, ignoring the difficult ones. Injustices happen when we ignore the difficult ones, playing preference to our carnal natures, and justifying them because they delight us. Jesus said, “where your treasure is there your heart is also”(Matt 6:21). What are our treasures? What do we delight in? What place does food take in our lives, our appetities for good or tasty foods? What do our pastimes show of our hearts? Do we justify any of these and cause injustice to occur to another, more vulnerable person or group of people? Do the young or elderly suffer? Do the poor and underprivileged suffer? What we boast about casually reveals our hearts. What are we boasting about? We may focus on our godly boasting but what about our fleshly boasting? Our fleshly boasting show others the truth about us. Are we aware? Or do we de...

“For he has rescued us from the kingdom of darkness and transferred us into the Kingdom of his dear Son, who purchased our freedom and forgave our sins.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭1‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Joseph was sold to slave traders by his jealous brothers; he was purchased as a slave by Potiphar. He worked as a slave in Potiphar’s house. However, at the right time, God purchased his freedom by giving him a gift of dream interpretation. This raised him to a status of prime minister at the stroke of a pen, or I should say stylus. Jesus purchased our freedom from sin’s dominion by giving Himself as a sacrifice and dying on a cross. He paid for our debt and set us free so that we could live as sons and daughters of His Father, the King of all kings. Being a child of God has benefits. Today, whilst in prayer, my flatmate remembered a tool in her possession that we needed to remove the filter on our kitchen tap. I knew how to use the tool and was successful in removing the filter, which was clogged wi...