The day with dianne Louise

“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” ‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬ This calls for a generous heart. We cannot afford to be petty. Mean spirits are selfish and will destroy those who get in our way. Jesus taught forgiveness. When asked how many times should a person forgive a brother who sins against them, thinking seven was generous, Jesus replied, “70 times seven!” The listeners were gobsmacked. 70 times 7 was a way of saying ‘forever!’ Finding fault gives us an excuse to dismiss a person. If we do not want them around it is how we dismiss, we accumulate faults against them. In Nepal foreigners are losing favour. Finding fault against them is the way to dismiss and deport them. It does not matter that foreigners are some of the best supporters and donators to Nepal, because many foreigners are Christians they are unwanted. As a Christian that loves Nepal and her people I am sad. Nepal ...

“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honored by every nation. I will be honored throughout the world.” Psalms‬ ‭46‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ If God says it, it is true! All nations are coming to know Him. As God He is in charge. No one can stop Him! People may be stopped and forbidden to speak about Him but He speaks in dreams and visions. He reveals Himself, He is God! We, as humans, cannot stop the Almighty God. He will have His way! He is King, ruler over all, whether people acknowledge Him or not. To every one a day comes when we stand before Him and He will be our judge. We are eternal beings, we have a spirit and soul that cannot die. We choose where we spend eternity: in the lake of fire or in heaven. There are no alternatives. Faith in Jesus a Christ allows us to eneter heaven. Hatred of Him and His people guarantee us the lake of fire. We choose!

““Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the LORD And whose hope and confident expectation is the LORD.” ‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭17‬:‭7‬ ‭AMP‬‬ I must rely on the Lord, for He is taking me in dangerous waters. I have never been here before, but He has. Yesterday I travelled to a place called Hetauda to look at land and property that can be used to create what God has put on my heart to do. It was challenging, the manager of the property did not want foreigners doing what I believe I am called to do. Yet, the property there is exactly what is needed. I need wisdom and favour! Divine favour! Only God can give what I need. We had a Nepali driver take us, he was ex-army. I sensed he carried grief like a burden. I had my young colleague talk to him about it while I prayed. He did and now I trust what he said was enough. The road to this place was tortuous. I reasoned that it would be too difficult to have a business in Hetauda and live in Kathmandu. Howev...

“Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭22‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV‬‬ I am a living testimony to this verse. As a young child I had an encounter with the Lord and grew up hungry to know Him. I have a passion to know Him more and love Him as He loves me. When my children were small I taught them to pray, to love the Lord and to come to Him. I must trust that these lessons stayed with them. Jesus is the best friend our children can have. His Holy Spirit is the best spirit for them to know. In all teh books ever written about powers and authorities, none is better than the gospels about Jesus. He walked in divine power and authority. Love your children enough to impart Jesus! Amen!

“So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.”  Galatians‬ ‭6‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ People will annoy us and cause us to withdraw a pace. What would God have us do? Remembering we are sowing. What harvest do we want? “Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.”  1 Thessalonians‬ ‭5‬:‭14‬ ‭NLT‬‬ What does Paul say about the weak? Cast them off? No! Take tender care of those who are weak, in fact be patient with everyone. This is hard for me. People who are older in the Lord, I expect them to be strong in faith. However, many are not. I have to be tough on myself to walk in faith. You might say, “she is a tough old bird!” I am but I am counselled by Paul to be patient and ki...

“The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.” ‭‭John‬ ‭10‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬ These are the words of our saviour. He tells us there is a thief, his name is Satan. If you have become dull to spiritual truths and believe there is no such being you are misguided. If the Son of God says the thief is real you better believe it. Better than the thief is Jesus who says He has come to give us a rich and abundant life. He is not talking about worldly riches He is talking about the life you can know when He is at the centre. He is our peace in any storm, He is our way in dark valleys, He is our life when death attempts to consume us. When Jesus is at the centre He goes before us and gives us the ride of our lives. He is a constant adventure. I just listened to a testimony from a young Christian woman who is Japanese and who the Lord led to open a restaurant in the area recently destroyed by catastrophic flood in Nepal. She cooked for the ...

“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭8‬ ‭NLT‬‬ I just awoke after a not so good dream about my son-in-law. I will not dwell upon it but rather pray for him. He has been a good husband to my daughter and a good father to their children. He is a clever salesman in his field of work and I honour him in all these endeavours. Today I received word that I will receive an unexpected financial payment for my support given to a Pakistani refugee here in Nepal. I am blessed and grateful. It will be used in the next venture. However, these are both worldly things and cannot consume my mental energy. I must put the Lord’s plans before me. He is more concerned about souls. I am learning to love the lowly and be available to pray and support them. Paul goes on to encourage the Philippians to follow his exam...