‘… goodness and mercy …’

Psalm 23:6English Standard Version (ESV)

⁶ Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
    all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
    forever.

Most people are more positively inclined but on the contrary to most people I find that myself esteem is very low.  I tend to speak to myself in a really negative and harsh way.  I need to purposefully speak into my life, positive thoughts.

Each morning I wake and thank the Lord for another day, and then get really busy, once I slow down and have time to myself, the negative thoughts come streaming in.

I have so many regrets and before I realize it I have cut myself down to nothing.  Now I need to pick myself up and keep reminding myself that ‘surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.’  I have to purposefully stay focused to God’s word or I probably with fall into a deep depression.

I also need to remind myself of the goodness and mercy that does follow me, looking at what I have in my life and thanking God for His grace towards me.

Prayer

Lord God, thank you for the Psalms and thank You that I can stand on Your word ‘surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.’  I cannot make it on my own and I really need You each and every day.  In Jesus name, Amen

Fear the LORD

1 Samuel 12:24 International Standard Version (ISV)

²⁴ Only, fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. Indeed, consider what great things he has done for you. 

Reminding myself of all the wonderful and great things the LORD has done in my own life does amaze me.  Looking back on my life I have come to realise that I am nothing without the LORD.

You know I faced some really difficult times in my life but the LORD has come through for me each time.  One day I had to go to work and I didn’t have enough petrol in my car.  I prayed and ask the LORD to please get me to work and back home safely.  I said that I would not borrow money from my friend.  

I did reach my destination both work and home, the next morning when I started my car to go to the garage my car just made a sound ‘poooooof’.  I still filled my car up with petrol that morning my son helped me and praise the LORD I made the month.

Think about how the LORD gave you great and wonderful things in your own life, praise His name today.

Prayer

LORD I want to praise Your Name and thank You for all the great and wonderful things You have done in my own life.  I could not go through this life without YOU holding my right hand.  In Jesus Name, Amen

#Wednesday - Witch Craft – Fact or Fiction?

Today I was totally intrigued by what I was hearing from my colleagues at work.  It seems that ‘Witch craft’ is alive and well in our day and age.

As I listen to her story my mouth hangs open.  She said her uncle was married to her aunt and there was a younger woman that was totally smitten with her uncle.  This young woman went to the Sam Goma and asked him for a spell called ‘Bheka mina ngedwa’ – ‘Only look at me’. 

This woman used the potion and my friend’s uncle started perusing this young woman.  His wife tried to save their marriage but to no avail.  He divorced her and paid ‘labola’ to marry this young woman.  This man was a high ranking Police official and work in Pretoria.  The young woman was worried that he may start looking around and went back to the Sam Goma to renew the potion.  

The result for the uncle was devastation; he was so fixated on the young wife that he would follow her all around the house.  He went on AWOL at work and stay home to watch his beautiful wife.

If she left the house to go shopping they would find him sitting crying at the gate because she left him behind.  He feared that she was going to stay away and never returned.  

This potion was so strong that he finally left his job and stayed home to ‘only look at her’.  

Apparently he died of diabetes a couple of years into the marriage.  It seems she is still busy with her potions.  

Next Wednesday I will tell you about another lady who also had a bad experience with ‘Witch craft.’

Fact or fiction?

Adds length to life

Proverbs 3:1-2 Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Wisdom and Piety

3 My child, do not forget my instruction,
    and may your heart guard my commands.
² For length of days, years of life,
    and peace they shall add to you.

As I meditate and focus on these words of wisdom and piety I want to encourage you today.  The Lord God reminds us to keep His instructions and we must guard His commands with our hearts.  This will increase our day and add years to our life with peace in our lives.

Each person is aging day by day we cannot stop the process but once you have become a Christian and have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ into your life, you will become younger through the Holy Spirit.  The Holy Spirit renews each of us from within.

I want to praise God and thank Him for the knowledge and the renewing of my mind.  I know that I am nothing without God.  I remind you and myself today ‘If God is all I have, I have all I need.’ John 14: 8

Prayer

Abba Father, I love You Lord God with all my heart, body and soul, Lord as I take this word to heart today, I pray Holy Spirit help me to stay focused on Your instructions and to guard your commands with my heart, in the name of Jesus.  Amen