My heart condition ~ Monday Saga

Galatians 5:6 (NLT)

⁶ For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love.

Sometimes in life we can be stubborn and not want to express love towards people, they either disappoint us or really make us angry.  My heart condition has been negative for two days now, I have a really bad attitude and it is my heart’s desire that the Lord Jesus Christ will help me get rid of my negative attitude.

Faith in my life is what drives my spiritual life and I normally love most people but lately I have been really disappointed by people close to me.  I feel betrayed and hurt and really disillusioned.  Then the fact that I am supposed to be someone that has loads of self-control, watching my mouth and being a true Christian is squarely on my shoulders, so how now?

Prayer

Abba Father, I don’t feel like I have the necessary faith to get through this day, I lack the self-control, I lack the compassion and understanding needed to face today, I lack being kind and most of all loving.  Please forgive me, I know that I must just drop this thing and move on.  You are the one that knows all, I pray I forgive this person and I pray please help me move forward in the Name Of Jesus Christ.  Amen

Thought for today Monday :-)

Mary:  "I heard people saying that you don't care about anybody not even yourself."

Me:  "Tell my why where they so comfortable telling you all these things?"

(Should I trust Mary?)

God cut out my stone heart!

Ezekiel 11: 19 (MSG)

16-20“Well, tell them this, ‘This is your Message from God, the Master. True, I sent you to the far country and scattered you through other lands. All the same, I’ve provided you a temporary sanctuary in the countries where you’ve gone. I will gather you back from those countries and lands where you’ve been scattered and give you back the land of Israel. You’ll come back and clean house, throw out all the rotten images and obscene idols. I’ll give you a new heart. I’ll put a new spirit in you. I’ll cut out your stone heart and replace it with a red-blooded, firm-muscled heart. Then you’ll obey my statutes and be careful to obey my commands. You’ll be my people! I’ll be your God!

Sometimes we find ourselves in situations that we just do not have any control over and we start to ‘steel our heart’ against the situation and circumstance.  The problem with Harding our hearts is that we become insensitive and unkind and definitely unloving.

To avoid this problem, confess your day of misery and difficult to the Lord, ask the Lord to help you deal with the situation.  Do not allow these things to create a hard heart, keep close to the Lord Your God and hold onto the Holy Spirit, day and night.

Prayer

Lord God Please put a new spirit in me, cut out my stone heart and replace it with a red-blooded, firm-muscled heart.  So that I am able to obey Your statues and be careful to obey Your commands.  So that I may stay part of Your people in the name of Jesus Christ Amen

May your day be filled with blessings

Hubba hubba Friday

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Hubba-habba it's Friday!!! :-)

Good morning friends and family

I know time flies and we don't realise the end of the year is at hand.  Today I want to encourage you to enjoy your super Friday!!

God is great and awesome in that we may enjoy another Friday!!!

Smile, laugh and sing the day is so cool to enjoy!

So .... be happy and do have a super enjoyable weekend.  We in South Africa needs some rains, please pray with us to have some rain.  Its so dry and hot here these days ;-)

mwha  enjoy your weekend :-)

‘clean hands and a pure heart’

Psalm 24:3-5 (RSV)

³ Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
    And who shall stand in his holy place?
⁴ He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
    who does not lift up his soul to what is false,
    and does not swear deceitfully.
⁵ He will receive blessing from the Lord,
    and vindication from the God of his salvation.

Who can stand in the presence of the Lord?  David reminds us that the person with clean hands and a pure heart can come before the Lord.  The man or woman who does not lift up their soul to what is false, and does not swear deceitfully; they can come before the LORD.

Now for the million dollar question, how do you feel about your brother or sister?  What is your attitude towards the people in your own life?  Are your hands clean?  Do you swear underneath your breath?  This is your opportunity to change and pray for forgiveness of sin, repentance and accepting the LORD JESUS.  

No blessings will be released if you do not confess your sins, come clean and ask the Lord to forgive you.  What are you waiting for?

Prayer

O Lord God I confess that many times I have a bad attitude thinking no one will know my heart but You do.  Humbly I pray please forgive me, create in me a pure heart and clean my hands.   In Jesus Name, Amen

‘I shall come forth as gold.’

Job 23:10 Revised Standard Version (RSV)

¹⁰ But he knows the way that I take;
    when he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Lessons learned throughout my life span; nothing stays the same even if you don’t do anything to change it.  It seems really silly to think like this but the fact of the matter is that each day things happen, circumstances are changing all the time.  People change their minds constantly and what may have been super important yesterday is just another something today.  

I think about so many things I need to do and want to do but I just don’t have the time, I work all day and when I get home I make super and we sit down to a meal.  After the meal we get the dishes washed and sit down to watch something on TV, take a bath and go to bed.  The circle of my life seems so mundane, constant repetition.  

Now looking at Job, the man went through so much, lost everything, even his children and at the end of it all Job states ‘I shall come forth as gold.’  The process changed him and he knew that it was a good process ~ a God process.

Prayer

O Lord God as Job went through life with all the difficulties he faced we pray please give us the strength, wisdom and understanding to face our own trails so that at the end of the day we too may declare ‘I shall come forth as gold.’  In Jesus Name, Amen

Start spreading the News .... Jesus is Born Luke 2: 1 - 20

Deep in thought Joseph walked into his bedroom, closing the door behind him, he walked to his bed and sat down.  ‘O LORD God, humbly I pray for forgiveness of sin, it is not my intention to disgrace Mary but I have since come to realize that she is with child.  Not my child!’  

Joseph spoke softly as he lay back on his bed.  How could Mary do such a thing?  It was a difficult day and Joseph took off his sandals and cloak, turning the blankets back he lay with his hands behind his head looking into the ceiling.

Sleep came quickly and Joseph was standing talking to an Angel of the Lord ‘Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife; because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.   She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name of Jesus, because He will save His people from sin.’  Joseph woke up in the morning and thought about his dream; he would honor the Lord and take Mary as his wife.

‘Mary’ Joseph greeted her, taking her hands in his pressing his lips to them; ‘I love you and want to marry you.’  Joseph said as he pulled Mary into his arms.  ‘Oh Joseph, yes I will marry you.’ Mary said laughing.  Both Joseph and Mary decided not to make a big deal of the wedding but that it should take place as soon as possible. 

Just to shake things up a bit Caesar August had a decree issued to the people in the Roman world that would record a census on how many people lived in the Roman world.  Now Joseph was born in Judea Bethlehem.  He had no choice but to take his wife Mary along with him to record his name in one of the census scrolls. 

Up early the next morning Mary and Joseph started their way to Judea.  There was a company of people leaving for Bethlehem.  Joseph arranged to travel with a couple of friends, making the cooking of meals a little easier for Mary.  Mary was starting to show and it was clear that Mary’s time was closer than expected.  But in good faith Joseph and Mary took the road with excitement.

It was late when they arrived in Bethlehem, the town was buzzing with people and animals.   Joseph asked Mary to stand in the square and wait for him so he could go and enquirer for a room for them.  Walking from one Inn to the other, Joseph could not secure a space for them.  In desperation Joseph asked the Inn Keeper if they could spend the night in the barn, Mary was tired and needed somewhere safe to sleep.  The Inn Keeper suggested they walk around the block and knock at the back of the building, there he would find the Inn Keepers shepherds with some flocks of sheep in a barn.   

They prepared something to eat and as they sat down to relax Mary went into labor.  Jesus was born and because Mary didn’t have anything with her she covered Jesus with cloths and placed her little baby boy into a manger.  

A couple of shepherds where sitting around a fire gazing at the stars in the heavens, when suddenly an Angel of the Lord appeared.   The glory of the Lord shone around them and they were terrified.  But the Angel said to them ‘do not be afraid.  I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.  Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the LORD.  This will be a sign to you.  You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’

Suddenly a great company of heavenly hosts appeared with the angels, praising God and saying ‘Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom His favor rests.’

The shepherds were in awe and decided to travel to Bethlehem and pay homage to the Lord Jesus.  On their way to see the Lord Jesus they told everybody about what had happened and with great excitement they were looking forward to seeing the Lord.

The news was being spread and people were wondering who could this child be?