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Judges 7: 1 – 3
Gideon Defeats the Midianites

“Early in the morning, Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon)
and all his men camped at the spring of Harod.
The camp of Midian was north of them in the valley near
the hill of Moreh. The Lord said to Gideon,
“You have too many men. I cannot deliver Midian into their hands,
or Israel would boast against me,
‘My own strength has saved me.’
Now announce to the army, ‘Anyone who trembles
with fear may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’”
So twenty-two thousand men left,
while ten thousand remained.”

This is so awesome God used 300 men to beat the Army of the Midianites, the Amalekites and other eastern people.  They were as tick as locusts and their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.  Do you get it?  They were in multitudes and Gideon was to take 300 men.

What struck me was that God spoke to Gideon and told him to go and spy on the Midianites.  As they approached the tents on the outskirts of the camp they overhead the one of the men saying “I had a dream I saw a round loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp.  It struck the ten with such force that the tent overturned and collapsed.”

On hearing this dream Gideon took courage and summons his troops and they attacked the Midianites.  With only 300 men and God in charge they beat the Midianites. 

This just goes to show that God is in control over our lives and yes, small things matter.  We need God to help us in our live struggles and once we think we have the upper hand we forget about what God has done for us.

Prayer

Abba Father, in humility help me to accept the changes in my life and the small things, You can see the big picture and You are able to do the impossible for me. I praise and worship You Lord, in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen

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#sEe#iT

2 Kings 6: 17
“And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, LORD, so that he may see.”
Then the LORD opened the servant’s eyes,
and he looked and saw the hills full of
horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”

Elisha was mentored by Elijah and he received a double portion of Elijah’s anointing.  Now these two prophets in the Old Testament are also my top favorites. 

I know that I am living in a physical world; I need to touch and see and hear.  I honestly would love to also experience the same things Elisha and Elijah experience but I am not a prophet and my eyes cannot see into the Spiritual realm.

Elisha’s servant was concerned when he saw the number of people in the army that was planning an attack on their city.

Elisha prayed and asked the LORD “Open his eyes, so that he may see.” In that moment God opened the servant’s eyes and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.  You know the enemy was embarking upon Elisha and he prayed to the LORD: “Strike this army with blindness.” God struck them with blindness and then Elisha told the arm to follow him.  Elisha led them to the city Samaria and there the LORD opened their eyes.

I believe that God has instructed His angels to keep watch over us.  I would love to have access into the spiritual world.  You know see what is happening behind the scenes.

That is why we are encouraged to believe in things we cannot see.  So do you see it?

Prayer

LORD I want to pray today open my eyes so that I am able to see it.  Lord keep Your hand of protection over my life and guide me in the days ahead of me. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen

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#right#opportunities

James 1: 2

“Consider it all joy,
my brethren,
when you encounter various trials,”

You know you are under attack when your stomach is knotted and you can feel your nerves stretched as tight as bowstrings.  It seems every time you decide to fast the enemy decides to send someone to upset your day.

James must have been a really strong Christian telling us to “consider it all joy when we encounter various trials.”  As the people file into the office each with a specific complaint concerning hours not booked or not paid, I take a deep breath and say a prayer.

Smiling and listening to each person’s complaint I let them vent and say what they needed to say and go through the process checking the Time sheets with the hours book and whether they correspond on the system.  They do, then what happened?  Where is the money for the hours work?

I am at the right place at the right time, I have the answers and I feel that I can assist them.  Calm them down and assure them of their pay the next month.

Prayer

Heavenly Father, You know we desire to be in the right place at the right time, we are all looking for the right opportunity to move forward.  But we want to ask You to guide us today and show us the way forward.  Thank You Lord for Your loving kindness and give us the courage to consider it all joy, when we encounter various trials in our own lives in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

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Bring yourself and a nice cup of hot coffee its cold here in Witbank this evening. 

God bless you

God please turn back the clock for me.

2 Kings 20: 11
“So Isaiah the prophet called out to the LORD,
and He brought the shadow of the steps ten steps
backward by which it had gone down
on the sundial of Ahaz.”

I believe God gives all of us a choice and we need to make the right decisions.  When reading 2 Kings 20 you will see that King Hezekiah is deadly sick.  Isaiah the prophet comes and tells the King, you are going to die, get your house in order.

One we have to keep our house in order because we do not know when the appointed time is.  For all we know today may be our last day and then we leave our homes in a mess.  I have been worried about my home for some time and am constantly trying to keep everything in order.

King Hezekiah asked that the clock be turned back 10 steps because he knew this would be a challenge.  I was reading this and God is so faithful He moves the dial back ten steps. 

Now this inspires me because I believe God is able to restore my life, I am asking God to help me with lost opportunities, you know I am struggling to deal with past mistakes, I believe God will sort them out.

I believe God to restore the lost relationships with my family and friends, I am believing God to restore what had been taken from me.  I believe God is moving things into place for me.  I am holding on to a hopeful expectation that God is in control and I can trust in Him.

Prayer

Abba Father, I am calling out to You today asking that LORD God You please restore my life.  I admit that I had sinned and I have been praying about this for so long.  I am expecting a hopeful future and I am expecting that YOU will deal with my lost opportunities and that You are able to turn back time.  Here is my life, I am asking Lord help me.  I pray this in the Holy Name of Jesus Christ my Lord and Saviour.  Amen

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I have hopeful expectations for every day of my life, do you?

Romans 4: 18-20

“In hope he believed against hope,
that he should become the father of many nations,
as he had been told,
“So shall your offspring be.”
He did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body,
which was as good as dead
(since he was about a hundred years old),
or when he considered the barrenness of Sarah’s womb.
No unbelief made him waver
concerning the promise of God,
but he grew strong in his faith
as he gave glory to God”

I cannot believe this year is drawing to a close and it seems that time is slipping away like sands in a hourglass. When this year started I didn’t know how it would end but I believed and hoped that God will hear my cry and help me.

I must be honest my hopeful expectations have been met and I am still hopeful each and every day. I am learning to control my attitude with the help of the Holy Spirit.

I strive to draw near to God each day and I feel that I am making progress each and every day.  My heart’s desire is to hear God’s voice again and that I may obey Him.

I fall but I get up and try again, yes the locust has eaten what I had but I still have a hopeful expectation that God is busy restoring and replacing the years that the locust have eaten (Joel 2: 25).

Prayer

Heavenly Father in humbly prayer I come to You this morning, please clothe me with the Lord Jesus Christ.  I clothe myself in humility today, I pray Lord that I will hear Your voice again and that I will obey You when You speak to me.  Lord I am hopeful and I expect that today will be a blessed day, that You Lord will keep Your hand of protection over my life. Lord bless each person reading my blog and Holy Spirit speak into their lives.  In the Holy Name of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Amen.

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I am being plagued by my past transgressions.

Proverbs 28: 13

“He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,

But he who confesses and forsakes them

Will find compassion.”

As a Christian I have to say that I have sinned badly and it plagues my mind day and night, to such an extent that I feel miserable and really bad about who I am.  The truth is I have confessed my sins, to the person involved as well as confession to the LORD.

The devil is sly and will come around on days when my mood is really low, my self-esteem is nonexistent.  I will get these kinds of messages “Ah, please Yvette, you can’t whitewash your sins and think you are able to get away with it.”

I have been a Christian for many years and I believe that I definitely didn’t arrive and that I am still on my life’s journey.

I have honestly and earnestly confessed my sins; I have spoken to the people concerned and was told to carry on with my life.

I know that when I confess my sins, God is faithful and He forgives me time and time again.  I have come to a place in my life were I need to trust in Jesus and allow Him to transform my thought patterns and help me in doing what is right.  Oh my goodness I fail on a regular basis and I believe that Jesus Christ is faithful He forgive me and lifts me up again.

I want to remind you that Jesus is the key to solving your past sins and mistakes.  You only need to confess and believe and trust in Him.

Prayer

O Lord, the truth is that I always worry about my past mistakes and the decisions I took.  You have been there every step of the way, warning me and I chose to sin anyway.  I humble myself and I say thank You Lord for the forgiveness of past sins.  Thank You that I can come and ask You to help me keep on the straight and narrow.  I am grateful that I am able to still sit at Your feet and confess the sins I feel is clouding my spirit and keeping me away from You.  I trust and believe that You have a better plan in place and the design of my life is in the palm of Your hands. I praise and worship You for hearing my humble prayers.  I pray for friends and family going through the same things, I pray for wisdom and insight to deal with difficult circumstances.  In the Holy Name of Jesus Christ.  Amen

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Work each day to the best of your ability.

2 Timothy 2:15(ESV)

¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved,

a worker who has no need to be ashamed,

rightly handling the word of truth.

I have really been working on my own attitude, the way I approach my job and the way I deal with people each day.  The folks closest to me are the one that make me angry and I slip up many times with them.  God is patient with me so I believe it will improve as time passes.

I sat thinking why should I even do half the job I am doing to the best of my ability, think about it, I am only a contractor and no one even notices.  Then I decided no, I must do my best job now.  I can do this and do it to the best of my ability.

I want to encourage you to do your best job now, you wont get another chance and life is to short to have too many regrets.  I think it is important that I can present my best to the Lord and get His approval and I don’t want to stand ashamed of my work.

Prayer

O Lord I am trusting You to open the right doors for my life, I know You have designed something specific for my life.  Help me be patient and stay focused and trust in You.  I am doing my best job now hoping and trusting in You for the future.

In the name of Jesus Christ Amen

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