Blessings for obedience

From my garden

^{Psalm 5: 12 (Amplified)} 

¹² For You, Lord, will bless the [uncompromisingly] righteous [him who is upright and in right standing with You]; as with a shield You will surround him with goodwill (pleasure and favour).

Learning each day to draw closer to the Lord I have no other option but to focus my time and efforts on reading God’s Word.  My Bible is a tool I have at my hands and I study it as often as I can.  I have a lot of knowledge about this great book but I lack the revelation many times.

Reading and praying is probably something second nature to me.  I have an urgent need to draw on the word of God and it grows each day.  I am really doing everything I know to become obedient when thinking about my Lord Jesus Christ. 

I believe that my passion lay with the Lord, I don’t know that I have arrived as yet but am doing everything possible to get in line with my God.  Isaiah 50: 7 ‘. . . I have … determined to do his will …’ It is my determination to become obedient to God and do His will for my life. 

Live life to the fullest and seek God in everything you do, so that He may bless you.  Proverbs 3: 6 ‘ in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.’ May you too desire to live according to God’s will for your life, asking Him to guide your every step. 

Be blessed today!  

A success Story – Ayoba – Zelda Taylor

Zelda Taylor

When the odds are against you – you are able to get up and go.  I would like to take this time and write about my sister the pioneer in our family.

Nikita Taylor

Zelda Taylor, born in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.  I think a beautiful blonde woman with two beautiful children.  Her son Duane Taylor now in the USA working.  Her daughter in Grade 12 Nikita Taylor.  Just for the record the children are being raised by a single mom.  Zelda’s husband passed away a short while after they discovered that she was pregnant with Nikita and she has been taking care of these children.  

Life happened and after relocating to Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape, South Africa my sister realised that it was just impossible to make any money there.  Life was difficult and she had to leave Duane behind as he was attending Grey High School and didn’t want to make a change in his schooling.  Coming to Johannesburg with a young Nikita they moved into a little town house and she worked diligently and hard.  Traveling overseas, learning and make inroads wherever she went.

Things changed and she was unfortunate in her last position and had to make a decision.  She decided to do what she knew best and started selling products from her own home, 2010.  Her first sale came in and she just kept working hard.  As the Sole owner of the company Ayoba my sister started with the help of her partner Kobus and they started a micro office in Secunda, Mpumalanga.  Employing an administrator and a driver, time moving fast they needed to employ another person.  They had to get their name out there and decided to employ a representative.  Someone who knew their products and would bring in sales, this was in August 2011.  

Still the business is picking up in October 2011 they had to find a good Technician.  Their Secunda office is still growing and they looked at employing another administrative lady and another representative.

The population of the Secunda office almost in place; Zelda needed to get her micro office in Johannesburg populated as well.   

In March 2012 a representative needed to be employed in the Johannesburg office and in April 2012; Zelda employed her stepdaughter to come and work for her and then also needed the assistance of an Internal Sales Clerk. 

The population of her two offices one in Secunda and one in Johannesburg stands at 11 people.  She is the sole owner of the company and her partner will be joining her with a 50/50 percentage between the two of them. 

I think this is wonderful that someone in the prime of her live is able to get out there and make a success of her life.  Her main products are Safety Equipment and gear, hydraulics and pumps.  So should you need to have anything sorted out in the Engineering Field let me know and I can get you into contact with a brilliant lady.

Suddenly God is there!

Launch out into the deep. Luke 5: 4

Faith is something that we all have and if we don’t believe in something it normally won’t happen.  So this morning it is my declaration to you that God will be in our situations suddenly and if we don’t launch out into the deep and trust in Him we cannot get it to take place.  I want to launch out into this place of being able to write something that will blow your mind.  The only topic I can write about is my God and even then I feel inadequate because of my little faith.  So I believe God will appear to me suddenly and I will have inspirational words to lift you up and me.  I believe my God is awesome and in control over each and every situation in our lives.  Suddenly it will take place and I will be stretched to the maximum to give my very best at all times.

Let us stand on God’s promise – by Faith

Hebrews 11: 6 ‘… he who comes to God must believe that … he is a rewarder ..’

A renewing of my mind has been taking place over the last couple of months.  It is a difficult and painful process as I have come to realise there are things in my life that wasn’t pleasing to my God.  I also had come to a place in my life which made me realise that I am unable to do anything without my God.  When times are good and we have plenty and we don’t worry about anything we seem to move away from the Lord God.  Because of my situation I have drawn closer to God and now in faith I stand on His word.  I have sinned and I realise that because of my sin I must have disappointed God and so many other people around me.  I was one of those people who suffered from a very bad sickness ‘arrogance’ and ‘no compassion for people’.  Now that is something to deal with one your own when you are alone with God and there is on one to speak to but God.

Standing on God’s word today, my declaration is ‘I believe and declare that Jesus Christ is my Lord and Saviour and that God exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek him.’

God so Loves us

Romans 5: 8 ‘But God has shown us how much he loves us – it was while we were still sinners that Christ died for us!’

Thank You Father God for the knowledge that You love us so much that even while we were still sinners You let Jesus Christ die for our sins.  How awesome are You Lord.  Nothing in this world can compare to Your greatness and wonder.  Every one of us is undeserving of Your Love and yet You gave Your only begotten Son Jesus Christ for our salvation.  

Humbly Lord I pray that I am embrace Your word and become more and more like Jesus.  Let me live the life You have ordained for me in the name of Jesus Christ I pray.  Amen

Hand knitted teddy by Yvette

'Make peace among the nations.'

Zechariah 9: 10 ‘Your king will make peace among the nations.’  I asked the Lord in humble prayer to give me a word for today and this is what I received.  I  want to pray for peace in Israel and also peace in America, Europe and all over Africa and Australia.

Father God, in the name of Your son Jesus Christ I want to pray the words of this scripture, Lord may you make peace among the nations. 

In the name of Jesus Christ I pray.

Who are you?

According to Psalm 139: 14 and I quote “I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; I know that full well.”

2 Corinthians 3: 18 and I quote “and we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.”

Genesis 1: 26 – 27 and I quote ‘The God said, “let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”  So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.’

3 John 2 and I quote ‘Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.’

Mark 11: 23 – 24 and I quote ‘I tell you the truth, if any one says to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea”, and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.  Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.’

Romans 12: 1 and I quote ‘therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.’

By reading this in scripture I want my life to be a reflection of God’s goodness. From my appearance to my character, I represent God.  That’s why it is my attitude towards life must be in line with His Word. Therefore, I am focusing on changing my way of thinking and speaking so that I can be transformed to God’s likeness.    I confess this today!