2nd Chances

This is something that makes me think about my past, my present and my future.  I just cannot undo the past, what is done; is done!  The present is something I current have in hand, I work with what I have and I pray the Lord to lead me each and every step of the way.  Thinking back on the past I realise that I have made some seriously bad decisions and I just have no idea how I can ever rectify them.  I also realise that it doesn’t help me to sit and worry about what happened and see how I should have acted.  The fact remains, it’s in the past.

Currently I am working on my attitude and to be honest I am really negative as a person, I don’t see the positive of a situation unless it is pointed out or very obvious to me.  That is difficult as I tend to be really very hard on myself.  I am my worst enemy, when I feel that I have made a mistake or spoken ill of someone, I really break myself down to almost nothing.  Hard to believe that I can do that but it seems one of the traits I have practised for so long it is difficult to stop.

I started to go and look for answers for this problem, as it is a real problem for me.  I then realised that I actually don’t know and really have the ability to love people.  Now as someone that is quite knowledgeable on the Bible and has made it my business to study and learn as much as possible on this subject I failed to learn how to love people.  Don’t laugh its rather serious!  How is it possible to teach and preach to other people the Word of God and you don’t even care or love them?  I pose the question to you.  Is this possible?  It is, I have been doing this for so long I never realised that I just have no compassion, kindness or affection towards people, I cry automatically when I feel sorry for them but I really cannot say that I love them.  Drastic measures needs to be taken.  I started working on my attitude for one, thinking about the pain, hardship and discomfort and trying to learn how to forgive people and accept them for whom they are.  This of course is a process and to be honest I am working hard on it.  I then started praying about my problem and God is faithful and creates situations that make me feel so uncomfortable.  People that love to give one a kiss and a hug gives me the “hebie jibes”.  I literarily cringe, if they are not my family it is really hard for me to give them the same treatment.

So the process is ongoing and I am working at being kinder, listening to people and not assuming they are on the attack.  I am also working on how I view people so as not to down grade them before I have even spoken to them.  Not forgetting forgiving people.  Hmm you think that’s simple they say “I’m sorry” and tomorrow they do the same thing over again, compulsive apologies don’t work for me and the I start to merit them.  Not trustworthy and unreliable and then of course I lose interest and cannot be bothered with such a person.  The hard fact of the matter is why should I be stuck with people that disappointment me constantly and think it’s okay.  No, move on. 

Then God and the Holy Spirit come along and remind me of what Jesus taught the His disciples, “For if you forgive others their sins, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But if you do not forgive others, your Father will not forgive you your sins. (Matthew 6:14-15).  Eina!!!!

So currently; I believe God for 2^nd Chances, I have so many hang-ups and problems but I still keep going back to the source (my Bible).

Stick to the plan

Yesterday morning I woke up with an image in my mind and the words “stick to the plan”.  The image I had was of a man, I don’t remember his whole face but I do remember his mouth and moustache.   His lips were full and he had two little strings hanging down the side of his mouth to the end of his chin.  I was so fascinated by the moustache I never looked at his entire face.  Well in the morning I told my husband what I dreamt and as usual he asked me “so, what is the plan?”  I said to him “I really don’t know.”  

So the question remains for now, “What is the plan?”  If you feel inspired by the Holy Spirit please drop me a line and tell me what you feel is the plan.  In the meantime I am trusting the Lord to reveal “the plan” to me.  

As Charles Spurgeon said, “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge.”  I feel strongly that God will point me in the right direction.

Israel - the Jewish People

I have been thinking alot about the Jewish People and it is something that has been pressed down hard on my heart, we must keep on praying for God's chosen people.

Abba Father I dedicate Your nation into Your hands today and I ask Lord protect each person and keep them save let there be peace in the Holy Land, Israel.
Amen

New every Morning!

Psalm 50: 1 A Psalm of Asaph.

¹ The Mighty One, God, the Lord, speaks and calls the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.

Each morning when I get out of bed I make it a habit to thank the Lord my God for a new morning and His new mercies for me this day.  How awesome is our God that he speaks and calls the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting.  He watches over the earth and all its inheritance.  Great and merciful are You Abba Father, my God, in Jesus Name

He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love ...

Zephaniah 3:17Amplified Bible (AMP)

¹⁷ The Lord your God is in the midst of you, a Mighty One, a Saviour [Who saves]! He will rejoice over you with joy; He will rest [in silent satisfaction] and in His love He will be silent and make no mention [of past sins, or even recall them]; He will exult over you with singing.

Abba Father, my Lord God thank you for being in the midst of me, a Mighty One, a Saviour!  As I go through my day and think and mediate on this word I want to praise the Lord my God, Jesus Christ for being there for me.  I have the assurance that God is with me and I am grateful for the opportunity in sharing God with You.  I lift my face to the heavens and wait patiently on my LORD, Lord God, Abba Father thank you for Your word today.  As I take this word into my heart, guide me, teach me and sustain me today.  Amen

thank you Pastor K Y Raju!

Psalm 45:11

Living Bible (TLB)

^10-11 “I advise you, O daughter, not to fret about your parents in your homeland far away. Your royal husband delights in your beauty. Reverence him, for he is your lord. 

Praise God in the passage

My daughter told me to start Praising God in the passage while I wait for Him to open the doors for me.  So here goes, LORD God, Abba Father I want to praise You and I love You Lord Jesus I praise Your Holy Name.  Amen

Psalm 100 Living Bible (TLB)

1 Shout with joy before the Lord, O earth! ² Obey him gladly; come before him, singing with joy.

³ Try to realize what this means—the Lord is God! He made us—we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
⁴ Go through his open gates with great thanksgiving; enter his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name. ⁵ For the Lord is always good. He is always loving and kind, and his faithfulness goes on and on to each succeeding generation.