Monday 23 July 2018

Start You Monday and Week Right!

Matthew 7:7-8 (AMP)

Prayer and the Golden Rule

⁷“Ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you; seek and keep on seeking and you will find; knock and keep on knocking and the door will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened.”

We serve an awesome God and today I want to start my day and week right. I heard that when a Camel goes into the desert this camel needs to bend the knee and receive his burned for the journey ahead of him. When we wake up in the morning and bend our knees before our Lord Jesus, He places the day’s burn upon our shoulders.

In Matthew 7 verse 7 we see “ask and keep on asking and it will be given to you;” we need to pray to ask God to help us carry our burns and face each day. When I opened my eyes this morning my first thought was “Jesus, help me.” I feel it is impossible to go through this day without the LORD’s hand in my own life.

I need all the help I can get and only the LORD is able to help me. I find my peace in Him, I believe His hand isn’t too short to help me.

God is our father and He knows what we need even before we actually ask Him. We can turn to God in our hour of need and He will hear us. We shouldn’t give up hope and keep on trusting Him. We are reminded in Matthew 7 verse 8 “For everyone who keeps on asking receives, and he who keeps on seeking finds, and to him who keeps on knocking, it will be opened.” It is a fact God is waiting for us and He wants us to call on Him. He loves you and me and we can rely on Him.

Prayer

Abba Father, we want to say thank You, for the knowledge that we can ask You for anything in Christ Jesus, we also have the assurance that we will receive what we ask according to Your Word. Lord, today bless each and every person who is reading my blog, give them the desires of their hearts, open the heavens and let it rain down blessings from You. Guide all of us and keep us safe in the name of the LORD Jesus Christ. Amen

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Friday 20 July 2018

#Selfishness

Selfishness says things like “It’s all about me.” “First is first and second is nothing.” “It’s my way or the highway!”

James 3:13-16 (AMP)

Wisdom from Above

^“13Who among you is wise and intelligent? Let him by his good conduct show his [good] deeds with the gentleness and humility of true wisdom. ¹⁴But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth. ¹⁵This [superficial] wisdom is not that which comes down from above but is earthly (secular), natural (unspiritual), even demonic. ¹⁶For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder [unrest, rebellion] and every evil thing and morally degrading practice.”

Personally, I feel ashamed to admit that I actually struggle with “selfishness.” My word it’s truly difficult to share. I am so used getting what I want when I want it. I forget about the rest and I don’t want to share.

Humbly I stand shamefaced before the Lord, guilty of this sin of selfishness. I can only humbly pray to the LORD my God to please forgive me. I seem to believe I am entitled to everything and no one else is important.

Prayer

O Abba Father, humbly I repent of my selfishness, I know that I believe “first is first and second is nothing. I also believe that I am entitled to everything and I am supposed to receive everything.” Please, LORD, I have failed You on so many levels. Please humbly I pray to forgive me, LORD, I still struggle with selfishness. Amen

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I Love YOU LORD with All My Heart

Matthew 22:37-40 (AMP)

^“37And Jesus replied to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ ³⁸This is the first and greatest commandment. ³⁹The second is like it, ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for others].’ ⁴⁰The whole Law and the [writings of the] Prophets depend on these two commandments.”

This morning I humbly come into the presence of the Lord my God. I want to honour Him with all I am. I want to draw near to Him and give Him praise. Lord, please search my heart and soul. Please create in me a clean heart and a pure spirit. I want to honour You and give You thanks. I know that I am not always faithful and that I fail You on many occasions.

Today I want to proclaim Your goodness and Your faithfulness. I want to give You thanks for the good things as well as the trails in my own life. You are my Lord, my Saviour and I love You Lord with all my heart and soul.

Lord today I want to keep Your commandments and I want to love You Lord with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my mind. I want to keep Your commandments today. I love my neighbour as myself.

Lord, You are my everything, I am grateful for today.

Prayer

Baruch Haba bashem Adonia, Yeshua hamashiach, Abba Father, I humbly confess that I love YOU LORD with all my heart, with all my soul and with all my mind. Today I want to pray that You will bless each person supernatural that is reading this word. Lord touch each person's life and the Holy Spirit keep all of us from harm. I love YOU LORD in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord and my Saviour. You are all I need, If God is all I have then I have all I need. Amen

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Set my sight on things unseen!

Colossians 3:2 (AMP)

^"2Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value]."

I want to start my day right, I set my sight on God this morning, on His mercy new every day. Today I want to praise His name and thank Him for keeping me safe. I want to say thank Him for His loving kindness new every day. I am grateful that I can still sit in my office and that I have a job.

The LORD is great and greatly to be praised. I bring Him honour and worship His Holy Name. I have so much to be grateful of. God has been with me since the beginning of my life when I was in my mother's womb. He knew my name and has a purpose for me.

I set my sight on the unseen, I believe that God is still in control. I know that I am not perfect and a work in progress. The LORD remains faithful forever! Jesus remain faithful in perpetuity! Psalm 146: 6

I remember how I sat in my taxi on my way to work and saw myself travelling to work this year, and God saw me and opened the door. I will bring praises to His Holy Name. Thank You, Lord, for answered prayer.

I can see my future and I believe that God has set something in place for me for next year too. Only YOU LORD can lift me up. Only You Lord can save me. Only You LORD understands my heart and sees my thoughts.

Prayer

LORD, thank You, for today, thank You, that I am able to come into Your presence. I humbly pray to forgive me, LORD, if I have sinned against YOU knowingly or unknowingly. I bring my heart's desire to YOU today, I see myself travelling to work next year. LORD YOU know I am still praying about my own life. This morning blesses each person supernaturally with the reading of my blog, give them their heart's desire. Bless their lives with prosperity and peace and most of all Your love. All this I ask in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord and my Saviour. Amen

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Thursday 19 July 2018

The desire to change my life!

Isaiah 54: 2 Berean Study Bible

“Enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes deep.”

It is my heart's desire to become more and more like Jesus. The desire to grow and mature as a Christian woman is full in my heart. The problem I find is there are times that I resist the urge to change. I have read that you cannot change without a little resistance. The question is how badly do I want to change?

I believe that I have changed over the years and I think I am what I want to be right now. The problem is I am never satisfied with myself.

The past eight years I have been adjusting my attitude. I have been persevering, and it has taken a lot of energy on my side.

Focusing my attention on change the past couple of years took a lot of energy. I still haven't changed.

Reading Isaiah 54 verse 2 "enlarge the site of your tent, stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not hold back. Lengthen your ropes and drive your stakes deep."

Now I am focusing on enlarging my dwelling I am not going to hold back but stretch myself.

Prayer

Abba Father, please help me to enlarge my dwelling. I want to give You, everything and not hold back. I want to stretch myself. Help me to lengthen and strengthen going forward. I need You, Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen

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Wednesday 18 July 2018

You foreordained me.

Jeremiah 1: 7-8 NLT

“Go wherever I send you and say whatever I tell you. And don’t be afraid of the people, for I will be with you.”

I have been worried about my purpose in life and if I have been doing what I’m supposed to be doing. I then realized if God didn’t want me in a certain place things change and I would move on. I realized that I must “not cast away my confidence, which has great rewards.” Hebrew 10 verse 35. I believe that God knows me by my name. I also believe that God knows me when I was in my mother’s womb. God set me apart and that is why I don’t always fit in.

If I think about it God knows everything about me, my past and my present and my future. My days are scheduled and God’s in control. I know that I am different because God has sanctified me and set me apart. That is why I don’t fit in sometimes and I feel like I don’t belong.

God has foreordained me and He has a plan for my life. I don’t what the future holds for me but I do believe God knows and is moving things around for me. I love You, Lord Jesus Christ.

Prayer

Lord Jesus Christ, I believe that You have called me, I belong to You. I dedicate my life into Your hands and I believe You know what my future holds. Please, Lord Jesus Christ, give me peace in my heart and help me stand firm. I am drawing near to You. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen

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Mandela day

Mandela Day is being celebrated here in South Africa today. Our company has challenged their workers to contribute cash, clothing, blankets, food and books to the needy.

We all went to different locations to distribute the goods and help the people. My heart almost broke when I saw the conditions these people are living in. The poverty and hardships are unspeakable.

God has blessed so many people's lives today, with gifts from our company. The people I work with are wonderful and I am so impressed with their generosity.

We just wish we could have given more.

God bless the people.

Monday 16 July 2018

Believing God is changing my life!

Romans 8: 28 ESV

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good.”

Have you ever wanted to go back into the past and change things? You know you may have done something that you wish you could change today? It's not going to happen, I know. The fact of the matter is its over and done with the only way is moving forward. I love King David he was a man after God's own heart. When I look at his life; I know he made some big mistakes. He was an adulterer and a murder too.

The one thing that does encourage me about King David is the fact that he loved God. He wrote most of the Psalms. My soul is lifted up in reading Psalms.

I realise God chose me and I am where I am for a reason. My journey is up and down. I know people stand in judgement and look down on me. I know they have made up their minds about me. I also know God has given me a second chance.

My hope is in God, and I believe whatever; failures I had will change into victories.

I believe God can bring good out of my bad situation.

Prayer

Lord thank You, for a second and a third and a fourth chance in life. Thank You, for being in control of my life. Thank You, Lord, that I can come into Your presence even after my failures. I love You, Lord. In Jesus Christ's name Amen.

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Fear can paralyse you!

Psalm 56: 3 – 4 AMP

“When I am afraid, I will put my trust and faith in You. In God, whose word I praise; In God, I have put my trust; I shall not fear. What can mere man do to me?”

My emotional intelligence isn't quite up to standard according to me. I am not someone that is fearful, but I have come to realise that I am anxious. My nerves feel drained. I felt everything is crushing me.

It's like an axe hovering over my head. I am just waiting for something to come crashing down on me. I cannot put my finger on it, but I still have this dread feeling. I need to place my trust in God and yet I seem to miss the point. Within hours I am struggling with a lower backache. It feels like my legs are incapable of moving. I have allowed fear to infiltrate my life again, forgetting God is in control.

I know that my life is in God's hands and that everything will work out just fine. I am anxious about my future and what it holds. I don't know why I feel this way. I wish I could grasp the Word of God and keep it in my heart. "You hem me in behind and before; You have laid Your hand upon me." Psalm 139 verse 5. I keep my eyes focused on You Lord.

I will not allow fear to cripple me today and I know You are all around me.

Prayer

Abba Father, please help me today. Please give me peace for today, guide me. I believe You are with me every step of the way. I love and adore You, thank You Lord for Your loving kindness. In the name of Christ Jesus of Nazareth. Amen

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