Saturday, March 24
Thursday, March 22
Looking Back, Looking Forward
I received this in an email and thought it was beautifully written. This is a quote from Rita Zahara.
"Letting
go of your past is not to forget, or block memories, or stop to think
about, or pretend the feelings are not there. It’s about the ability to
think about your past with no feelings of anger, jealousy, hurt or
regret.
Letting go is not about wishing things could have been different and dwelling in the past. It isn’t about thinking sad memories that leave you empty and hurt. It isn’t about loss or defeat.
To let go is to cherish the good memories, learning and growing. It’s about being thankful for the experiences that once made you laugh, made you cry, made you who you are today. It’s about having the courage to accept that people change and things change. It’s about having the strength to overcome the pain and move on. It’s about all that you had, all that you have and all that you will gain if you were to let go. Letting go is to release your past and grow and live for your present and your future."
Letting go is not about wishing things could have been different and dwelling in the past. It isn’t about thinking sad memories that leave you empty and hurt. It isn’t about loss or defeat.
To let go is to cherish the good memories, learning and growing. It’s about being thankful for the experiences that once made you laugh, made you cry, made you who you are today. It’s about having the courage to accept that people change and things change. It’s about having the strength to overcome the pain and move on. It’s about all that you had, all that you have and all that you will gain if you were to let go. Letting go is to release your past and grow and live for your present and your future."
Sunday, March 18
Go light your world
You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be
hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket;
it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house. Just
so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good
deeds and glorify your heavenly Father.
(Mt. 5: 14 - 16)
(Mt. 5: 14 - 16)
Sunday, March 11
Safety of the Castle
I had such a
wonderful and refreshing time this weekend at a Women’s retreat in Shanghai. It was so
great to get together with other sisters in Christ to praise and worship and to
feed on the Word of God. Our speakers were Ellie Lofaro and Kathy Troccoli (singer).
One of the
many things that I came away with was ‘Do I understand the safety of the
castle?’
Romans 8:14-17
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you
did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the
Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, “Abba, Father.” The Spirit Himself bears
witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then
heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ……….”
What is an heir?
• a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
• a successor: a person who inherits some title or office.
• a person who is entitled by law or by the terms of a will to inherit the estate of another.
• a successor: a person who inherits some title or office.
We are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.I need to remember that!
By feeding on the Word and believing what the
Word says, I will grow in the understanding that I am an heir. Nothing less! As I become familiar with who I am in Christ,
I begin to take on the authority that has been granted to me.
Thank you Jesus!
Thank you Jesus!
Sunday, October 30
I'm free by Lynda Randell
I'm free from the fear of tomorrow-
I'm free from the guilt of my past
I've traded my shackles for a glorious song-
I'm free- Praise the Lord, free at last!
I'm free from the guilt of my past
I've traded my shackles for a glorious song-
I'm free- Praise the Lord, free at last!
Saturday, August 27
Perfect peace
It’s almost a month since I’ve moved here to Suzhou. It’s a city with beautiful gardens. It’s well known not only for its gardens but also for its canals and silk. My goal for the next few weeks is to learn Chinese especially asking the taxi driver to take me home without using my taxi cards. These are cards which have different addresses (shopping centres, medical, schools, apartments etc.) written in both Chinese and English.
Each day I’m grateful for His blessings, the beauty of this place and the different cultural experiences. This morning my reading was from Isaiah 26:3 – 4. It reads: You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
He will give us peace..perfect peace when we place our trust in Him. Who will have that peace? It's those whose minds are steadfast on Him. I looked up the word 'steadfast' in the dictionary and it says: fixed in direction, unwavering. When I hand my situation, my family, my concerns, my everything to Him.....my eyes and my trust is FIXED on Him and Him alone ...I believe that what He says in His word, He will surely accomplish.....His peace will overwhelm me!
My nerves, my thoughts, my 'what ifs' are calmed with His perfect peace when I place my trust in His ability to perform His word and when my gaze is steadfast on Him and not on those around me!
Each day I’m grateful for His blessings, the beauty of this place and the different cultural experiences. This morning my reading was from Isaiah 26:3 – 4. It reads: You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD, the LORD himself, is the Rock eternal.
He will give us peace..perfect peace when we place our trust in Him. Who will have that peace? It's those whose minds are steadfast on Him. I looked up the word 'steadfast' in the dictionary and it says: fixed in direction, unwavering. When I hand my situation, my family, my concerns, my everything to Him.....my eyes and my trust is FIXED on Him and Him alone ...I believe that what He says in His word, He will surely accomplish.....His peace will overwhelm me!
My nerves, my thoughts, my 'what ifs' are calmed with His perfect peace when I place my trust in His ability to perform His word and when my gaze is steadfast on Him and not on those around me!
Tuesday, July 19
Praying for others
Ephesians 6:18
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
I was reminded yesterday by a dear friend about the importance of uplifting others in prayer and how our prayers are not in vain. Our prayers for others is so precious. We may not know or understand what they go through but our Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent Father KNOWS EVERYTHING! As His Spirit prompts us, He leads us as we respond in prayer. HE WHO WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES WILL DO THE REST!
Let's continue to pray for one another.
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
I was reminded yesterday by a dear friend about the importance of uplifting others in prayer and how our prayers are not in vain. Our prayers for others is so precious. We may not know or understand what they go through but our Omniscient, Omnipotent and Omnipresent Father KNOWS EVERYTHING! As His Spirit prompts us, He leads us as we respond in prayer. HE WHO WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES WILL DO THE REST!
Let's continue to pray for one another.
Wednesday, July 6
Praise the LORD -Psalms 103
I have personalised this beautiful Psalm. PRAISE THE LORD!
Praise the LORD, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name.
Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—
who forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases,
who redeems my life from the pit and crowns me with love and compassion,
who satisfies my desires with good things so that my youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all His benefits—
who forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases,
who redeems my life from the pit and crowns me with love and compassion,
who satisfies my desires with good things so that my youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
LORD, You work righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.
You made known Your ways to Moses, Your deeds to the people of Israel:
LORD, You are compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
You will not always accuse, nor will You harbor Your anger forever;
You do not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is Your love for those who fear You;
As far as the east is from the west, so far have You removed our transgressions from us.
LORD, You are compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
You will not always accuse, nor will You harbor Your anger forever;
You do not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is Your love for those who fear You;
As far as the east is from the west, so far have You removed our transgressions from us.
As a father has compassion on his children, so You, LORD, have compassion on those who fear You; for You know how we are formed, You remember that we are dust.
Our life is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone, and in its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting Your love is with those who fear You,
and Your righteousness with our children’s children
Our life is like grass, they flourish like a flower of the field;
the wind blows over it and it is gone, and in its place remembers it no more.
But from everlasting to everlasting Your love is with those who fear You,
and Your righteousness with our children’s children
With those who keep Your covenant and remember to obey Your precepts.
LORD, You have established Your throne in heaven, and Your kingdom rules over all.
Praise the LORD, you His angels, you mighty ones who do His bidding,
who obey His word.
Praise the LORD, all His heavenly hosts, you His servants who do His will.
Praise the LORD, all His works everywhere in His dominion.
who obey His word.
Praise the LORD, all His heavenly hosts, you His servants who do His will.
Praise the LORD, all His works everywhere in His dominion.
Praise the LORD, my soul.
Thursday, June 30
Sunday, June 19
FRIENDS
I read this somewhere...... and I like it!
FRIENDS - God's way of taking care of us!
What would we do without our precious friends?
Thank you Lord for the gift of friends!
Confession
Sometimes we get so overwhelmed with everything that we forget what is readily ours through Jesus Christ our Lord! BE BLESSED!
The following confession was given by Creflo A. Dollar:
Decree a thing and it shall be established...
Death and life are in the power of the tongue and I declare in Jesus' name that my life is changing. I declare that no weapon formed or fashioned against me shall prosper. I declare that God will perform that which concerneth me. I speak to my physical body and I declare in the Name of Jesus that my body functions to the perfection that God created it to function. Every sickness, every disease and every germ that touches my body dies instantly, for I live the divine life and walk in divine health.
I declare that I am out of debt forever. All of my needs are met right now and I have plenty more to put in store. I have preferential treatment and I walk in the favor of God and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost. I expect unexpected income because I am a money magnet. I am blessed to be a blessing until all the families of the earth have been blessed. And I will say continually, "Let the Lord be magnified Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants." I am your servant Lord, and I will not deny you the pleasure You take in seeing me prosper. In the Name of Jesus, I am no longer the tail. I am no longer beneath. I declare that I am above only!
I declare promotion in my life. Promotion on my job. Promotion in my spirit. Promotion in my soul. Promotion in my finances and divine health in my body. I declare increase and promotion and it shall surely come to pass.
Lord, you said that if any man lack wisdom let him ask of God Who will give unto him freely, liberally and upbraideth not. So I declare that I have the wisdom of God exploding within me. I have revelation knowledge flowing through me for God will not withhold any good thing from me. Men show me great favor at every turn.
As the redeemed of the Lord, whatever I say is so and therefore, I declare that all that I have said is established unto me. I declare that my words and the meditations of my heart make my way prosperous and I have good success. In the Name of Jesus, whatever I say, I am indicting a good matter. For my tongue is my pen and I am writing on the tablets of my heart, the words of the Living God.
I am anointed. I have virtue. Burdens are removed. Yokes are destroyed. I walk in the glorious light of the Gospel and I walk by faith and not by sight. I have no fear because I have been given a spirit of love, power and a sound mind. I am the redeemed of the Lord, and whatever I say is so. So all that I have said and all that I have declared shall be established unto me NOW, in Jesus' Name.
I have what I say!
Decree a thing and it shall be established...
Death and life are in the power of the tongue and I declare in Jesus' name that my life is changing. I declare that no weapon formed or fashioned against me shall prosper. I declare that God will perform that which concerneth me. I speak to my physical body and I declare in the Name of Jesus that my body functions to the perfection that God created it to function. Every sickness, every disease and every germ that touches my body dies instantly, for I live the divine life and walk in divine health.
I declare that I am out of debt forever. All of my needs are met right now and I have plenty more to put in store. I have preferential treatment and I walk in the favor of God and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost. I expect unexpected income because I am a money magnet. I am blessed to be a blessing until all the families of the earth have been blessed. And I will say continually, "Let the Lord be magnified Who takes pleasure in the prosperity of His servants." I am your servant Lord, and I will not deny you the pleasure You take in seeing me prosper. In the Name of Jesus, I am no longer the tail. I am no longer beneath. I declare that I am above only!
I declare promotion in my life. Promotion on my job. Promotion in my spirit. Promotion in my soul. Promotion in my finances and divine health in my body. I declare increase and promotion and it shall surely come to pass.
Lord, you said that if any man lack wisdom let him ask of God Who will give unto him freely, liberally and upbraideth not. So I declare that I have the wisdom of God exploding within me. I have revelation knowledge flowing through me for God will not withhold any good thing from me. Men show me great favor at every turn.
As the redeemed of the Lord, whatever I say is so and therefore, I declare that all that I have said is established unto me. I declare that my words and the meditations of my heart make my way prosperous and I have good success. In the Name of Jesus, whatever I say, I am indicting a good matter. For my tongue is my pen and I am writing on the tablets of my heart, the words of the Living God.
I am anointed. I have virtue. Burdens are removed. Yokes are destroyed. I walk in the glorious light of the Gospel and I walk by faith and not by sight. I have no fear because I have been given a spirit of love, power and a sound mind. I am the redeemed of the Lord, and whatever I say is so. So all that I have said and all that I have declared shall be established unto me NOW, in Jesus' Name.
I have what I say!
Sunday, May 1
The Road of Hope
I love calling home and talking to my mum. A woman who is so passionate about seeking God's heart, a great prayer warrior and a true inspiration! The other morning we were sharing about 'The Walk to Emmaeus' and how this story teaches us different lessons. The story is found in Luke 24: 13 - 32.
One thing that has stood out for me is how God is always with us in our darkest hour! As the two disciples were walking from Jerusalem towards Emmaeus, they were discussing all that had happened in the last few days and the scripture says '......
Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
They had placed their hope in Jesus and their hopes were dashed. Their dreams were shattered when the One they were following who performed miracles and who they had hoped would redeem Israel was crucified! They were so overwhelmed by their grief, their sorrows and disappointments as they were walking away from Jerusalem that they did not recognise Jesus when He joined their journey!!! All they could talk about was their disappointments.
I thought of the times when I had been disappointed when my dreams did not materialise. I had questions after questions. I wanted to know why, how and what if....... It's so easy to get into that mode that we forget what is happening around us!
I like the way, the disciples were telling Jesus about Jesus!!
He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
On that road, Jesus rekindled their faith in the WORD of God! He is the Alpha and Omega! The beginning and the end! He was and is and is to come!!!! He does not change. His Word stands firm and will not change. Jesus took them back to the beginning with Moses and he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. It was at that point that something sparked in their heart. In verse 32 it says,....... “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
I am so grateful for this awesome God who does not leave us in our darkest hour! He continues to walk with us, listening to us and reminding us of His promises. I could just imagine the two disciples during their conversation with HIM, their faith in the Word was stirred and their hope began to rise again. They couldn't let this 'stranger' go so they invited Him to go home with them. They invited Jesus in!
When Jesus is invited back into our lives, peace and hope is restored! When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
Like the two on the road to Emmaus, I'm glad that we do not travel alone. God is with us. Are we willing to see Him?
One thing that has stood out for me is how God is always with us in our darkest hour! As the two disciples were walking from Jerusalem towards Emmaeus, they were discussing all that had happened in the last few days and the scripture says '......
Jesus himself came up and walked along with them; but they were kept from recognizing him.
He asked them, “What are you discussing together as you walk along?”
They stood still, their faces downcast. One of them, named Cleopas, asked him, “Are you the only one visiting Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days?”
“What things?” he asked.
“About Jesus of Nazareth,” they replied. “He was a prophet, powerful in word and deed before God and all the people. The chief priests and our rulers handed him over to be sentenced to death, and they crucified him; but we had hoped that he was the one who was going to redeem Israel. And what is more, it is the third day since all this took place. They had placed their hope in Jesus and their hopes were dashed. Their dreams were shattered when the One they were following who performed miracles and who they had hoped would redeem Israel was crucified! They were so overwhelmed by their grief, their sorrows and disappointments as they were walking away from Jerusalem that they did not recognise Jesus when He joined their journey!!! All they could talk about was their disappointments.
I thought of the times when I had been disappointed when my dreams did not materialise. I had questions after questions. I wanted to know why, how and what if....... It's so easy to get into that mode that we forget what is happening around us!
I like the way, the disciples were telling Jesus about Jesus!!
He said to them, “How foolish you are, and how slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Did not the Messiah have to suffer these things and then enter his glory?” And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
On that road, Jesus rekindled their faith in the WORD of God! He is the Alpha and Omega! The beginning and the end! He was and is and is to come!!!! He does not change. His Word stands firm and will not change. Jesus took them back to the beginning with Moses and he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself. It was at that point that something sparked in their heart. In verse 32 it says,....... “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?”
I am so grateful for this awesome God who does not leave us in our darkest hour! He continues to walk with us, listening to us and reminding us of His promises. I could just imagine the two disciples during their conversation with HIM, their faith in the Word was stirred and their hope began to rise again. They couldn't let this 'stranger' go so they invited Him to go home with them. They invited Jesus in!
When Jesus is invited back into our lives, peace and hope is restored! When he was at the table with them, he took bread, gave thanks, broke it and began to give it to them. Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight.
Like the two on the road to Emmaus, I'm glad that we do not travel alone. God is with us. Are we willing to see Him?
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