GOD'S RICHES AT CHRIST'S EXPENSE

“Oh that my request would come to pass,
And that God would grant me the thing that I long for! I wish that it would please God to crush me,
That He would let loose His hand and cut me off. Then I would still have this consolation—
    my joy in unrelenting pain—
    that I had not denied the words of the Holy One. What strength do I have left, that I should wait [and hope]?
And what is ahead of me, that I should be patient and endure?
“Is my strength and endurance that of stones,
Or is my flesh made of bronze? For the despairing man there should be kindness from his friend;
So that he does not abandon (turn away from) the fear of the Almighty.
“My brothers have acted deceitfully like a brook,
Like the torrents of brooks that vanish,"

For a while now I have felt like I lost my joy; I felt like I can't do this anymore, this is too hard. This is too much for me. The pressure is too much, there is too much heat in this furnace of affliction.

And then I was reminded that I have the fruit of the Spirit - Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Goodness, Kindness & Self-control - I have all of these because the spirit of God dwells on the inside of me! I realised that the feeling of having lost my joy is a lie. The fruit of the Spirit cannot be taken from you! It can be set aside or forgotten but never be removed or lost. I am reminded that as a Son of God {son, daughter - it's all the same to Him} I have already been blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.

I thank God for His grace:

God's
Riches
At
Christ's
Expense

I thank God for His mercy that through it I am given what I need, not what I deserve.

I thank God for His peace and that there is no condemnation for those in Christ who have been set free from the law of sin and of death!

I am reminded that the mind set on the flesh is death but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.

THANK YOU JESUS!

“I know that You can do all things,
And that no thought or purpose of Yours can be restrained.
“[You said to me] ‘Who is this that darkens and obscures counsel [by words] without knowledge?’
Therefore [I now see] I have [rashly] uttered that which I did not understand,
Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
‘Hear, please, and I will speak;
I will ask You, and You instruct [and answer] me.’
“I had heard of You [only] by the hearing of the ear,
But now my [spiritual] eye sees You.
“Therefore I retract [my words and hate myself]
And I repent in dust and ashes.”

Father forgive me!

I thank You that as I receive Your forgiveness, I can come boldly before Your throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace in my time of need.

Just Go With It

I read the following quote this morning and loved it because it put into words what God is doing in my life in this season that I am in:

"Extraordinary beauty transcends ordinary perspective. In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary. You just have to be willing to see it..."

My current season is really tough and I would even describe it as ugly at times. I have cried countless tears asking God to take this cup from me. There are moments I feel like I can't do this anymore, like I am losing my mind and even as I am writing this I realize that in fact, God actually does want me to lose my mind. The old mind, the mind that has been thwarted by the world to see my life for what it really is. The world, it has shoved down my throat lies and false perceptions of who I am and what my life should look like; who I am as a mother and wife. It is a painful but necessary process and as the light changes I am starting to see the true beauty of my journey and it's process. The world has tried to tell me that I have to be strong and confident, that I can do it and be it all; that I can do anything I put my mind to and that I must believe in myself and take pride in who I am and all that I do... But He is teaching me humility and meekness and that apart from Him I can do nothing. He is teaching me that I don't have to be strong because He is my strength, He is my comforter and the lifter of my head; that I can do all things only through Him. Many who have come and gone before me have fallen greatly because of this self-belief lie that I am it when the truth is that apart from Him I am nothing and apart from Him nothing I do has any meaning whatsoever!

 

It is the stripping away and breaking down of all the junk and the more I resist, the more painful it is. Waking up every morning I have to make a conscious decision to choose His grace because it is sufficient! Each day I have to make a decision that I will continue to surrender to His will while I wait on Him and allow Him to do what He needs to do on me, in me and through me. He is Sovereign, He is in control of my life and as long as I continue to walk in obedience and work with Him to remove all the junk and make the changes I need to make / do my part; I will be okay.

 

I don't know what season you are in or what challenges or lessons you are facing right now but I want you to now that you are loved dearly and being taken care of by a Father unlike any Father you could ever imagine. You are His treasured possession and He is all you need. His grace is sufficient for you.

I pray that our Father would give you a double portion of His grace to be still and wait on Him while you allow Him the room to do what He needs to do in your life.

My friend, please know this: no temptation or struggle has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted/struggle beyond your ability, but with the temptation/struggle he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.

 

If like me you have to remind yourself everyday to Just Go With It... He is in control, allow Him to take the wheel!

Girl Diaries: ABIDE IN HIS LOVE

Girl Diaries: ABIDE IN HIS LOVE: On Sunday past - Mother's Day - I was feeling very sorry for myself. Exasperated. Disheartened. Unappreciated. Deserted. I asked God, ...

ABIDE IN HIS LOVE

On Sunday past - Mother's Day - I was feeling very sorry for myself. Exasperated. Disheartened. Unappreciated. Deserted.

I asked God, when do I get a break ... when are You going to send me help or make things ease up for me; when am I getting my miracle? You told me to wait on you; well it has been 9 months and things seem to be getting harder ... I'm just giving and giving and giving; I have no more to give.

God said to me "just give thanks for what you do have and continue to wait on me". Not the answer I wanted but in that hearing from my heavenly Father I was encouraged knowing that He is with me. Even though He was putting me on my place, He is with me. He is with me, He is for me and He loves me. His grace is sufficient for me. His grace that carries me through and enables me to keep going when I really can't go on anymore; in those moments when I am physically, emotionally and spiritually empty. His grace that was with me even when I didn't deserve it; even when I got it wrong and when I messed up and made bad choices, when I was acting in a manner that did not bring glory to His name. When I was behaving in ways contradictory to the manner in which a daughter of the King behaves.

What exactly is this grace and what does it mean when people say "His grace is sufficient"?

GRACE IS GOD BRINGING, NOT ONLY HIS PRESENCE BUT ALSO HIS PARTICIPATION INTO OUR LIVES. 
 If we can just master the art of giving thanks and praising Him through the storms of life then I think it will make things a little easier and it will make the storms go by faster. It should be our natural reaction; to praise Him through the storms but it isn't easy to react above the feelings and emotions; and then for fun He still threw in estrogen and progesterone just to mess with us and make things more challenging... He has a sense of humour like that! 

I kept asking God what is the lesson in this journey that You have me on. There have been so MANY lessons but I kept feeling like there is this one major revolutionary lesson that God is trying to teach me and yesterday I finally got it... UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. God is teaching me to love unconditionally - the way that HE loves us - after all it is one of the (if not THE) thing(s) He requires of us - to love real; they way HE loves. Not this give and take nonsense that the world has imprinted in our heads. Love is a verb, it is something you do and you keep doing regardless. 

 

 

^"So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him." 1 John 4:16

 

Abide is to accept or act in accordance with. You could say what John is saying here is that whoever acts in accordance to love, acts in accordance to God...

 

 

So the next time I complain about being on empty and feeling as though I have given all that I have to give; please remind me of this. There is no end to love. There is no such thing as giving too much or giving until there is nothing left because according to His great love for us it never ceases, never fails.

 

And so, as my daddy put me on my place just like that; in the end it gives me the boost I need as I am reminded of a promise in HIS word to not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

 

Bradley's Miraculous Recovery

On Friday 12 September 2014 my husband was in a motorbike accident; on his way from work he was hit off his bike by a motorist who didn't see him. The prognosis was sever damage to the brain stem (which is the part of the brain that controls everything else); a broken leg, dislocated hip and he had a stroke as a result of the brain trauma. I was told by the Neurologist that they cannot understand how he even made it to the hospital alive; I was told to start making "arrangements" because by the end of that week they were planning on switching off the machines as they don't see hope of him recovering and once the machines are switched off he will die. After this report from the Dr's I found a quiet corner in the foyer, lifted my eyes to the heavens and said "Lord, what is your report" God said to me "be still and wait on me" after nearly 8 months of waiting just look at the miraculous progress he has made... it is only through God's grace that this is possible. My husband is a living miracle and our story a testimony to God's greatness; His Sovereignty and His amazing love.

Who Is this Father?

Earthly fathers are failing their sons and daughters in a big way but there is a Father in heaven who never fails...

The earthly father may have rejected, disappointed or abused you
The earthly father may have failed you over and over and over again
but THE ABBA FATHER,
HE has held you since the day you were born and
HE has never let you go;
HE is the strength in your weakness,
HE knows your pain and HE has counted your tears.
Though unworthy of HIS grace;
Towards you HIS grace knows no limits,
Upon you HIS perfect, unconditional love.
Hidden under the shadow of HIS wings;
HIS blessings & HIS favor is upon you.
HE has delivered your soul from death, your feet from stumbling
So that you may walk before HIM in the light of the living.
In the midst of your pain, find rest in HIM as HIS mercy, grace & favor
Surrounds you like a shield. 

HE IS ALL YOU NEED

 
My prayer for you:
Through the failure of the earthly father, you would be ushered into the marvelous presence of the ABBA FATHER and enter into HIS rest,
Being still and knowing that HE IS GOD, the LORD your healer, provider, your perfect peace
Abide in HIM and HE will abide in you for apart from HIM you can do nothing

ABBA FATHER, show her a sign of YOUR goodness, let her enemies be put to shame
For YOU are the ONE who comforts her;
YOU are the ONE who upholds her with YOUR Righteous Hand! 

MAY STRENGTH AND COURAGE be your portion dear sister
For this is HE is with you wherever you go!! HIS grace is sufficient and it is all that you need

Hallelujah! Thank You JESUS