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Leaf Blower

Working in a friend’s garden today. A guy came with a leaf blower and was blowing the dirt and leaves around. It cleaned the area, sort of, just the loose stuff that was on the surface. It didn’t move the caked dirt and it didn’t pull the weeds out.

With our lives we can’t just blow dry our hair and think everything is perfect, we’ve got to get our hands dirty and get down and pull those weeds out by the roots. It can be a constant battle but overtime it will become easier and easier.

21 November 2020

Shoes

Shoes are made to go out into the world.

God is working in us, our lives are changing and he has asked us to go into all the world.

The places we go to may not be easy.

4 November 2020 James 2:14-18

Dirty Lawn Mower

Our lawn mower gets used every week in the summer months to mow our lawn. Something we’ve been neglecting to do is clean it after each session. We turned it sideways and the under carriage was caked in hard dry dirt. I’m sure the person using it was carrying an extra load that made the job harder and heavier.

Hebrews 12:14-15 from The Message… Work at getting along with each other and with God…keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent…

People upset us, we have a choice, do we hold onto it, let it grow, causing us to become heavy laden and bitter and contaminating others? Or do we clean up afterwards, chat it through, all gone.

27 October 2020

Thank You

Thank You Lord for asking me to lift my head and raise my eyes to gaze upon you. I can completely trust in you Lord God. Thank you for the equipping, the encouragement. Thank You Lord that I’m not doing any of this in my own strength, it’s all about you, it’s all for your Kingdom, it’s all for your people, your church. I Love You Lord Greater Than Anything.

October 2020

Preparing A Field

1. Typically it needs ploughing (till, dig-up, mix, overturn the soil).

2. Harrowing to break the soil clods into smaller mass and incorporate plant residue.

3. Levelling the field.

Our lives need to be:

1. Ploughed, mixed up, have we settled? Let’s change things up.

2. All the issues need to be broken down and we encourage one another.

3. Then we make it all nice and flat and we ready to plant and prepare for a harvest.

And the same goes for our church, our team.

August 2020 Isaiah 32 Matthew 3:1-6

Storeroom

Somebody says something or does something that upsets us, we stew, we process and re-process. We try avoiding them initially by then life carries on, the issue gets placed in the storeroom. Never dealt with, never resolved but avoided and a division occurs whether we consciously aware of it or not. This storeroom is taking up space, causing a blockage, God can’t work with us. There is stale air there, no life.

Let’s open the doors and windows, go to the people that have hurt us and talk to them. It’s not going to be easy; it’s going to be hard and it will be a process, forgiving and forgetting again and again but it’s going to be so worth it.

Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom! 2 Corinthians 3:17

“For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.” Matthew 6:14

Don’t wait, don’t put it off.

Cleaning out the storeroom will make space for the Holy Spirit to work and live and breathe.

Ephesians 5:11-20

26 August 2020

City Life

We used to live in the city and the traffic didn’t trouble me too much. For the last 11 years we’ve been living in a small village, there are no traffic lights, no major traffic jams and the people are relatively polite.

Recently I had to take a trip to the city, if I could put emojis here I would.

I was driving so slowly, so unsure and unfamiliar with their ways. It felt like the people were speeding but it’s most probably the norm for them. I’m not used to this, I’m out of practise.

This experience got me thinking of the Holy Spirit.

The churches we attended; people prayed aloud in tongues. We prayed for people all the time, for demons to leave, for the sick to be healed. We visited hospitals, we did home visits, we were friends, visiting in each other’s homes. We worshipped together. Cleaned people’s windows for free just to have the privilege to pray with them.

Holy Spirit please bring us back to you, I feel like I’ve become out of practise with your ways. Train us up and send us out to do your will O Lord God.

Please read Colossians 1 in The Message.

21 August 2020

The Key

The door is looming large

Overwhelming, intimidating.

A golden key is placed in my hand,

it reflects the sunlight

and appears to be glowing.

The key fits perfectly in the lock

but I can’t just put it in

and think that’s enough.

The door still won’t open.

I have to turn the key to unlock the door

and then the door can be opened.

We have all been given the Holy Spirit.

I have to make the time and be still.

Sit at Jesus’ feet.

Spend time in His word, in His presence.

Allow God to speak to us through the Holy Spirit,

Still small voice.

New life awaits us.

Transformed minds.

Renewed strength.

Godly wisdom.

Peace

Joy

Thank You Lord

For your presence,

You walk with us every day.

17 August 2020 Hebrews 10

Riches

Diamonds are found 150km below the surface. Temperatures are above 1000 degrees Celsius and there is tremendous pressure at these depths.

To get gold you’ve got to dig down deep and it’s usually embedded in quartz veins. Finding gold is not easy and it can only be found where it naturally exists.

To get treasure, it takes time, it takes effort and endurance but it’s so worth it. Spend time in God’s word, in his presence in prayer and share the treasures you find there.

Ephesians 1, Philippians 3:13-21

August 2020

Talk to God

We more concerned, “what’s for lunch?” than what God wants. “What’s tonight’s movie?”, than are we doing God’s will. We roll out of bed on Sunday and log into church just on time. Even if we going to the building, are we prayed up? Fired up? Holy Spirit full and overflowing?

I’m feeling frustrated. We are so concerned with our plans for the future, our studies, our careers, our homes, our finances… Did you ever stop to ask God what he wanted you to do? What gifts, talents he gave you to use for His Glory? To live the life he wanted you to live.

It’s not too late to stop, stand still and ask God.

Can any of us truly say, “I am doing my Father’s will?” (I’m talking to myself too) I don’t believe we are doing church the way God intended. We playing church, have been doing it for years, following our fathers and our grandfathers. Something got lost along the way, man got self reliant. Lord teach us your ways. Show us your will. Teach us how to hear the Holy Spirit again. Teach us how to put down our nets and follow you and only you. Lord we want to be used by you, we want to be a bright light for you.

Please continue talking to God…

Ephesians 1, read it in The Message if you can.

2 August 2020 (Lock down Stage 3)