Friday, July 23, 2010

Limiting God

My sisters how many times have we limited God?How many times have we acted like Jonah(Jonah 1vs1-5).Sometimes we lose our way and do our will and we often see ourselves losing direction and power(power to pray and power to read the word of God,power to do His will).You cannot do anything by your own might nor power my dear sister,you need the power of the Holy spirit to guide youfor His thoughts are higher than our thoughts Isaiah 55vs8.

Stop limiting God my sisters in the Lord,psalm 78vs41 "Yea,they turned back and tempted God and limited the Holy One of Israel.How do we Christians limit God is one may ask.Your answer is by backsliding.When you backslide you limit God to use you,to guide you,to protect you,to provide for you etc.You open the door to the devil to do whatever he wanted to do with your life since birth and then when all goes wrong you blame God.His word guarantees us and He doesn't change meaning He stays the same and His promises remains the same but we change and run away from His presence where we leave His protection and when we fall we start blaming and cursing God.Psalm 78:30-38 Our Father is full of compassion,when you fall down GET UP AND DUST YOURSELF,DON"T STAY DOWN my sister for we serve a merciful God who do not hold grudges.When you walk with Our Heavenly Father do not try to hold His hand cause you will fall rather let Him hold your tiny hand and allow Him to lead as He knows the way.Tell me here when you were still a child and you were walking with your father to the shops or where ever,were you holding his hand or was he holding your hand?He was holding my hand and I knew I was safe.Do not let the devil remind you of your past cause "Him who knew not sin he has made sin for us that we might become God's righteousness in Him"2 Corinthians 5:21.Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return unto the Lord and He will have mercy upon him and Our God for He will abundantly pardon Isaiah 55:7.

I do not care why you blackslided my sister I only care about you\we returning to God,let Him wash you with the blood of the Lamb.When you run away from Him who do you think will inherit what He had put for us?He did that so that we must inherit.We are blessed for our sins were paid for in full,we are debt free.Our Daddy loves us so much that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believe in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.When we return unto the Lord there is joy in heaven,remember the story of the prodigal son,when he returned his father threw him the biggest party.Forget what you did when you were in the wilderness for Our Father is a merciful Father,do not look down on yourself,take your cross and follow God.

Stay under the wings of the Almighty.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Alone but never lonely

I got this piece via e-mail and thought it will be appropriate for me to share it with mighty women of God.Enjoy reading it and stay inspired.
Some women secretly carry guilt that they have misappropriated as daughters , thinking it was their fault that their fathers didn't stay with their mothers. If you're one of those women, you are always trying to prove something to urself.
Growing up is hard work . It is even tougher when today's woman is wrestling with yesterday's little girl. Somewhere deep beneath the painted smiles and polished nails is a longing, an aching , a void. Somewhere beneath the symbols of success lurks a feeling of incompleteness.
The emptiness taints your success and successes and taunts your accomplishments. You are either distrustful of men as a whole or you idealize a man's attention as the epitome of success and fullfiment. You may be afraid to be alone. You may feel as if you have been alone all your life, and you fight the feeling by adding people in your life. If you would know dat having people in your life, in your house , or even in your bed doesn't ensure that you will not be lonely. But if you really come to know God, you could be alone and still not be lonely. It is when you understand the gift of being alone that you will really be ready to share your companionship with someone else.
Whenever someone is involved with you , they become a part of what was going on in you before they came around. For some men , that is traumatic because if the woman isn't happy before he comes, she will soon be unhappy with him around. She will go from madly in love to distant and frustrated because she expected him to be all that she hasn't gotten out of life. At first , she is excited. Later, she is disappointed because she realizes that she is still involved with a wound from her past. It is a void that only the Holy spirit can fill.
Most Christians are seated so high on their perch of self righteousness that they often fail to minister to the pain behind the sin. They are concerned about the habits of sin. But they don't seem to understand that moving the act doesn't free the heart. It just represses a problem that manifests in cynicism and frustration. People are teachable when they are not in pain. It is like telling a child not to scratch a rash. She will do it even if she does it in her sleep because she is feeling discomfort. But if you can apply soothing ointment , the habit is easily broken.
I am sorry we live in a world filled with pain and rashes , with imperfections and scars. But , in all of my searching , the only thing found that will soothe the itching for affection and the bleeding from scars is Jesus.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Life's ups and downs

My God what will I be without you,without the blood of Jesus Christ that washes me to be as white as know?At times life poses to be unfair and I get tempted to ask the "why me" question which I urge all women not to ask cause it means you are saying I will choose my own trials as these I am too weak to carry,remember that the devil doesn't give you options as a child of God you must be ready to be crucified with Him.Lord I thank you that you have taught me to praise you even in the midst of my troubles,where it seems like no one cares,where all my friends and family turned their backs on me and left me with no support,I am glad that you change not,I am glad that I can say you are my rock and strong fortress,that you are my hiding place.Psalm 91vs1-2.

Exodus 33vs17-23 you have set my feet upon the rock even when my enemies attack I will stay grounded knowing that no weapon formed against me shall ever prosper Isaiah 54vs17.I can choose to go to the Sangomas where I can find quick solutions but Lord I choose to stay in my Gerar and trust that you will see me through just like the Isralites and in due season you will bless me till the blessed call me blessed;Genesis 26vs1-16.You have said in your word Isaiah 40:31"that those who wait upon the Lord will not grow,they will soar on eagles wings".I trust in you my God for the path the righteous travel becomes brighter and brigher each morning Proverbs 4vs18-19.

Lord only you can open doors that no man shall ever close and close doors that no man shall ever open.Woman of God when the devil attacks he can even use your close families and friends but I say unto you keep praising God,for the good work that He began on us He will carry it till the day of Christ.Every woman has her own cross,carrying your own cross and praying without ceasing not only bring good results it strengthens your innerself and brings you joy and hope.When life hits you flat down,complaining about it won't solve anything rather pray about it as there is power in prayer.Remember that the battle is not for us but of the Lord to fight and will also avange for us and in the mean time we need to let Him do his job without interfering.Do not talk about the problem,talk to the problem.We are given weapons to fight our enemies lets us it,the word says at the mention of His name(which is the name of Jesus Christ)every knee in heaven,earth and underneath shall bow down.Know how to use your weapons woman of God remembering that your enemy knows the bible very well and can also use it to fight you.Luke 10vs19 "I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy,nothing will harm you".

You my dear sister you are like Goshen;Exodus 8vs22-25 where evil will not touch you and nothing that is suppose to happen to you will happen.Remember what Our Lord said to satan in Job 1vs12,the devil will never touch your soul.

I pray that we may dwell in the house of the Lord at all times,in all occasions and circumstances cause we are safe under the shadow of His wings

Friday, July 16, 2010

Restoration

As women we face a lot of challenges,it's either an abusive and cheating partner;a jealous family member;a naughty child etc.,these things inflict pain in our fragile hearts and therefore leave us bitter,heartbroken and sometimes consumes our lives(suicide).We often ask ourselves what have we done in this world to deserve such cruel punishment and I will take you to the bible to answer this question in John 10vs10 "the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy;I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.I hope this scrupture answers your question that God brought you this world to have a fullfilled life meaning prosperity,honest,caring and loving partners,respecful children,joy etc. but the devil is always trying to rob us of all these joyous gifts(our inheritance) by inflicting us pain.

Why if one may ask?I would say so that we move away from God,so that we blame God,so that we spend less time praying and reading the word(bible),so that we do not take our children to Him,so that we run to Sangomas and be children of the world.A woman is a strong pillar of her own home and the society,woman of God whether facing challenges go back to the Lord and cry your heart out and see if He cannot give you the joy of your heart as He did for Hannah,Sarah,Ruth and many more women of God.He is a faithful God;He said I will never leave nor forsake you,so why are you forsaking Him when tests and trials hits,He says again draw nearer to me and I will draw nearer to thee.

The only distance between you and God is the knee,kneel down my suster,my mother and talk to God.1 Peter 5vs6 says humble yourselves therefore under God's mighty hand;that He may lift you up in due time.7.Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you 8.Be alert and of sober mind your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour 9.Resist him,standing firm in the faith because you know that your fellow believers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of suffering. 10.And the God of all grace,who called you to His eternal glory in Christ,after you have suffered a little while,will Himself restore you and make you strong,firm and steadfast.Pray my sister,my mother and ask God to restore everything the devil has stolen away from you and live a blessed life;enjoying your inheritance.

Stay blessed and strong woman of God

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Prayer

- Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is
a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout.
- Do you know why a Car's WINDSHIELD is so large & the Rearview Mirror is so
small?
Because our PAST is not as important as ur FUTURE. Look Ahead and Move on.
- All things in life are temporary. If going well, enjoy it, they will not
last forever. If going wrong, don't worry, they can't last long either.
- Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, GOD smiles from above
and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!
- When GOD solves your problems, you have faith in HIS abilities; when GOD
doesn't solve your problems HE has faith in your abilities.
- A blind person asked Swami Vivekanand: "Can there be anything worse than
losing eye sight?" He replied: "Yes, losing your vision!"
- When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them, and
sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you.
- WORRYING does not take away tomorrows' TROUBLES, it takes away todays' PEACE.Read Matthew 6vs25-33

A God-fearing woman

1 peter 3 vs1-5

1.Wives,in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that,if any of the do not believe the word,they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives.
2.When they see the purity and reverence of your lives.
3.Your beauty should not come from outward adornment,such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes.
4.Rather it should be that of your inner-self,the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit,which is of great worth on God's sight.
5.For this is the way a holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves.They submitted themselves to their husbands.

The beauty of a woman is seen from the inside reminds me of the proverb woman in the book of Proverbs 31,how she behaves in public and how she treats people.Inner beauty is a wonderful thing to have than outer beauty.I urge women as imperfect as we are to strive to have inner beauty.Pray that God help you to become the woman that He created you to be, not a woman that the world and the constitution of Republic of South Africa has created,a woman who believes that marriage is built in 50\50.The bible says the man is the head of the family,so if you may ask where should a woman be,I will say be the neck as the head cannot move without the neck,be the brain as the head won't function without the brain,I say be the eyes,ears,nose and mouth but don't be a loud mouth as the bible warns in proverbs 18vs21,choose to be the mouth that produces the fruits in your home.Pray that God be the center of your marriage and enjoy the true sense of marriage. A God-fearing woman knows that in the midst of a storm in her household she talks less and prays more. A god-fearing woman never forgets who she is in the Kingdom of God even when in difficult situations she knows how to carry herself well and still smiles and sing out loud "i do not understand but Lord it is so well with my soul."