Climbing Out a Deep Dark Pit!

Proverbs 26:11

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“Fools are famous for repeating their errors, like dogs are known to return to their vomit.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭26‬:‭11‬ ‭TPT‬‬

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Finding Freedom..

Have you ever been in a place where you have been delivered by Christ and there found freedom by his Amazing Grace and mercy thinking to yourself “YEEES, IM FREE”. This could be the case for many of us who have had an encounter with the true God of the world, what a feeling right having finally found that sense of belonging again that love you never felt before, that compassion that only comes from God. The deliverance that comes only by the forgiveness through the blood of his Son Jesus, who on a cross died for each one of us, when actually when we think about our lives and the things we’ve done it’s truly what we deserve, Right? But only Jesus.

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Digging a Hole, Scoop by Scoop..

Proverb 26 verse 11 tells us that when we continually keep going back to the old life and them destructive ways, the ways that are corruptive of our souls, we are being very very foolish. If we think hard and imagine in our minds a dog when it’s just been sick, imagine that dog going back so easily to that sick and eating it up with no quarrels at all! How disgusting is that thought, well that’s what God says we are like when we go back the way instead of following in his ways the plans he has for our lives. It’s like standing in the same spot with a shovel and digging, getting deeper and darker with every scoop, the light is becoming less bright and your finding yourself struggling to breath and get out of there. Instead of climbing we keep on digging, we now find ourselves separated from God all over again.

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Feeling the Separation..

When we get to this place of despair and hopelessness it is a very dark place! We feel as though we are separated from God we feel unloved all over again saying to ourselves, how can God love me? How can he forgive me again?especially for this stuff I’ve being doing, the stuff I thought I found freedom from! Doesn’t the bible tell us that we should not go on sinning once we become saved and accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior?? We can so easily feel separated from God in these times but let me tell you this brothers and sisters it’s in these times that God is there more than ever, Jesus is there reaching out his hand, we only have to be willing to take hold of it again, learn, then move on thanking him that his Word and his promises are true for those he loves and for those who really love him too.

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Nothing’s To Dark For The Light..

Just when we think there’s no way back, there’s always a way back! Can I encourage those who feel this today that if we transform our minds in a different direction we can do it! Instead of thinking about what we are doing and what we have done, think about what Jesus has done on the cross by taking away and dealing with everything you have done and ever will do, think about where he’s taking you to and what he’s forgiven you from. Don’t be sin conscious, be thankful, remember his Great Love for you it doesn’t ever change with our actions, he knows your struggle, he knows your trying! Turn away from these things and grab a hold of his hand he has pulled you from the pit before he’s not going to settle with you being there again and neither should you!

No matter what! There is always light at the end of a tunnel!

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Prayer: Oh Father in heaven I come to you as a broken vessel that only you can heal with your tremendous Love and Compassion, Lord God hear my heart I long for you, heal my heart Father I pray, restore me back to you again, let these evil desires and thoughts be cast out into the pits of hell and wash me clean in your Grace, cleanse me by your blood by the power of your blood that sets us free! Father I know what it’s like to be that fool you talk of, that dog! I’m sorry and I thank you that you have already forgiven me, I’m so grateful to have a loving God with open arms and not a condemning God who turns his back on his children.

I love you Father, I truly do please help me to know bettter help me to recognise what you want for me that will keep me walking in your ways, help me build good relationships that will help me be strong having a good support around me. Remind me of what’s good in my life. Father I pray for my hurting heart to be completely healed, I pray for my brothers and sisters from every nation who may be going through something similar that they also will be healed in the name of Jesus! Thank you Father that your love never let’s go and your always there waiting for us to return to you. Help us see that we need you in our lives every day, every single moment of the day! I pray all these things in the name of your wonderful, glorious son and our Savior Jesus. Amen!

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Serenity Prayer

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
enjoying one moment at a time;
accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
that I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
forever in the next.
Amen.

“reinhold niebuhr (1892-1971)”

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“Fearfully and Wonderfully Made“

“For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭139‬:‭13‬-‭14‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

When we are struggling and we sit and think and say to ourselves, does God actually really know what I’m going through, how can he allow this to happen. We have to remember that he knows everything he’s with us ALWAYS, he knows you because he formed you he made you fearfully and wonderfully all at the same time piecing you together in his own image.

We are connected to the Father from birth but we have to exercise the faith he has given us to believe in him, he is not out there to force people to worship him he desires we worship him on our own terms by trusting in Jesus for the forgiveness of all our wrong doings and turning from our own self to his ways. He has a perfect plan for your life and by seeking after him he will begin to show you exactly what that is.

Prayer: Father God I know you want the best for each one of us and I realise we are ultimately disobedient to you and want to do things our own way, help us to come to you and surrender ourselves to your Love and to your perfect ways and plans for our lives. Lord I thank you that we have many chances to get it right and often when we fall again and again your ALWAYS there to help us back up and show us Grace that we truly don’t deserve.

My prayer this morning Father is that whoever may be reading this can come to know your Love for them turn from there own evil desires in their lives and turn to you, get on their knees and cry out to you for forgiveness, you are there to show them compassion and forgive them Father help them to turn to you I pray, in Jesus mighty name the Savior of mankind, Amen

Saturday 4th March 2023

“SALVATION = CONFESSION”

Salvation = Confession

Romans 10:9

Barry Gillies

“because if you acknowledge and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord [recognizing His power, authority, and majesty as God], and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭10‬:‭9‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Salvation is quite simple, God has made it that way because he wants everyone to accept him and acknowledge him because he loves them. It’s a little more than just confessing right enough, you must also undeniably believe with all your heart that God the Father raised him “The Lord Jesus” from the dead.

If you can do this and really mean it then God promises your salvation, you are then justified by God and the Holy Spirit comes to dwell inside you and starts to work on your character. He (the Holy Spirit) now has a job to help you conform to the right way of living, guiding you into all that Gods goodness has for you, it’s such a beautiful thing that happens when your Justified by God.

Check out these flawed people that God used in the Bible below:

• Elijah – Was suicidal.
• Joseph – Was abused.
• Abraham -Was old.
• Moses – Had a speech problem.
• Job – Went bankrupt.
• Samson – Was a womanizer.
• Gideon – Was afraid.
• Rahab – Was a prostitute.
• Samaritan Woman – Divorced.
• Noah – Was a Drunk.
• Jonah – Ran from God.
• Jeremiah – Was young.
• Jacob – Was a cheater.
• David – Was a murderer and Adulterer.
• Peter – Denied Christ three times
• Naomi – Was a widow.
• Zacchaeus – Was small and money hungry.
• Martha – Worried about everything.
• The Disciples – Fell asleep while praying.
• Paul – A Pharisee who persecuted Christians before becoming one.

Now that’s a long list right? I bet we can all probably at least relate to one thing on that list.

If God could use them mighty people of the past for great things then he can sure use you for great things to! We must believe that he wants to use us for good things and we have to align ourselves to the will he has for our lives. He has a purpose for us we were bought at a price for a reason you know. So we should dedicate all we do with our bodies to God.

When we are justified and believe and confess then “we are sealed” in his love, he will never turn his back on us or will he ever leave us, infact he goes before us and is always making a way for us. It’s up to us to recognise the right way when there is a fork in the road, temptation.

We are going to fall when we become saved but don’t worry this doesn’t mean your now not saved! But be clear, you don’t have a free reign to just sin. We are continually being sanctified by the Holy Spirit, we can of course backslide but this DOES NOT AND WILL NEVER AFFECT OUR SALVATION!

Believers listen carefully, DO NOT live in a place of self condemnation and STOP always returning in prayer and asking for forgiveness, keep at the forefront of your mind that Jesus forgave every one of your sins. STOP LIVING IN SELF CONDEMNATION! (Romans 8:1)

Friday 3rd March 2024

“Not our own Wisdom, but Gods”

“Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭3‬:‭7‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“When I read this proverb today I felt moved to write about verses 5-6 only because it’s a well known bible verse and is often quoted many times, but as I read it again I became more aware of 7-8 and having wisdom, Gods wisdom and not our own, I was going to write what I wanted to write you see but God spoke to me to write about verses 7-8 instead of 5-6. God is so good, listen for that gentle tug that’s in the right direction, that’s God!”.

When we do things in our own thinking and our own process even when we think it’s the right thing, it’s clean, it good, it’s not hurting anyone and it’s not a bad way of actually getting the job done, we kinda should really way it up again go back over it in our heads, pray that God will speak into whatever the situation is we are facing or decision we are about to make. It’s so important we do things Gods way and not our own way.

Avoid all kinds of evil things and push them away from you, turn 180-degrees and start walking, get rid of them!! Get rid of the things that aren’t of God!! Make room for what is of God and he will be sure to bless you into everything your heart desires, surround yourself with Godly wisdom and those who are seeking the things of God.

We can read here that in doing so and by following HIS instructions this brings us good health, and strength in our bodies, so when we are feeling worn out and maybe undernourished, are we doing everything in line with God and what he has called us into, our purpose, our calling?

Prayer: Father I thank you how you speak to me, I thank you that your always there in the right moments, I thank you Lord that you are consistently guiding me into the right things and Lord I pray for those people that are not sure how to hear from you that you enlighten them to exactly what you are trying to communicate.l to them.

Help us Lord to be aware of the dangers of going our own way and listening to the wrong voices which leads to destruction in our lives, Lord you know the plans you have for us, help us to know exactly what these are and how we need to carry them out to reach our full potential.

We thank you Father for the way you keep us going and the way that you sustain us, we thank you for our health, help us to go in the right direction and to trust that you are protecting us with our health and our bodies! I pray all these things in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior!! Amen!!

Thursday 2nd March 2023

“Fathers Protection”

Proverbs 2-Fathers protection

“For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭2‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We have to be listening to what God is saying to us, how he is guiding us and where he is taking us. We must! Be vigilant in everything that we do and try to be as blameless as we can. We know it’s impossible on our own so call on the Lord for help in trouble, he will be your protection in the the evil desires of your heart and he will shield you from adversity. When we seek after the things of God for our lives he will give us a new understanding and lead us and steer us on the right path, his path for our lives.

When we are faithful to God and are in relationship with him daily, consistently we see how much this is true, he has promised to protect us when we stay faithful to him and his purpose for our lives, yes it can be difficult some days but he is more than able to securely protect us if we are always turning to him for help and for Wisdom, he will give us a way out. He wont ever turn his back on us that’s the work of the enemy in our minds, Gods love for us never changes even when we do fall short. It’s consistent like no other!! 1 Chronicles 16:34

Prayer: Father we love you and we give you thanks for never changing! Your love for your people doesn’t ever get more or less, when we do good it’s the same when we fall short it’s still the same! Help us Lord to grasp this, help us to rely on your understanding, your knowledge and give us Wisdom to know the right things to do, calling on you moment by moment!

LORD it’s only by your Grace that we can enter into your presence through your Son and I thank you for Jesus!! I thank you for the Cross!! I pray for anyone who is falling away today to turn back to you Father because you haven’t turned your back on them, it’s easy to feel this when we sin but it’s not true! I pray against every evil thought and desire that’s coming against your people to be crushed right now in the name of Jesus, that you break into those lives who really need to know your Grace!!

Lord there are too many people living with fear and condemnation who are saved, because the enemy has gripped their minds!! I pray a breakthrough in this area of my brothers and sisters in Christ right now!! Be gone!! In the name of Jesus!! There is no place for you here in Jesus name!! Father we know you, help us to have the desire to know you more, we cry out for you, thank you for your mercy, help us know your there waiting for us to come back!! Praise you!! In Jesus name I pray, Amen!!

Wednesday 1st March 2023

“Healthy Fear”

Proverbs 1-Healthy fear

“The [reverent] fear of the Lord [that is, worshiping Him and regarding Him as truly awesome] is the beginning and the preeminent part of knowledge [its starting point and its essence]; But arrogant fools despise [skillful and godly] wisdom and instruction and self-discipline.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭1‬:‭7‬ ‭AMP‬‬

When we start the day off well we will always have a much better day, a more productive day and positive day. It’s always good to start with thanks to God that you still have breath in your lungs, where there is breath there is chance of a new beginning, everything before has gone! Gods mercies are new every morning and whatever happened the day before that was not in line with God it’s ok, it’s been dealt with on the cross already.

Seek God with all your heart, seek his Godly wisdom, give him praise, sit and meditate at the awesomeness of who he really is and how much he truly really loves you. That’s the kind of fear it’s talking about here, not to be scared and ashamed but to know he is powerful and is greatness is on us, why shouldn’t we want to live for him. The owner and creator of the whole universe wants a relationship with us, blows my mind!

Self control/discipline is something we must grasp and grasp quickly, when we do and we master it with the help of he who is in us helping us(the Holy Spirit), we can start to live better lives and free from self condemnation! It really is a game changer when we have a mind set before God and when we give him all of us we really do start to see just how much he moves in our favour. God knows you and your circumstances, lean on him today, his arms are open wide.

Prayer: Father you are a loving Father, your intention for us is to be fruitful and to be blessed beyond measure! Lord I pray for my brothers and sisters today who are feeling distant from you for whatever reason that may be, help them by your Holy Spirit to know what ever it is they feel distant by, that it has already been nailed to the cross, Lord help them know REAL FREEDOM!!

God is speaking and saying: “Come to me, I know your pain and I love you, fall on your knees at my feet and I will be your overshadowing protection”

Father I thank you that you protect me and have done all my life, you amaze me and make me laugh! I couldn’t do anything without your Grace and I don’t take it lightly, I thank you that when I fall your always there to help me back to my feet. I thank you that in the fall there is learning and I grow stronger! Lord you are everything to me and I know I would be in the gutter without you in my life!

Lord I pray an outpouring of your Holy Spirit to every heart who reads this today! That you Father, speak directly to the inner parts! Help my brothers and sisters know complete freedom (Grace) and to know forgiveness was dealt with in the cross, help us to walk with you in a healthy fear, In Jesus mighty mighty name I pray, Amen!!

NASB1995-New American Standard Bible,

The Grace and Truth Study Bible.

Tuesday 28th February 2023

“Understanding what’s right”

Proverbs 28- Understanding what’s right

“Evildoers do not understand what is right, but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭28‬:‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Anyone who is not a believer and a follower of Jesus Christ don’t understand what they do is wrong, Jesus said “Father forgive them for they know not what they do” We must have a true awakening to really see clearly in life and to have understanding of the spiritual battle that is going on all around us.

Jesus is the way the truth and the life, it’s only when we set our eyes on him or back to him if we have fallen away, He loves us so so much that he was willing to give up his own life so we can be free and not have to live in condemnation., no more has to be done in order for our salvation, trust in the Lord see what he will do for you and where he will take you. Today is the day!

When we believe in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, God seals us for eternity with him, our spiritual eyes are then opened and we begin to have encounters and see things that only believers in God can see. Those who are off the world (evildoers) won’t grasp what it means to see things of God until they soften their heart and put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ alone.

Prayer: Father I’m sorry for the time I fall short, I’m sorry for the time I forgot about you and do things my way, Lord you really mean everything to me and I thank you that you really have opened my eyes. I give you all the praise God and all the Glory because your intentions for us are always good, you want only good things for us. Lord help my brothers and sisters to evangelise for your kingdom and win souls for your Glory Alone!

I thank you Father for your Holy Spirit It’s he that shows me everything in my life and I know your holding on to me and that you promise never to let go. You are such a patient God and when we walk closely with you you release more and more that you have for us in our purpose and calling. Help us to walk closely with you Jesus, I pray in your mighty name of Lord. Amen!!

Monday 27th February 2023

“Lighten the burden”

Proverbs 27-Lighten the burden

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27‬:‭17‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We all have things we go through which we need to let out to help us move forward and to help us not to stay trapped, accountability is key to change!! If we have someone or a few people in whom we can trust with the most inner darkest secrets of our lives and we are able to chat about things then we receive freedom, there is freedom that comes from sharing, ultimately freedom comes from following Christ and the beauty of the cross, Grace = Freedom!! Just having a one to one over a coffee can help.

It’s very good being part of a group like a growth group especially men who can help each other, when people open up and chat together things become lighter because usually we can see that these guys have similar stories to tell and we can often relate to one another. This goes for female groups and growth groups too. Be accountable to someone also makes you feel good about yourself that your helping someone through just being there for them.

Prayer: Father I thank you for friendship, I thank you Lord that when things are tough we can have someone who we can phone or someone who we can talk to so that we can feel lighter and less burdened. Father we know we can come to you and you will give us total rest this is true, you are ultimately our best friend, you need judge us who belong to you and you understand our struggle the most.

Lord I pray for any of my brother and sisters who don’t have any one who they can share their worries or anyone to lighten the load, I pray Father that you direct their paths and lead them to the right person to help them, also guide the ones who are able to be a rock to people that they have discernment to know how to cope and help the people who need help.

We aren’t called to be alone, help us have the courage to share things with others to release the tension that this causes us in our hearts. We must be open for change to come, help us open up about things in our lives and let people have a positive impact into the pain. Sharing is caring!! Help us Father in Jesus name I pray, Amen!!

Thursday 23rd February 2023

“Future Hope”

Proverbs 23-“Future Hope

“Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the Lord. There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off.”
‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭23‬:‭17‬-‭18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Being a Christian to those who don’t know anything about it can be a boring thought, reading a Bible, going to church, praising an invisible imagination of something that doesn’t exist, but this isn’t the way it is! Jesus came to set the captives free, free from every single thing that holds us back from knowing him, all the things in life that give us no hope and security in our future. Money, drugs, gambling, alcohol, sex, food anything that we indulge in to try and fill that space and time that will always be missing. We gotta be hungry for his Word.

Do not envy such people who live these types of lives in the things that only the world brings, the things that only satisfy the flesh!! We are a spiritual being and we have within us a spirit that needs awakening, we must tune into the spirit and allow Jesus to come into our hearts. We ought to have a hunger for God in such a way that we have a healthy fear of him that when we know him we know his greatness and Glory so we don’t want to be pulled in a different direction that is not pleasing to Gods plans for our lives. Fearing God gives us confidence and healthy behaviours, why would we want to upset the one who has given us new life in Christ.

As a believer in Jesus Christ we have a certainty in our future, we live in hope that because of our faith and that we believe in the the Gospel message and that Jesus really is the Son of God , we won’t ever be cut off from eternity with God in heaven. Having a future hope of something better helps to keep us on the narrow path, we want to please God with our lives and share the Good News with people who he guides us to, as it’s too precious to keep to ourselves. Matthew 28:16-20

Prayer: Father we thank you for your son Jesus, we thank you that when we intentionally and with all our hearts put our trust in him you justify us and make us clean without any blemish!! We thank you Lord that it’s by your Holy Spirit we have then been given, which starts a work in us to have a healthy fear of you which gives us the desire to live for you and be transformed by you. (It’s soo supernatural but exciting and it’s easily done within your own bedroom with no one around) Lord my prayer today is that my family come to know you like I do, I pray especially for the ones closest to me know don’t know you.

Lord speak to them give them the desire to trust in you and know your amazing life changing power called “Grace”. As a Christian Father sometimes we can be a bit envious of those who we see doing things that we used to do, but deep down I just see the ultimate disasters of these things that just pollute our minds our bodies and our souls. Lord help us to quickly set our minds on the hope of eternity with you and in total peace with no hurt or sin or disease forever, living in complete peace and harmony with one another.

Sounds like heaven because that’s exactly what it will be!! Father help keep our eyes on things of you rather than things of the flesh that the world can only give which are from Satan, these things that keep us off track and distract us from our mission! We all have a plan we just need the vision, help every believer Lord to know exactly what that plan and vision is for their lives and what it looks like in Jesus mighty name I pray,, Amen!!

Tuesday 21st February 2023

“Wives humble yourselves”

Proverbs 21-Wives humble yourselves

“Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife.” 
Proverbs 21:9 NIV  

“Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and nagging wife.” ‭‭
Proverbs‬ ‭21‬:‭19‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Contained within the same chapter we have a message for husbands who have wives who may be let’s say pushy and who like a good moan. Men are being urged to separate themselves from such woman as to have a better life, it must be important if mentioned twice in the same chapter. Marriage should be easy, as in both husband and wife should really be on the same page when it comes to the things within daily life, especially things of the Lord, they should be both sharing the same dream and vision, otherwise there will be continual dysfunction.

Many places in the Bible woman are instructed to listen and submit to their husbands, husbands are to be the head of the household with the final word, but on the same note husbands should be living according to the Word and being in obedience to the ultimate Authority who is the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are a born again Christian then we ought to be not seeking after relationships that are unequally yoked (yoke being the wooden cross-piece that connects two animals that plow the field) pulling in different directions.

If we are not connected through the Word of God and on the same page as they say then there will always be tension between a couple. Be careful not to marry someone for the wrong reasons, through lust rather than true love, know the difference it’s important for a happy life.

If there is always going to be that argumentative stubbornness that surrounds a relationship on issues that won’t ever be resolved and if the woman is always taking or determined to take authority over her husband, then clearly living in a desert would be the better option meaning that even the heat and dryness of a desert would be less of a hard life and more sustainable than to be continuing in a relationship that is like a dripping tap that doesn’t stop.

Happy wife=Happy life, or at least that’s they saying anyway.

Prayer: Father God this is a clear and simple message this morning that wives and husbands must be in-line together and wives should be submissive to their husbands, Lord help us to picture “Unity” here and not power over the weaker vessel. Its not about control but rather Unity and “biblical authority” within a household. Father I thank you for wives, they are often the husbands backbone and Lord I ask you to help every relationship that may be struggling in this area.

Lord bless the woman and strengthen them especially when the may not see the same vision as their husbands, help them to come on board with the goals for the success of their marriages and long term goals, Father help husbands to remember that you have blessed them with their wives Proverbs 18:22 and to treat them with dignity and to treasure them with kindness and above all else to love them like Christ loves his church.

I pray Lord for any wives who are being mistreated in anyway that you rescue them and take them to a place of safety, that you give them the courage to speak out and find freedom from such husbands. Lord I pray for the husbands who are abusing your Word, who are sitting on these verses that contain “wives submit yourselves to your husbands,” Father have your way in these relationships because this is not right also! Lord help marriage’s to live in unity together serving the one purpose and to ultimately bring you glory above all else, in Jesus name I pray, Amen!!