Morden Day Practices

I have been thinking lately and thought to write about this

Do you operate and go through life day to day on your own? Or do you actively ask God to be part of each and every waking moment, every thought and every action. 

Do you pause in the middle of your day and take stock? 

Like: “was my response right in that situation”. Could it have been better?

Did I over react to my friend, sister, partner or colleague? During that argument?

And O, about my character? I know you should not care what people think of you? But, have you measured your character by what the word of God says or what God thinks of you? 

And by the way, do you think that phrase “what would Jesus do” is out dated? 

I know we all mean well and say things in the heat of the moment. 

But that should not be if we have the fruit of the spirit. 

Don’t forget one of the fruits is “self control”. 

Let me remind you again. 

Patience,

Kindness

Gentleness 

Love

Self control.

Perhaps these are out dated virtues so instead we should practise what the world teaches.

       “Get even”

“Clap back harder if you are angry". 

Speak “your mind”. Fight back and forget what the Bible said about “vengeance” being the Lords. This is so outdated. “Speak up or else they will take advantage of you”. 

Think of all the things the disciples and the early Christians accomplished just by walking with the Holy Spirit. 

I believe they faced a greater adversary than today's believers.

They were persecuted, killed, stoned, beaten. Hanged.. but yet accomplished greatness purely by sticking with the Holy Spirit and practising what they preached. 

Any wonder why Christians have no impact today? 

How can we? When there is no line between being a Christian and being an unbeliever. The lines are so blurred it has disappeared.. 

Say, do you want? 

Power,fame, wealth, recognition, attention, honor? 

You can have it all just by walking with the Holy Spirit.. 

The apostles had it all and their story is still being told, their legacy is the foundation we stand on today. 

As I grow older I am more careful about my actions and concluded that I would hate to be the reason for anyone's pain. So I intentionally practice this scripture:

As much as it is within my power make peace.. even if I will be seen as a fool.. 

Small price for my peace of mind. Don’t you think? 

So what's it gonna be?
The worlds way or the “Be-attitudes”.. 

The choice is yours. 

Master of The Storm

John 6:16-21

This passaged encouraged me today and I want to share it with you. 

The disciples got into the boat to go to the other side and as they began their journey, they encountered a storm. 

They paddled hard to get away from the storm, but the harder they paddled the fiercer the storm. 

Jesus did not come with them on this trip, but set out later. He did not need a boat, he knew where they were and began walking on the water towards them. 

The bible tells us that they saw him, not that Jesus saw them. He knew where they where and headed to them by walking on the water. 

I think he may have started his journey before the storm began and he saw them before they saw him. He saw them struggled against the storm, roaring hard to get to shore. 

He knew where hey were and before they called out to him he had already started going to them.

Even though they were afraid and did not know what to do he knew they were safe and will come out alive. 

He was not going to let the storms kill his friends he was the master of the storm. 

Be encouraged today friends, before you call he already knows where you are. He’s the master and the ruler of the storms and he will come to you. 

He already sees you in that situation which threatens to destabilise your very existence. Trust that he’s right there calming and taking control.  

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day.

She first thought about me,
Felt me within her
Mother, ready to lay aside everything for her own
Career and relationships,
She endures many sleepless nights
Fashioning
Planning
Preparing
Moulding
Praying for her own

Mother often ignored, scorned for be not “working”
Not working?

Who else can decide to give up years of training in esteem fields for this role.

Not working? Yet
She labours at the job, for which no minimum wage is set.
Often arriving at her job at the crack of dawn
A job where the task for the day determines the finish time.
A job which involves assuming fictional characters and depicting them well
A job that involves endless negotiations with her superiors “kids”.
One that requires knowledge beyond her years
One that involves been pelted with stones, toys, sands, and food all in the name of love.
A job that involves production, building, fashioning, moulding, crafting not of food, cars, electronic but
Another human, a working functioning human being.

One that involves thinking on your feet, while sleeping (rarely),
Driving,
Cooking
Bathing
One where she’s never alone.
Even when her kids outgrow the nest,


I say it’s the most important of all jobs.
They never outgrow her heart….
they are always present in her every waking moment….

Today and every day I celebrate you.

Happy Mother’s Day.