August 21, 2009
“Do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing!” Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV
You can’t seize your future while you’re obsessing over your past. So learn from it and let it go. Heed the advice of author Susan Scott: “My dog and cat have taught me a great lesson in life – learn to shed a lot!”
August 15, 2009
“… if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.“ Isaiah 58:10
It’s a big world out there that needs changing. It’s a small world near you that needs changing too. Our world is desperate for help and hope. But take heart: your prayers and practical action make a dent. A big dent in your small world, and a small dent in the big one – Joni Eareckson Tada.
August 8, 2009
On a recent trip to the US my friends in Oregon took me down to the coast. It was a great day! We visited the Yaquina lighthouse, climbed the stairs to the light at the top, and after panting our hearts out enjoyed the views all around.
On the rocks in front of the the lighthouse the Murre birds were nesting. There were so many of them! There was hardly space for more… high density living! They come each year to nest and the rest of the time they are at sea.
A pretty incredible sight!
How does this relate to healing prayer? Not obviously you may think. However, God knows every single one of these densely packed birds. Not one of them falls into the sea but that God doesn’t know about it (Matthew 10:29). These may seem insignificant to us in the great scheme of things, but to God they are significant and precious.
If that’s the case then in God’s eyes, we too are significant, no one is insignificant! Ahh, that we would really get it.
August 8, 2009
“…I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them.” Isaiah 42:16 NKJV
Just because you don’t recognise the path you’re on doesn’t mean that God’s not leading you. So get to know God – He’ll be there for you. He’ll be there when everybody and everything else has failed you. He’ll be there for you in the dark places.
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