Tough work

"For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure." John 3.34

Imagine the joy of achieving the greatest and most important dream of your life. Now, imagine the sacrifice you made in order to achieve it. This is it...
To make His dream of dwelling in us come through, God had to send and sacrifice Jesus, His Dream, to wash us and cleanse us. Only then could He send His Spirit.
Jesus had to do the "tough work" so that we can be possessed by the Spirit.
And what have you been doing to match such a great sacrifice?
The Daniel Fasting of Daniel is not for the curious or adventurous.

CORRUPT WORDS

"Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers."
     Ephesians 4.29
When your life is transformed, your words are for edification and to bless others. They would never be used to plant hatred or discord. Those who are born of the Spirit are Spirit, speak like the Spirit and act like the Spirit of God.

HOLY DOUBT

"A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks."    Luke 6:45

During the following days, while we are doing the Fast and our thoughts are linked up with heaven, you can be sure that:  The Holy Spirit will give back just as much as you put in. I doubt that He will keep quiet when we are manifesting such faith. And when He speaks, there isn't evil strong enough, problem big enough or worldly illusions convincing enough to stop those who seek Him from hearing His kind, sweet voice!

Swift and slow

"So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath..."

James 1: 19

This is a good advice for everyone, especially for the woman. She learns much more when listening more and makes much less mistakes when speaking less. With this, one avoids misunderstandings, especially at home.

Uncalled

"In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise." Proverbs 10:19

When one speaks too much, one end up speaking of what is uncalled for. That's why it's better to listen. God gave us two ears and one mouth. What does that really mean?

Wedding Invitation

"May the Lord add blessings upon you: upon you and your children." Psalm 115:14

These were the words we chose for our wedding invitation. I knew that God was guiding my life, as He had asked just that. At the time I didn't realise what He was trying to show me. 


After many years I found the invitation in a drawer and then the voice of the Holy Spirit spoke clearly to my heart:
"I will unite you both so that you may have many spiritual children, with My Blessing."

Meditation

Many of the followers of this page are curious to know the correct way to read the Bible.

When I experienced the New Birth, a hunger and a thirst to know His thoughts and His will was also born in me. I was determined to read His Word from cover to cover. Everyday I read two chapters from the Old Testament and one from the New Testament; I always started on the first day of the year and I repeated this for several years - and I still do. I like reading Psalms and Proverbs also because they helped me to build my character and to understand others.

However, the reading itself is not the most important thing but rather the MEDITATION of the Word. It was only by meditating on the Word of God that I was able to live my life according to His voice.

"The Law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple." Psalm 19: 7

I learnt to love Him, in the knowledge that He loved me first - although I didn't deserve it. No one understands me like He does; He knows me so well. He knows my thoughts; He never fails; He fills my whole being with His presence; He gave me the assurance of my salvation; He sacrificed His Son for me. It's a Love that is second to none!