tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11977652395016494292024-03-13T04:25:24.683-07:00Random ThoughtsYolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-79832455340828087682012-02-19T01:13:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:13:32.522-08:00Are you strong-willed?Were you the one in your family who always got into trouble about the things you felt like doing even if you knew it could bring you into trouble? Willing to take the risk of being punished instead of not doing it? Maybe you rebelled against the things that according to your parents you "should" have done. Or, you might know a person who is like this.<br />
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What is our first response when someone does something that according to us is "wrong"? We get upset with them and tell them "don't, you are wrong!" What do they do? Get angry at us. Most of the times they end up doing it anyway. Why?<br />
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They are strong-willed.Explorers. Did you know that a lot of the strong-willed people in life have the potential to reach great heights? The same will that makes them act out at times is what drives them to become their best.<br />
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So, what should we do then? Let them do as they please? Just leave them be? Not let them take responsibility for what they've done?<br />
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None of the above. Just approach them differently. When you talk to them act out of love and not anger. Rather find out why they did it instead of just telling them that they were wrong and are not allowed to do it. Then, when you have calmed down talk to him about how you feel and why. <br />
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The best thing you can do when you feel you are at the end of your rope is to pray and ask God to bless that person.<br />
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Easy for me to say right? I don't have kids. Only thing is, this does not apply to kids only. It involves anyone who crosses your path. Family, a friend, co-worker or people in different walks of life.<br />
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Believe me it works. Of course it is an on-going process and doesn't just fix things overnight. You might have to do it over and over again, for a long period of time. God always answers our prayers.Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-83536428006121884902012-02-19T01:12:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:12:18.141-08:00Because you are worth it!Friday on my way to a friend’s house I saw a billboard saying "love yourself because you are worth it". To the ladies it might sound very familiar. It is aLoreal advertisement J. <br />
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Do we really love ourselves? Why is it necessary? <br />
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It is vital before we can even begin to understand how to love other people. God believes that. One of the things He commands us to do is "love your neighbour as you love yourself".<br />
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The phrase "......... starts at home" is used in various contexts. We can apply it here as well. To love others you have to start loving yourself. Begin at home. <br />
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Sure we don't always like everything about ourselves. If it is something you can change, then do it. If not then start the process of accepting it. <br />
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We might think we are not perfect but God made each of us exactly the way He wanted us to be.Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-77854686281602529662012-02-19T01:10:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:10:01.003-08:00The Roundabout WayWe have so many destinations in life. God has it all mapped out for us. He has so many things He wants us to achieve.<br />
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We don't get a copy of the map to see where He is taking us. Or a gps to tell us to turn left here or right there. <br />
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Sometimes when we reach one of the destinations we think "why on earth was it necessary to take such a long and winding road? It could have been so much easier, quicker".<br />
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God has a way of preparing us for what we need to do in His kingdom. Moulding and shaping us into the best we can be.Little by little. <br />
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And no, He doesn't always take the easy routes. <br />
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Sometimes it seems like a roundabout way but He knows what He is doing. Al we need to do is trust Him.Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-88128582598873505022012-02-19T01:07:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:07:19.921-08:00Loosing The People You LoveLosing someone you love is never easy. Most of the time it is out of your control doesn't matter how the loss came about.<br />
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What do we do when this happens? How do we cope with it? How do we let go?<br />
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There is no easy answer to any of the above questions. Everybody deals with loss in their own way. Have their own coping mechanisms.<br />
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One of the best things you could do is to work through the process of accepting the loss. It doesn't mean the pain is going to just magically disappear but there is definitely truth in the saying" time heals all wounds".<br />
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God never shuts a door to one of His children unless He plans on opening a window to something better.Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-35385960410086605172012-02-19T01:05:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:05:50.327-08:00Influence - To What Extent?When we are children our parents basically gets to decide what we should do and how we should live. A lot of the time under protest of course.<br />
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When does it become time for us to decide how we should live our lives? What our futures should be like. Which goals we or other people set out for us to reach to go for and which ones to let go off?<br />
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I think a good time would be when you have to start living with the outcome of whatever decision you have to make. Especially if it is something that you have to live with on a long term basis. If you get two job offers and you need to decide which one to accept, who gets to decide? You do. You have to work there every day. No one else lives with the consequences of your decisions except yourself. <br />
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There are some circumstances that we do not have control over but if there is one thing I have learned over time then it is that ultimately each one of us end up living our lives ourselves. So, be very careful what you let people around you decide on your behalf. <br />
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Like William Shakespeare said: “It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.”Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-945988664348491672012-02-19T01:03:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:03:50.743-08:00Who's Responsibility Is It?Today’s “random thought” is a little lengthy. Those words got wingsagainJ. Don’t really want to clip them when the words flow. So rather put it aside when you have a bit more time. <br />
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Over the last couple of weeks the subject on responsibility and what it entails popped up during a lot of conversations. It made me think about it in more detail and I decided to share some thoughts around it. <br />
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So many times we all have our own perception of what a specific word means. To avoid confusion on this one (although we all know what it means) I went to look up the definition via google. <br />
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<strong>Definition responsibility:</strong> <br />
· The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something.<br />
· The state or fact of being accountable or to blame for something.<br />
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Why are we taught to take on responsibility ourselves? We are all responsible for things happening in our lives. No one else can take on the responsibility of making decisions on our behalf as they do not end up living with the consequences after the fact. We can ask for advice but ultimately we have to face the music. <br />
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<em>When are we supposed to start taking on responsibility in our lives?</em> <br />
It all depends on what the responsibility is. Let’s use kids for example. We give them chores as they mature. After leaving school and starting work parents might let them pay for their own cars or even rent. It is a good thing as they eventually have to stand on their own two feet. But we shouldn’t let them take on too much too soon. Kids don’t get to be kids anymore like we used to be some time back (not going to give too much detail here and give away theage J). If we look at teenage suicides these days then we might want to reconsider how much pressure we let them take on. Not all kids are the same so this is where discernment comes in. I am not a parent myself but remember we were all kids once and can therefor speak from experience. Even now I still need advice from my mom sometimes, so parents the fact that you need to relieve some of the stress placed on your kids never changes and they need to know that you will always be there, no matter what.<br />
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<em>Should we take on other people’s responsibilities?</em><br />
This question is not always easy to answer. Especially after making the above statement of always being there. There are however things that people need to deal with themselves. For them to be independent. They need to be accountable for their actions. Remember the Chinese proverb “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This is now where discernment comes in. We sometimes know when we need to intervene and help someone in need, but there are also times when people need to sort things out themselves. How else are they supposed to learn? <br />
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<em>Who am I responsible for in life?</em><br />
We must always remember that our first responsibility in life is towards ourselves. If we don’t learn to prioritise and sort out our own things then how are we supposed to be capable of helping other people? Don’t try to carry other people’s burdens, take on a load that is too heavy and in the process prevent yourself from carrying your own.<br />
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Figure out what your responsibilities in life are and tackle them head on. Only then can you decide what other responsibilities you might have to help people with.Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-55455900761633774482012-02-19T01:00:00.000-08:002012-02-19T01:00:24.022-08:00Diamonds In The RoughThis morning I listened to a song that said we are God’s diamonds. That we are beautiful and precious. A diamond is so lovely (don’t you agree ladies). But how does it get that way? Through a tough process of shaping and cutting. <br />
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Wouldn’t it be nice if life could just be simple? If everything could just work out the way we want it to? Like the Afrikaans saying goes “maanskyn en rose”. Can’t we all just be ready shaped diamonds from the word go? It doesn’t quite work that way now does it? <br />
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How will we be shaped into what we are and should be without the trials, the “rough” times? God never wants bad things to happen to us. He has planned so many amazing things for our futures. Like Jeremiah 29:11 reads - For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.<br />
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We all go through bad times like these and no one person’s troubles are greater than the others’. We all just experience things in different ways and need to work through it in which-ever manner works best for us. <br />
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Right now you might feel like a diamond in the rough but rest assured knowing that God has so much in store for us. Just take it one day at a time, step by step. You will get there. A precious diamond.Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-13118864294565453472012-02-19T00:58:00.002-08:002012-02-19T00:58:43.635-08:00According To Who's Standards?Last week a group of us listed some of the general things in life that we need prayer for. One of the things I listed was “control issues”. There was a lot of laughter after this request, but I felt it was important. We all have this issue right? . Mine just tends to complicate my life unnecessarily. <br />
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A couple of days later someone asked me how it was going with the “issue”. I said that it is still a work in progress but think it is going quite well. He asked according towho’s standards? Ha ha! Interesting question.<br />
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Someone I know was going through a tough time and didn’t feel that things were going to get better. Don’t we all feel like that sometimes? It is then that we must remember things will be ok even if it doesn’t seem like it at the moment. How can we know this? The question made me think about the above statement. According to our own standards or ideas of what ok means we have no assurance that things will actually turn out the way we want them to. But according to God’s idea of what should happen in our lives, things will always turn out for the best. Will it be the easiest way? We don’t know the answer to that. Will it be the best way? Most definitely!! Rest assured knowing that God is in control.<br />
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He always wants to bless us and want what is best for us. After all we are His children and He loves us!!!Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-46438169409537902412012-02-19T00:56:00.002-08:002012-02-19T00:56:38.044-08:00Inner Peace<span style="color: black;">Inner peace is an integral part of our daily lives. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Have you ever experienced a feeling of uneasiness or irritation and don’t really know why? Or maybe you do know why. Getting that “gut” feeling (or like the ladies sometimes call it a sixth sense), is the Holy Spirit making you aware that something is not ok.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">What if we have no idea what is causing it? Like a friend reminded me the other the day, the best suggestion would be to removeyourself from that situation if possible. That is where discernment comes in. Sometimes the solution might be as easy as just getting out of that “presence” that you feel. If you do know the reason why you are feeling like this don’t let it get a grip on you that will make it very difficult to let go off, sort it out as soon as possible.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Living life with a constant feeling of unsettledness is not pleasant, healthy or enriching. If something in life doesn’t allow you to grow as a person or spiritually then it is not from God and definitely not good for you.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">Wish all of you peace and tons of love, hugs and kisses to fill your weekend</span>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-27445081796424384152012-02-19T00:53:00.000-08:002012-02-19T00:53:29.913-08:00The Noise Of Busyness<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="1350f787d632decf_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="1350f787d632decf_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="1350f787d632decf_OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">The noise of busyness can drown out the voice of God<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">In the time that we said aside for God, we talk to Him. But most importantly we should be listening to Him.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Ever tried talking to someone when they are preoccupied with something else while they are supposed to be listening to what you are trying to say to them?<span> </span>Sure they might HEAR you talking but are they really listening?<span> </span><span>Very frustrating right?</span> <span> </span>What is the distraction?<span> </span><span>Noise?</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Jesus repeatedly warned against any time when people are unaware to the danger of going about life without stopping long enough to listen to God.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Life is hectic, busy and sometimes just plain messy. In between all of this we not only need to, but<b><u>have</u></b> to find time to be with God. Just sit and listen to what our Father has to say.<span> </span>The responsibility rests on our shoulders, no one else’s.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Each one of us <span>are</span> different and will feel God's presence in different places and different ways.<span> </span>Make sure to listen to that.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;"><span></span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Noah was a man who took the time to listen to what God had to say through all the disarray around him.<span> </span>He also followed where God lead him.</span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span>There is something I read in one of <span>Stormie</span> <span>Omartian’s</span> books titled, The Power of Prayer <span>Through</span> the Bible. “The picture that develops out of the phrase "walked with God" reveals a person who depended on God's faithfulness across the decades, through times of doubt, against the corruption that surrounded him”. <span> </span>We can only walk with God if we seek His presence.</span> The only way we can ask Him: “Help me to hear<span>Your</span> voice speaking to my heart so that I will always follow Your leading”. And the only way to hear His voice is to become still.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"> <u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Make it a priority in your life to find out where God wants you to feel His presence in a sense that fills you with His peace, love and comfort. Don't lose sight of God in hectic world we live in today.</span></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-48771602079018978352012-01-31T09:16:00.003-08:002012-01-31T09:16:06.486-08:00Who Do You See<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="134eb74ac90ce269_OLE_LINK3"></a><a href="" name="134eb74ac90ce269_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="134eb74ac90ce269_OLE_LINK1"><span><span><span>How do you decide who you spend your time with? Who you surround yourself with?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>There are certain people in life that you don't really get the option of spending time with. They are a part of your daily life irrespective of whether you choose them to be or not. It could be co-workers, friends of friends, family and so forth.</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>Then there are those people that you let into your life out of free will. Why do you choose them? What makes them different than the rest of the world out there?</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>The question I ask myself when I look at them is: "Who do I see?" Can I grow with the person?<span> </span><span>Spiritually and as a person.</span><span> </span>Do they break me down or build me up?<span> </span>Make me feel better about myself?<span> </span>Do I feel at home?<span> </span>Do I really WANT to spend time with them or just feel obliged out of courtesy.<span> </span>Do I see myself in them?</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>If my answer to the above questions are no, then I don’t see the point of becoming friends with them.<span> </span>Of letting them into my life, close to my heart.<span> </span>They can be acquaintances if need be or when necessary but we don’t have to be best friends with everybody we know.<span> </span>Our time in life is very limited and valuable. Why not spend it with the people you want?</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>Next time you really want to invest in friendship why not ask yourself “who do I see when I look at them”?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-55039796361131571602012-01-31T09:12:00.000-08:002012-01-31T09:12:52.301-08:00Your Life Raft<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="134d130f7f6f5cbe_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="134d130f7f6f5cbe_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="134d130f7f6f5cbe_OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span style="color: black;">Who is the life raft in your life?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>What do we do when we are troubled in life?<span> </span>When it feels like things are not going in the direction we feel they should be going in?<span> </span>Down instead of up or as the saying goes, south instead of north.<span> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>If we are being honest about this now then I will have to admit that the first thing I do is definitely not being all positive about it.<span> </span>Sure we know that God lets’ all things work out for good for those who believe and trust in Him.<span> </span>But what if we choose to do our own thing and somehow manage to mess things up?<span> </span>I suppose we don’t always have a clear answer to all of these things.<span> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>In times like these it helps to talk about it, get it off your chest.<span> </span>Talk to a friend, a family member.<span> </span>A while back I told someone that just having someone there who lets you talk about how you feel, really listens, gives you a hug and tell you everything is going to be ok is a life raft.<span> </span>Even if you don’t know at that point if things are going to be ok according to what you want them to turn out to be.<span> </span>It might be a temporary life raft but it does make a difference.<span> </span>Isn’t that what we are here for?<span> </span>To be there for other people when they need us?</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>But what if you truly feel alone in all of this?<span> </span>Like there is no one else that understands how you feel. Really knows what you are going through.<span> </span>Then what are we supposed to do?<span> </span>Just let it go and hope for the best?<span> </span><span>Easier said than done.</span><span> </span>One of the things I believe that helps is being honest about how you feel and facing those feelings.<span> </span>If you need to cry, then cry.<span> </span>If you need to do something about it and you know what it is, then do it.<span> </span>If you don’t know then the best thing is to pray.<span> </span>Ask God to help you.<span> </span>Help you deal with whatever it is you are going through.<span> </span>Tell Him what you feel and think.<span> </span>You don’t have to hold back here.<span> </span>He will listen to anything and everything you have to say.<span> </span>Ask Him to help you with what it is that you need to work out, decide about.<span> </span>He won’t forsake us if we need His help and ask for it.<span> </span>He is the one constant thing in life that we can always count on.<span> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>Hang in there when the going gets tough, even if you don’t feel like it!!!!!<span> </span>Though you might not feel ok right now, know that you will always be ok in time.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-24429432042452935562012-01-31T09:09:00.000-08:002012-01-31T09:09:23.841-08:00Just Enough<div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I wrote this thought on Monday and wanted to send it out yesterday but never got round to do the finishing touches.<span> </span>Things got a bit hectic here at work.<span> </span>Since I have quite a few drafts I thought I would send this one out today as well.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">How do we live from day to day?<span> </span>Happy times are easy to get through, but what about those tough days?<span> </span>The days when you just need that extra bit of patience, faith, hope and so many more, to get by?</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I believe that we are all provided with as much of all of this as we need for that specific moment.<span> </span><span>Just enough to live from day to day.</span> <span>To handle one thing at a time.</span> Thinking too far ahead might just get us all worked up and<span>worried </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">.<span> </span>Doubting whether we will we be able to handle it.<span> </span>I don’t mean don’t plan ahead, just don’t worry too much about those things that are planned!!!<span> </span>Especially the things we don’t have any control over. </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I remember talking to a friend the other day about a scripture in 1 Corinthians 13: “and now faith, hope and love remains and the most important of these is love”.<span> </span>Then I asked her which one is the most important.<span> </span>Of course she replied “love”.<span> </span>No, I said, faith, hope and love.<span> </span>That was what I needed to believe at that precise moment.<span> </span>Whatever is essential to each one of us there and then, God will provide.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">So, why don’t we try not to worry too much about whether things will turn out for the better?<span> </span>Hold on and give the control over to God, even it is very difficult sometimes.<span> </span>It is when we try to be in charge of things that they turn out to be very messy.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-29770641837408425072012-01-31T09:05:00.000-08:002012-01-31T09:05:22.485-08:00Brace Or Embrace<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="1343b2b2fb1d6b17_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="1343b2b2fb1d6b17_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="1343b2b2fb1d6b17_OLE_LINK3"></a><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Simply have to share something before I carry on with the actual thought I want to share.<span> </span>Earlier this week I sent out and e-mail titled “Taking Risks”.<span> </span>Then an hour or so later the above mentioned thought popped into my mind.<span> </span>Well let me put it this <span>way,</span> I have had the heading for a while but didn’t know what to write about it.<span> </span>Then on that morning the words just started flowing.<span> </span>When the words get wings I simply have to let them fly!<span> </span>It was only after a few paragraphs that I realised that the two thoughts were exactly the opposite!!!!<span> </span>One saying, take a risk the other one should I brace myself?<span> </span>Had such a laugh about it, immediately stopped writing and carried on with something else.<span> </span>Just goes to show how our thoughts jump around from one thing to another, depending on how we feel at that moment. To the men out there, I am sure changing your mind from time to time is not just a woman<span>thing </span></span></i><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">It is amazing how grammar can give two words that are almost identical, adding or removing one or two letters, a totally different meaning.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">How do we know in life when to embrace something or brace yourself and hold back a bit?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Had to really think about this one for a bit on Monday morning.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span>After some recent events I now understand it much better.<span> </span>On Monday I wouldn’t have been able to really say how experience led me to writing about the above subject.<span> </span>Isn’t it interesting to realize when you go through things how it changes your perspective completely?<span> </span>How you can actually relate to it?<span> </span>Understand it a lot better.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">I do know that it is something that each one of us should be asking ourselves.<span> </span>It is not a question that anyone can give you the answer to or decide on your behalf.<span> </span>There are certain things in life that we have to figure out ourselves.<span> </span>Take some time to sit back and get perspective on it.<span> </span>This is, as I have mentioned numerous times before, where discernment comes in.<span> </span>There are definitely times when we “feel” we “want” to do something but we “know” that we “have” to go in the opposite direction.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">A friend once explained it to me this way.<span> </span>The example of Abraham was used.<span> </span>God asked him to sacrifice his son<span>Isac</span>.<span> </span>While walking up the mountain he asked God time and time again<span>if it was the right thing to do </span>and when God kept on saying yes, even though it was an extremely difficult thing for him to do, knowing that he will suffer a GREAT loss, he still obeyed God. Just when he was ready to sacrifice his son, God provided a way out!!!! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">God knows what is in our hearts. If we stay loyal when He tells us to go in a specific direction (even if we feel that it might be at a tremendous loss on our side and we are scared) He will stay true to His word.<span> </span>He will <b>ALWAYS</b> step in at the right time.<span> </span>Do what is best for us.<span> </span>It sure takes a whole lot of faith when this happens.</span><b><i><span style="color: maroon; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> Psalm <span>25:21<span style="color: windowtext; font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>Let</span></span></span></i></b><i><span style="font-family: "Georgia","serif";"> integrity and uprightness preserve me; for I wait on thee.</span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Don’t underestimate the power of faith and loyalty.<span> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Today I would just like to wish all of you strength to always step into faith when things really get tough and you are not sure which direction to go in.<span> </span>Ask God and trust <span>that</span> the answer He gives you is the right one.<u></u><u></u></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u> <u></u></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-14288529059106606432012-01-31T03:29:00.000-08:002012-01-31T03:29:55.239-08:00Am I chosen?<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="134cc6fcd0c274c1_OLE_LINK3"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="134cc6fcd0c274c1_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" name="134cc6fcd0c274c1_OLE_LINK1"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">Being loved means being chosen.</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: small;">To the person being chosen it means life.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;">The one who loves flies, runs, and is</span> glad, he is free and not bound. He gives all for all, because he rests in one who is supreme above all things, from whom every good thing flows and goes forth. Thomas A Kempis. <u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">In today’s world being chosen means that someone else had to be rejected. Look at beauty pageants, sport teams, competitions. One person's loss is someone else's gain. <u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Doesn't it feel great if someone loves you? Chooses you for who you are? Not because you HAD to be randomly picked out of a crowd. Not because of your looks, the fact that you might be of benefit to them or they need you for whatever reason. Simply because you are unique. Special.<u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I read the following phrase somewhere once "Don't make someone your priority simply because you are their decision". It is so true. Don't be someone's second best because you might feel you are not good enough to be chosen. Afraid of ending up alone. <u></u><u></u></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">We are all "chosen ones" in God's eyes and we are loved and accepted by the special people in our lives who cares about us</div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-1551905460617095282012-01-31T03:25:00.001-08:002012-01-31T03:25:53.521-08:00Time Spent<div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">How do you spend your time?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">This holiday was going to be all about resting up after the hectic 2011 right?<span> </span>Weren’t we all totally exhausted at the end of the year?<span> </span>Wanting and needing that well deserved break?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Instead most of us worked on projects at home, doing the things we never get to do during the year.<span> </span>Some of us went away on holiday and got to relax but still had a pretty “busy” time while doing the things we enjoy.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Must admit this holiday season I’ve had a better time than I have had in years!!<span> </span>Definitely not “resting” up in the sense of sleeping much and doing nothing, but is was SO much FUN.<span> </span>Like my mom have mentioned to me so many times: “We don’t need as much sleep as we think we do, we need to live life”.<span> </span>And boy did I live!!!<span> </span>Like someone recently brought to my attention me: “you will get used to it” (that is not having a lot of sleep).<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">It doesn’t matter where you spent your time or what you did, it is who you spent it with that is the most important thing and whether you had loads of fun doing it.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">May you all have a blessed 2012 and get to spent it with all the people you love and that matters in your life!!!<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Remember to live life to the fullest.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-81050783643334722482011-12-15T02:26:00.000-08:002011-12-15T02:26:42.186-08:00Just The Two Of Us<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="1344130b8b78a9ef_OLE_LINK3"></a><a href="" name="1344130b8b78a9ef_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="1344130b8b78a9ef_OLE_LINK1"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Sometimes we get a little lost in life with so many things happening around us.<span> </span>All our thoughts and everything that comes along with it could be described as being like scrambled eggs.<span> </span></span></span></span></span></a><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span>Mixed up and even messy at times.</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span> <u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">For those who have watched <span>Greys</span> Anatomy before, there is a scene where Danny, who was very sick in hospital, was going to either propose to <span>Issie</span> or marry her (can’t quite remember).<span> </span><span>Issie</span> was at home spending time to “get ready” when Danny unexpectedly passed away.<span> </span>When she got to the hospital and found him there she felt “totally lost”.<span> </span><span>All alone in the world.</span><span> </span>It was truly a heart-felt sobbing moment!!<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">They played a song by Snow Patrol called Chasing Cars. I have listened to this song so many times and always wondered about the fact that they say “we can do everything on our own and don’t need anything or anyone”, and thought, yeah right, we all need someone.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">A friend made me realise recently that there are times in life when we just need some time to “regroup”, “pull yourself together” instead of having “someone” in your life.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span>When I was listening to the song on my way home yesterday the meaning of the words had a whole different meaning.<span> </span>Was stuck in traffic and simply had to make some notes on my phone.<span> </span>Those wings in motion <span>again </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>J</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span>.<span> </span>The <span>words of the song follows</span> below so you can better understand the rest of the article.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Verdana", "sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;"><span style="color: black;">We'll do it all, Everything, <span>On</span> our own<br />
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We don't need, Anything, <span>Or</span> anyone<br />
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If I lay here, <span>If</span> I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world?<br />
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I don't quite know, How to say, <span>How</span> I feel<br />
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Those three words, <span>Are</span> said too much, They're not enough<br />
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If I lay here, <span>If</span> I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world?<br />
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Forget what we're told, <span>Before</span> we get too old, Show me a garden that's bursting into life<br />
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Let's waste time, Chasing cars, <span>Around</span> our heads<br />
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I need your grace, <span>To</span> remind me, To find my own<br />
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If I lay here, <span>If</span> I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world?<br />
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Forget what we're told, <span>Before</span> we get too old, Show me a garden that's bursting into life<br />
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All that I am, <span>All</span> that I ever was, Is here in your perfect eyes, they're all I can see<br />
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I don't know where, Confused about how as <span>well,</span> Just know that these things will never change for us at all<br />
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If I lay here, <span>If</span> I just lay here, would you lie with me and just forget the world?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">A beautiful love song isn’t it?<span> </span>Can now understand why it was used in a “heart-felt” moment.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Listening to the above words just made me realise that when we are feeling lost we can have tons and tons of people around us and the feel the same way or even worse.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Sometimes we just need to spend some time in God’s arms. Let <b><u>Him</u></b> be the only one to comfort us and make us feel like the special people we are.<span> </span>Forget about the world and everything in it for a while.<span> </span>He doesn’t expect us to say anything, just be still and be there.<span> </span>Find ourselves in the process, remembering who we are in His eyes.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Asking Him to let it be:<span> </span>“Just the two of us”.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span>May all of you find this kind of love and comfort in God’s arms when you need it the <span>most </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span>J</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-55360681035082839822011-12-13T06:29:00.000-08:002011-12-13T06:29:55.416-08:00Brace or Embrace<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><a href="" name="OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="OLE_LINK3"></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Simply have to share something before I carry on with the actual thought I want to share.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Earlier this week I sent out and e-mail titled “Taking Risks”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then an hour or so later the above mentioned thought popped into my mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well let me put it this way, I have had the heading for a while but didn’t know what to write about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then on that morning the words just started flowing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When that happens I have to put it down on paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was only after a few paragraphs that I realised that the two thoughts were exactly the opposite!!!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One saying, take a risk the other one should I brace myself?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Had such a laugh about it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Immediately stopped writing and carried on with something else.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Just goes to show how our thoughts jump around from one thing to another, depending on how we feel at that moment. To the men out there, I am sure changing your mind sometimes is not just a woman thing </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">It is amazing how grammar can give two words that are almost identical, adding or removing one or two letters, a totally different meaning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">How do we know in life when to embrace something or brace yourself and hold back a bit?</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">Had to really think about this one for a bit on Monday morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After some recent events I now understand it much better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On Monday I wouldn’t have been able to really say how experience led me to writing about the above subject.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Isn’t it interesting to realize when you go through things how it changes your perspective completely?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How you can actually relate to it?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Understand it a lot better.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">I do know that it is something that each one of us should be asking ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not a question that anyone can give you the answer to or decide on your behalf.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are certain things in life that we have to figure out ourselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Take some time to sit back and get perspective on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is, as I have mentioned numerous times before, where discernment comes in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are definitely times when we “feel” we “want” to do something but we “know” that we “have” to go in the opposite direction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">A friend once explained it to me this way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The example of Abraham was used.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God asked him to sacrifice his son Isac.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While walking up the mountain he asked God time and time again if it was the right thing to do, and when God kept on saying yes, even though it was an extremely difficult thing for him to do, knowing that he will suffer a GREAT loss, he still obeyed God. Just when he was ready to sacrifice his son, God provided a way out!!!! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">God knows what is in our hearts. If we stay loyal when He tells us to go in a specific direction (even if we feel that it might be at a tremendous loss on our side and we are scared) He will always stay true to His word.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He will <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ALWAYS</b> step in at the right time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Do what is best for us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It sure takes a whole lot of faith when this happens.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">Don’t underestimate the power of faith and loyalty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;"><span style="color: black;">Today I would just like to wish all of you strength to always step into faith when things really get tough and you are not sure which direction to go in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ask God and trust that the answer He gives you is the right one.</span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-41703161906203924182011-12-13T03:30:00.000-08:002011-12-13T03:30:11.343-08:00Reprogramming Your Mind<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="133d557c2fec95c5_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="133d557c2fec95c5_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="133d557c2fec95c5_OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">How are we as Christians supposed to live our lives?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">The other night I came across a card that I got at church some time ago.<span> </span>I have read it before and put it on my nightstand.<span> </span>Somehow it fell off and landed under my bed. I was looking for Missy (my kitty for those who don’t know <span>yet </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">) and found the card.<span> </span>The heading is “How do I live my Christian life?<span>”.</span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">There were loads of verses to read and I must admit the further I read the more I realised that I don’t always apply all the things in my life.<span> </span>I thought “oh my goodness I am doomed!!!”<span> </span>Scary thought. Towards the end there was a verse that said that it is a daily thing that we have to work on.<span> </span><span>A constant reprogramming of the mind, body and soul.</span><span> </span>It is impossible to be able to do all of this at once.<span> </span>Things you might have worked through and overcome today might come back and be a new challenge again in your life at a later stage.<span> </span>I took a deep sigh of <span>relief </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">The thing is that the closer we move to God the more we become aware of things that are not “quite right”.<span> </span>That “gut feeling” is something we should listen to as it comes from the Holy Spirit. If you feel “no” then don’t.<span> </span>Some of those things might not have bothered you as much before.<span> </span>Must admit it feels like it makes life a lot harder sometimes even though I know it is a blessing and an honour to have such a close relationship with God.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">So <span>guys,</span> hang in there and know that it is all worth it living the best life you possibly could as a child of God.</span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-70093926860127551392011-12-13T03:28:00.001-08:002011-12-13T03:28:49.399-08:00Our Talents Our Responsibility<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="133d9ce9bf3d295a_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="133d9ce9bf3d295a_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="133d9ce9bf3d295a_OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span style="color: black;">We have all received gifts/talents and with those gifts came a responsibility.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">We are never too old or too young for God to use our gifts to expand His Kingdom.<span> </span>Samuel was only 12 years old when God called him as a prophet in Israel.<span> </span>Moses on the other hand was 80 years old when he was spoken to through the Burning Bush.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 18pt;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span style="color: teal; font-family: "Georgia", "serif";">1Pe 4:10</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Georgia", "serif";"><span> </span>As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. <u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">I am not going to go into too much detail about the different kinds of gifts that God blessed each one of us with.<span> </span><span>Only that there are gifts from the Holy Spirit, ministry gifts of Christ and motivational gifts from the Father.</span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">The questions each of us should ask ourselves are:<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"><span><span>1.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><u></u>What am I doing with it?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span><br />
<span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"><span><span>2.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><u></u>Am I increasing/multiplying it?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span><br />
<span><span><span><u></u><span style="color: black;"><span><span>3.<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><u></u>If I am not using it, why not?<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">So, how do I start developing and growing the gifts within?<span> </span>There is no need to go and look for something to do, just get involved with what is right in front of you.<span> </span>What stirs your heart and <span>energy.</span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">There is never a better time to start than <u>now</u></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-88065551712612613562011-12-13T03:27:00.001-08:002011-12-13T03:27:26.215-08:00Too Extreme<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="133f30e55fa81334_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="133f30e55fa81334_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="133f30e55fa81334_OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Taking things from one extreme to the other is not always a good thing. <span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span><span>For example.</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span> A person who hasn't had proper nutrition in the form of food for some time can't all of a sudden sit down and have a three course meal even though it seems like a good idea at the time. It will be too much of a shock to their system. <span>Too extreme.</span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><u><span style="color: black;"></span></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">We should be very careful not to let things in life overwhelm us. <span>Like I have mentioned countless times to some of my friends before: “When you get worked up your body experiences stress”.</span> Whether it is excitement over something good or stress because of something bad, your body doesn't know the difference. <span>Intense emotions equals</span> stress to the body!<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Even though extreme emotions can make you feel good, experience a sense of euphoria, experiencing it over and over again could be bad for you in the long run. There is an <span><span>afrikaans</span></span> saying "<span>te</span> <span>veel</span> van '<span>goeie</span> ding is <span>nie</span> <span>goed</span> <span>nie</span>". It is true.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Our bodies are not designed to handle too much stress over a long period of time.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">We all need balance in our lives. <span> </span>Seek out things in life that calms our spirit</span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span> <span style="color: black;">and makes us feel at peace.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-57787868987589204052011-12-13T03:25:00.000-08:002011-12-13T03:25:40.897-08:00Silliness<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">There was another subject I started writing about yesterday that I wanted to send out, but simply had to change it to this message.<span> </span>Couldn’t <span>resist </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Ever feel like acting a little silly?<span> </span>Try being part of a family where it happens on a daily basis!!!<span> </span>And boy does rub off after a <span>while </span></span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Growing up I use to think my Dad had a weird sense of humour.<span> </span>They always say that Englishmen have a very “witty” and “dry” sense of humour.<span> </span>Then when I learned to appreciate it, it became so refreshing and always made our whole family laugh.<span> </span>Miss him a lot.<span> </span>Fortunately my mom, two sisters, brother, brother in law, their two sons, and my aunts all have a healthy dose as well!!!<span> </span><span>Plenty to go around.</span><span> </span>We have a saying that could easily be misinterpreted if you still get to know the family.<span> </span>It is normally said when someone says something very amusing. “There is something wrong with you and it <span>ain’t</span> <span>no</span> little thing.<span> </span>One day a thought popped into my head and I replied to my mom saying: “Guess what, there is no cure for it so you are stuck with me”. </span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">There was a period in my life when this was missing.<span> </span>Can’t imagine now how I managed without it.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Must admit that people don’t always know how to react to it.</span></span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span> </span>It has landed me in some “awkward” situations.<span> </span>Well not all that uncomfortable for me more for the other party involved.<span> </span>Then on the other hand it has been an ice-breaker, stress releaser and just plain fun!!!!!!!<u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Even my boss plays along sometimes.<span> </span>One day he did something very amusing.<span> </span>He walked passed me and saw that I was looking for him. He picked up speed and hid behind his office door.<span> </span>When I knocked on the door he knocked back and stayed there.<span> </span>It was hilarious.<span> </span>Other times he just shakes his head and smiles.<u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">I am so blessed being surrounded by good people with a sense of fun.<span> </span>It is something in life that I will never let <span>go</span> off.<span> </span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">I wish all of you a little (or a lot) of silliness, craziness and entertaining people to share it with!!! <u></u><u></u></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-28563777081226958422011-12-13T03:23:00.000-08:002011-12-13T03:23:15.954-08:00Taking Risks<div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="" name="1343101b5ca1c585_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="1343101b5ca1c585_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="1343101b5ca1c585_OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">How will we learn to live life if we never take risks?<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Don’t I stand a chance of failing you might ask??<span> </span>Let’s be real. Of course you do!! But I would rather take a chance at loosing than miss out on not having lived.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Think about it.<span> </span>Has there ever been something in life that you really wanted to do but you were too scared to try?<span> </span><span>Too afraid of not being successful.</span> <span> </span>Maybe something as small as going up to someone and start a conversation or something as big as buying a new house .<span> </span>Let’s say for arguments sake you did approach that person. She might end up being your best friend one day, or she might not want to talk at all.<span> </span>We don’t always know how things are going to turn out. <span>Did</span> you lose anything by trying? No. Well, maybe a little nerve if she brushed you off, but you will bounce back <span>quickly </span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt;"><span>J</span></span></span></span></span><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Taking risks in life is all about growing as a person, moving towards success, reaching for greater heights.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Don’t miss out on the possibility of a great future simply because you were too scared to take a leap of faith.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;">Be bold, live life!!!!<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
</div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-45813398262300058272011-12-13T03:20:00.001-08:002011-12-13T03:20:47.605-08:00Different ....... But The Same<div class="MsoNormal"><a href="" name="13436c2d0d76843e_OLE_LINK1"></a><a href="" name="13436c2d0d76843e_OLE_LINK2"></a><a href="" name="13436c2d0d76843e_OLE_LINK3"><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">This morning someone at work shared something with me that they were going through.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">It happened to be something very similar that I am going through myself right now and it was so comforting and an inspiration to realise that even though we are different that we all go through exactly the same things and we are not alone in any of this.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">A situation that one person is facing and shares with someone else can unknowingly be a testimony.<span> </span><span>A life raft</span> at the right moment and might just have a huge impact on someone’s life.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Isn’t God just awesome!!!!<span> </span>His timing is always perfect.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Like I have stated so many times to a number of people (and will again), “even if I don’t always feel ok, I know I am going to be ok”.<span> </span>God’s grace is always enough.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1197765239501649429.post-56731366618500971152011-12-13T03:19:00.000-08:002011-12-13T03:19:15.179-08:00Grace-Filled?<div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">Paul always starts and ends his letters with the word "<span>Charis</span>” <span>meaning<span> </span>-</span><span> </span>May grace be sent to you.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">His whole life was changed around because of God’s grace.<span> </span>He never forgot that.<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span><span><span>Are we grace filled people?</span></span></span><span><span><span><span> If you are upset with someone, do you show grace? When you are disappointed in a person do you show grace?<span> </span>Do you show grace even if you don’t feel like it but God specifically tells you to do so?<span> </span></span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">First of all I would like to stress the fact that grace is not earned it is given.<span> </span>We cannot ask people or God to show us grace because we do this and that and the other.<span> </span>People show grace “in spite” of who we are.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">What does it mean to be grace-filled or a grace provider?<span> </span>Why is it important to stay close to those who are called "grace providing" people? <u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span style="color: black;">We need some people who accepts us, welcome</span> us, and love us, no matter what. Someone that rejoices when we <span>rejoice,</span> feels our sadness to the extent that we experience it. Someone who notices things about you, that pays attention to your heart and life, they speak truthfully to you, even tough love if necessary. Grace providers simply NEVER cease to love you, they see beneath the surface; they see the darkness as well as the goodness in your heart. But when they see the darkness they do not pull away. They are not repulsed. They move toward you. They focus on the holes in you and see God’s light shining through.<span> </span>They are "no matter what" people. Grace filled people never let you forget that you might be a rag doll, but you are God's rag doll. <u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>“Love that sustains us is love based on grace - quoted from "Love <span>Beyond</span> Reason" John <span>Ortberg</span>".<u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>Another quote from "Love <span>Beyond</span> Reason". <u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span>You see, it was grace that was wrapped in swaddling rags and laid in a manger. It was grace that dwelt among us, grace that healed the sick, cured the blind, and raised the dead. It was grace that partied with ragged tax collectors, grace that was called friend of sinners, grace that would not cast the first stone. It was grace that was nailed to the cross along with our sin and guilt, grace that the tomb could not hold, grace that now sits on the right hand of the Father, grace that will one day come back for you and me. <u></u><u></u></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span>God’s grace is always enough.<span> </span><span>Enough for us when we need it for ourselves and enough when we need to give it to others.</span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span><span><span><span><span>Charis</span></span><u></u><u></u></span></span></span></div>Yolliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09745391679672575535noreply@blogger.com0