THE ONE TO PLEASE IS THE BOSS

A positive outcome is not necessarily a sign that you are pleasing God (Num.20:7-12). COMPLETE obedience to His instructions irrespective of the outcome is what pleases Him. If you obeyed God and the outcome was not "popular" don't chew yourself up, rejoice because you pleased Almighty God - the Boss of the universe! Please the Boss and you will be in good standing…for eternity!



Shalom!
Angela

We are sons and not slaves

Don’t submit to every catastrophic news that shows up in your life, even if it a “thus says the Lord”. If you don’t like it, argue your case before God (Isa.41:21) just like Moses did for Isreal (Num.14:10-20) and Hezekiah did with Isaiah’s report (2 Kings 20:1-5). Even Jesus did in gethsemane (Matt. 26:39). We are sons with God and not slaves, slaves have no say in the family, but sons do. Learn to use your sonship privileges.


Shalom

Angela

Are You Blessed of God?

Are you blessed of God? Then don’t be fearful of the curse of man. No one can curse the blessed because God will not listen to the curse. If God does not listen, then the curse is in vain (Josh 24:9-10) Once you’re blessed of God, every curse becomes causeless. A causeless curse will not rest (Prov 26:2). If God be for U, who can be against U? Worship God! Praise His name! He is worthy to receive glory, honor and praise! Are you Blessed of God? Then think and act like it!



Shalom!
Angela

Know Your Father's Heart

Have U ever given someone a gift you were crazy about only to find out they were not pleased? Well the first step to pleasing people is finding out what they like. It is the same with God. Take time to know the heart of your heavenly Father, It is a guaranteed way to pleasing Him (Numbers 9:6-13)
Shalom!
Angela

REWRITE YOUR HISTORY

Do not allow your family background to define who you are. Abraham was born and raised by a heathen dad, but he became the father of faith and a friend of God.Josh 24:2-3.You can rewrite your history tommorow by clinging to God today.
Shalom!

Angela

ONESIMUS

Do you know Onesimus in the Bible? His name means USEFUL. Philemon 1:10-11. He was created to be USEFUL but spent a good part of his life USELESS. He could not be who he was born to be until he made Jesus Christ Lord of ALL. Could it be you're still struggling to discover and function in your PURPOSE because you have made Jesus Lord of some but not ALL areas of your life? Until He is Lord of ALL, you can't be ALL you could be.



Shalom!


Angela

Stay in the Word

I've been asked on several occassions - how can I get the word of God to stay in me? This is my response: If you stay long enough in the word, it will start abiding in you. I've never been good at memorising scriptures. I memorize and forget. But I realise that as I read and listen to the word again and again and again, the word etches itself on my heart. I heard it said that repetition is the mother of learning. Don't just 'visit' the word, stay in it until it is engraved in the fibers of your being. Once engraved, you will never have to struggle remembering it.

PRAY UNTILL SOMETHING HAPPENS (PUSH)

Listening to Pst Paul's teaching today, I saw a part of Jacob, that really got my attention. Jacob, Esau's brother was not always straightforward. He conned his brother off his birthright with the help of their mother. But one thing Jacob had going for him was his resilience, his "never give up until something happens" attitude to life. He wrestled with his twin brother in the womb though his brother was stronger than him, he will not let go. He was born holding on to Esau's heel. When he wrestled with the angel of God (Gen 32:24), the same thing happened - he refused to let go until he recieved a blessing. I love Jacob's tenacity, his resilience, his PUSH (pray until something happens) attitude to life.

Do we give up too easily? Has our "microwave" mentality robbed us of part of our inheritance? We live in an age where waiting for anything is one of the most frustrating experiences in our lives. If we are going to obtain the fullness of God's promises to us, we will need to develop some ‘PUSH’ attitude and develop some staying power. Never give up, never give in, never sell out to the enemies tricks because Jesus Christ will come through again

ARE YOU SELLING YOURSELF SHORT

Do we sell ourselves short by wanting to be in control of our lives as opposed to letting go and allowing God?
Michael and I pray together each morning and have incorporated having communion into our prayer time. My one year old daughter just loves our prayer time, not because she understands a word of what we say but because she loves the crackers and grape juice we use for communion. She has to have the last drop of juice in the cup! This morning, I wanted to give her a sip not just a drop, but she won’t have it because she wanted to hold the cup in her hands. I could not take the chance of letting her have her way because that would mean having to clean the carpet after she spills the juice! I tried explaining to her but no, she would only drink of the cup if she held it in her hand (if she was in charge!). I had to reduce the content because I knew she could only handle so much by herself. So she ended up with a drop as opposed to the few sips I really wanted her to have.


My husband turned to me and said “I wonder how many ‘drops’ as opposed to ‘showers’ of blessings we have had to settle with in our lives simply because we want to be in charge”


Is your insistence on being in charge robbing you of much more?


Shalom


Angela

THE TOUGH GETS GOING

God's purposes and promises will prevail against all odds. If the going gets tough 4 U, toughen up and get going. Stay on course, there is a testimony and praise ahead of you! Deut. 9:1-6


Shalom!


Angela