91 Days of Victory – Day 51 (2026/04/19)

Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me - now let me rejoice. I want to add on to my message yesterday. I wrote about being grateful and how we miss the little things in our lives and how quickly we forget what God did for us to get us where we are. Give me back my joy is my opening here and to be honest I believe that getting back our joy lies in how we are grateful for everything we have and what we went through. In the midst of our difficulties, God is right there with us. The Bible says in Deuteronomy 5; “The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged”. In Isaiah 45 God says, “I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron”. God has done so much for us and continues to do, so my prayer is “Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal (right) spirit within me”. In other words, make me the man I must be when you saw me before you created me. Renew my thoughts and turn them into thanksgiving so that I will have your joy. Renew my grateful heart so that the brokenness in me is healed and restored. Then let me rejoice wherever I go so that the world will know you are God and in you I will soar like an eagle and run and never go weary. I will have peace and strength to face anything. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 50 (2026/04/18)

 

A grateful heart is a blessed heart. We live in a world where people love to complain and most of the time, they complain without seeing what they are blessed with. They complain about their jobs, but they have a job. They complain about their houses, but they have a roof over their heads. They want another car, but they can drive to work. They complain about their weight, but they are able to walk. How often do we miss what we have and what God has blessed us with. How often do we not see the little things that brought us where we are. I love this in Psalm 50: “Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God”. It is in our humility and with grateful hearts that we can step into God’s presence and worship Him for His grace and mercy. Psalm 50 says “Our God approaches, and he is not silent. Fire devours everything in his way, and a great storm rages around him”. This is the God we serve. Not a small God but one who can devour everything in His way and yet He loves each one of us that His thoughts about us are like the sand on the earth. So much so that He gave His son to die for our faults. How much more grateful should we be. Here are a few scriptures to align our minds and thoughts. 

I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds (Psalm 91). 

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you (1 Thessalonians 5). 

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever (Psalm 107). 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God (Philippians 4). A

nd whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him (Colossians 3). 

Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 49 (2026/04/17)

Why should I fear when trouble comes, when enemies surround me? Many foes put their trust in their wealth or their positions, and they believe because of this power they can control, manipulate and destroy people. This Psalm basically emphasizes the fact that nothing that we have or possess can buy salvation or benefit us in anyway when we die of when Jesus returns. In verse 8 it clearly says that there is no sum of money that can redeem us from death or to live forever. For those the grave will become their eternal home, and hell will be the outcome of a life lived for idols and not for God. Coming back to my initial statement so why should I fear. David wrote that even if I walk through the valley of death I fear not for God is with us. His rod and His staff bring comfort in knowing that our enemies will not have the last say and that God’s Word is unshakable. Faith has a voice but so does fear. We must decide which one will shout the loudest. Which one will dominate the battle in our minds, and will we die or will we live. It is important that we shut out the voices that supports death and seek out the voices that brings life to the dead areas. Just as the Shunammite woman said “It will be well” we must also profess over our lives and the situations we face that it will be well. You cannot take your possessions nor your wealth to the grave, so do not be dismayed when your enemies prosper, but instead bless them and remember all things are possible to those who believe and as we stand on God’s promises we must keep our minds focussed on those promises and not go back to our old ways but continue to seek the kingdom of God above all else. God said if you look for Him with your whole heart, you will find Him. If you continue to believe in the midst of your worst battles, you will see God. Have an awesome day, my friend, your battles is just a minor obstacle in a path towards eternity. Be of good cheer because Jesus has done it all.

91 Days of Victory – Day 48 (2026/04/16)

 

Guidance. Honestly, I ask the Holy Spirit for guidance every day. Somedays I have this thought that some people maybe just need a five-point guidance. You know, the slap in the face type and then I realize that my thoughts are probably not in line with the Word of God, but it could help. Just kidding. Anyway, back to guidance, now I love this verse in Psalm 48 where we are given clear confirmation that God will guide us. Jesus said, “And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever”. We have the most amazing and most awesome helper living is us. He is our comforter and our counsellor and the one who guides us in every one of our battles. It is amazing how He puts words in our heads and guides us when we are not sure what to say or pray. I love His gentle way and the soft voice that sometimes can be very stern. My dear friend, I know things can be hard and I know sometimes we are dealt hands that we honestly do not deserve and sometimes we just want to go home and sleep and hope when we wake up it is all gone. The truth is, it won’t and it will get harder and it will feel impossible at times but remember he who loses his life for Jesus will gain his life in eternity and all we do is not for this world, but what lies ahead. Yesterday I sat with those guys on the street, and I spoke to them about salvation and I made it clear that no one is more important to God than another and their salvation is equally important to God than mine, and this world is a mere moment. It does not matter if you live on the street or in a palace, God loves you equally and He thinks about you just as much as any other. The Bible says as much as the hair on your head is God’s thoughts about you. Now, that is something to get you excited about every promise in the Word. Be of good cheer, my friend, because Jesus has already overcome it all. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 47 (2026/04/15)

 

I wish I could give you a three-step plan to success. There are so many clever people in the world nowadays and a lot of them write books about steps. Five steps to a better life, seven steps to a greater marriage, six weeks to a six pack, seven days to better health or three steps to success. Jesus made it simple yet it can be very hard. He simply said I am the way. There is no other way, but through Him, by Him and with Him. We face many trials and on some days, they are too much for us and on other days we can deal with them and some days we just wish it will stop. Paul writes and I have mentioned it before that God’s grace is enough and he Paul, is content in the good and the bad. Paul changed his name from Saul (his Hebrew name) to Paul (his roman name) when he started out as an apostle for Jesus. In was common for Jews in that era to have a Hebrew and a roman name. To me it means that Paul died of his old life (persecutor) to his new life (apostle). He just did it spiritually and literally. As he took on his roman name, he also took on his responsibility to carry the gospel into the world. Maybe we should also shake of our Saul personality and take up our Paul mentality. From broken to restored, from lost to saved, from hurt to healed, from fear to victory, from worry to hope, from worldly to Godly, from condemned to heaven bound, however you look at it we are victorious through Jesus Christ and His way is not an easy way but as He said He will give you rest and He as overcome this world but the path to heaven is narrow and difficult. Paul writes that he rejoices in his trouble because when he is weak, he is strong. Today the Lord reminds me that He will put our enemies under our feet. He is an awesome God, and anything is possible for those who believe. Have an awesome day, my friend, there is nothing to difficult for God and His thoughts about us are thoughts of peace.

91 Days of Victory – Day 46 (2026/04/14)

 

Honestly yesterday could not have been worse. From the moment I woke, I was in a battle. My work and the amount overwhelmed me, and I got frustrated and irritated and finally angry. Then the battle with my daughter, the whole court case got the better of me and finally it seemed as if everyone and everything was coming at me with some sort of weird thing. My first wife was funny, and in the end, I worked until eight to try and get done what needed to be done. In the end I had failed, fallen and probably grieved the Holy Spirit more than I should have. I could not get up today and finally driving to work seemed pointless. Sin is designed to destroy us and if we allow it to control us we fall into the trap the enemy so cleverly and obviously places. His tactics never changes, we just become susceptible to it, and we allow it in. How do we defeat or overcome when we are weak and vulnerable. God simply says “I am your refuge and your strength. I am always ready to help in times of trouble”. All we need to do is to turn to Him, get our attitudes right, ask Him for help us and listen to His Word. God says here in Psalm 46 that we should become still and know His is God. To me that means that we should block the voices of the world and allow the Holy Spirit, that still small voice to speak into our hearts and allow God to be God. He will step in at the right time and clear our paths and open the doors we need. We have to remain strong and patient in the Lord. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 45 (2026/04/13)

 

I am tired from a weekend full of work and running between soccer, my daughter and the church and I can feel it all getting to a point where I am overwhelmed by circumstances and worries. God simply says that His throne is forever and this world remains a temporary residence to us. God is a God of justice and He hates evil. He has anointed us to walk into this world and carry with us every where we go the gospel. Living it, telling it and sharing it wherever we go. Some days it can be difficult and some days it is easy, the important part is where we draw our strength from. My dear friend, your strength comes from God who created the heavens and the earth. Seek the kingdom of heaven above all else. Have an awesome day.

91 Days of Victory – Day 44 (2026/04/12)

 

Those who are a thorn in the side of the enemy will always be under attack and remember he is a cunning enemy who wants to devour you at every corner. We are reminded today that all will be well. It is in our words that we either lose the fight or win the fight. It is our response to difficult situations or unexpected events that determines the outcome. God simply says that we must trust in Him and the words that He speaks and the promises that lies in the Bible. God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. In Psalm 44 I am remined that we do not rely on our own bow or our sword (our own plans and solutions), but we rely on and trust in God because He has already given us victory and He has already overcome this world and He has already defeated satan and He has already defeated sin. We are free from bondage so live free from it. Speak life over every challenge and stand with me in agreement that all will be well all the time. But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Have an awesome day, my friend.

91 Days of Victory – Day 43 (2026/04/11)

Why do we get discouraged? Why do we get sad? Sometimes it is a situation or sometimes it is pain or sometimes it is someone. Day by day we live to do what we have to do to survive, and we try to get along with all the stuff and things around us. We work, we eat, we love, we share, we sleep and we live. Sometimes darkness comes at the most unexpectant time or moment and we are steered into a storm of trouble that leaves us unprepared or even weakened or exposed. David must have had many days when he was overwhelmed by situations or enemies, and he often writes about these days. One thing David did that I believe is mostly the essence of his success and that is, that he always went to God first every time before he made a decision or when he was in despair. He writes here in Psalm 43: “Why must I wander around in grief, oppressed by my enemies? Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live. There I will go to the altar of God, to God - the source of all my joy”. This by far is the essence of how we will succeed and overcome all things. By simply putting our hope in God. And praise him again and again. He is our Savior and our God. Have an awesome day, my friend.

Words and pictures

They say a picture paints a thousand words, but sometimes our vision is blurry, and we miss the heart in the picture. I have walked many paths in this life and none of them perfect and I have made many mistakes, and they were all my choices. It is when we find ourselves on the mountain looking down into the valley that we forget how deep and how difficult the valley was. We forget the blood that saved us when we were lost and we neglect the very things that brought us to the top of the mountain.

We become ignorant to the little things as we desire only the bigger more visible things. A broken heart can be healed but a broken spirit takes resurrection power to be restored. Now we look into a mirror that is vague and distorted, and we look and see not what is before us, but what is behind us. It is a fallen mentality that drives us into despair and hurt, and loss becomes the very altars we build.

We look but we do not see. We seem fine yet we are sad, we smile yet there is pain in our expression. We carry scars but the world cannot see them. We hurt yet we do not show it.  We get up, we carry on but we do not know how far we will go before the wheels come off and the end of our rope is all we have in our hands. Life is a mere moment in comparison to what awaits us in eternity. Yes, we may face impossible odds, are they impossible.

Maybe from a worldly human perspective, but looking from a resurrection perspective,  I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Jesus is alive and the same power that rose Him from death is in us. This world will fill your head with lies and deceit, but the Word of God is truth and in it we find all the answers we need to overcome anything.

The enemy may think he is winning but Jesus said, “I am the resurrection and the life” and He has defeated everything for us on that cross. It is done, so let it be done. Stop looking for the living among the dead, our God is alive and in Him is life and life in abundance. You can do anything through Christ who strengthens you so prophesy over the dead areas and speak life over everything.

Believe it and live it.