My thoughts and my life

A reminder for today Come, let us sing to the LORD! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come to him with thanksgiving. Let us sing psalms of praise to him. (Psalm 95:1-2) Today is the last day of April and also the end of our “Life” theme. I guess it is only fitting to end a theme about life with knowing who created life and giving glory to the maker of life. God has been so good to me in this month. Not only did He bless me with 40 amazing years but He also blessed me with wonderful people in my life. He gave me all I need and continues to bless me each day with the wonders of His love.  I close my eyes and see us standing on the edge of a mountain looking over a green valley. Mountains rise on either side of it with lush green forests stretching from the bottom to the top of each mountain. They are separated by a wide and winding river gushing over rocks and splashing wave on wave on a pebbled filled shore. Huge rocks peek out from the fores...

A reminder for today I cried out, "I am slipping!" but your unfailing love, O LORD, supported me. When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. (Psalm 94:18-19) Life is full of potholes and most of them are hidden from sight. Why do we fall? We fall so that we can stand up again. I have written to you before about slipping and falling. Sometimes we slip with minor injuries and sometime we get stuck in sink sand and it feels as if we are pulled under as life and all its problems start to suffocate us. My friend, life is all about falling and standing up again. It is when we fall that the enemy will always try and confuse us by filling our minds with doubt. Doubt makes us rethink our choices and this is when we make more mistakes. These mistakes cause more doubt and in the end we start losing faith and that is exactly what the enemy wants. These verses are so awesome. The minute I read these verses I just knew they were for you. I ...

A reminder for today Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. (Psalm 91:1-2) Psalm 91 is one of my favourites. There are so many amazing things written here about the wonders of our Lord and how He looks after us through each day and each night. Life is filled with a number of storms that we face and through these storms we seek shelter. There is no better shelter than the shelter we have in our Lord. He is our refuge and our place of safety.  When we talk about a refuge or a place of safety I get a number of images in my mind. I see a sudden cloud burst and rain pouring over us. We scatter in all directions looking for a dry place out of the rain. There are those who did not find shelter and ended up soaking wet, and then there are those with umbrella’s who tried to remain dry but still got wet due to the fact ...

A reminder for today Bend down, O LORD, and hear my prayer; answer me, for I need your help. (Psalm 86:1) April is nearing its end and that means we are 4 months into this year with 8 months remaining. Time is moving at a massive pace and life seems more demanding with every new month. The next few months are winter time in South Africa which means extra vitamins to fight an ever changing flu virus and expensive medicine. With winter come extra burdens on our timid salaries as inflation lurks around every corner.  How are you my friend? How are you today? Do you feel like David asking God to hear His prayer for he needs help? What is it that worries you?  David writes “Be merciful to me, O Lord, for I am calling on you constantly”.   Are you calling on the Lord or are you trying to fight your battles on your own? My dear friend, God never made you with the intention that you should struggle through every day challenges on your own. He made you for His ...

A reminder for today Teach me your ways, O LORD, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honour you. With all my heart I will praise you, O Lord my God. I will give glory to your name forever, for your love for me is very great. You have rescued me from the depths of death. (Psalm 86:11-13) Yesterday was the last day for my wife’s parents here in South Africa before they had to return to Canada. As we sat down together for supper I could sense that heavy feeling of sadness hidden among light humour and merry laughs. It is always a difficult part of their time here, because we see them only once a year and even then it feels as if our time together is way too short. It is frightening when you realise how quickly time passes and then you get that suffocating feeling that you just need more time. There is no extra time and before you know it, the little you had is gone. It is in these last moments that we show real purity of heart and i...