My thoughts and my life

A reminder for today So I did as he told me and found the potter working at his wheel. But the jar he was making did not turn out as he had hoped, so he crushed it into a lump of clay again and started over. (Jeremiah 18:3-4) My dear friend, I am thinking about you today and I wonder how you are doing. I wonder if you are healthy and I wonder how you are doing with your challenges. I wonder about your way of life and I do hope you are doing well. You see God looks at us each day and He knows exactly who we are and how we are doing. He holds us in His hands and He keeps us safe from the continuous attacks from the enemy. But more than that we are like clay in the hands of a Master potter busy moulding us into a perfect jar that He can fill with His Spirit and bless us so that the world will see His master piece and stand in wonder of God’s power. As we travel through life on our journey we are continuously learning and experiencing life with all its challenges. We ga...

A reminder for today But blessed are those who trust in the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. (Jeremiah 17:7-8) The one sad thing about this world is jealousy and rivalry. People are always so quick to get jealous over someone else when they are successful or when they receive an award. People can be very mean towards other especially when they feel threatened or when they have their own insecurities. I see it so often where people will say hurtful things to injure those they fear or feel threatened by. People take sides and often without looking at the facts and then they get nasty. People can build us up or they can bring us down merely by their tongues. The hurt of a word cuts much deeper than the hurt of physical pain....

A reminder for today The LORD says, "Now I will show them my power; now I will show them my might. At last they will know and understand that I am the LORD.” (Jeremiah 16:21) I see Moses standing before the red sea just before they crossed it. I see the waves splashing onto the shore and I see the vast expanse of water that is impossible to cross. I see the Egyptian army furious and filled with hatred ready to crush the Israelites. I see God opening the sea before me and I watch as the water is ripped apart by His mighty hand into two walls creating a dry river bed for us to cross through. I see the Spirit filling the people with strength so that they can face their fears and walk quickly through. I watch the walls on the side as I look into the ocean almost as if I am in an aquarium. I see Moses helping the last person out on the other side and I watch as the Lord closes the walls on the Egyptian army. I see you standing before your challenges and I watch as the L...

A reminder for today When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God of Heaven's Armies. (Jeremiah 15:16) There is great strength and wisdom in the Word of God. I love my time that I spend with the Word of God and how I always find fruit in it. In my dark times and in my happy times the Lord always seems to open His Word to me so that it becomes the very light that I use in my dark moments. When you start to discover the Word it is when you spend so much time with it that it becomes like a 3D movie. It is as if the Word comes to life in your hands as you read it and it consumes your mind. To read from God Word is a discovery for me and I truly devour His words as they are my joy and my heart’s delight. God’s Word is in me and I bear His name just as you bear His name, because you were bought with blood and freed from the chains of sin’s slavery. You bear the name of Jesus on you, my friend, so ...

A reminder for today At about three o'clock, Jesus called out with a loud voice, "Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?" which means "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" (Matthew 27:46) Jesus calls out to the Father just before He dies on the cross "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?” Have you ever felt like that, my friend? When we are facing overwhelming storms in our lives we often get that feeling and we just want to shout out to the Father. I do not know where you find yourself today and what storms you have waiting for you, but one thing I do know is that you must be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you . (Deuteronomy 31:6)   We are way too quick to doubt and definitely too quick to question. We are stubborn in that sense because the world of fast food and quick solutions has created a gap between us...