My thoughts and my life

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. (John 14 :21 ) Jesus is speaking to His disciples and He tells them that He will leave them, and the world will see Him no more. He continues to say that they see Him and because He lives, we shall live, and we will know that He is in the Father and the Father is in Him. Jesus then says that He that keeps His commandments love Him and He that loves the Lord will be loved by the Father and the Lord will manifest (be clear) Himself in them. How much do you love the Lord? Do you keep all His commandments, or do you break a few? Today I am reflecting on faith – my faith. How much do I love the Lord? Do I keep all His commandments? To be honest, not even close. I break more than one each day. All that I need is five minutes with my ex-wife and I have broken two or more.  Jesus is clear when He s...

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. (Psalm 46:1-2 ) When you think of it you will realise that your problems and challenges in life is planned ahead for years by the enemy. He is always busy pushing you into a direction so that you will fall into his trap. I can tell you I know, because I see it in my last one. He took his time and now he found a weakness in me that he is exploiting. You see when it comes to my kids, I have many weaknesses and the enemy is using everyone to get to me.  Now, I have a hiding place. When the challenges get to me and the world around me tries to swallow me, I hide in my shelter. The Lord my God is my shelter, He is my refuge and my sanctuary. He is my place of safety and He is my strength when I find myself in need and in trouble. That is why I will not fear even if the world around me falls a...

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. (Deuteronomy 31:6 ) Yesterday started great with an awesome service at our church and the day with friends was really nice. But when I picked up my kids from their mom, I had to deal with the new man in her life that unexpectedly was invited to her Christmas lunch. From a high to a low in mere seconds. I realised that I am far from ready to move on and just accept everything. Suddenly the hurt of loss, pain and guilt flooded my system and I stood again in front of the door of giving up.  I always say this is the silly season, but my goodness it went from silly to ridiculous in moments. I realised that I have no idea how to deal with this. I am not even closely equipped to handle this. When it comes to my kids, I am not good at sharing and I am in no way prepared for that. So, the roller-coaster of emotions ran ...