A Cure for Frustration …

May 14, 2012 in Personal Life, Work Life with 0 Comments

We all hit moments of frustration. There are times we’re frustrated, or feel an inner tension and we may not even know why.

I suggest there are 3 things we need to keep in balance to ensure frustration is kept to a minimum.

Planning – this is the organisation of your immediate world.  The ability to plan your work, your day, your home.  To plan fills your world with some sense of productivity and purpose.  To plan ensures the ability to achieve and not overload or underload.

Execution – to compensate planning, action is imperative.  Without action planning is a waste of time. Ultimately fruit of your labour is necessary for satisfaction.  Action is necessary for credibility, which prevents the frustration of others not recognising your potential.

Inspiration – I throw this in as more than just an after thought.  Routine is incredibly vital to your success, the routine of making a plan and seeing it through.  However, all of us need to be inspired, re-inspired and envisioned.  Ensure you take a moment to re-look at why you made the plan to start with, to re-inspire the course you’re on.  Usually a change of course is unnecessary but rather to refresh, re-energise and re-inspire the course you are on can bring a huge shift in your world.

If one of these is absent in your world you will more than likely be frustrated.  You will naturally lean toward one or two of these but all are important to a sense of fulfillment.  Praying for your success today.

Pull Into The Garage!

May 8, 2012 in Personal Life with 0 Comments

Then he brought me back to the door of the temple; and there was water, flowing from under the threshold of the TEMPLE Ezekiel 47:1

Ezekiel talks about a river that is LIFE.  He speaks of the effect of the promise of the coming Holy Spirit.  Another prophet Joel also speaks of ‘a day’ when the Holy Spirit is poured out on ALL people.  Speaking of the historic transforming outpouring of the Spirit of God at Pentecost and what has become available now to all who believe.

You and I can all be filled with new life, new power, a river, fire, all the effects of an infilling and outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Have you ever tried running your car on empty?  Anxiety grows with every km we drive! The longer we keep going on empty the more the tension grows. The garage sits there on the side of the road not forcing itself on us but available for refuel – it becomes a life saver – Saves your car and your state of health!

None of us are built to run on empty healthily or indefinitely – our thirst is meant to be quenched by the Holy Spirit.  If we are not hungry we can MAKE OURSELVES hungry – its a humble and eager positioning of our spirit.

Furthermore, what an incredibly practical prophet Ezekiel is – he even tells us where the river is found … God tells him He causes it to flow out of the Church, the Temple.  That is why we have set 3 days aside next week for ENCOUNTERS – Church for 3 days AND then Sunday … because we live in the days where the rain is now falling, the river is flowing and the Spirit is being poured out to ensure we remain full and life transformed …

See you in Church!

Gardens turned into Battle Fields

April 30, 2012 in Personal Life with 0 Comments

In Matthew 13 you can read a story of Jesus called the ‘Parable of the sower’.  The story is about a farmer sowing seed, some falling on the path, some on stoney ground, some growing up amongst weeds and others on good, open soil.  The depth of their roots and the condition of their growth was down to these different environments.

On first glance a very nice garden story.  But its not a nice garden story.  Its the story of fight for survival.  Fighting against the devil’s schemes, the distractions and temptations around us, to deepen our spiritual root system and flourish in every circumstance.

Jesus tells His disciples to let the Word of God take real effect in their lives.

Not long after this, in the next chapter, the disciples face a huge challenge – on a boat in the middle of a life threatening storm.  Jesus comes to them walking on the water.  They were unable to face the storm with courage. It now becomes obvious the parable of the sower was for such a moment as this.

If the Word truly takes root in your heart, you resist the grip of the pressures of life and you allow Him to shape your world you will be ready for any storm.  Furthermore, you will get out of the boat and turn the storm into an opportunity to walk on water.  Peter clearly had taken on board the power of the Words of Jesus, the power of the Word.

If you feel your words, your prayers, your actions just blow back in your face maybe there is not enough weight of The Word in you, because His Word will never return to you without success.

Your fight is not against flesh and blood, but a spiritual one, requiring spiritual weapons.  The Bible is your chief weapon able to defeat all things and set your life up for success.

Have a great day.

Messages on the power of reading the Bible:

- Turn on the Lights

- Revive

The Script for your Future

April 28, 2012 in Personal Life with 0 Comments

Apparently many actors have signed up to Steven Spielberg’s movies without reading the script first.  A couple exceptions would be John Hunt and Ray Winstone – in these cases it is reported that a suited man was flown over to them, handed them the script and upon completing the reading the suited man flew back with the script.  Actors sign up because Spielberg is the genius of the cinema world.

Most of us sign our lives over to God because He is God before we have read much of the script … its called trust – you CAN trust Him.  But once you have placed your life in His hands to then try & live out the scenes of your life without reading the script over & over would be like an actor saying now that I am signed up I still don’t need the script – the spirit of Spielberg lives in me!

You will only see your life in its full potential as you read the script – you’ll find it calling to you as you read the pages of the Bible.  The Word that has seeds of destiny in it will plant itself in your heart and bring out the greatest life imaginable.

Jesus stood & read Isaiah 61 one day as He was visiting His local synagogue in Nazareth (you can read about it in Luke 4).  He begins reading these words “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed me to … preach, heal, free, proclaim …”  As He read so His future began to unfold.  He proclaims: “TODAY THIS SCRIPTURE IS FULFILLED IN YOUR HEARING”.

As you read the Bible today, and everyday, you will find you not only discover what your future is but that it will become fulfilled as you hear the Words you read and step out.

See you in Church.

Introductie Hebreeën

April 26, 2012 in Commentary, Dutch, Financial Life with 0 Comments

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