Ok guys feel I've been learning so much over the last while and I've been meaning to post this but thought this was quite good for us all to take on board - So when you are feeling fearful meditate on these words over and over again until your focus goes back on God and not you trying to control it. (sobering lesson for me)
"When you feel that familiar panic begin to rise in your heart like a river coursing its bank and your soul begins to roll with another round of "What will I do if...?" what would happen if you were willing to hear the voice of God whisper these inaudible words?
Child you are asking the wrong question.Here's the one that would assuage your fears. What will God do if....?
Here's a smattering of answers to that might good question. I, the Maker of heaven and earth, will:
perfect everything that concerns you (Psalm 138:8)
work all thing together for your good (Romans 8:28)
contend with those who contend with you (Isaiah 49:25)
fight this battle for you (2 Chronicles 20:15)
equip you with his divine power (2 Corinthians 10:4)
delight to show you mercy (Micah 7:18)
meet all you needs according to My glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Phil 4:19)
give you grace that is perfectly sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9)
be your power in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9)
do immeasurably more than all you could ask or imagine, according to the power that is at work within you (Ephesians 3:20)
How cool is that peace is there for the taking the choice is ours. Will we continue to worry and try to control things or will we trust what God says is true. It is def down to a choice : ) Let me know what you think.
Oh one other quote - An attitude of gratitude contributes to an enjoyment of Spiritual tranquility, whereas grumbling makes for inner agitation.
I guess that's why it says to be thankful (Col 3:15, Phil 4:6, Col 1:12, 3:16, 4:2, 1 Thes 5:18)
In case you're wondering the book I'm reading and finally almost finished is called So long Insecurity by Beth Moore worth a read for every woman : )
Linda Xo
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sunday, April 24, 2011
God is still in the business of preforming miracles!!!
Well much to update, firstly thanks you so very much for storming heaven for Liana over the past week, God has heard the prayers of His people and responded in a miraculous way.
The story goes like this, I was on my way to work, Liana had been really off form after the weekend and I thought it a good idea to call the hosp and ask what to do, the lady who answered was pretty forceful, telling me that I was to bring her straight away and not to argue with her, I was worried about Liana getting more injections etc, she said we would have to let the doctors do thier job.
When I arrived at the Hosp they had no recollection of the phone call, the ladies on the desk who had been there all morn had no idea who we were or why we were there, they thought we were a couple from carrintoohil. There was no appointment and so we would have to wait as it was very busy.
Eventually we say a doc and she said Liana had a common rash nothing to worry about, we got the bloods checked to see if they had come up as they were quite low at 37 before, when we came back from a 1 hour walk they were all very upset looking and the nurse blurted out 9 she is 9, her count had dropped so much she was now in real danger.
When they asked us how long it had been since she had last peed we realised it had beenaround 30 hours, then we got a bit panicked. God was so good, although she had to get 2 transfusions and be in hosp for 2 nights, He literally took care of everything.
In the middle of the night he reassured linda from psalm 121 by saying to her I am the God who neither slumbers nor sleeps I have her go back to sleep, this happende a few times during the first night, we had a semi private room to ourselves both nights, very unusual apparently,a real answer to prayer, when I wobbled at one point God told me to be still, and when I got back to the room a good friend had followed the Lord's lead and had text me that God had put it on her heart to say be still.
When we were very hungry and hadn't eaten anyhting on the last day just as we wer thinking of what to do about food, a good friend called and was outside with the biggest bag of food all gluten free for us to eat, Jesus really was 1 step ahead all the time, we have grown so much closer to Him during this and He provided a true miracle by restoring our little girl from 9(Hiv patient level) to 365, a real miracle the doctors were truly shocked, He is amazing all praise and honor go to Him , God is truly stylish, I hope this has encouraged you.
The story goes like this, I was on my way to work, Liana had been really off form after the weekend and I thought it a good idea to call the hosp and ask what to do, the lady who answered was pretty forceful, telling me that I was to bring her straight away and not to argue with her, I was worried about Liana getting more injections etc, she said we would have to let the doctors do thier job.
When I arrived at the Hosp they had no recollection of the phone call, the ladies on the desk who had been there all morn had no idea who we were or why we were there, they thought we were a couple from carrintoohil. There was no appointment and so we would have to wait as it was very busy.
Eventually we say a doc and she said Liana had a common rash nothing to worry about, we got the bloods checked to see if they had come up as they were quite low at 37 before, when we came back from a 1 hour walk they were all very upset looking and the nurse blurted out 9 she is 9, her count had dropped so much she was now in real danger.
When they asked us how long it had been since she had last peed we realised it had beenaround 30 hours, then we got a bit panicked. God was so good, although she had to get 2 transfusions and be in hosp for 2 nights, He literally took care of everything.
In the middle of the night he reassured linda from psalm 121 by saying to her I am the God who neither slumbers nor sleeps I have her go back to sleep, this happende a few times during the first night, we had a semi private room to ourselves both nights, very unusual apparently,a real answer to prayer, when I wobbled at one point God told me to be still, and when I got back to the room a good friend had followed the Lord's lead and had text me that God had put it on her heart to say be still.
When we were very hungry and hadn't eaten anyhting on the last day just as we wer thinking of what to do about food, a good friend called and was outside with the biggest bag of food all gluten free for us to eat, Jesus really was 1 step ahead all the time, we have grown so much closer to Him during this and He provided a true miracle by restoring our little girl from 9(Hiv patient level) to 365, a real miracle the doctors were truly shocked, He is amazing all praise and honor go to Him , God is truly stylish, I hope this has encouraged you.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
My Birthday Girl
Can you believe Liana is nearly one!!! Our lives are disappearing befor our very eyes(I sound so old). The time has seriously flown bye, but we love her more and more each day, right now standing is the coolset thing going, Liana is standing on her own and learning some new words.
Her favourite word was triumphantly proclaimed recently on a trip to her great grandmothers house here in cork. Linda had gone to get something when Liana was seen to climb down and root through Linda's handbag, she found the other half of a falrey's rusk which she then thrust into the air with some defiance and shouted Bickie!!! Other words obviously are mum/dad/pretty/bye bye and a few more.
Linda and I are doing well. work is still ok, i am really learning alot about patience and self control as it is a tough environment at the moment, the Lord keeps asking us if he is enough for us, with ou all the ministry stuff and that has been very challenging as we have really soul searched recently.
We have our good and bad days but I can honestly say that we are learning to trust Him for His provision and for everything really. We are learning that if you seek first the Kingdom of God then all these things(which we strive after) will be given to us aswell, that's a cool promise, which we are beginning to see come true.
Monday night is going great, we are still regurlarly engaging with the homeless community in the city and have really struck a cord with a girl who uses the streets to pay her way, she has been really struggling recently and is sleeping on the streets, God is definately at work in her life so if you could pray for her that would be great.
We now have a team with us on mondays, a team of five which is hugely encouraging and has sprung forth from our sunday night meeting where we meet with like minded folks who want to put Christ first in everything and who want to live out their relatinship with jesus in a real and practical way. We are discipling eachother in the word and then putting it into practice midweek in our work places and on the streets.
Out of this group we have become involved with a college group which has been started in response to this to help young Christians in University to cope with the challenging questions/lifestyles they encounter in these crucial years. On a wednesday eve we meet with around 15 students on different stages of their journey with Christ to discuss key topics, like sexuality/evolution-creation/what happens to babies when they die and much more.
Professor Frank Peter's leads the group and I have really learned tonnes during this time, He has a huge heart for young people in His university and an incredible ability to use scripture to answer these tough questions.
It is no accident that these topics are coming up in work with people and I am able to explain from the bible where we as Christ followers stand in these areas, please pray for T in work who has asked for a bible, God is clearly at work in His life.
Hope this finds you all well, keep strong in the Lord and humble in heart. Alex.
Her favourite word was triumphantly proclaimed recently on a trip to her great grandmothers house here in cork. Linda had gone to get something when Liana was seen to climb down and root through Linda's handbag, she found the other half of a falrey's rusk which she then thrust into the air with some defiance and shouted Bickie!!! Other words obviously are mum/dad/pretty/bye bye and a few more.
Linda and I are doing well. work is still ok, i am really learning alot about patience and self control as it is a tough environment at the moment, the Lord keeps asking us if he is enough for us, with ou all the ministry stuff and that has been very challenging as we have really soul searched recently.
We have our good and bad days but I can honestly say that we are learning to trust Him for His provision and for everything really. We are learning that if you seek first the Kingdom of God then all these things(which we strive after) will be given to us aswell, that's a cool promise, which we are beginning to see come true.
Monday night is going great, we are still regurlarly engaging with the homeless community in the city and have really struck a cord with a girl who uses the streets to pay her way, she has been really struggling recently and is sleeping on the streets, God is definately at work in her life so if you could pray for her that would be great.
We now have a team with us on mondays, a team of five which is hugely encouraging and has sprung forth from our sunday night meeting where we meet with like minded folks who want to put Christ first in everything and who want to live out their relatinship with jesus in a real and practical way. We are discipling eachother in the word and then putting it into practice midweek in our work places and on the streets.
Out of this group we have become involved with a college group which has been started in response to this to help young Christians in University to cope with the challenging questions/lifestyles they encounter in these crucial years. On a wednesday eve we meet with around 15 students on different stages of their journey with Christ to discuss key topics, like sexuality/evolution-creation/what happens to babies when they die and much more.
Professor Frank Peter's leads the group and I have really learned tonnes during this time, He has a huge heart for young people in His university and an incredible ability to use scripture to answer these tough questions.
It is no accident that these topics are coming up in work with people and I am able to explain from the bible where we as Christ followers stand in these areas, please pray for T in work who has asked for a bible, God is clearly at work in His life.
Hope this finds you all well, keep strong in the Lord and humble in heart. Alex.
So overdue
Oh my goodness it has been wayyyyyy too long since I have been on this and don't have enough time to update now. But I will get back as soon as I can and update on all that's been happening. Hope people haven't given up on us :) We're still plodding along. Can you believe Liana is 1yr next wk (16Mar) Our little baby is growing into an incredible little girl before our eyes.
Talk soon.
Linda xo
Talk soon.
Linda xo
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