Een van die roerendste tonele in die Bybel is Jesus wat by Lasarus se graf huil. Dit beteken nie dat Hy magteloos was om die situasie te verander nie, maar dat Hy met ons empatiseer wanneer ons geliefdes verloor. Die Here het nie belowe om ons te beskerm teen pyn en verlies nie, maar om ons daardeur te by te staan. Hierdie voorstelle kan jou moontlik help om jou pyn te oorkom:
1) Moenie jouself isoleer nie. "'n Buurman wat naby is, is beter as 'n broer wat ver is." (Spr. 27:10 NV). Wanneer jy deel is van 'n groep, ontdek jy dat jy nie alleen is nie, dat dit nie selfbevredigend is om te rou nie, en dat dit genesing bring om jou gevoelens te deel. 2) Moenie jou verlies ontken nie. "Die nagedagtenis van die regverdige is tot seën..." (Spr. 10:7 NV). Moenie huiwer om oor jou verlies te praat met jou vriende nie. Wanneer jy dit doen, sê jy dat hulle ook hulle herinneringe mag deel. 'n Gedeelde las is altyd ligter. 3) Moenie alles probeer doen nie. "...[daar is] 'n tyd om te huil..." (Pred. 3:4 NV). Omdat hartseer dreinerend is, sal jy meer rus as gewoonlik nodig hê. Terwyl jy minder as gewoonlik kan doen, laat toe dat ander mense jou met alledaagse takies help totdat jy sterker voel. 4) Moenie jou regmatige behoeftes afskeep nie. Respekteer jou liggaam deur die akroniem DEOR (drink, eet, oefen, rus) te onthou om jou te help om gefokus te bly en gesonde grense te behou. Gee jouself toestemming om "nee dankie" te sê sonder om skuldig te voel. Sielskos: Jer. 36:27-40:16; Mark. 1:40-45; Ps 25:1-7; Spr. 9:17-18 Matthew 7:24
'Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock.' - We set ourselves up for blessing when we apply God's words to our lives. - It can be compared to a wise man who builds his house on a rock. - When we face the storms of life, the best place to be is 'on the rock'. - So build your life on HIS words and you will stand secure. PRAYER: Lord, I choose to build my life on You and Your word. Help me to not only be a hearer of Your word but help me to be a doer. Amen. Without a firm foundation a house is constantly in danger of collapsing. Luke 6:47-49 teaches us that knowing and obeying God’s Word is the foundation of a Christian life. Lord we pray that you help us to obey your word, help us to stand strong and trust in You always.
Effective immediately, please be aware that there are changes YOU need to make in YOUR life. These changes need to be completed in order that I may fulfill My promises to you to grant you peace, joy and happiness in this life. I apologize for any inconvenience, but after all that I am doing, this seems very little to ask of you. Please, follow these 10 guidelines: 1. QUIT WORRYING: Life has dealt you a blow and all you do is sit and worry. Have you forgotten that I am here to take all your burdens and carry them for you? Or do you just enjoy fretting over every little thing that comes your way? 2. PUT IT ON THE LIST: Something needs done or taken care of. Put it on the list. No, not YOUR list. Put it on MY to-do-list. Let ME be the one to take care of the problem. I can't help you until you turn it over to Me. And although My to-do-list is long, I am after all... God. I can take care of anything you put into My hands. In fact, if the truth were ever really known, I take care of a lot of things for you that you never even realize. 3. TRUST ME: Once you've given your burdens to Me, quit trying to take them back. Trust in Me. Have the faith that I will take care of all your needs, your problems and your trials. Problems with the kids? Put them on My list. Problem with finances? Put it on My list. Problems with your emotional roller coaster? For My sake, put it on My list. I want to help you. All you have to do is ask. 4. LEAVE IT ALONE: Don't wake up one morning and say, "Well, I'm feeling much stronger now, I think I can handle it from here." Why do you think you are feeling stronger now? It's simple. You gave Me your burdens and I'm taking care of them. I also renew your strength and cover you in my peace. Don't you know that if I give you these problems back, you will be right back where you started? Leave them with Me and forget about them. Just let Me do my job. 5. TALK TO ME: I want you to forget a lot of things. Forget what was making you crazy. Forget the worry and the fretting because you know I'm in control. But there's one thing I pray you never forget. Please, don't forget to talk to Me - OFTEN! I love YOU! I want to hear your voice. I want you to include Me in on the things going on in your life. I want to hear you talk about your friends and family. Prayer is simply you having a conversation with Me. I want to be your dearest friend. 6. HAVE FAITH: I see a lot of things from up here that you can't see from where you are. Have faith in Me that I know what I'm doing. Trust Me; you wouldn't want the view from My eyes. I will continue to care for you, watch over you, and meet your needs. You only have to trust Me. Although I have a much bigger task than you, it seems as if you have so much trouble just doing your simple part. How hard can trust be? 7. SHARE: You were taught to share when you were only two years old. When did you forget? That rule still applies. Share with those who are less fortunate than you. Share your joy with those who need encouragement. Share your laughter with those who haven't heard any in such a long time. Share your tears with those who have forgotten how to cry. Share your faith with those who have none. 8. BE PATIENT: I managed to fix it so in just one lifetime you could have so many diverse experiences. You grow from a child to an adult, have children, change jobs many times, learn many trades, travel to so many places, meet thousands of people, and experience so much. How can you be so impatient then when it takes Me a little longer than you expect to handle something on My to-do-list? Trust in My timing, for My timing is perfect. Just because I created the entire universe in only six days, everyone thinks I should always rush, rush, rush. 9. BE KIND: Be kind to others, for I love them just as much as I love you. They may not dress like you, or talk like you, or live the same way you do, but I still love you all. Please try to get along, for My sake. I created each of you different in some way. It would be too boring if you were all identical. Please, know I love each of your differences. 10. LOVE YOURSELF: As much as I love you, how can you not love yourself? You were created by me for one reason only - to be loved, and to love in return. I am a God of Love. Love Me. Love your neighbors. But also love yourself. It makes My heart ache when I see you so angry with yourself when things go wrong. You are very precious to me. Don't ever forget... Note: I rec'd this from a friend and I have no idea who wrote it, but I was so touched by it, that I had to share it with you. I hope that you will be blessed by it and will share it with others. Touch someone with your love. Rather than focus upon the thorns of life, smell the roses and count your blessings. A man who makes caskets was on his way to deliver one of the coffins when, not that far from his destination, his car broke down.
Trying not to be late out of respect for the client, he put the coffin on his head and began heading to his destination. Some policemen saw him and wanted to make some money off him (bribe), so they challenged him: "Hey!!! What are you carrying and where are you going?!" The man said, "Eish, I do not like where I was buried, so I am busy relocating". The policemen turned and ran for their lives!!! Many of us run after earthly pursuits to try to get fulfillment The Word of God warns us in Ecclesiastes 1:14 that trying to find fulfillment in earthly things is like chasing the wind. No matter how hard we chase after it it will always evade us. But perusing God is never in vain and always for filling. Seek Him therefore always.
What was your childhood like, can you remember the good times and the bad. What about your teen years, what do you remember most of that. Are you working now, what type of job did you choose, are you married, do you want to marry. Are you happy, are you bitter. What type of house do you live in, where are your kids
Since the day we born, we have been making choices. Choices are actually not always a good thing to have, because if we make the wrong choice, we feel bad, run ourselves down. Sometimes it would be nice if choices were someone else’s responsibility. God says” Sorry my child, I have given you free will to choose, I have shown you the path, the righteous path to take” Do you know that most of your choices can always be the right ones? This is where you laughing and saying this woman does not know what she is talking about. Well your answer is Jesus, you see you have God’s spirit in you, but you need to choose that God’s spirit is the only one, not yourself, but only God’s spirit to be your guide of choices that you make. Let me say that when you were born, God had a purpose of you, but sometimes in life, we drift away from that purpose, because our soul gets in the way, our soul is our will, our emotions. So let me illustrate, if you were beaten, abused, shouted on, ridiculed, shamed of as a child, its not so that you going to make positive and health choices, because in your soul, your emotions are directing you to hatred, anger, revenge, hurt, bitterness, self hatred. JESUS came to this earth to show us He is the truth and the way When you accept Jesus as your saviour (the ultimate guide of your choices), then before God you are as you were when you first born, so from there He takes you to your destined purpose, and without you knowing all of a sudden, you have a fresh look at life, this that looked impossible, all of a sudden come to life May you find your way again |
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