Psalm 23:2b tells us that God leads us besides the still and restful waters. God is not behind me yelling Go He is ahead of me bidding come He’s in front clearing the path , cutting the brush and warning us of the dangers in our path. Follow Him to your breakthrough besides still and restful waters.
Jy kan dalk nie jou kinders alles gee wat jy graag sou wou nie, of wat hulle graag wil hê nie, maar daar is vier dinge wat jy aan hulle verskuldig is:
1) Bou 'n verhouding met hulle. Daar is 'n storie van 'n paartjie wat 'n nuwe speelhok gekoop het vir 'n vriendin wat haar sesde kind verwag het. 'n Jaar later skryf die vriendin terug en sê: "Baie dankie vir die speelhok. Dis wonderlik. Ek sit elke middag daarin en lees, en die kinders kan nie naby my kom nie." Wat weet jy regtig van jou kinders? As jy "nie veel nie" antwoord, moet jy dadelik begin om dit te verander! 2) Luister na hulle. As sommige van ons soveel aandag aan ons tuin gegee het as wat ons aan ons kinders gee, sou ons in 'n oerwoud bly. Jy sal nooit jou kinders verstaan as jy nie tyd maak om te luister wat hulle sê - of nie sê - nie. 3) Glo in hulle. Toe Caruso 'n kind was, het 'n musiekonderwyser vir hom gesê hy het geen talent nie. Ouer, maak seker dat jou stem die hardste is. Bou aan hulle selfvertroue; gee hulle die geloof en selfrespek wat nodig is om die struikelblokke van die lewe te oorwin. 4) Laat hulle God in jou sien. Drie kinders het hulle pa's bespreek. Die een het gesê: "My pa ken die burgemeester." 'n Ander een het gesê: "My pa ken die goewerneur." Vol selfvertroue het die derde een gesê: "Dis nog niks nie; my pa ken God!" Pa, Ma, ken julle vir God? As jy Hom nie ken nie, gee jou lewe vandag vir Hom. Sielskos: Ef. 1:1-4:16; Luk 6:17-26; Ps 137; Spr. 17:22-23 A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide. Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or you wish to take revenge. Think first before you lose your patience with someone you love. Trucks can be repaired. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever. Pause and ponder. Think before you act. Be patient. Forgive and forget. Love one and all. "If you judge people, you have no time to love them." - Mother Teresa All the men in the army were sad and angry because their sons and daughters were taken as prisoners. The men were talking about killing David with stones. This upset David very much, but he found strength in the LORD his God. 1 Samuel 30:6
Things could not have been worse for David. His enemies has burnt his city to the ground, had taken his 2 wives captive; and his subjects were in a rebellious mood and threatened to stone him to death. The way the bible tells the story, David had every reason to be upset and distressed. Many people would have fallen to pieces under these circumstances, or would have been convinced that God had left them on their own and don’t hear them. But David found his encouragement and help in God. In his most difficult hour, he knew where to turn to for help. If life has treated you badly, and despair has grabbed hold of your spirit; if you wonder if the struggles of life are worth it; then this is exactly the time when you should follow the example of David. When things were at their worst, he sought the will of God in his despair. He was obedient to God and things worked out for David for the best. Whatever situation in which you might find yourself at the moment, call on God and trust Him to guide your steps – trust Him for the best. With Him, nothing is impossible!!! Voorwaar, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, as die koringkorrel nie in die grond val en sterf nie, bly dit alleen; maar as dit sterf, dra dit veel vrug. Johannes 12:24
- Soms het ons nodig om iets te laat gaan voordat dit vrug kan voort bring. - Dit is nie maklik om dinge te laat gaan nie, veral as dit baie vir ons beteken. - Maar dit is in die “laat gaan” dat die wonderwerk plaasvind. - So, laat dit gaan, gee dit aan God en kyk wat Hy sal doen. GEBED: Here, ek laat gaan van die dinge wat nodig het om te sterf sodat ek die vrugte wat U beplan het vir my kan sien. Amen. Want Ek verkwik die vermoeide siel en elke kwynende siel versadig Ek. (Ek gee nuwe krag aan dié wat moeg is, Ek maak die moedelose weer vol moed.) Jeremia 31:25 - Wat is jou grootste behoefte vandag? - Die Here onderneem om ten volle te voldoen aan jou behoeftes. - Hy het ook onderneem om ten volle te verfris, diegene wat swak voel. - Hy is lief vir jou en wil net die beste gee vir jou. GEBED: Here, ek bid dat U sal kom en ten volle voldoen aan elke behoefte, asook diegene wat moeg en swak voel ten volle te verfris. Amen Ons hou daarvan om in die openbaar maskers te dra, maar net as ons openhartig
teenoor mekaar is, kan ons waarlik verander en groei. '...As ons in die lig lewe...het ons met mekaar deel aan dieselfde gemeenskap...' (1 Johannes 1:7 NV). Een skrywer skryf: 'Die wêreld dink verkeerdelik dat intimiteit in die donker plaasvind, maar God sê dit vind in die lig plaas. Duisternis verberg ons kwessies, maar wanneer ons in staat is om hulle in die lig na buite bring, verloor hulle hul mag, vind ons vergifnis, word ons seerplekke genees en begin ons vordering maak.' Ons is bang vir deursigtigheid, tog is dit die enigste manier waarop ons geestelik en emosioneel heel kan word. Nie een van ons is individueel so sterk as wat ons gesamentlik is nie. Ons is meer konsekwent in ons geloof wanneer ander saam met ons loop en ons bemoedig. Oor en oor in die Nuwe Testament word daar vir ons gesê om aan mekaar toegewy te wees, ons aan mekaar te onderwerp, mekaar te vergewe, mekaar se laste te dra, mekaar te eer, mekaar te aanvaar, mekaar te leer, mekaar te dien, mekaar te bemoedig, vir mekaar te bid en mekaar lief te hê. God verwag van ons om alles wat ons kan, te doen om mekaar te dien. Paulus het die gelowiges in Rome uitgedaag deur te sê: '...Ek wil hê dat ons mekaar moet help...Julle geloof sal my help en my geloof sal julle help' (Romeine 1:12 NV). Dit is waarom dit alles gaan! Sielskos: Hand 2:14-47; Deuteronomium 15-16; Job 11 Someone has written these beautiful words. Do read and try to understand the deep meaning of it. They are like the ten commandments to follow in life all the time.
1. Prayer is not a "spare wheel" that you pull out when in trouble, but it is a "steering wheel" that directs the right path throughout. 2. So why is a car's windshield so large and the rear view mirror so small? Because our past is not as important as our future. So, look ahead and move on. 3. Friendship is like a book. It takes few seconds to burn, but it takes years to write. 4. All things in life are temporary. If it's going well, enjoy it, that won't last long. If it's going badly, don't worry, that won't last long either. 5. Old friends are gold! New friends are diamonds! If you get a diamond, don't forget the gold! Because to hold a diamond, you always need a base of gold! 6. Often when we lose hope and think this is the end, God smiles from above and says, "Relax, sweetheart, it's just a bend, not the end!" 7. When God solves your problems, you have faith in His abilities; when God doesn't solve your problems, He has faith in your abilities. 8. A blind person asked St. Anthony, "Can there be anything worse than losing eyesight?" He replied, "Yes, losing your vision!" 9. When you pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them; sometimes, when you are safe and happy, remember that someone has prayed for you. 10. Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace. If I live in a house of spotless beauty with everything in its place, but have not love, I am a housekeeper... not a homemaker. If I have time for waxing, polishing, and decorative achievements, But have not love, my children learn cleanliness... not godliness. Love leaves the dust in search of a child's laugh. Love smiles at the tiny fingerprints on a newly cleaned window. Love wipes away the tears before it wipes up the spilled milk. Love picks up the child before it picks up the toys. Love is present through the trials. Love reprimands, reproves, and is responsive. Love crawls with the baby, walks with the toddler, runs with the child, then stands aside to let the youth walk into adulthood. Love is the key that opens salvation's message to a child's heart. Before I became a mother I took glory in my house of perfection. Now I glory in God's perfection of my child. As a mother, there is much I must teach my child, but the greatest of all is love. Author Unknown |
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