Restoration Ministries

  Dit is nie so maklik nie, maar… Dit is nie so maklik soos wat jy dink nie. Of so eenvoudig nie. Gereeld hoor mens sulke uitdrukkings. Hulle wat sulke dinge sê is heeltemal reg. As dit so maklik of so eenvoudig was, dan was dit! Dan het almal dit reggekry. Tereg het die Franse filosoof Jacques Derrida gesê: “If things were simple, word would have gotten around.” Niks wat die moeite werd is kom maklik nie. ’n Goed geleefde lewe gaan daaroor dat ons moeilike dinge baasraak, ook op geloofsterrein. Van laasgenoemde gepraat - as dit maklik was om Jesus te volg, dan het almal dit gedoen. Dan het almal hulle kruise opgeneem en Hom gevolg soos wat Hy in Markus 8 vir ons sê. Tog is dit daardie klein groepie wat bereid is om hulleself te verloën en Hom al die pad te volg wat sin en betekenis in hulle lewens vind. Geloof vra ’n berg om elke dag te klim, maar ter wille van die vreugde en die vryheid wat sulke bergklimmers vind in die Here, i...

Believe that God can . ..instead of whether it's His will To believe that God can...is your business Whether God want's to...that's totally His business... You do what you can.

This very beautiful painting of Ilse Klein reminds me of a vision I received from the Lord of my mom. Shortly after my mom died I bombarded the Lord with questions about my mom, all I wanted to know was 'is she ok'. I knew she suffered from depression even though she tried to hide it from us and it was of utmost importance to me that she had a purpose, that she is doing 'something'. She has had such a hard life, gone through things no one could imagine, and finally died of leukemia without us even knowing it. I needed her to be happy for a change - it was all I ever wanted for her. And then one night I had a vision... I saw my mom riding on a horse - of all things, with Jesus and they were fighting off the enemies! She was focused and had a purpose! I never needed to ask God anything about her again, I had peace knowing she was in 'good hands'. What a beautiful God we serve.

Jesus, I finally see The cross, the nails, You went through hell Just to get to me Oh Lord, King of kings To think You wore a crown of thorns Just to get to me I leave it all at the cross Here I will lay my guilt and shame I leave it all at the cross ~ Iron Bell Music

The Corona pandemic has created a social and broadcast media pandemic. Videos are spread and fear mongering is the order of the day. I want to remind you what our instructions are. To think of things above and not on earth. To think of things that are true, good and lovely. To fill our minds with the Truth (Jesus) and allow it to be renewed by the transforming work of the Holy Spirit and the word. We discard lies and untruths we previously believed for heavenly principles and truths. So in this time consider everything that you look at and participate in. There is a spirit of fear, that is working hand in hand with the spirit of death and infirmity, through the work of this virus.  There is another evil friend that has hopped on fear's back and that is torment. Watch what you think, what you eat mentally, what you talk about. If you find yourself being tormented in your thoughts, go to worship, go to the word, go to any thought that is lovely, good and righteous and meditate on ...

We have every reason to remain hope ful and optimistic.  Because  He lives! We will emerge from this crisis, and hopefully along the way, take stock of our lives. This is truly a time to reflect on what we spend our time on and what we value as important.  I am constantly made aware of the 5 virgins that were not so wise. May we all be as wise as the 5 who had extra oil - so that when the Bridegroom come, we are ready to meet Him.

The Bible tells us there is a time and a season for everything.  The strongest Christian will face life and death, health and sickness, abundance and lack. Things will not always go well. Job experienced that God sometimes allows seemingly bad things to happen (Job 2:10). There is no sense living in denial. The Bible commands the barren to sing , when there appears to be no reason to do so (Isaiah 54:1), when the natural tendency is to give up. Even “righteous people” go through testing times of great intensity. We feel it is hard to worship when things go south. But worship is not about us ; it is about God. It is not geared to sanctifying our traditions and expectations but emphasizing Him. By nature we are all self-centred and proud. We find it hard to express gratitude. We tend to think only of ourselves when things are going well. Christians are not immune from the highs and lows of relationships and personal feelings about circumstances. It is in looking back that we c...

In my frame of reference, the most remarkable, most powerful, but most simple truth, is that God is real and that He is faithful to His children.

As jy die Here se hand nie sien nie, vertrou Sy hart.

LEES: Esegiël 37:7: "En sodra ek geprofeteer het, was daar 'n geruis, en kyk - 'n beroering!" Jy sien, maak nie saak wat die omstandighede is nie, wanneer God in 'n saak inkom, is daar 'n beroering. Wanneer God ingryp in 'n siektetoestand, dan verander dit. Wanneer God ingryp in finansies, dan verander dit. Al lyk jou situasie vandag heeltemal onmoontlik, al voel jy jy sien nie meer kans nie, weet dit: as God in jou saak ingryp, kom daar 'n beroering . Daar moet 'n verandering plaasvind. Niks kan standhou voor die krag van God nie. Geen siekte, geen omstandigheid, geen probleem kan bly staan in die teenwoordigheid van God in Jesus Christus nie.  Ons het nodig om te besef dat ons God onvoorwaardelik moet vertrou. Sou 'n mens hierdie hele gedeelte lees sou jy onder die besef kom van die hopeloosheid van hierdie situasie en die profeet sê: toe ek geprofeteer het kyk 'n beroering. So wil ek vandag vir jou sê: vertrou God en daar sal 'n...

As jou woorde nie sagter is en jou dade meer liefdevol omdat jy agter Jesus as Heer aanstap nie, dan is jou volg-afstand te groot. Loop naby genoeg aan die Man van Nasaret dat sy stof gedurig op jou eie voete spat. Loop naby genoeg aan die Here sodat Sy liefde vir God en mense afgee op jou. Dan verander jy al hoe meer in die regte Rigting. Dan volg jy Jesus tot daar tussen al Sy gunsteling mense wat vandag hemelse brood en water benodig.

This very long season is really stretching me... in more than one way.  I feel almost 'post-mortem-ish'.  If there is ever such a word! It feels as if I just cannot get past this roller-coaster-emotional-ride I am on! I know that emotion and faith has nothing do with one another. It's a  faith thing  and that I should keep my focus on that. But I am really struggling through all of this. The mountain is just toooo high this time; maybe my aging hormones plays a role, or another exam on its way, or my all-time-weight-battle, my summer clothes that doesn't fit anymore and the mere thought of going on another diet.... ughhh,!  So between all of my emotions I thought exercise would do me good; so I went surfing ..  of course I took the easy route = Internet Surfing! But it was  time well spent!  The  ever loyal and my best Friend, the  Holy Spirit  led me to a site on  Wilderness  and thought to share ...

Hoeveel keer kom ons nie te staan voor ‘n berg in ons lewe nie. ‘n Berg so hoog en op die oog-af, so on-klimbaar dat ons nie eers probeer om dit te klim nie. Ek het al te veel kere in my lewe tou op gegooi. Die berg was so ‘n ‘in-my-face’ realiteit dat ek net nie kans gesien het nie. Was jy al daar, waar jy die berg bekýk, assesseer, bedink, beplan, selfs ver ente langs die berg probeer stap en dan besluit die journey gaan te lank neem. Dit gaan te moeilik wees dat jy nie eens probeer nie. Jy gaan liewer kamp opslaan by die berg. Miskien dan gaan jy kans sien om eerder ‘n ompad te vat.. óm hom te loop. Vir soveel ‘waisted’ jare, het ek gekamp langs die berg aan die voet-en-ent. Ek het myself al so gerieflik ingerig dat ek gedink het dis toe nie so erg aan die voet-en-ent nie. Ek het nou nie ‘n fantastiese uitsig nie, maar vir eers kan dié doen. Tot daar weer ‘n storm om my los bars, dan beskou ek weer die berg, probeer moed bymekaar skraap en myself motiveer om maar wel te klim...

Talent is a gift, but your attitude, work ethic and character are things you have to develop yourself.

“ There is more in the balm to heal than there is in guilt to wound ; for there is more in grace to save than there is in sin to destroy . ” Jeremiah 8  records God’s warning to Judah of what Babylon would do to them. Upon hearing the news, Jeremiah cries, "Is there no balm in Gilead ?" (v. 22). His question is a poetic search for hope —a pl ea for healing . The saving power of Jesus . We have this surety, and a steadfast hope, according to scripture that Jesus wants to heal us emotionally, physically and spiritually. If you call unto Him be sure that He hears.

 " 'Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.'" Fear & anxiety has a strange way of creeping into our hearts and lives, b ut we need to remind ourselves about how God has undertaken in the past. Faithfulness is part of His character and He continues to be faithful. So return to your rest , find your peace and security in Him once more. Lord, when I think about how You have helped and been good to me, I can only rejoice and be confident in You. I will rest in You and I will trust in You. Amen.  ~Psalm 116:7

'I will conduct the affairs of my house with a blameless (perfect) heart.' ~ Psalm 101:2b Jesus, please help me to live in a way that reflects Your beautiful nature to others, especially within my private life where my loved ones see the real me.