tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8738931830019298272024-03-13T15:12:43.992+02:00Restoration MinistriesRestore my soul, oh Lord!Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.comBlogger549125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-86594896954772628582022-10-24T11:51:00.005+02:002022-10-24T11:51:57.593+02:00at the well<p>My daughter</p><p>A word in season...</p><p>It seems that you are trying to pull water from a well with what seems to be pully. It is with great difficulty, and this is the word of the Lord, I bring you the water, I am your water...</p><p>October 2022 @Earth</p>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-78713982166943272362021-09-07T17:47:00.001+02:002021-09-07T17:47:15.951+02:00I just want to move Your heart - no matter what the cost<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jesus, Jesus</span> Precious
Lord<span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #202124; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">None on the earth</span> nor heavens above</span></span><br /><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">that I have found</span> more beautiful</span><br /><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">You are my treasure</span>, my great reward</span><br /><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">and I just wanna move Your heart</span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">It's all I wanna do</span>, I just wanna stand in awe </span><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">and pour my love on You</span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">No matter how much the cost</span>, I freely give it all</span>
to You, <br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Your love made a way</span>, oh</span> Jesus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; line-height: 120%;">Jesus</span>, my
offering, all my ambitions, my hopes, my dreams </span><span style="background: white; color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">here's my life, Lord</span>, a sacrifice</span><span style="color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"> just to bless
You</span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white;"></span></span></div><p></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">
</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">I just wanna move Your heart, i</span></span><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">t's all I wanna do</span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">I just wanna stand in awe</span> and pour my love on You</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">No matter how much the cost</span>, I freely give it all to
You</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">I just wanna movе Your heart</span>, get caught within Your
gaze</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Right hеre in Your presence, God</span> is where I wanna stay</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Just to dwell in Your house</span>, waste my hours and my
days on You</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #202124; line-height: 120%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge"><br />Is it a fragrance?</span> Then I'll pour my oil out</span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Is it a life laid down?</span> Then here I give my vows</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Is it a song I sing?</span> Then here's every melody</span><br />
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Just tell me what moves You</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 120%; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: left;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Here's every melody</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">, just tell me what
moves You</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #202124; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-ZA; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">
<span style="background: white;"><span jsname="YS01Ge">Tell me what moves You</span> Jesus… I just wanna move Your
heart</span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf6CE3jVrsI/YTeJEy86OkI/AAAAAAAAEmY/clQiL_iAoqkpMjKrsyTnWRaf4dLAKlz2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s852/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="852" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf6CE3jVrsI/YTeJEy86OkI/AAAAAAAAEmY/clQiL_iAoqkpMjKrsyTnWRaf4dLAKlz2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w409-h230/1.jpg" width="409" /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf6CE3jVrsI/YTeJEy86OkI/AAAAAAAAEmY/clQiL_iAoqkpMjKrsyTnWRaf4dLAKlz2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s852/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf6CE3jVrsI/YTeJEy86OkI/AAAAAAAAEmY/clQiL_iAoqkpMjKrsyTnWRaf4dLAKlz2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s852/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">MaverickCity</span></a><span jsname="YS01Ge"></span></p>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-69343759125964711472021-09-07T17:27:00.001+02:002021-09-07T17:27:20.164+02:00Meditate...day and night<p><b style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.25px;">Blessed</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.25px;"> is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0.25px;">Ps.1.1</span></p>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-63027369651861965432021-06-18T08:39:00.006+02:002021-06-18T08:39:51.624+02:00Secrets<p><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">~ Secrets
born in shame mute our cognisance (knowledge or awareness) of the miraculous ~</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif;">A miracles
mind-set means stepping into the light.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-20967989743045600412021-06-08T09:50:00.002+02:002021-06-08T09:50:19.016+02:00Million little miracles<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">All my Life</span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; padding: 0cm;">
I’ve been carried by Grace<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
Don’t ask me how<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
Cause I can’t Explain<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
It’s nothing short<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />
Of a Miracle I’m here</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I’ve got some Blessings</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">That I don’t Deserve</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">I’ve got some Scars</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">But that’s how you
Learn</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="background: white; border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">It’s nothing short</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Of a Miracle I’m here </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">You
Held me Steady</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">So I wouldn’t give Up</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">You Opened Doors</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">That Nobody could Shut</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">I Hope I never get Over</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">What you’ve done<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">I wanna Live with an open heart</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">I wanna Live</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">Like I Know who you are</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">I Hope I never get Over</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><br />
</span><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0cm; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; padding: 0cm;">What you’ve done!</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 110%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: small;">~extract</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: small;">#elevationworship&maverick</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: small;">#restoration</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: small;">#healing</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 110%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: small;">#deserve</span></p>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-24739005582659347502021-06-08T09:34:00.003+02:002021-06-08T09:34:44.812+02:00Oh how I love You Abba Father<p> If I was a <strong><em>painter</em></strong>, I would use the sky as my canvas so that the whole world would see how much I love You. I would use all the colours on my palette to create even more daring shades to describe how much You mean to me. I would paint a picture that would say a thousand words and I will sign it…<em>’with love’</em></p>If I was a <em><strong>comedian</strong></em> I would amuse You with silly jokes and quotes that will make You laugh until Your tummy hurts.<br /><br />If I was a <em><strong>poet</strong></em> I would captivate You with words pleasingly displayed that would make sense of the feelings that I cannot put to words.<br /><br />If I was a <strong><em>sculptor</em></strong>, I would dazzle You with a piece of art that would show You how much I appreciate everything you have ever done for me.<br /><br />But I am not a painter, a poet nor a comedian. <em>I am just me</em>. I don’t know how 2 express my love for You in fancy ways or with colourful words.<br /><br />But I know this… <em><strong>I love You with all my heart.</strong></em>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-81991408616533590652021-03-05T16:16:00.007+02:002021-03-08T12:10:53.167+02:00 The consequence of divorce<p><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Where do I even try to explain the ripple effect </span><b style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">divorce</b><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> had
on my life…and those of my children, and grandchildren?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">I remember the day when I told my mom that I wanted
to leave my husband. In her calm and collective way only said ‘it </span><i style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">was
not going to solve anything’</i><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">. In my young and foolish heart, the
only thing I could think of was to get away from my situation. To get out.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">And I did just that. Our daughter was 18 months old
when I embarked on this journey; </span><i style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">my new life</i><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">Within a few months after my divorce, I met a man
whom I thought was my soul-mate and after a very short whirl-wind-romance, got
married. My whole life revolved around him. I have devoted all of me to him and
our marriage. I thought we were so happy and that he was as much in love with
me as I was with him. But he had his own struggles.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I remember the first time I heard of his
unfaithfulness. It was so far-fetched in my mind that I chose not to believe
it. It was not happening to me. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I was so
in love with him.</i> But it was happening. Again and again until he eventually
left me for another woman, days after the birth of our daughter. Despite it
all, it took me longer than a year to let him go and sadly our marriage only lasted
5 years. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Ink Free"; font-size: 16pt; text-indent: 36pt;">”his absence has gone through me like
thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its colour”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">I was so young and naive. At the age of 26, I was a
two-time divorcee and clearly not making good choices in life.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">I was in such a bad place at the time, embarrassed
and very ashamed of failing again. There was so much wrong going on - I didn't
know how to be </span><i style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">unbroken</i><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">. If only I had known then what I know now.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;">I wish I had the tools to fix me... I was
love-starved, alone and craved any attention. </span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">At the vulnerable age of 28 I met another man who
was willing to love me and would care for and my girls.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">But the consequences of all my bad decisions have
taken their toll and changed the course of our lives. But I did not know any of
it at the time. </span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Had I known I can with absolute certainty say I
would not have left my first husband! I would have made it work,
searched for better ways to do life. Those issues I thought I had seems so
insignificant now.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Ink Free"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BF9000; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">“Everything in life comes down to the
choices you make when you rely on your emotions, your own strength and the
foolish council of others...<i>and not those of God</i>”</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I wish I had the words to portray the hardships I endured.
How very difficult it was to raise 2 children under another man’s roof – who is
not able to love them as his own, because they are not his own children. Who
expects them to treat him as their father, but often didn't even behaved like a
relative!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I wish you could tell you how many times I cried
myself to sleep at night when I heard them talking about their dads and how they wished
their lives were different. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">It was a very difficult time of my life. Difficult
is actually not the right word. Heart-breakingly seems to be a more fitting
word. My new husband (who was also previously married with a daughter) wanted
things his way and expected it to happen. The kids were in the middle and me, I
was trying to keep the peace on all sides. There was so many sides – so many families
I had to try and fit into my love triangle it just wasn’t possible to avoid conflict.
Sometimes it was all there was; conflict.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">The reality of a divorce, especially when you have
children is you are never free. Never.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">You carry this burden with you for the rest of your
life. This ‘burden’ is the brokenness you find yourself in, the rejection, the
anger, the loss, the guilt, the stigma, the dealing-with-the-other-wives, the
endless sacrifices you have to make, your children’s insecurities, their shame,
their dreams, the disappointment in their eyes when their father did not remember
their birthday or when the stepsister got a better Christmas present… the list
of this burden is truly endless.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I remember praying and bombarding heaven so many
times - in sheer desperation I needed to know how long my forever was going to
be... the weight of my troubles was at times too much to carry.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">My first husband re-married and they had two children
of their own. </span><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">My second husband (who also had a son from his
previous marriage) remarried and adopted his wife’s daughter from her previous
marriage.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> My third husband also came from a broken family, and also divorced.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">The enormous complexity of trying to have a ‘normal
life’ for your daughters when they need to submit to another women's set of
rules, share their father's love and attention with the other children in the
house, whether it's a new baby, adopted child or a step-brother-or-sister was
just overwhelming most of the time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">How does a child get through this. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">How were they supposed to cope with all of this? <i>Oh Lord, w</i></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><i>hat have I done.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I never, not for one single second even entertained
the thought that my daughters would call another woman ‘mom’ and would grow so
fond of her that she would even love her back. Choose her side at times and
buys special gifts. I have never ever thought it would happen that
my daughters would rather choose to spend Christmas with their new families
because of <i>their </i>special traditions and happy-get-togethers.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">It broke me. Every time, over and over again. The
cycle of rejection never seemed to end. In their innocence of trying to accept
their new families and competing for their father's love and
attention was just heart breaking.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">This made me decide that despite the fact that I
could not succeed in my marriages, <b>I will do everything in my power to
have a successful divorce.</b> My children deserved this much. I would
never use my children to manipulate their father(s) to get things done, have
things my way or be revengeful for the apologies I never got. I was mature
enough to know that this would hurt my children even more, they were the one's
suffering the most already.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">And in between the years, I finally met
Jesus, just when I was about to give up on my 3rd marriage. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">(find my testimony here: <i>I danced with his
addiction</i>) </span><u><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #2e75b6; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">(https://www.blogger.com/blog/posts/873893183001929827?
q=i%20danced%20with%20is%20addiction.</span></u><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #2e75b6; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #2E75B6; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent1; mso-themecolor: accent1; mso-themeshade: 191;">)</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Only when I began my journey with Jesus in 2003,
have I learned that some of the choices I have made were directly related to
some of the decisions my parents made, as well as certain things that have happened to
me when I was growing up. </span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">But most of it is on <b>me</b>. No one forced
me to leave my husband, or remarry. I made those decisions and it cost me
dearly.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">One of the many consequences I am living with, is that i don't get to share life with one of my daughters. </span><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I only get to witness it from a distance. Her
father moved abroad many years ago and after she had left school, decided to take an
extended holiday break before she takes on life as an adult. </span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">She never came back home. She met the love of her
life, fell pregnant and stayed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">My whole world came down on me... and I
fell apart. </span>When was this cycle of rejection going to end?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">They now have two little boys. My grandchildren - that I never get to hold, never get to kiss goodnight, never is there an
opportunity for me to babysit or pop-in after work for a quick hug and
ice-cream.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: "Ink Free"; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100.0%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: #BF9000; mso-style-textfill-fill-colortransforms: lumm=75000; mso-style-textfill-fill-themecolor: accent4; mso-themecolor: accent4; mso-themeshade: 191;">“I am robbed of being part of my daughter's life, those of her new family
& their adorable little boys. My <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">future</i>
was stolen from me and it all seems s<i>o unfair - </i>I rasied her, I dried
her tears, I was the faithful one, the one who stayed and supported her her whole life. Oh how I have cried”</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">It seems so unfair. And it surely is. But the fact is, you get to live with the consequences of the choices you have made.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">You will reap what you have sown. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I honestly wish life
to be different for you.</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">I pray ;-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will make better choices in life than I
did<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will learn to lay your own life down<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will choose to find ways to love your
husband unconditionally<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will always choose to be the peacemaker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will be the type of woman that stills the
storm and not the one who stirs it<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will find a way to hold your family
together no matter how hard it seems<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will find help to heal of your past, your
wounds and your scars<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will be quick to forgive and eager to love
all those around you<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">that you will never hold onto grudges and live in the past, the price is just too high<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">may you find yourself wrapped up in the arms of Jesus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">and may you learn to accept and love yourself</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">may you find Jesus.</span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">This is for you ~ Father, I ask that you will forgive me of my sins
and my wicked ways. I surrender my life to you Lord and ask that You will take
control of my life that seems to be spinning out of control. I need You Lord,
teach me Your ways so I can be the daughter and person You created me to be.
Help me, to want to be, a good wife, a good mother, a good worker and a good
friend. Keep me from the evil one. In Jesus Name I pray. Amen<o:p></o:p></span></p>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-38194607932926250392021-01-25T08:22:00.001+02:002021-01-25T08:22:17.273+02:00Praise our Lord Jesus<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HkLpTV9Jgm8/YA5jcrogNOI/AAAAAAAAEdU/o0dg7iU2Q5Ui-8d9hdzYQBNf4qC-HasUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/All-credit-all-glory-and-all-honor-goes-to-God-for-everything-in-our-lives-that-is-good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HkLpTV9Jgm8/YA5jcrogNOI/AAAAAAAAEdU/o0dg7iU2Q5Ui-8d9hdzYQBNf4qC-HasUgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/All-credit-all-glory-and-all-honor-goes-to-God-for-everything-in-our-lives-that-is-good.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-67202696969409338452020-08-13T09:07:00.000+02:002020-08-13T09:07:08.809+02:00If things were simple, word would have gotten around<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="mso-cellspacing: 0cm; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm; mso-table-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-table-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-table-left: left; mso-table-lspace: 2.25pt; mso-table-rspace: 2.25pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 0px;">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><strong><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 150%;">Dit is nie so maklik
nie, maar…</span></strong><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 150%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span class="preheader"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 150%;">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:</span></span><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 150%;"> </span><em><span style="color: #404040;">“If things were simple, word would have gotten around.”</span></em><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 150%;"> </span><span class="preheader"><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 150%;">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 <a href="http://s10u-mail.9.evlink.net/servlet/link/23584/576751/48789726/2003635" target="_blank"><span style="color: #404040;">Markus 8</span></a> 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, is dit oor en oor die moeite werd. Dit
is om die hemele oop te sien bokant hulle koppe. Dit is om nuwe lewe te voel
bruis. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: column; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 2.25pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: justify;"><em><span style="color: #404040; line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">~ deur Stephan Joubert</span></span></em></p>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Believe that God <span style="font-size: large;">can</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span>..instead of whether it's His will</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To believe that God can...is your business</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whether God want's to...that's totally His business...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You do what <span style="font-size: large;">you </span>can.</span></div>
Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-25371797033420169792020-05-21T21:55:00.002+02:002020-05-21T21:56:49.717+02:00Fighting the good fight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<img alt="Sword Painting - Your Sword In My Hand by Ilse Kleyn" height="640" src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/e8/5c/df/e85cdf00543144ad74a06eb6233fc4d8.jpg" width="448" /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This very beautiful painting of Ilse Klein reminds me of a vision I received from the Lord of my mom.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">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.</span><br />
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Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-89974169943967689792020-05-21T21:14:00.000+02:002020-05-21T21:14:04.801+02:00You went through hell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Jesus, I finally see</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">The cross, the nails, You went through hell</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Just to get to me</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Oh Lord, King of kings</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">To think You wore a crown of thorns</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Just to get to me</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">I leave it all at the cross</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">Here I will lay my guilt and shame</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">I leave it all at the cross</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Programme, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">~ Iron Bell Music</span></span></div>
Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-76571849376915359382020-04-01T09:06:00.000+02:002020-04-01T09:06:03.007+02:00Fear, go away!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="color: #504f32; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">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.</span></span><br />
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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 that rather. The
principle of sowing and reaping works in our thoughts, so we must guard them
now more than ever.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504f32; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
<u>Scripture:</u><br />
<em>Set your minds on things that are
above, not on things that are on earth. Col 3:2</em><i><br />
<em>Finally, brothers, whatever is
true, whatever is honourable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is
lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is
anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Phil 4:8</em></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504f32; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br />
<em>Do not be conformed to this
world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may
discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Rom
12:2</em></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504f32; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br />
<em>For as he thinks in his heart, so
is he. Prov 23:7</em></i></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504f32; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i>
<u>Prayer:</u></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504f32; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><u><br /></u>
Father I submit my thoughts to You. Forgive me for partnering with the spirit
of fear and torment in any way. I take authority over fear and torment and
command them to leave me now in Jesus name. I turn my focus on You and Your
promises for me. I thank You that You never change. I thank you that You are my
Dad and I can shelter under Your wing. I claim the mind of Christ and welcome
His presence. Prince of Peace please release Your peace to me. Amen</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #504f32;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><i>~Sunflower Seeds~</i></span></span></div>
Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-30406479096501405662020-03-24T09:42:00.002+02:002020-03-24T09:42:37.933+02:00Have courage, my soul<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #61606c; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">We have every reason to remain </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: magenta;"><b>hope</b></span></span><span style="color: #61606c; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">ful and optimistic. <b><i>Because </i></b>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. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #61606c; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">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.</span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-59333909309042584042020-03-03T07:08:00.002+02:002020-03-03T07:08:42.144+02:00The God of Hope<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">The Bible tells us there is a time and a season for
everything. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">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 </span><i style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">sing</i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">, 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. </span><b style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">But
worship is not about us</b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;">; 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 can evaluate the totality of what has gone before
and see the hand of God upholding and His Spirit sustaining us. As
Jesus reminded us, God is a God of the living, of the “now”.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">The </span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">average </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">person in the street
depends on favourable events and circumstances for their happiness. We as
</span><span style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><span style="color: orange;">Christians,</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> on the other hand, know that not every day is an emotional high but
our lives are underpinned by God who is greater than whatever life dishes up.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">God is able
to do more than we can ask or think. He says, “I</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><span style="color: magenta;">f you call on Me I will answer
you.</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">” Friends care, but they are limited. There are many things they simply
cannot do to help, even if they are available and willing to do so. On the
other hand, God will not allow us to be removed. Nothing can take us out of His
hand. He has promised us <i>rest</i>. We can trust Him with our all, as a lifestyle
choice. We know that He makes everything that happens in our circumstances work
for good and He is able to keep us from falling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">Problems are
a part of life, but God does not abandon us because we get into messes. He does
not destroy His servants. Even when we feel He is squeezing us, to produce
change, we can still affirm that we trust Him with our lives. When faced with
unusual or trying circumstances, Biblical faith says, </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;">This has a purpose</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Century Gothic",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;"> (Job
23:10). Too many people directly or indirectly blame God for allowing events to
occur. It is easy to be glued to our setbacks, but this is not God’s way. The
Bible repeatedly calls Him the <b><span style="font-size: large;">God of hope</span></b>. He is faithful when Christians
suffer persecution, when a friend dies at the hands of an assailant, when abuse
occurs, when financial problems appear overwhelming, when a sickness is not
healed, when a friend is killed in a car accident, when Christians perish in a
tsunami? It is assuring to know He has a purpose. Life is not a tiny blip of
nothingness in the universe. Life IS God. His purpose is always to build
something that will last for eternity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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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.<br />
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As jy die Here se hand nie sien nie, vertrou Sy hart.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">LEES: Esegiël 37:7:
"En sodra ek geprofeteer het, was daar 'n geruis, en kyk - 'n
beroering!"<br />
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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 <b>beroering</b>. 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. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">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 beroering in jou situasie kom.<br />
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GEBED: Here, laat ons net op U vertrou en, omdat ons op U vertrou, bring 'n
beroering, in Jesus Naam. Amen.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #606060; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">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
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sy stof gedurig op jou eie voete spat. <u1:p></u1:p></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 140%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #606060; font-family: "Century Gothic", sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dan verander jy al hoe meer in die regte
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hemelse brood en water benodig.</span></div>
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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!<br />
It feels as if I just cannot get past this roller-coaster-emotional-ride I am on!</div>
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I know that emotion and faith has nothing do with one another. It's a <i>faith thing</i> and that I should keep my focus on that.</div>
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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,! </div>
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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 <i>time well spent! </i><span style="text-align: left;">The </span><i style="text-align: left;">ever loyal and my best Friend, the</i><b style="text-align: left;"> Holy Spirit</b><span style="text-align: left;"> led me to a site on </span><b style="text-align: left;"><i>Wilderness </i></b><span style="text-align: left;">and thought to share this with the world!</span><br />
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While I was reading this I remembered t<span style="text-align: left;">hat some of the people in the Bible's elite list; Jesus, Moses, David, Abraham, Elijah and Paul (etc.) experienced the very same.</span></div>
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Maybe this will help you to understand why you <i>feel like</i> you are going through a <b>wilderness experience</b>:<br />
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maybe... so that you would decide in your deepest being to place God in <u>exclusive</u> control of your life,<br />
so that you would decide on the deepest level of your life to trust God, no matter what you are facing,<br />
so that you would understand the reason for your life,<br />
so that God could equip you for greater service and usefulness.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">[originally posted in 2011]</span><br />
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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.<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Net sodra ek weer wil tou opgooi, dan hoor ek ‘n stem wat sê ”… Kom, klim tot bo…”<br />
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Tot die dag wat ek my tentpenne uitgetrek het. Dit was seer. Ek moes soveel dinge agter laat. Dinge wat vir my belangrik en geliefd was. Wat my geselskap was vir baie jare. Waaraan ek so geklou het, wat my comfort-zone geraak het. Maar ek het besef ek dra te swaar. As ek die journey na vryheid, na nuwe hoogtes, na ‘n beter uitsig wou hê mos ek mense en dinge agter los. My soeke na vrede, en oplossings, na vryheid het só oorweldigend dringender geraak as dit waaraan ek vasgeklou het.<br />
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Ek moes. Iets het my gejaag. Geroep. Na beter, na hoër. Na meer., na Vryheid. Hoop. Desperaatheid.<br />
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Soos wat ek tree vir tree gegee het en gesukkel het, het die Here my elke keer ‘n stukkie gereedskap, ‘n stukkie, waarheid aangegee wat my vashou plek gegee het. Daar was tye wat ek net teen die hange van die berg gaan sit het. Gehuil het. Ek was net te moeg om aan te gaan. Lewensmoeg.<br />
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Die berg was net te hoog. Ek was bang ek sou val. Ek wou net lê en huil oor my moegheid. My omstandighede. My sukkel. My eensaamheid. Soms was dit my huwelik. Ander kere was ek bekommerd oor my kinders. By tye het ek getwyfel in my vermoë om my kinders groot te maak. Soms was die gevolge van verkeerde besluite so oorweldigend dat ek nie geweet het hoe nou nie.<br />
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Dan het Jesus langs my kom sit. Met ‘n slukke water ... en rustig vertel hoe trots Hy op my is. Dat ek begin klim het. Dat, al was ek bang, ek Hom vertrou het om my te help. Dan stel Hy my oor en oor gerus, Hy sal die hele pad saam my klim. My wys waar ek moet trap, waar ek moet vashou - soms deur Sy woord, soms deur Sy stem... en soms stuur Hy 'n mens met 'n bemoedigende drukkie of woord.<br />
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En elke keer wanneer ek ongemaklik en bang raak, dan hoor ek Hom weer sê..” Kom, klim tot bo…”<br />
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Ek wou nie. Ek was so onfiks. Dis moeilik Here. Hoor U my nie!!! Ek wil nie meer klim nie.<br />
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..” Kom klim nog bietje hoër, tot bo…”<br />
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Na baie trane is ek bo !!!<br />
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<strong>What a view <em>Here</em> !</strong><br />
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Die Here was só verskriklik opgewonde oor my journey ! As ek net vroeër geweet het Hy sou so reageer sou ek eerder harder probeer het. Vinniger probeer klim het.<br />
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Die Here kon skaars wag dat ek my asem moes kry om my Sý view te wys. Van bo af.<br />
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Here, als is so duideliker hier bo. Crystal Clear. Niks lyk vir my onoorwinbaar nie. Ek sien tot vér – selfs die sonsopkoms sien ek met ander oë.<br />
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Ek verstaan nou hoekom Moses so graag vir U op die berg gaan kuier het. Want om U glorie te aanskou is a breath-taking view.<br />
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Dankie vir die uitnodiging om vir U te gaan kuier. Keer op Keer.<br />
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Wat ‘n journey Here.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">[voorheen gepost, 'n dekade gelede, 2010]</span></i></div>
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Talent is a gift, but your attitude, work ethic and character are things you have to develop yourself.</div>
Restoration Ministrieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636032280146144344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873893183001929827.post-40570916849394989092020-01-30T08:09:00.004+02:002020-02-01T08:23:15.774+02:00a Plea for healing<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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in guilt to wound<b>; for there is more in grace to save </b>than there is in sin to
destroy<b>.</b></i>”</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #555555; font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><i>Jeremiah 8 </i>records God’s warning to Judah of what Babylon would do
to them. Upon hearing the news, Jeremiah cries, "Is there no<i><b> balm in
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<span style="background: white; color: #555555; font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">His question is a poetic search for <i><b>hope</b></i>—a <i><b>pl</b></i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><i><b>ea for healing</b></i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: "century gothic" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. The saving power of <i><b>Jesus</b></i>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #555555; font-family: century gothic, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">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.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Fear & anxiety has a strange way of creeping into our
hearts and lives, b</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">ut we need to remind ourselves about how God has
undertaken in the past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Faithfulness is part of His character and He continues
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So <b>return to your rest</b>, find your peace and security
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">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.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"> ~Psalm 116:7</span></div>
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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.</div>
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