Restoration Ministries

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 ...