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Can we Want the Benefit, Without the Connection?

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There was a very rich man, who had very high standards, but who was also very generous.

The rich man wanted to share the good things that he had, so share he did.

Many received many good things from the rich man, because the rich man was so generous.

Some also enjoyed just being with the rich man. These people got to enjoy the benefits that the rich man shared, whilst enjoying, being in the presence of the rich man. (Connection)

But, there was some people who were just, irritated by the rich man in some way. The rich man did have such high standards after all, and they felt that they could be a bit hard to live up to. Some just thought the rich man was a bit strange, and couldn’t understand why he would want to live, as he did?

So, there was a group of people, who liked the benefit that they could receive from the rich man, but would rather, just not have to be around him, too much.

They wanted the benefit, but without the connection.

If you were the rich man, then how would you deal with those people who wanted the benefits, without the connection?

(Is this a moment to be thankful that Our Lord God, is so much better than us???)

Our Lord God Almighty, is the ultimate generous rich man. He has blessed us all with many, many good gifts.

But just how much of a connection are we looking to make with, Our Lord God Almighty?

If we can be honest with ourselves, then are we looking more for the benefits, or the connection?

My Lord God Almighty, Please help me to have a right focus. To be more focused on just being with You, and hearing and following Your ways, above all. Amen.

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Tune Into, What Matters

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How many Blessings, do we miss, because we think that they are just White Noise? Something to be dismissed, ignored, not to pay any attention to?

How many times, and in how many ways, is Our Lord God, trying to Bless us, but we never even see the gift of the Blessing, even though it is right in front of us?

Could you be Blessed, by stopping from reading this now, and just asking, “Lord my God, should I stop reading this now, and just listen to You?”

Did you stop, and ask the question? Or did you just read on, because that’s all that we do?

The whole point of this Blog Site, is to draw people, closer to God! Not to be another source of White Noise.

So, if you can be more blessed by stopping, from reading this, and then asking, “God, what do You want, to speak to me?” Then, just do it, and be open to what He speaks to you.

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Will You Walk With, Or Take it Away?

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A parent gives a child a task to do.

The task is a bit too much for the child.

The child struggles with the task, even though the child is enjoying the task in many ways.

The parent could complete the task in a much better, and more efficient way.

But, what happens next?

Will You Walk With, Or Take it Away?

The responsibility for the task, remains with the parent!

If the child makes a mess of things, the parent is there to make things good.

The child has no need to worry about, “What if I messed this up?” As the parent is at hand to lead and guide the child, as is needed. Hopefully the child will listen to the parent’s guidance.

If the task really is too much for the child, then the parent will step in and take over. Will the child gladly step back, as the loving parent goes in, to make things right?

If the child reaches a point of frustration and declares, “I just can’t do it!” But the loving parent knows better. When the parent comes along side the worn out child, and encourages it, and shows it how to go forward, and even helps with the process, will the child, work with the loving parent, trusting and knowing that the loving parent knows best?

In our live, we may find that we can be in the role of both the child, and the loving parent, at different times in our lives.

If we are in the role of helping and leading someone into something new, will we be able to be a better loving parent? Will we try to keep frustrations outside of the room, and only try to help, lead and guide, as it is needed? Will we try to not take over, but only do so, if it is really necessary?

If we are in the role of the child, will we try to accept help and guidance, as it is given? (Hopefully from a loving parent.) Will we be able to know when we can trust, the one who is leading and guiding us, and then follow, said guidance?

Whatever role we are playing out in our lives, will we know that, Our Lord God, is Our Heavenly Father, who is the Best Loving Parent, of all time! Will we be able to trust and follow, as Our Heavenly Father, leads and guides us, on our ways to go?

John 10:27-28

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

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What Do You See?

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When you look at someone, then what do you see?

Do you see the mess that they are now, or all that they could be?

Do you see a mini me, or do you see what they could be, with God’s help?

Do you see what you could help someone to be, or can you see the potential that God has got, for them to be?

Do you see the mess that they are now, or what they can be, after a work has been done?

Do you see Peter, when he denied Our Lord three times, or do you see Peter, on the day of Pentecost, when a great many were saved?

When you look at someone, then just what do you see?

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Dream, that Brought the Picture.

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A couple of weeks ago, I brought a picture that came through a dream. This week, I’m going to bring a write up of the dream. (I do think that there was a bit extra in the dream.)

In the dream, their was a small group of people who were in a tracked vehicle, which resembled a car. The people in the car were taking pictures, and filming what was going on around them.

They drove into a construction site, where there was a couple of half built sky scrappers around them.

(There was this half thought that the people were pushing their luck. That they were doing/reporting on something that they knew they were being told to not do, by an unjust authority, but felt that there was a need to report it anyway.)

As they were driving through the construction site, an explosion occurred, and it looked like, all was lost, as the buildings around them were collapsing. But, they were in a tracked vehicle, so they just tried to drive over, what was in front of them, trying to get to the clear spot, that just always seemed to be just in front of them. Their was the thought of, “As long as I keep moving, I’ll be OK.”

In the dream, the scene moved to a bible study. It was a new bible study to me, and I only knew the person who I came in with. I also knew that there was a person at the study, who had a relative, who was in a very dicey situation, and it was causing concern.

As I was going in, the picture from a couple of weeks ago, came to me.

I knew I had to share the picture, with the person, who had the difficult situation, but I didn’t know who the person was, that I needed to share the picture with.

So I asked the person who I came in with, “Who is so and so”. To be told, “She’s over there.” The pointing skills of the one I was with, was not very good.

So then I asked again, “Who is so and so, take me to her!” But the one who I was with, was a bit shy, and didn’t want to be involved, so they just roughly pointed and said again, “She’s over there.”

I was getting a bit annoyed by this, as the cycle repeated itself, a few times.

Then someone who heard what was going on, took me to so and so, and said, “Here is so and so.” (I got the feeling that they were getting a bit fed up with the conversation that was going on between me and the person who I had come with.)

As I reached the person in question, the other people in the room just dispersed, and I was left with the person, who knew of a relative, who was in a troubling situation.

There was a sense of, everyone kind of knew of the situation, but nobody knew what to do or to say about it. As such, there was a tension in the room.

As I started to share the picture with the person, I received a slap across the face. (Which I fully understood, so I just, kind of ignored it.)

I then effectively shared the picture that I wrote about a couple of weeks back. (Link Here, for the picture of, Little Guy has Abilities.)

The picture was received well, even though it caused a few tears. But then the group had an effective way to pray into the situation. (To pray that the one in need, would have their strength for what they were facing, to be supplied by Our Lord God. This came from the thought of, “If you can have the energy to just keep moving, you’ll then be able to avoid getting captured.)

Then I woke up. (And wrote the said post from a couple of weeks ago.)

The main extra bit for me, is that a picture was given, that was needed, that could speak into a difficult situation, but, it was unknown to the one who had the picture, who to speak it to.

In order to find the one, who the picture was for, a friend was asked, “Who is so and so?”

Unfortunately the friends shyness was a stumbling block, for providing the needed information.

Peceiverance won through in the end, but from a different source, in the form of someone else showing who the person was, who needed to receive the picture.

Can we sometimes find ourselves in a position where we could be a blessing, or be part of the process of the said blessing, but something, just holds us back? Such as the shyness of the friend, in the dream.

If we do want to be a blessing to others, are there “issues/struggles” that we need to overcome, to enable us to be a greater blessing, to those around us?

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House of Cards, or One Brick?

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A carefully balanced tower of playing cards stands on a rustic coffee table in a cozy living room.

I had a bit of a strange picture, recently.

There was a building site, and during a break time, one builder, took out a deck of cards, and started to make a tower with the cards he had.
At first, he could only ever make small towers, so it was just a bit of fun, that was soon put away, when break time was over. But as he got better, his towers became more impressive. Until one quiet day, when there was no wind, he managed to make an awesome house of cards. (Which the builder knew, was going to have to come down, as he was building it on the wall, which he was building, but others were wanting to preserve in some way.)

When break time is over, will we be willing to clear the decks, and place one good solid brick, in it’s right place, or will we want to carry on with building our own impressive house of cards, which will inevitably come down at some point in time?

If we are on a break time, then there can be nothing wrong with having a bit of fun and building up a house of cards, but when break time is over, it’s going to be so much more productive to place one brick in it’s correct place, rather than carry on with our bit of fun, and keep on building a house of cards.

What matters more to us?
Carrying on with our house of cards?
Or, placing one well positioned brick, into Our Lord Gods house and His purposes?

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The Little Guy, Has Abilities!

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This week’s picture, came from a dream. (For this post I’ll focus on the picture, instead of the dream.)

The Little Guy Has Abilities!

Have you ever found that fly’s can be really annoying. They are just so quick. They just have that ability to escape and avoid capture, or taking a hit from the fly squatter.

In nature, we can see the same scenario, again and again. When a lion hunts it’s prey, it’s not guaranteed that the lion will win. There are many times, when the lion’s miss their mark, and they then go hungry, and have to wait and try again, on another day.

The little guys, do have an ability/abilities that mean that the odds aren’t always completely stacked against them. They can evade capture, and the bad news that would follow the said capture.

If you, or someone who you know, is in a bad situation, and the odds appear to be stacked against you, then Know that The Lord Your God, has given the Little Guy (or Lady), Abilities, that means that they Can Evade Capture!

In nature, when the little guy becomes worn out, and tries to take a rest, it’s at that moment when they are at most danger.

When you pray, pray for the Resources that are needed, Will be met by, The Lord God (who is your Lord God), so that you won’t grow weary, and then be tempted to take an ill timed rest.

(Rest up, when The Lord God tells you, it’s OK to rest here now.)

So, even if things look bad, Know that The Lord Your God, gives the Little Guy (or Lady), Abilities, to Evade Capture!

For a scripture about this subject, have a read of Psalm 91, a copy is below.

Psalm 91

1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

3 Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
4 He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
5 You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
6 nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
7 A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
8 You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.

9 If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
10 no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
11 For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;
12 they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
13 You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

14 “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
15 He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.”

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I may not be strong enough, But You Are!

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In many ways, this is a direct follow up to last week’s post of, Is All, as it Appears?

In last week’s post, I touched on the subject of, there can be a weakness on the inside, that can just go unseen.

This week, I believe that I was given the thought of, “I may not be strong enough, But You Are!” (The one who I’m referring to, in the “You”, is, My Lord God Almighty.)

My weaknesses maybe very real. (At times, more real to me, than they should be.) But, if My Lord God Almighty is with me, then what can prevail against me?

If after going out and blessing people who I met in the park with my wife with a simple message of, “we would like to give you a gift of “a sum of money”, just to say that God loves you.” To then go back to our car, and then find an unfair parking notice attached to the window screen…

(Details of the unfair parking notice, will be appearing in a future post.)

Then the need to forgive, comes running right up to the forefront, yet again. (I can’t be sure at what point I came to realise this need, but I did get there in the end.)

There I was, blessing people, and my reward appears to be… An opportunity to practice, yet more Forgiving! … ??? … 🙂

I may not be strong enough, But You Are!

My Lord God, Is Able to lead me to a better path to take. (Such as possibly writing it out, and finding a fun angle to things, instead???)

I may feel as if I’m about to fall apart from any external pressure that might be applied. But, My Lord God is with me! (That statement is all the more true, as I’m following the promptings of My Lord God.)

I may feel that I’ve got nothing left on the inside, and that the outside may just come apart at the slightest touch, But, My Lord God, Is Able to inject a strength, that is stronger than the original internals, that I think has rotted away, so that what is left, has a strength that isn’t reliant on me, but on What My Lord God Has Done!!!

I may not be strong enough, But You Are!

Thank You My Lord God, That You Are Enough, for what I’m facing. Thank you that You Are With me. Please help others, who also need You. Please, be the help to them, that You Are for me. Amen.

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Is All, as it Appears?

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As I was going for a walk through a country park, a lesson from a film I’ve seen came back to me. It was, “You don’t step onto a fallen log, in order to go past it.”

When I first heard this, I just thought, “Really? Why is that then?”

The answer is simple, it’s dangerous to do so. If a tree has fallen down, it can rot from the inside, whilst the outside can remain intact. So, if someone steps onto such a log, it can suddenly give way, causing the foot to get trapped in the rotten log, and the unfortunate person can then fall over, from their footing suddenly disappearing. Which could lead to a serious injury, as they fall over, with their foot trapped.

In the film that I was watching, this scenario happened, leaving the unfortunate one to be airlifted out to a hospital.

No, I didn’t step onto any logs as I was walking, and come to such a sticky end.

But as I was walking, I did step onto a few small branches, that looked as if they should have had some strength to them, to hear them just snap, under my foot. It surprised me to find that, something that looked as if it had a strength to it, was actually, so close to breaking, so that a little bit of load applied to it, caused it to, just break.

As a mere human, the only way that I can tell the difference between what has a strength to it, and what doesn’t, is to test it and see if it can take the strain, to see if it can be relied upon.

Our Lord God see’s so much more than we do though.

If Our Lord God, speaks to us, “You could do with a bit of help here, seek some help!” Then it would be best for us to seek His help. We can always ask, “Where should I go, or who should I go to with this?” Then try to hear His words to us, and follow His thoughts to us. It will always be better for us, if can hear and follow what Our Lord God is speaking to us.

If Our Lord God, prompts us in some way, and we are just left thinking, “Really, what’s that all about then?” Could it possibly be that things are not quite as well together, as we think they are? Could it be that there is a weakness beneath the surface level, that is going unseen, and that we could be part of the solution, that could stop something from falling apart, if we will just follow what it is, that our Lord God is asking for us to do?

Ultimately, when Our Lord God speaks to us,will we follow His prompting of what He is asking for us to do?

We can only see on the surface level, Our Lord God, see’s so much more. If we do follow Our Lord God’s promptings, then could we be saving ourselves, or another, from a time of grief and troubles?

John 10:27-28

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.

Isaiah 42:3

3 A bruised reed he will not break,
    and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;

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To walk, With Someone.

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If two people want go for a walk, then there needs to be some agreement about where to go. It’s obvious really. A shared destination, with a desire to be with each other, as they go on their journey together.

One can be allowed to take the lead or both could just be in agreement for the best way to go.

But what happens if both think that a separate direction is a better way to go?

Who will follow who?

Will both remain together, or will there be a parting of ways?

In order to remain together, there can be a need to make the choice to do so. Without such a focus, could one become distracted, and led astray? Or could one become disheartened, and stop walking altogether?

In order to go on a walk together, there needs to be a conscious choice to do so.

In order to go on a walk with Our Lord God, will we be willing to listen to His instructions, as we walk with Him?

Or will we try to Shout our thoughts, over and above His thoughts?

With our walk with Our Lord God, are we trying to to take the lead, and tell Our Lord God, what the best route to take is?

Or will we be willing to hear and follow His thoughts about where we should head to, and how we should get there, over our own thoughts?

There may well be times when Our Lord God tells us, “There are a number of options in front of you, it’s your choice, for which one you take.”

But there also will be times when Our Lord God says to us, “That way has pain and suffering along it. It would be best to not go that way.” Will we hear and follow His thoughts, at such times?

Will we be able to tell the difference between when we are being given a free choice for where to go, and when we are being given a warning about a path that we should avoid?

When all is said and done, who is walking with who?

John 10:27-28

27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of my hand.