Life in all it's Fullness.

Dr Johan Badenhorst send me a piece he wrote about four years ago. The questions he asked made me think about what it is we need and want from live. One of my prayers everyday is what does God want me to do.

This morning I read from Joh.10:10 :"The thief comes only in order to steal, kill and destroy. I have come in order that you might have life ... life in all its fullness."

Jesus promised us not only life, but life in all it's fullness. Jesus gave it, I need to take it.

Where we are going into the weekend, let this not be the end of the week, but the beginning of life in Jesus. Life in all it's fullness.

A confusing mind 04/03/03

1. We start things and then we run into it with the hope other people will do it for us.
2. Why do we need people to do it for us.
3. Is it because we are financially weak?
4. Don’t we value the power of the mind, our experience, the ability to generate ideas, to formulate ideas.
5. We can take people on a way they never thought possible – why don’t we do it for ourselves
6. We hope that people will do things for us and we belief that they can read our minds
7. we rush into deals with the hope they will pay for our ideas – how can they if we don’t make the rules
8. We must make things happen
9. We cannot invoice because we sell a sports car from the scrap yard and present it as small VW without wheels – why should they pay.
10. We must get out of this junk yard mentality
11. A sports car belongs in a smart showroom – we must act and walk the talk of excellence
12. If we act and talk as poor man, how can we be rich man

Take control over your mind

Every morning when I wake up, I have a choice of what is going through my mind. I can stay in bed or I can lift my body out of bed and get up. This is choices which is obvious to everybody. We do it without thinking. Depression and stress can make it more difficult to make these decisions. This cancer causes the mind to let the body make decisions on how you feel and act upon that.
We as Christians have a choice on what our decision will be. We can live in the flesh or the Spirit. Our decision has a effect on the outcome of how our life will be.
Paul wrote in Rom 8:5: "Those who lives as their human nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Those who lives as the Spirit tells them to, have their minds controlled by what the Spirit wants."

If I live by my flesh, my decisions is all about me. If I live by the Spirit my decision is what God wants.

I need to choose which part is taking control of my life when I get up in the morning. I pray that you have a glorious day walking in the Spirit with God.
Eph. 1:19 " and how very great is His power at work in us who believe. "

God saves mother and son

This letter was sent to me from Raymond and Lorette Dye from African Development Missions. Pastor Robert Owadi the principal of the Rwanda Bible school wrote:

I was preaching this morning to the sisters from Psalms 3,seven people graciously got saved.

The whole environment was electrified with Gods presence people were crying under His touch.

One thing touched me more than all the others,a boy stood up to thank God for what He has done for him a six years old.

He said that he wants to thank God for the salvation of his mother,he had longed to experience the mothers love but she was too busy drinking,and many other things,he said I am so so thankful to God for saving her(he started crying uncontrollably)after he was calmed down,he proceeded that he had been thrown out of the house by the mother,and would beg for a place to sleep from people but they too chased him off,he rarely had food to eat,but now because of the salvation of the mother,they can spend time together.

The whole church went in tears,We prayed for Him that God will guide him to greater use.

I just thought it too overwhelming to keep it and not share it with you.

Keep Susan in prayers she needs them.

God Bless you much.

Robert Owadi

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Vandag se "Highs" en "Lows"

Soos baie mense gaan my lewe deur geestelike "highs" en "lows". Die feit dat ek onsettend lief vir die Here is, is bo enige twyfel . Gister was egter n dag wat ek soos Paulus gevoel het en ook wou se: "Want die goeie wat ek wil, doen ek nie, maar die kwaad wat ek nie wil nie, doen ek" Rom.7:19

Die goeie is om God by Sy woord te vat en dit wat geskryf staan te glo sonder om te twyfel. Dit is wat ek wil doen. Wat egter gebeur is dat omstandighede wat teen geloof staan n gesags possisie kry in my lewe, wat hulle nie verdien nie. Dus die kwaad wat ek nie wil doen nie ( ongeloof ), dit doen ek. As ek egter n koerant oop maak of n draai in die stad gaan ry, besef ek dat ons die grootste "high" het. Ons ken Jesus.

As ek weer terug gaan na Filipense toe, lees ek in Fil. 4: 6: "Wees oor niks besorg nie, ..."
Fil. 4:7 " En die vrede van God, wat alle verstand te bowe gaan, sal julle harte en julle sinne bewaar in Christus Jesus."

Die wereld is op soek na vreugde en vrede. As ons as kinders van God dit nie het nie, waar moet hulle dit kry?

Wat doen ons om vrede en vreugde te ondervind?

My gebed vir vandag is om God se vreugde en vrede in hierdie dag te ondervind en uit te leef wat alle verstand te bowe gaan.

My God shall supply

Do you fear insecurity then say My God shall supply all my needs

The fear of insecurity is one of satan’s subtle devices against Christians. He plagues fathers with the fear of insecurity about providing for their families.

He injects a fear of insecurity in the hearts of those in who are in debt, plaguing them with thoughts of deeper debt and more insecurity. How can you be released from this fear of insecurity? By believing the bible! By speaking God’s word!

“My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:19)

NB: Here is an exercise in overcoming the fear of insecurity by the application of God’s Word:

· No matter how many unpaid bills I have , My God shall supply all my need

· Regardless of how the economy is, My God shall supply all my need

· In spite of my bank account, My God shall supply all my need

· When financial embarrassment stare me in the face, my God shall supply all my need

· Regardless of the tight money situation, my God shall supply all my need

· When things appear all wrong, my God shall supply all my need

· Wherever I am, my God shall supply all my need

· Whoever I am, my God shall supply all my need

· Yes, My God shall supply all my need

Taken from Don Gossett book, Living without fear.

Onsekerheid, vrees, benoudheid, angstigheid en geloof

Die tema pas glad nie bymekaar nie. Vrees en geloof, benoudheid en geloof, angstigheid en geloof, onsekerheid en geloof. Tog is hierdie dinge waarmee ek elke dag worstel. Ek wens ek kon se ek leef bo enige vleeslikke gevoellens of gedagtes. As ek egter aan my Vader dink en hoe onsettend lief ek vir Hom is, besef ek hoe klein is my "GROOT" probleme. God wil he ons moet hemelse geestelike ervarings ondervind in ons aardse wandel. Die Woord van God is dit wat ons vrymaak.
In Kol. 3:16 "Laat die woord van Christus ryklik in julle woon in alle wysheid."

Ryklik beteken sonder tekort, dus baie van Christus se woord moet binne in ons woon. Met wysheid beteken ons weet wat God kan doen oor wat met ons gebeur en kan gebeur.

Vrede, kalmte en versekering kan net kom as ons werklik op God vertrou. Paulus skryf aan die gemeente van Galasiers in Gal.3:3 "...Nadat julle met die Gees begin het, eindig julle nou met die vlees."

Ek kan God vertrou met die redding van my siel, maar nie met die redding van my finansies, siekte, kinders en my huwelik nie. Ek het met n skok besef dat Paulus hier met my praat. Ek begin my dag met die Gees en wandel die res van die dag in die vlees van bekommernis.


Fil.4:19 "En my God sal elke behoefte van julle vervul na sy rykdom in heerlikheid deur Christus Jesus."

Jabez se Gebed vir besigheidsmanne

Dr Johan Badenhorst:

Gebed van Jabez: 1 Kronieke 4:10

Jabez het die God van Isreal aangeroep met die woorde:

“ Stort u seën oor my uit,

vergroot my grondgebied,

neem my onder u beskerming en weerhou onheil van my

sodat geen smart my tref nie”

Bid die volgende gebed elke oggend en aand en voorspoed sal altyd met jou wees.

Here stort u seëninge oor my

• Here seën my gedagtes(dat ek elke gedagte gevange neem en nie toelaat dat ek deur my gedagtes sondig nie,
• Here seën my familie (my vrou, my kinders, my ouers en skoon ouers, my broers en susters, half en skoon broers en susters, en my broers en susters in die gees)
• Here seën my dat ek my doel in die lewe bereik
• Here seën my besigheidsprojekte
• Here seën my passsie en menswees
• My vermoëns om positief te wees
• My vermoeëns om mense positief te maak
• My vermoëns om besighed te bou

Here vergroot my grond gebied

• Here vergroot my besigheids projekte
• Here vergroot my besigheidsgeleenthede

• Here bring vir my nuwe besigheid, uit die noorde, uit die suide, uit ooste en uit die weste.
• Here vergroot my vermoëns om

• Helder te dink
• Met wysheid te dink
• Met liefde te dink
• Met kreatiwiteit te dink
• Verby die normale te dink
• ‘n paradigma verskuiwing in my besigheids benadering te hê

Here weerhou boosheid van my

• Here Weerhou verkeerde gedagtes van my
• Here weerhou my van verkeerde sake vennote
• Here weerhou my van mense met verskuilde agendas

Here laat geen pyn my tref nie en laat ek nie pyn veroorsaak nie

• Here help my dat ek nie mense veroordeel nie
• Dat ek nie kwaad met kwaad vergeld nie
• Dat my mense verhoudings met integriteit sal wees
• Dat ek nie mense te na sal kom nie

Alles is teen my

In Gen 42:36 roep Jakob uit " Alles is teen my."
As ek kyk na die situasie waarin Jakob was, sou dit moonlik gewees het dat ek saam met hom stem. Sy seun Josef is weg, sy seun Simeon is weg, die koning wil sy seun Benjamin he en hy is vasgevang in n droogte van 7 jaar.
Dit was sy situasie wat hy kon sien. As ons egter kyk waarmee God besig was is die teenoorgestelde besig om te gebeur.
Josef was koning, Simeon was veilig, Benjamin was veilig en die droogte was verby.
Hoe baie keer roep ons uit dat alles teen ons is, maar wat egter besig is om te gebeur is dat God besig is om ons te seen.
Paulus stel dit in Rom 8:25 " Maar as ons hoop wat ons nie sien nie, dan wag ons daarop met volharding."
Rom 8:31 " Wat sal ons dan van hierdie dinge se? As God vir ons is wie kan teen ons wees?"
2 Kor 4:18 " omdat ons nie let op die sigbare dinge nie, maar die onsigbare; want sigbare dinge is tydelik, maar die onsigbare ewig."

Weet dat die Vader werk in die "Alles is teen my" tye.