A Heart Untroubled

Habakkuk 3:17-19 (NLT) Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields,  and the cattle barns are empty,  yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights. Some days when we look at where we are we can wonder what on earth is going on.  Some days we can get so focussed on yourself and your situation that we selfishly forget the goodness of God. I like this passage from Habakkuk.  It takes an honest look at the circumstances:  nothing is going right, there's not going to be a harvest, there's no cattle it's all wrong. The future looks rough! BUT then Habakkuk says YET .... YET is defined as meaning 'nevertheless or in spite of'.  Habakkuk summarized the situation BUT then he switc

In Genesis 2, we find Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and the bible says that they were both naked and they were not ashamed.    That word ‘ashamed’ also implies disappointment.   Adam and Eve had no expectations: of each other, of God, or of anyone else!   They were completely free to be themselves and walk and talk with God without disappointment or shame. These days though, we often feel disappointment.     Disappointment is the sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of your hopes, dreams or expectations. Today we have expectations that we set on ourselves, on God and on others, and we are constantly disappointed when things don’t happen the way we think they should. How do we deal with disappointment?    We have to change our expectations.    Firstly, we have to liberate others and ourselves from our perceptions and standards.   The only person we can put expectations on is God. We need to learn to use only word-based expectations; God wi

Today we had our first Ladies Conference at Hill Park Baptist Church in Fareham.  I got to minister with my good friends Leigh & Hazel and we had an amazing time.  As I have been preparing for the conference and thinking about what I wanted to share, I was thinking about the popular concept of ME Time..   I totally get the idea, that we all need to take time out to be alone, do things that refresh and revitalize us, but the longer I live, the more I realize that what I really need is JESUS & ME Time!  The thing that fills me most completely and sets me up ready for the day and activity ahead is spending time with Jesus. Just him and me. My favourite Psalm is 91. I love it!   I've just got the first 4 verses here but the whole chapter is great, but the first bit says: When you sit enthroned under the shadow of Shaddai,  you are hidden in the strength of God Most High.  He’s the hope that holds me and the Stronghold to shelter me, the only God for me, and my great c

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