Thursday 31 May 2012

Sunshine

Today i am thankful for Sunshine! Its been very sunny, and very hot,its too difficult to do much,to hot to go out!

Vague Unease

Today i am grateful for....my wonderful saviour, who died for me...Praise Him...this choice should probably have been first  oops!....maybe because the other things that seemed like Possession's, gardens, house, car,  But these are gifts from God too!.., and of course Salvation is the greatest gift He could ever give. no other leaders of a Faith died for thems,but then they do not love those who follow them!
My other very old yorkshire terrier is having problems going up and down stairs, she is 17yrs old, i suppose she wont last for ever...
Changes are happening, with the people God has given me to be in fellowship with, Mike is still worrying me, he has not been round to pray in the week like he usually does, he seems to be drifting away from the Lord,when we went to a Praise meeting he was over excited,yet since then he has not wanted to pray...the last time went to his house on a Friday, we had the meeting, but he could not wait to get rid of us, rushed us out the door, and did not even wave goodbye.....

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Fair Play

Today i am grateful for the freedom to believe, to practice my faith without having to disobey laws of my country,many believers do,i live in a very open minded country, where all Religions, beliefs are upheld,i am proud of that.
My posting 'who's that coming over the hill' is continuing to receive lots of 'views' strange to me! not the nicest thing i have ever written...

Monday 28 May 2012

Two or three gathered together, He is there

So what does the phrase mean 'church is not a spectator sport'? In the book its from it talks about how people hunger for more of God, for deeper fellowship, with each other and God, how we all seek out 'families to be part of,How He puts us in families, He made us that way,So is sitting back and just observing His plan for us?
Some one i know was really convicted about this, and his solution to this?..having different people run the meeting, which worked for a while, but of course it did not last, people were too used to being told what to do and the man running it did not really want to give up control....!
So how do we deal with the Hunger for more of God and close Fellowship,maybe we should examine what we don't want church to be...sometimes taking away all restrictions result in chaos,everyone doing their own thing,the louder ones dominating, quieter one still as silent, but still no real effective fellowship, so still the Hunger and Yearning, some people are happy with that because they don't want any closer contact than that, but what of those that do? What answer for them?
Do the Un-satisfied stay where they feel alone,despairing of change and give up their Zeal.Or leave disillusioned and bitter?
I was in a church where everyone was scared to share their deepest feelings, where outside friends were frowned on, even extended  families discouraged. (presumably the commandment to honour parents, even if they disagreed with the 'church', was flexible!).I was saved into this body of believers (they even called themselves the 'Body' of Christ.)!!!..So it took along time for me to feel freedom in Christ,and to come out of that system of control.
The Bible says ' even a child shall lead them,how could this happen when Kids are shut away from the main meeting? I speak from experience that Kids learn the most important things 'at their mother knee'.
So where is the happy medium? freedom from man's control, and freedom in Christ?
The early church used to meet in homes,and the Bibles says 'one would bring a word, another a Psalm', so everyone would share,  one person did not speak all the time.When i have had house meetings my self or been to them, i feel i can trust those with my struggles,share with them, encourage them in their troubles, tell how we learned to walk closer to God...'By the blood of the Lamb, AND the word of our testimony.The Bible does not say 'go to church and lose your Zeal, be bored through a Sermon' (NEVER mentioned in the Word) But it does say ' do not neglect the gathering together'
Church is not a Spectator sport, its FAMILY


What is 'Church'?

I read somewhere that 'church is not a spectator sport', so why have so many 'churches ' just become a 'show' where you sit down to be entertained for an hour and a half? Where we are called 'Pigs and Dogs' and are emotionally beaten up for 90 minutes?
Where we pay for the privilege? !!!!...where from the front the man says ' i know how much all of you earn, and you are not giving 10%?. ...Is 'Church' a business, where people get ' told off' if not enough money is coming in? Like naughty children in front of a school master!
Where is the Love of God? Where is the genuine concern and Love shown for others and their needs?...are the poor and needy cared for..., the Widow and Orphans?
Or is it just the Friends of the people who regard themselves as in' charge 'who are helped? , the smelly disabled person who lives in Squalor ignored and gossipped about..?...The annoyingly talkative old ladies just brushed off and ignored, the man at the front condemning Gossipping, who no one dares tell its his wife who is the worst.
The couple who are openly living in Sin,which is ignored, and even Baptised?  because they are friends of the power that be?...Is this Church?...
If Jesus turned up on the doorstep tomorrow, asking to preach,would He be told,' you need to be here for a while, and prove yourself before you can'
Whispering behind hands, everyone knows everyone else private world, Except one person, one person who does share his faults, his pain, his love, the un-touchable, above all others, looking down from a great height, Judging.....
Is this 'church' where man reigns? ....

My Choice...not to be a victim..

Today i am grateful for days when i am well,when i am able to do my garden, and my house without having a bad back or migraine or the 'runs'!...for days when i have the energy to go out, and have fellowship with friends. Not many days when that happens, but i am really thankful when they happen! Praise Him! Being anywhere my Ex (Howard)is causes me to be ill,the runs the next day, and the day after he was at my friends house, i had such a bad migraine, i couldn't see!!!
People can and do accuse me of being unforgiving, but that is their problem, i have forgiven, and just want to live my life without him, being where i go,i do have that choice, which he tries to take away from me.But i don't have to let him,!!!!!...   I am NOT A VICTIM anymore.! Praise God for the strength every day!

Saturday 26 May 2012

Bugs to be swatted

Today i am grateful for,...a very mundane everyday thing, my Car,i can go where ever i want,any meetings or church i need to get to,my caravan, i have not really appreciated it enough,until i have met someone who has to travel on public transport.
We are going to use it tomorrow to go to take Darren to visit his 88 yr old Grandmother, in London.The weather is very hot here, so it will be a struggle to be in the car for 2-3 hours,Yes its true we Brits are very obsessed with the weather!!!.., it seems strange to others, but we are governed by the weather on this small Island,we don't have just one or two changes in the weather, over the year,or one constant temperature like other countries, it does vary, a lot, we can have a snow storm, and then bright sunshine in the same day.
Our Summers, never follow a pattern as it does elsewhere, it can and does Rain all Summer, or be cold all Summer, i suppose what i am trying to get to is that you can never rely on the Weather to be what is expected for that Season, it can be very frustrating, and difficult to make plans.!!!...
I have been very disappointed with a close friend of Mine recently, Mike, I have been let down again...i expect people to be loyal to me, and not put me in difficult situation, i am very loyal to friends, and have tirelessly defended him fr to others,...always hurts me when its not returned.
I wont be able to go to their house again,because; the Ex has started going there again, when he knew i was there, (my car was outside),he had stopped going where i was,last year when i was in town,(i was in a D.v.d shop , and he waited outside, until i came out,) I assume it was the Solicitors letter.!!
At this persons house, he came in tried to say hello to me and Ben but i turned away,(Ben wanted to hit him!),i could have had him arrested for even speaking to me! I was eating when he arrived, i had been invited by The Lodger, as he was making a big meal...I said i 'had to go soon' to other people in the room,( i had already planned to go to a Ladies Prayer meeting, and was about to leave when he turned up,) He said in a loud Voice, 'everyone's leaving now' He should not flatter himself to think i will be driven out of anywhere by him!!!..
Of course he can say what he likes to me and i cant say anything back, as i don't talk to him, i was upset about this for a few days, mostly the fear and annoyance. So i have decided that i wont be going to the 'Friends ' house again, as it is the last place where the Ex can make his sarcastic remarks to me.
The 'Friend' Mike should not be putting me in this situation, he really is no friend at all...He is another one who just wants me at the meeting cos i'm supposed to get answers to prayers! Very Sad, i really liked him, and his house mates.But really he has chosen the Ex over me!!!..He can still come here, to pray, but i know he will get offended when i have to tell him.

Friday 25 May 2012

Blessings and Visions

Today i am grateful to God for my five healthy Sons and daughters,they are such a blessing,and although sometimes i feel guilty to have so many when some people can't have any, it was hard when they were younger to bring them up on my own, sometimes i have looked at them and thought 'am i responsible for the great people they have turned out to be'?,because it was just my influence in their lives, i wish i could claim that! I know it was the Lord who brought me through, even though i did not even get born-again until they were older children, between 2-10yrs.I know God has been looking after me my whole life, (as He does for everyone)
The question which was puzzling me yesterday was 'why do some people think i get prayers answered when others don't'? Someone i know has said that he cant have meetings without me because of this!!!..I don't want to have meetings with them any more,i am not being treated well.My wonderful friend Sandra has said that i get prayers answered because i am following Him, maybe others are'nt....She gets prayers answered too, also God speaks to her in Visions!

Wednesday 23 May 2012

Good friend, wonderful fellowship.

I am really really grateful to God today for my new friend Sandra! What a blessing she is to me,i have only known her for a Month, but to me it seems i have always known her! I started to talk to her at the Baptism at the church,I did not want to go, because of the Ex, but i knew God wanted me to go, i had actually left the Church building,and was about to get into the car! but went back in, and started to talk to her...Praise Him,She is very kind and is always there for me, we could talk up to two hours a day.
It has been an exciting day and a very upseting day too...wonderful ladies meeting,i asked for Prayer, and i am sure that God has healed me.
I am not going to talk about the upsetting things at the moment,its not worth dwelling on that,and i dont want to give the emeny the Victory again... People let us down, but God never does.

Saturday 19 May 2012

Has the Rapture happened, Mum?

Today i am thankful for having a house to live in,its an old, hundred year old terraced house,Red Brick.I have spent the last 26 years here, the longest time i have spent anywhere,as we moved around a lot when i was a child.I love this house, its nothing special, but its ours,everywhere i look there are Memories!..
The Lord gives me dreams of houses, sometimes they have secret rooms full of antique furniture,which is treasure to me! I have rarely dreamt about this house, and the only time i can remember is when i had the dream about Brenda my friend dying, and getting the news, i had dreamt i was walking down the stairs, where the wall is was open and the Ex told me, when i did found out she had died,it was the Ex, just at the bottom of the wall,where the Phone was,about 2 feet from where i dreamt it.!!!..Joe dreamt once that the Rapture was spreading across the country, a war was being waged right up to our house,he came down stairs looking dishevelled and said' has the Rapture happened'! so cute!!..

Thursday 17 May 2012

Stealing the Glory

(I saw somewhere yesterday that we should keep a diary and write in it every day how we are blessed!. so i am hoping to do this every time i do this blog)

Today i am grateful for the blessing of, a garden.   its a mess and there are far to many slugs, but its a blessing, the neighbour at the end said he did not want to buy the end of it now,as there would not be enough room,he had wanted to build a shed on it, and half of it is covered in old wood i use for the fire, so i offered him half of it,but not enough for him, he had said 'i will pay its all money in your pocket'! very strange, i am not interested in money at all!...i was willing to just let him use the space!
Why does the worldly people think everyone loves money? is it because they do  Odd to me!
I am quite troubled at the moment by some of the people i have fellowship with,one person is very very keen to have the meetings at their house,i don't know why this troubles me....could it be the wrong reasons,?...this person has always wanted to change the meeting to their house, even years ago when we had meetings here, at the time i knew God wanted them here, so took no notice....its still bothering me, why Lord...is it for their Glory? God does not share His Glory with others!....the other person i cant talk about yet, but me and S, have been puzzled about it too!...
Its not boastful to say that God has used me as a Catalyst, in the sense that i could get people to meetings,or if i went to others meeting the Holy Spirit would turn up , because i was there!, its happened so many times,but its nothing in me,i am not worthy... but it does happen....I remember saying to this friend of mine, 'oh its easy to get people stirred up' ( in the Spirit),and it was for me but he looked amazed!.. it was just a throw away comment to me, but as soon as i said it i knew it was wrong to say it out loud,it was a giftt to be Used for HIS Glory, and if i told people they would think i was Boasting!
So i am responsible for the consequences of that Gift, and He will hold me responsible with what happens.Years ago i was having meetings, but at the end it was in the wrong spirit,i wanted to hold onto them, 'My' meetings....wrong wrong wrong...
So this is what is happening now, it usually starts in me as an unease,which wont go away!...God knows.He will give the answer in His time.

Wednesday 16 May 2012

Another lesson from The Good Shepard

God is good!...ALL THE TIME! Praise Him. I have had a bad back, since Saturday or Sunday, and i was starting to worry why it was not going,'could it be that it is not my back, but my kidneys'? and had started to worry, and even told Sandra on the phone this morning that i would prob have to go to the Doctor! After speaking to her i prayed and asked God to take it away if it was the Enemy,( because it had stopped me going to the women's meeting last night), or if not that to show me what to do about it! Later i went outside, and on the way the answer came, that i had been fixing the lean-to roof outside, and had to lift it up to get support under it! So I had Lifted something heavy, and that's why my back is painful1 Thank you Lord for the answer,i just have to wait it out!
Yet again another lesson that i should be asking God FIRST before trying to answer things myself!!!..And of course i am letting the Enemy have the Victory because i have Missed out on the meeting!...i am pretty exasperated with Myself, the Lord has taught me this lesson before, yet i do it over and over, how do i remember this? Ask Him to remind me....

Tuesday 15 May 2012

God is good.

Praise Him, wonderful weekend, went to  lovely service, the end of a Christian writers conference,The Vicar who did my Mums funeral mentioned they were having it, and it was also advertised at the church,could not afford the whole weekend,and i object to paying to go to anything Christian, conferences, Does God  provide for His children or Not? He is no Mans debtor.We have had some wonderful meetings this past week,its Exciting when God does stuff.Praise Him.

Friday 11 May 2012

Frances and Tambourines

Getting near to the Olypics here in London, really couldn't care less, no one i know is remotely interested!, the Queens Jubilee is coming up soon, that should be good, everyone loves that , but also of course because we get a day off!
We went to see Frances yesterday,and we also went to a church which is right in a town centre,right in the middle of the life of the town,i bought a tamborineWhere Frances lives, in her room  we were singing songs from some 'songs of fellowship' books i had  in the car,and the people in charge of the Old peoples home where Frances lives asked us to go and sing in the main room,!!!... there were about 15-20 residents, and some of them joined in with the older hymms like 'abide with me' 'all things bright and beautiful' ' 'Love divine'. what a blessed time! we are going to go back again,and try to be a blessing again, maybe take Andre who can play Piano.

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Victory in Him

My Grandson Max's birthday yesterday, he was four! we had a lovely family party, it meant that i had to miss the Ladies meeting.Ben was excited, which meant that he was getting into my face a lot and punching people too, not hard though!..Its so good to have a united family, just happy to be together,and despite the enemy of out soul trying to Ruin that through the Ex, God has the victory again!..Praise Him.

Saturday 5 May 2012

His Still Small Voice

I have had a really busy week. when God starts something its hard to keep up! Praise Him!! had a wonderful meeting on Tuesday with some of the other women,wonderful teaching,such a blessing to me, i had felt really tired and had almost not gone, i would have missed such a lot!... There is good news about my friend in prison, he has had many letters! he was feeling neglected and forgotten,which was not the intention at all,!.. some of his letters to his friends had gone astray, and so people had not written back to him,not a good excuse from any of us.....but he has cheered up now, and that's the main thing!
We went to Elizabeth's on Thursday, what a wonderful blessing!!.., the ladies i took were blessed too,it a great thing to get together with those of like Mind.
One of the ladieswho was there had smuggled bibles into a country which was against Christianity, always great to see her.I am sure she will not mind if i share her story,we live a long way from London, and she had struggled down on the train, connections were not good and she arrived late and very discouraged to the meeting point and they had already shared out the bibles between them, she was even more discouraged, and had thought' Lord, whats the point of me even going?' but she felt to go anyway, when they got to the border of this Anti-Christian Land, hers was the only bag searched!! praise the Lord! HE knew what he was doing all along!!!..
Sometimes the Lord would wake me up when she was there, and tell me to pray, there and then for her,turned out later that was just the times when she was in danger or things were difficult!!. She told us when she came back that they had arranged to meet  Christian brothers with a van to pick up the Bibles, but because all the buildings looked alike they could not find the right place, and there were very few public phones for them to contact anyone,there were quite a few in her party, some who were Pastors, and people who were very full of themselves!!.., but my friend,is a very quiet,and gentle, it had got to the point where they had to just pray for the Lords help..,Did God speak to the Pastors or the ones who thought a lot of themselves.....?  NO he spoke to my friend, just quietly and gently He said gently 'go this wasy'she was able to lead them to the brother with the Van. A perfect Example of the Still Small Voice....!!Praise God....for He is good, and all the people said.....AMEN!!...

Tuesday 1 May 2012

May day

I was really sad today when my ex stepdaughter ran to the back of the shop so she would not have to serve me, of course she wants to stand up for her Dad, and i suppose is angry about the Solicitors letter in September telling him to leave me alone.
Well its May day now, a very big festival in the Witchcraft year,i anointed around the boundary of the house before it got dark, i heard about that from Dr Rebecca Brown in one of her books,they are all excellent,'Prepare for War'and 'He came to set the captives free'and Standing on the Rock'.
She said to have a spay bottle, fill it with oil,olive or veg, pray over it asking the Lord to bless it,and spray a line all round the property boundaries, i try to do it on all the Witchcraft festivals, also the full moon too, otherwise i cannot sleep! The Lord has shown me in visions that the Angels are in a circle outside the line, hand in hand and the demons are trying to get past the Angels but to no avail, the Angels just laugh at them!...
God is good and always protects us when we ask Him too!
Mike is troubling me again, he can find no reason to get out of bed, so doesn't...Spoke to my lovely friend Andre today, was able to share some of the Aggravation i have had with the Ex.Nice just to talk to him, we used to talk a lot,but that was my fault again....