Some times learning is not easy!

Today for the first time in ages I knew God DID want me to sing the ministry song..
This is not a moan...but my work day stated out bad, improved ever so slightly later on but went quickly hill after lunch. I am not saying this to boast but that I had to learn something today!

Now i am not one to say that the enemy doesn't want this to happen or that to happen but i really get the feeling that he didn't want this today..
I am supposed to be at church for 7:30 pm to prepare but didn't get home till 7:15 due to work issues

IN the past I have made the decision to not attend church when things have gone bad or when I have come home late from work.

Recognising that Satan does not want us to carry out Gods work or to hear his word can sometimes be a slow process and for me it has taken a fair while, I mean I knew this in my head but not in my heart!
God wants us to want to do his will, to hear his word and to carry out the job he has given us
If we do these thing and follow his way then the gate of hell will not prevail!

Matthew 16:18
"And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it."

Some times learning is not easy!

To Obey is better than sacrifice

I recently wrote a post regarding Sacrifice and before that one regarding an issue we had in our Church (We or I...does it really matter)

I remember praying about the I and we thing and remember feeling God saying to me that it doesn’t matter what matters in that you are obedient. I was still unsure until recently.

Our Church hold several Holy spirit teaching sessions each week.. These are not services but where we are taught. This week we were learning about obedience and also what it means to be disobedient. The scripture below was read and I can honestly say my life can never be the same.

1 Samuel 15

Has the Lord as great delight in burnt-offerings and sacrifices,
as in obedience to the voice of the Lord?
Surely, to obey is better than sacrifice,
and to heed than the fat of rams.
²³For rebellion is no less a sin than divination,
and stubbornness is like iniquity and idolatry.
Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,
he has also rejected you from being king.’ (NRSV)

When God asks us as individuals or as a church to do something then we should obey being obedient to Gods Word is far more important than anything else.

John 14

¹⁵If you love me, you will obey what I command. ¹⁶And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counsellor to be with you forever— ¹⁷the Spirit of truth

²³Jesus replied, "If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. ²⁴He who does not love me will not obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.

Tithing, Facebook and Sacrifice

It dawned on me just today (as i was sat playing games on facebook!), God asks for 10 % of ALL we have. This isnt just a financial request but MUST include time.
That equates to 2 hours 24 min's per day its not really a huge amount.
then I thought were will Get this time from....

As I sat on facebook I thought..... I wonder how much time I spend on facebook per day. Not over 2 hours usually( although it has been known) but that SHOULD be God time. Time dedicated to my ministry or time dedicated to a bit of bible reading or time spent with God in prayer or in his presence.

Now I am certainly not anti facebook quite the opposite! but i should not be spending more time on facebook or twitter or Myspace than I spend with God

Right now I cant honestly say God is asking me to give up facebook but I am asking myself would I be willing to if He asked me. What else would I be willing to give up if asked?

2.5 hours is nothing really, we could all find this time if we look.



Hebrews 10:14

because by one sacrifice HE has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

Miracles..

During February I have been reading Matthews Gospel.....28 chapters in 28 days!

What has hit me most is the sheer number of miricles in Matthew (according to Wikianswers 34!)

They seem to come one after another after another to be honest i was stunned by the sheer number.

Jesus said that we would do all these thing and more......now let see....when did I last heal a blind man? or cast out a demon.
Don't get me wrong I have seen miracles performed and God has performed innumerate miracles in my life.

But Jesus said..¹²"I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.John 14:12

Help Me!!

I Love Ice hockey but I am facing something of a dilemma....

Canada or USA?????

Let me explain.

For years as a child my family was ( as i thought) mainly Canadian. My Grandpa moved from California to Canada divorced and Married a Canadian Woman..MY Grandma...

But years later My mother by miracle, discovered that her Mother was still alive and well in California (this is probably another story for another day!!)but also discovered that we had a very large family in The USA(who i have yet to see!!)

So you see my dilemma........

USA or Canada?

Finally Home - Mercyme

Says it all...nothing to add!

I'm gonna wrap my arms around my Daddy's neck
And tell Him that I've missed Him
And tell Him all about the man that I became
And hope that it pleased Him

There's so much I wanna say
There's so much I wanted You to know
When I finally make it home
When I finally make it home

Then I gazed upon the throne of the King
Frozen in my steps
And all the questions that I swore I would ask
Words just won't come, yeah

I'm so amazed in what I've seen
So much more than this old mind can hold
When I finally make it home
When I finally make it home

And the sweetest sound these ears will get to hear
The voices of the angels
When I finally make it home
When I finally make it home

Evan Almighty & Prayer

I Love this Film Its absolutely fantastic.
But there is one part in this film the i love more than any.

When Morgan Freeman appears to Evans Wife Joan

"Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?

How many of us can relate to this? So often we pray to God with a specific request and we expect everything to work out, but God answers in ways we cannot even begin to understand. often it can seem that our prayers go unheard, but God hears everyone of them no matter how small and will provide the answers when the time is right for HIM!!
How many of us have prayed for patience with our own children or our work colleagues or someone else only to find ourselves being impatient or frustrated on your next meeting. Funny how these situations occur like that and how often!!


When we pray are we praying expecting God to do something or are we expecting God to do something that we want to see done. When we pray for an opportunity to use the gifts given by God are we praying with preconceived ideas of what we want. I know that I have prayed like this and in all likely hood will probably do so again.

When I pray I will pray expecting God to do something, but I will also be asking God to remind me of my prayers, to give me that little nudge in the back to say "Oi you asked"!!!