Tag: prayer

  • T.O.W.S.W.S

    The one where she was still…

    It felt like time was moving at sloth’s speed. Her body was feeling what the English men and women so colourfully described as ‘general malaise’ which caused her to be mildly intolerant of anything. This included work except that she actually had to show up to work. Well. She would later discover that she did not HAVE to , she just chose to show up at work. She shelved that realization of choice for unboxing later.

    There she sat in her car in the driveway not having the slightest motivation to go into the house. She sat there watching the very grey skies that had quickly gathered dimming the natural light. Tiny droplets of rain started to fall on her car’s windshield when her friend called. She surrendered to this moment;flowing and not resisting what was. After speaking words of encouragement to each other she hung up the call and continued to watch the sky. She had always loved nature because in It she found God. This moment felt so powerful. In that moment she was still.

    The droplets were but few and soon after she started to notice the dark grey  clouds moving away, and slowly the rays of sun started to move past the clouds as one would draw curtains and with no fight the clouds obliged. The sun came out and warmed the earth again to the point of burning her forehead as she stepped out of her car. This moment reminded her how quickly things can change when she remained still and kept her eyes on her maker.

    It is written in the word of God, be still and I will fight for you, I will strengthen you and help you. God is not limited by time. It may look like it’s getting darker and maybe it is. Not only that but it might start pouring too! You may have thought that God would at least keep the sun shining and not let it grey but now not only did he let it grey but he let the rain start to pour too! You might have wondered where the one who watches over your coming and going was when it started to get thick. The truth of the matter is , he is and was still in it. The minute you call out to him he shows up.

    When we fix our eyes on the one who made the earth and everything and everyone in it things start to move. God shifts things so quickly because our eyes are on him. Fully trusting that he can get us through anything and being God can he fail?You trust him to carry you through it. He has never failed and he will not start with you. Fix your eyes on him and enter his rest.

    May Elohim remind you who you are and whose you are today. You are so precious, so dearly loved that there had to death so you could be saved! Put your head up. You are more than a conqueror!!

    Until next time,

    Love Jo.

  • The Pink Room

    Leila’s face could not hide her utter disappointment when her mom told her that she could not have the pink room because it belonged to the baby. They had just moved into a new home and you see, pink is her favourite colour. She just could not understand how her mum could deny her choosing a room, knowing all too well that she lived and breathed pink! She looked at me with sad eyes and pouted. I empathised with her. I had just visited their new home and Leila’s mum was giving me a house tour. The house was tastefully done. Beautiful and had perfect natural lighting. Before I could begin to ask or puzzle about why she could not get that room her mum continued…”Leila, you know this room is too small for you. I want you to have another room so you can have a bigger room and your own bathroom.”

    Leila did not have even an iota of excitement to show. She had made up her mind on what was going to be her room. As i stood there this moment stood out for me as a revelation and learning moment. See, Leila’s mum had considered Leila, her needs and in wanting the best for her she chose a room that had other functions Leila had not considered. Leila had only focused on one attribute of her dream room. The colour. This got me wondering. Just how many things had I inquired of God but did not realise that God had given me better than I had even asked for? However, because of the limitation of the exact response I might have wanted I failed to appreciate and give thanks for having received better. I pondered on how what we want does not always serve us best. That what we want may be far lacking hence doing a great disservice to ourselves.

    This meditation caused me to pout too. What God wants for us is always far greater and much more useful to us. God’s plans for us are to prosper us and not to harm us, to give us hope and a future. If we surrender to God we trust that He will not put us to shame as he promised, that he will not drop us or let us fall. We have our understanding of things but it is not God’s understanding. Unless, of course we seek God for His understanding. Surrender is a heart’s posture. It calls for dying to self (flesh) and allowing God’s will be done by His Holy Spirit.The question is why do we fight and doubt the motive of the one who created us? Will the creation ask the creator “how do you know what is best for me?”, when the creation was not present when the creator decided what He would create and for what purpose?

    If you came up with an invention today (which by the way is something to be considered) would you not be the one who knows the most about it? Would you not know how it works, its capabilities, how to fix it if broken and generally the ins and outs of it? That is the same thing with our creator. He knows us more than we know ourselves. He knows what is best for us and knows that we are victorious. He is assured of us prospering and being successful because it reflects on him. God already tested you before he put you on earth and saw that you were able to do the work He created you for. You came here like a letter carrying a message. Your message is inside of you and it brings light and hope to all who get to know you and experience you.You are the message.Allow God to show you that you already are victorious. Step out of the letter. All creation is eager to read the message and see your light.

    As you go about today, trust that God wants the best for you. When you pray leave room for God to surprise you. God really cares for you and He will leave the 99 just for you. Seek God with all your heart and He will show you things you have not known before, He will bless you with things you did not know you needed .You matter and God loves you so much. It’s the greatest love you will ever experience. Let God love you and let your light shine!

    With love,

    Jo.