A new month, wow! I thank You Jehovah for the gift of life. I’m gradually getting a little bit of structure into my day; take the girls to school, gym (maybe not some days, haven’t fallen in love with it yet!), any errands in town, read and or work on specific projects for the day, pick up the girls from school, rest, church (Tuesday and Thursdays), do more work usually updating journal and more reading. Well, that is the plan; I need a whole lot of diligence and not forgetting to keep some flexibility for unplanned events.
Planning for the We CAN Women leadership breakfast is in progress. We went to check the venue today in Northgate Mall. I would have loved a quieter venue with the same budget but God is in control, and the important thing is to ask God where He wants us to hold it. We are a little bit behind schedule as the event flier should have been ready by now but God is helping us.
I picked up one of my newly bought books (seems I buy at least one book a month), titled ‘Hearing from God by Henry and Richard Blackaby a father and son writing duo. I flipped through the book to briefly read a chapter and my gaze was arrested by the chapter on prayers. I guess this was because of the digging deep we had yesterday where we were discussing this topic. One of the ways that God speaks with me is getting affirmation through other people, either in a sermon, in a book or in a discussion. The writers were discussing some perspectives on prayers, what is prayer, why we pray, whom we should pray, what does God’s answer look like and so on. Some of the things that got me reflecting were their view that the reason we pray is that, it is a means of getting our focus away from us and turning it to God, that God uses prayer to relate with people and share what is in His heart. Once again, I ask myself, do I really give God the chance to share His heart with me? I feel I do, in particular through His word, through the various insights that He drops in my heart about who He is and His love for us. I pray that we continue to understand how to effectively communicate with God and not use prayer just as a medium to petition God.
Today, the phrase that keeps popping into my heart is ‘Intimacy with God’. Since I articulated my goals for this period in my life, I heard clearly the spiritual goal is to become intimate with God. This, coupled with the insight on prayer gives more clarity for me on my journey towards discovering my purpose; in Christ and in the world.
I was reading a magazine today and I came across this gruesome article on body suspension. These people put hooks through their skin and suspend themselves on poles. Apparently, it helps them to overcome pain, fear and increase their endurance level. This is definitely not for the faint hearted and I’m sure there are easier and simpler ways of overcoming fear and pain! What human beings do!
It’s my immediate brother’s birthday today. I remembered him and his family. I did not send birthday greetings though as he is a Jehovah’s Witness. I have been saving on birthday gifts for my siblings for many years now due to their faith Still, I lift them up into Jehovah’s hand and pray that God Himself will teach him and me His Will, and continue to shine His light upon him and his family. My brother is also one of the few people remaining in the world that is not hooked on facebook.
Father, I thank you for a day of continuous growth.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.