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Effortless Help

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In days past, whenever I have asked for God’s help and help has appeared, it has always been an ‘effortless’ help. 

Everything has just fallen so easily into place. Moving countries was effortless. Sure I had my part to play, had to pack everything up, and get organized, but the whole process was effortless. Work appeared, houses appeared, all the help we needed when we needed it, appeared. There was no struggle. There was no resistance. 

The same when I met my husband. I prayed and prayed to meet one person in the world that would love me. And when it happened, it was effortless. I didn’t have to fight and scream and go through turmoil, it was just easy and peaceful. And effortless.

For a few years I have been feeling unsettled inside. Not knowing where to go or what to do. I have failed miserably  at a few things I have attempted, had my self-esteem and confidence destroyed, and felt hopeless and even worthless.

But I realize, with God’s help the change that I need will happen, and it will happen effortlessly. I won’t need to jump through hoops, perform all manner of party tricks, or sell my soul for something to happen. It will just be. In God’s perfect time and way, and when it happens, it whatever way it manifests, I will be willing.

On Being Envious and Content

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I have been struggling with envy the past few weeks. It is the easiest thing to fall into. There will always be someone who has more than we have naturally. We do not even have to look very far to find someone who will have more than we have. Sometimes it is not even natural things that they may have more of, sometimes it can be who they are. More leadership qualities, more energy, more friends, more personality.

Any of these things, if we feel we are lacking in certain areas, may easily cause us to become envious.

Envy is hard to overcome. It can be hard to overlook those trigger points, and get to a place where we can honestly say we are not envious. 

Envy is the complete opposite of contentment. We can never be envious And be content at the same time. They are two extremes. At the one end desiring something we do not have, and at the other end, being completely satisfied with what we Do have. And we all have. We are all alive. We are all breathing. While we are alive, we have.

So my goal for tomorrow is to pray for contentment. If, impossible in my own strength, then to God be the glory. Through Christ we can be content. Keep our eyes on the one true living God, for therein lies our peace.  

Perfect Timing

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Everything good in my life has been brought to me through a blessing.

The blue eyes of my dear children.

Work opportunities in Sydney.

The home I live in.

My best friend forever.

God has brought so much across my path.

I trust that He will continue to bring what I need when I most need it.

He knows and leads the way.

Perfect timing.

Being Still

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Last night I was thinking of being still. I opened a book that I haven’t used in years to write some notes, and right there in front of me were some notes I had made from a long time ago. Exactly what I was thinking, ‘Be still and know that I am God’. 

It was my thoughts exactly echoed back to me. A tiny message to hold on to and focus on. In the midst of turmoil, strife, negativity, cravings and the other earth battles we face, sometimes just to be still, let go and allow God his will be done.

The creator of heaven, earth, land and sky breathed life into us. We have power on our side.

I Will

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I will 

I will be still

And know that Thou 

Art God 

I will be still 

And know that I am

Your child 

I will be still

And listen for your gentle

Quiet voice

I will be still

And wait for Thee 

To lead 

Open the way for me

Oh Lord 

I pray 

Be Still 

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“And in the quietness

Hear my voice

Be comforted

For I will never leave you

Nor will I forsake you

You are my child

I will protect you and

Love you forever”

His Child

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I’ve been struggling with contentment

It has alluded me

 I am trying

But I am not content

I am resentful

And despondent

This evening I received a gift

Encouragement from a friend

An unexpected message about being content

A much needed message

It just popped out, she said

And I know 

And I believe

It is God speaking to me

Because He knows

He understands

He feels my pain 

And He still loves me

He is a living God

And I am His child.

Glory, my Lord!

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It is from being low

That we can rise up high

From kissing grounds

To touching sky

I crouch below

And hide away 

My covered face

Begins to pray 

I rest awhile

I wait for God

Glory to heaven

Glory, my Lord!

Power through Prayer

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My weakness has no strength

An open door into the very

Heart of me

I would be destroyed 

But through grace

I fall at thy throne

For only at thy feet

Can I find a power

A power to save

A power to heal

A power to grow

To live

To love –

Power through 

Prayer

Blessed Rest of Heart

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We sometimes sing a hymn, the first verse goes as follows:

“Oh blessed rest of heart
From doubting fear and sin
A rest in Christ the risen Lord
Who sweetly reigns within”

This week I have been fighting inner demons, struggling to overcome, feeling weighed down, and impossible to live with, and to just be.

And then this afternoon we sang these beautiful words, and I could just put everything aside. I could just be at rest. A load was lifted off my shoulders.

We serve a living God, one who is so much higher than our thoughts and circumstances and experiences. He is above all these things, and He cares for us. He loves us. He loves us through our failures and shortcomings and temptations.

Tomorrow I might be weighed down all over again. But it is now Sunday evening Sydney time, and for the rest of day I will be at peace. At rest. A rest in Christ, the risen Lord, who sweetly reigns within.