Category: Sue’s Views

Sue’s Views

Just want to remind everyone out there this Monday morning that you are a work of art! You are packed full of potential ….. destined for greatness ….. and blessed from above. Don’t let the voices from the past tell you otherwise. Learn from your past mistakes so you don’t repeat them ….. but allow your glorious future to unfold. Let your mess become your message!

Sue’s Views

I love how the camellia is one of the most delicately beautiful blossoms ….. and yet it blooms during the harshest months of the year. What’s its secret? Only that it was created ‘for such a time as this’. If your circumstances seem harsh ….. remember your Father in Heaven knew about it before you did. But He has put into you His own Spirit ….. the same Spirit that raised Christ from death! If you try to do it in your own strength ….. you’ll fail. But if you allow His strength ….. life ….. and wisdom to flow through you ….. nothing can hold you back!

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Did you know that God created you for a specific and unique purpose? No one else can do what He designed you to do ….. and you can’t do what He designed someone else to do. That’s why it’s so important that we discover our own pathway. But ….. at the same time ….. you have gifts that others need. We are not designed to live separately ….. but to live in relationship with others whose gifts we can encourage and enhance. So there’s no point in comparing or envying! Your gift is just as valuable as everyone else’s so long as you use it for God. Receive your gift with thanksgiving ….. and then share it with others!

 ‘But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with one another, they are without understanding.’ 2 Cor 10:12

Sue’s Views

Do you ever wish you could fly away to some quiet spot away from all the problems life brings? Well you can! It’s called the Secret Place. It’s a place you can go to at any time no matter what you’re doing. It’s a place of refreshing ….. wisdom ….. peace ….. joy ….. because it’s in the presence of the One who is all those things and so much more. A few moments with Him and you’ll feel renewed and have a fresh perspective on your situation.

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Discouragement is one of the enemy’s favourite weapons! Just when you start to exercise faith and hope ….. he will make sure you hear or see something that brings doubt. One negative thought or image in our mind can undo all that has been built previously. I read this morning that faith begins in the heart ….. whereas hope is in the mind. Hope in the Bible is not wishful thinking ….. it is an assurance that God will be true to His Word. 

The next time you feel discouraged ….. remember to let what is in your heart rule over what is in your mind! 

 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not yet seen.” Hebrews 11:1

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If the future is not looking too rosy ….. remember you can’t see the full picture. Whatever God has purposed for your life ….. He has also provided for. Right now ….. it may be in bud form. It may seem small and closed to you. But I assure you ….. it will open up at the right time. And you will wonder ….. ‘Where did that come from?’ Be thankful for what you have now. Don’t worry about the future!

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In order to take this photo ….. I had to position myself so that the tree blocked the sun. Otherwise it would have been too bright. Obviously the sun is a lot bigger than the tree! I wonder what relatively small thing is blocking you from being able to receive God’s light? Shame from the past ….. a lie you  are believing ….. an idol of some sort you are putting before Him? Whatever it is ….. you need to see it in perspective. By simply taking one step ….. that thing will no longer be in the way ….. and God’s light will shine through to you.

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Yesterday we had our ‘last supper’ (or late lunch) as a family in our home before we move out in a couple of weeks. So many mixed emotions! In the 18 years we’ve lived here ….. we’ve celebrated 2 weddings and the births of 12 grandchildren. We’ve looked after and mourned the passing of my Mum & Dad. We’ve been able to host friends and extended family ….. and enjoyed much fellowship around our table. Of course there have been ups and downs ….. tears amongst the laughter ….. and hard lessons learned. But God has always been faithful and walked us through the good and the not so good! We look forward with excitement to the next chapter!

One of our favourite scriptures is Psalm 37: 24-25 

“The LORD makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;  though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread.”

Sue’s Views

It’s officially winter! The trees have shed their leaves ….. the sun goes down by 5 ….. and heaters are firing up! In nature ….. today is the beginning of its most productive season. New life is starting to surge through those naked branches. The beauty of spring doesn’t just happen overnight. It takes months of preparation and chemical changes ….. but they all take place within and are unseen. It’s the same with us! Our most productive seasons become evident after a ‘winter’ experience. Those sleepless nights of anguish ….. those prayers that seem to hit the ceiling ….. those hopes that appear to have been dashed ….. those disappointments ….. are developing strength and character in you that could come no other way. 

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:2-4

Sue’s Views

We all have a past! Some of it holds memories we regret and would rather forget. And some of it holds those precious golden memories we want to hold onto ….. and pass on to our loved ones. Both kinds are part of who we are now! Our loved ones can benefit as much from our mistakes ….. as from our glory moments. Don’t be afraid to share your story. It’s your finest lesson ….. and no one can argue with it!