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Graduation

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Big day for Mavy yesterday! I love how we can celebrate the milestones in life. The word ‘graduate’ means ‘to move forward from one thing to another’. One day ….. we will all graduate from this life to another. Just as how choices we make at school can determine what kind of job we get ….. so choices we make in this life can determine where we spend eternity. The most important choice we can make is to believe in Jesus Christ as our Saviour! He is the way ….. the truth and the life! Congratulations Maverick! Love and blessings to you for the next chapter!

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Pressure

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This waterwheel relies on the pressure of water to be of any use. Without that ….. it would remain stagnant. Pressure is not always a bad thing! As much as we might like a life free from stress ….. deadlines ….. or expectations of others ….. without those we too would stagnate and become useless. Just as stress training is vital to strengthen muscles ….. so the stresses of life can strengthen our innermost being. They can bring out the fight in us and motivate us to get up and do something. No race was won ….. and no victory gained without pressure. Of course ….. too much pressure can squash us. That’s when we need to adjust the flow by saying ‘no’ ….. or by seeking help.

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Abundant Life

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Are you living an abundant life! Are you living life to the full? That doesn’t mean you have no problems ….. it means you are in a continual relationship with the One who has all the solutions. It doesn’t mean you are wealthy ….. it means you are acquainted with the One who provides all your needs. It doesn’t mean you’ve reached the top of the ladder ….. it means you are walking each day with the One who gives wisdom ….. guidance ….. and strength. Jesus came to give us abundant life! It’s not about our circumstances …..it’s about who is living in us!

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Through

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One of the most encouraging words in the Bible is the word ‘through’. God doesn’t always take us out of difficult situations but He does promise to be with us through them. ‘I will be with you ‘through the storm’ ….. ‘through the valley’ ….. ‘through the battles’ ….. ‘through the night seasons’. Next time you face a challenge know this ….. God has never been closer than He is right now! He won’t abandon you! He is taking you through to take you somewhere!
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Voice Recognition

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Voice recognition has become a reliable and safe way to open bank vaults and entries to confidential information. It’s amazing that no two voices are the same! Our hearts and minds are like a safe. They hold the treasures and things that are most valuable to us. We don’t want just anyone to have access to them. God knows us better than anyone ….. so we can trust Him with those things. Just like the sheep recognise the voice of the shepherd ….. so we need to be able to distinguish His voice from all others. Give Him permission to open the safe ….. and listen for His voice.
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Hearing God’s Voice

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A while ago I was challenged to ask myself ‘If God told me to ask for anything I wanted ….. what would it be?’ King Solomon was asked this question and He asked for wisdom! My answer was to be able to hear God’s voice and to see things from His perspective. There are so many voices clamouring for our attention ….. many of them out to deceive! The only way to hear God is to tune in to Him so much that fake voices will be obvious. 
In Bible times a shepherd led his sheep by the sound of his voice. They knew it so well that it was the only voice they followed. Jesus said in John 10:27
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow me.”
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Seek First The Kingdom Of God

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It’s never easy being the odd one out ….. but the majority are not always right! We’ve been given a brain to think for ourselves ….. but let’s do it prayerfully and respectfully. Jesus was the perfect example. He stood against the political and religious leaders because He followed the will of his Father. He carried the sins of the ‘herd mentality’ to the cross. Isaiah the prophet said ‘All of us, like sheep, have strayed away. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the sins of us all.’ Jesus said ‘Seek first the Kingdom of God ….. and all these things (things you need) will be added to you.’
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From Death to Life

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When all seems hopeless ….. and you feel like it’s over ….. God’s ability is just beginning. He specialises in breathing life into dry bones ….. raising dead dreams ….. restoring dead relationships. Give Him your grief ….. despair ….. disappointment ….. and see Him turn your mourning into dancing ….. your sorrow into joy!
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Choose Wisely!

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Who do you look up to?  We need leaders who are strong but who can identify with those they lead. Leaders who are not out for personal gain ….. but to influence and change things for the better for all concerned. Most of all ….. they must be people of integrity. People who do what they say ….. and say what they mean. When God chose a king ….. He looked not at the outward appearance but at the heart. With elections coming up ….. let’s do the same!

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Turn It Around!

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Every choice we make in life paves the way for the future. If only we had a fast forward ….. and a rewind button! Most decisions are made on the spur of the moment. If only we took time to think ‘how will this affect my life ….. and the lives of others?’ Thankfully ….. most mistakes can be learned from. Forgiveness and restitution can turn them into something wonderful. Don’t let shame or regret keep you on a downhill spiral. Some of the best testimonies are honest confessions of our mess ups ….. and how we turned them round!
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