Category: Sue’s Views

Sue’s Views

Are you feeling empty and dry? Merely existing? That’s a perfect scenario for God to pour in His life giving Spirit. You only have to ask Him. He longs to fill your emptiness with His fullness. Your despair and discouragement with His promise and hope. Your death with His life. It’s not over!

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One of the most powerful things we can do for someone is to pray for them. In prayer ….. we can carry people to God’s throne ….. and lift them up before His presence. We can build a bridge between their circumstances and God’s never ending supply and wisdom. It’s called ‘intercession’ and it means to ‘stand in the gap’! Are you willing to do that for someone today?

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Does it feel like you are hanging on by your fingernails? When life turns your world upside down ….. know this ….. God is underneath you ready to catch you if you fall. He is above you to protect you from the vultures ….. beside you to protect you from those curve balls that come out of nowhere ….. and He’s in you giving you strength and wisdom to help you fight the inner battles. I’d say He’s got you completely covered!

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Been through a ‘storm’ and feeling a little ‘shipwrecked’? The thing about storms is they come out of nowhere and catch us off guard. But if we hold on tightly ….. the tide will carry us to a place we may have never gone to ….. had it not been for the storm. A place of new opportunities ….. new strength ….. and a new assurance. Hang on to the life saver ….. Jesus!

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Just sitting here reflecting on the past week ….. and how good God is! This time last week ….. I was feeling anxious about what was ahead. I’m one of those people who try to plan for every possible scenario. The problem is ….. God doesn’t usually fit into any of them! He has His own plan ….. and it’s always perfect. Jesus tells us not to worry about tomorrow. Just take it one day at a time! Most of the things we worry about never actually happen ….. and if they do ….. we discover that we are able to cope with far more than we thought we could. Have a blessed week everyone!

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Trying to hear from God ….. but not getting a clear answer? It could be a matter of timing! Just as things look sharper when the sun is overhead ….. God may be saying ….. “Wait!” If we move before His timing ….. we could trip ….. or be deceived by shadows. His timing is perfect!

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I remember my parents ….. as they approached their 80s ….. saying ‘ We don’t feel like we belong in this world anymore!’ This is a couple who lived through WWII and the Great Depression ….. and yet they felt like strangers in a world of increasing technology and declining morality.

We can all feel like that at times. As though the world has turned upside down and is unrecognisable. But you may be the only one that is the right way up in someone else’s ‘upside down’ world! Don’t lose heart ….. and don’t feel like you have to change to suit what feels like the majority. This world needs people who are founded and rooted in truth. Who have stood firm through the challenges life brings. Hold fast to what you know to be true without wavering!

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One of the greatest things we can teach our children is to pray! Prayer links them to the God who is omnipresent (always with them wherever they are) ….. omnipotent (has the power to do anything) ….. and omniscient (knows everything). We won’t always be there ….. our ability and knowledge is limited ….. but God will always be their best friend ….. counsellor and helper! 

Happy 6th birthday today Mavy! God hears your prayers ….. so don’t stop! Well done, Mum, for being such an example of faith to your children. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him!

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It always amazes me how something that looks like a dried up onion can become these beautiful spring flowers. The secret is being hidden underground for a time! During this time ….. so much is happening in that dark place to release the potential that’s within the bulb. If you are in a dark place ….. rejoice! It means God is giving you roots ….. and stripping away the external stuff that limits your growth. At the right time ….. the real ‘you’ will emerge. Don’t be in a rush!

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Does the way ahead seem to be blocked? Gates have two purposes. They are there to keep intruders out ….. but also to keep those within safe. What we see as an obstacle ….. could be there for our protection. God is our gatekeeper! He sees the dangers we don’t see. He also sees the desires of our hearts. His ‘No!’ could be a ‘Not now!’ He will open the gate if and when the time is right. In the meantime ….. be content with where you are right now!