Category: Sue’s Views

Sue’s Views

Waiting is not one of my favourite pastimes! Once I get an idea in my head ….. I tend to want to execute it straight away. But I’ve learned over many years that it’s not a good idea to rush into things. Firstly ….. it may be a fleshly desire that started with me, not God. Secondly ….. I may not have all the necessary information to carry it through. Thirdly ….. it may not be the right timing. I wonder how much time and energy I’ve wasted trying to ‘make something happen’. When we do things in God’s strength and wisdom ….. it turns out so much better!

‘But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.’ Isaiah 40:31

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Our children are a gift from God. They belong to Him first ….. and He cares for them even more than we do. We all started out as an innocent child ….. simple ….. trusting ….. adventurous. Children have no sense of danger. A parent’s role is to protect while at the same time helping them to learn how to live in a world that is full of opportunities. The enemy is out to harm our children in all sorts of ways. Apart from being vigilant ….. the best way to protect our kids is to pray for them. Obviously we can’t be watching them every second ….. but God is! They are the ‘apple of His eye’. It’s the most sensitive part ….. and if something touches it ….. you know about it!

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The Bible is the most relevant and up to date book you will ever read! ‘How can that be?’ ….. you may ask …..when it was written so long ago. Even though every person who wrote the various books is long gone ….. the actual author is very much alive. Every word is inspired by God who has no beginning and no end. It starts before our universe was created ….. and it ends after this world will be no more. Even the Old Testament reads like today’s newspaper! But it doesn’t just report the current events ….. it gives us answers. Our reporters can only write facts they see or hear ….. and even then they are distorted and sensationalised. God has all knowledge ….. and all power! Make sure you get your information from a reliable source!

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I hope your summer is going well and you are enjoying this beautiful weather. Wherever you are …..

‘I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.’ Ephesians 3:16-19

Sue’s Views

Have you ever noticed how one negative thought leads to another ….. and then another ….. and so on until it becomes a saga? It becomes like a recording that plays in your mind ….. like a familiar song you can’t get out of your head. This happened to me just yesterday while I was doing my ironing! I found myself going down that well beaten track of negativity ….. and I asked God to ‘Please erase it from my mind!’ I felt Him say ‘Change tracks! Play another record! And play it until it becomes so familiar it takes the place of the old one!’ And so I put on a podcast that was full of truth and hope. And you know what? ….. It worked! With so much negativity around us we can easily slide down that slippery slope. But if ….. as soon as you hear the first note of that old song ….. you change tracks ….. you will soon be singing a different tune!

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I don’t claim to be a prophetess ….. but I do believe God speaks to us all if we have ears to hear. Last year at this time I felt He was saying 2021 would be a year of exposing evil. No more needs to be said about that! This year I feel He is saying 2022 will be a year of God revealing Himself more and more in the midst of evil. I see Him turning up in times of desperation ….. putting words in people’s mouths when they don’t know what to do or say ….. I see people looking up to Heaven and saying ‘That was you, Lord, wasn’t it?’ I believe the focus is going to change from what the devil is doing to what God is doing. Don’t overlook the little things. God can work in spectacular ways but He often reveals Himself in personal details. That way we learn to exercise our faith. He is our only Hope!

‘O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together.

I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.’ Psalm 34:3-4

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How have you changed this year? Confinement and limitation is never enjoyable ….. but it definitely changes us. A caterpillar may look at a butterfly with envy of its freedom ….. but instead of growing wings ….. he finds himself confined to an even tighter environment. He may even lose sight of the possibility of ever becoming a butterfly. He may think ‘This is as good as it’s going to get for me!’ But God is doing something amazing on the inside of him. Don’t let go of your dreams! But there is a process. There is no shortcut. Yield to the process while holding onto the dream. Nothing and no one can stop God’s plan but you!