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Turn Around!

Sue’s Views
Have you wandered off the path ….. found yourself in a dark place? Are you telling yourself all kinds of lies to justify where you are? Does it seem too hard ….. and too far to get back on track ….. so you just keep digging a deeper ….. and darker hole? It’s not as far as you think! If you do a 180 turn and take 1 step ….. you’ll find your Father has run the rest of the distance to meet you! In fact He’s been there all the time ….. just waiting for you to turn around!

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I Am!

Sue’s Views
Whatever season you are in ….. God is there! When Moses asked God ‘What is your name?’ ….. God answered ‘I Am!’ Not ‘I was’ ….. or ‘I will be’! He is God of the past ….. present ….. and future. When you are troubled by past memories or regrets ….. He says ‘I am your healer ….. forgiver ….. and reconciler.’ When you are struggling with your present situation ….. He says ‘I am your helper ….. provider ….. and wisdom.’ When you are anxious about your future ….. He says ‘I am your peace ….. protector ….. and guide.’ This pic portrays 3 seasons in one. Autumn leaves ….. winter trees ….. and spring flowers. He is the God of yesterday ….. today ….. and ever more!
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God’s Mercies

Sue’s Views
New month ….. new opportunities! No matter what mistakes we made yesterday ….. today is a new beginning. God’s mercies are new every morning. Mercy means ‘compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm.’ God has every right to punish us for our disobedience ….. but He chooses to show compassion and forgiveness. When we show true repentance for our wrongdoing ….. He not only forgives ….. but also blots out our transgressions as a cloud blocks the sun. He no longer remembers them. Now that’s something to celebrate.

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Legacy

Sue’s Views
One of the greatest things a father can do is to pass his faith on to his children. Faith is both taught and ‘caught’! We can’t expect our children to do as we say unless we are doing what we tell them to do! They need to see it in action. Today is our son Jason’s birthday ….. and I chose this photo because it says a lot about who he is. He’s not only a gifted musician and builder. He is carrying on a legacy that will affect many generations to come. By baptising his eldest son ….. he is saying ‘As for me and my house ….. we will serve the Lord!’ Happy Birthday Jase and thanks for being a world changer!

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Regrets?

Sue’s Views
Are you living with regret for mistakes you’ve made in the past? If only life had a ‘delete’ button ….. or a ‘rewind’! Most of us would be going backwards more than forwards! The truth is ….. we have all done things that haunt us. That’s why Jesus came! There’s no way we can erase the past ….. but through the Cross we are forgiven. God’s grace and mercy are the greatest gifts because we can’t earn them and we certainly don’t deserve them. Now ….. if God says we are forgiven ….. who are we to dispute that fact? He has ‘blotted out our transgressions like a cloud’ ….. and we can move on to see His promises fulfilled!

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‘Even If’ Faith

Sue’s Views
True faith to me ….. is not so much about believing for great things in the future. It’s more about seeing the greatness of God in my present circumstances. One of my favourite songs is ‘Even if’ by Mercy Me. It’s based on the story of the fiery furnace in Daniel 3, when the 3 Hebrew men refused to bow to the King. They said ‘God is able to save us’ ….. ‘and He will’ ….. ‘but even if He doesn’t ….. we will not bow down!’ When all seems lost ….. that kind of faith will keep you standing!

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Blessed Assurance

Sue’s Views
No matter what you are going through right now ….. one thing you can hold onto is hope! Hope is not wishful thinking ….. ‘I hope things will change’. Hope is a blessed assurance that God already knows the future ….. and has your very best interests at heart. He is the One who made a dry path through the Red Sea ….. made streams flow in the desert ….. fed 5000 people with 2 loaves of bread and 5 fish ….. and countless other miracles. Put your trust in Him! He will change your outlook from bleak to sunny!

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Magnolias

Sue’s Views

Yay! It’s magnolia season! These beautiful trees remind me that ….. in every season ….. there is something beautiful! Just as most trees have lost their leaves and blossoms ….. these beauties do their thing. The same God who waited for the wine to run out at a wedding and then made the best wine out of water ….. the same God who waited four days after Lazarus died to bring him back to life ….. is the God who waits till things seem hopeless and then shows up in amazing ways! If you are in a winter season ….. look out for the magnolias!


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This Too Shall Pass!

Sue’s Views

Are you going through a difficult time that is beyond your control? There are seasons in life when we’ve done all we can ….. and we just have to wait out the storm. That’s when we can go to the ‘secret place’ which is ‘under the shadow of The Almighty’ and ‘find shelter under the shadow of His wings until these troubles pass by.’ Troubles ‘come to pass’ ….. but the ‘Word of the Lord stands forever.
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Our True Inner Self

Sue’s Views
As much as we love to see the trees adorned with blossoms and leaves ….. there is a beauty in the starkness of winter. We get to see the true shape and uniqueness. We too ….. go through seasons where our true inner self is exposed. Times when our emotions are so raw ….. we can no longer hide them or pretend they don’t exist. Our natural response is to push them down ….. cover them up with a superficial facade ….. or drown them in a temporary fix. But God sees through all that ….. and He longs to come in and bring meaning to our reality. Only He can meet you where you are ….. and take you to where He wants you to be. The twists and turns of life make us who we are ….. and enable us to identify with others going through their own journey.