new home for bro

LORD

Need to find my brother a new home but it has to be one that Mum will feel comfortable staying in as a second home. I know it's a tall order, but you have never disappointed me when it comes to homes. I thank you so much for that.

It needs to be a place close to ours so I can commute by bus or a quick train trip. So riverwood, penshurst, hurstville, mortdale, narwee would be great areas. Penshurst, riverwood or hurstville would be my top three.

It has to be a security block, safe on the outside so I nice street with lighting, lighting around the building or at least around the front entrance. A lock up garage, internal laundry, near a park would be great or something which would be entertaining for the kids to visit.

The actual unit has to be roomy, super clean, and cosy. Kitchen and bathroom spotless and a safe balcony. Preferably on the 1st or 2nd floor.

Out of all these you know better than me what she definitely needs to feel comfortable here. I know this is a tall order but I have asked for the impossible before and received it. You said in your word that we have not because we ask not and when we ask, we ask with the wrong motives.

You know my motives LORD. To give Mum a home here in Australia where she feels she belongs. In the hope that one day she will move over here and be surrounded by family who love her.

Thank you for being our provider. To make it even harder, she is coming here in Oct so would be great to find this place in the next couple of months.

Thank you LORD that all things are possible in your name. That whatever we ask for we shall receive if we believe. I believe that you know what's best for us LORD and I ask that you guide our choices and help us to find this place.

Thank you so much for your love. in your mighty name Lord Jesus, name above all names. amene

hard labour

we had our 2nd antenatal class this week. It ran through how long on average labour would be, different positions, etc. Gone are the days which are still shown on tv programmes of a mum lying in a bed with doctors down the end giving her instructions. Now they prefer upright positions to help with gravity...so either standing up, crouching or sitting up. All very undignified...12 hours or more of undignified grunting and pain.

When the LORD said he was going to make child-bearing hard, he wasn't kidding!

So my man and I were discussing how he would have to coach and take care of me during the majority of that 12 hours. He's a morning person...anything after 11pm he starts to struggle.

Imagine if I don't go into labour until late evening, he has to stay awake till the next morning helping me.

When I say morning person....I mean we could be talking about the end of the world and myles wouldn't be able to keep his eyes open. He's completely incapable of functioning at that time.

I can just picture it now...i'm screaming in pain, myles is sitting on the bed massaging me and next minute I can feel the pressure of his head on my back as he drops off to sleep and starts snoring.

He said he doesn't need my mum's help, but I think he will be begging for it at 2am and I'm nowhere near pushing baby out :-)

How cool would it be to forgive instantly

As soon as someone does something to you - to forgive them instantly.  Without a moment's hesitation.

In my reading of the Bible I see so many times when the Lord forgives people instantly, totally, and without conditions.  And then He gets straight on with loving them.  Blessing them even!

The Lord shows us the way in being forgiving.  His classic example is him on the cross.  Beaten and tortured.  Mocked.  He forgives and gets straight into loving everybody.

I want to be able to instantly forgive people.  And then turn around and bless them.  Is that an awesome way to show them God's love in me or what!

In the few occasions I have done this it has probably blessed me more than the person I have forgiven.

It's my birthday...and I'll cry if I want to

Yes today is my birthday....and I could cry....if I wanted to.  There is so much in the world to despair in peoples lives.

Weaknesses.  Accusations. People not talking to each other.  Misunderstandings.  Judgements.  Loneliness.  Missed dreams.

Yet I don't cry.  I don't feel like it. 

Cause the Lord makes me happy.  I sing to him everyday. 

my church is inside my heart

Recently I have heard of a few people gossiping about church.  What it doesn't do.  What people at church don't do.

Well frankly it pisses me off.

My church is in my heart.  This thought opened my eyes to what church is for me.

It is not affected by what church people do or say.  Or what people say or do about church people.

No one is perfect.  I am not perfect.  So I don't expect others to be.

Church for me is about:
- worshipping the Lord
- serving other christians
- fellowshipping with other christians

That's why I enjoy setting up and packing up after church.  I don't care if I am the only person doing it.  If everyone else is just standing around chatting...trying to connect.