Author: Sue Wilson

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Change Of Season

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The trees are starting to change colour and there is a definite ‘nip’ in the air!As we reluctantly say goodbye to summer ….. let’s remember that every season has its purpose and is necessary for life to continue. I personally love autumn! It has a beauty of its own. The vibrant array of colours ….. the crunchiness of walking on fallen leaves ….. the crispness of the sunny days! It causes us to prepare for winter by putting on an extra layer. In nature ….. it’s clear out time! It gets rid of the old to make way for the new. Not a bad time for us to do the same!
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Life Is Like A Board Game!


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I had fun last night playing Ludo with my grandies! Board games really bring out the true character of a person! There’s the competitive ….. ‘must win at all costs’ type! Then there’s the strategic ….. ‘take their time before making a move’ type. The aim of the game is to get home! Life’s journey is something like a board game. We start out well ….. but then we find ourselves back where we started! We win some battles ….. and we lose some as well. We have to learn to trust God and not rely on our own strategies. There will be disappointments along the way and we will be tempted to cheat or say ‘It’s not fair!’ But if we persevere and play to the rules ….. we will reach our Home! 
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Life’s Journey

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One thing I’ve learned from my journey so far is that no experience in life is ever wasted. Everything we go through is preparation and training for what lies ahead. Our struggles build strength ….. our mistakes form wisdom and understanding ….. our loneliness leads us to a closer walk with God ….. our losses teach us that everything comes from Him. So ….. there’s no point living with regret ….. guilt ….. or shame! Admit your failures ….. confess your sins ….. seek forgiveness where necessary. Then see the past as your pathway to the future. Then ….. go forward in God’s strength ….. wisdom ….. knowledge and understanding. There are people ahead waiting to be encouraged by your story!
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Proverbs 3:5-6

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My word from God today is Proverbs 3: 5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths” 
As I mentioned in my last post ….. there are conditions to God’s promises! In this case ….. in order to experience God’s direction ….. there are 3 conditions to be met. Trust Him wholeheartedly ….. not leaning on your own understanding ….. and acknowledging Him every step of the way. 
I’m sure many of us start off with a prayer asking God to direct our path but we have our own idea of how He should do it! We use logic, reasoning and past experience to plan how this might work out. When He takes us on a different path we question whether we heard right. Trust means faith without seeing ….. obeying without understanding ….. and yielding to His direction knowing His ways are higher than ours! 
I experienced this yesterday when out walking. I had asked God ‘where to from here?’ I came across several signs that took me on a very different route to the one I’d planned!
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Psalm 37: 4-5

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My Word from God this morning was Psalm 37: 4-5.
“Delight yourself in the LORD and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD, trust also in Him, and He will do it.” (NASB)
On first impression we may interpret that to mean that if we spend some time praying, reading the Bible and being good ….. He will reward us with the things we want most. But ….. there are always conditions to God’s promises! In this case they are to ‘Delight ourselves in the Lord’ ….. and to ‘Commit our way to the Lord and trust in Him’. 
The more we delight in God, the more we will want what He wants. Our own selfish desires will take second place to doing God’s will. We will discover that His will brings us far more delight than our own will does. It may take us on a path that seems unfamiliar and difficult. That’s where the ‘committing our way to the Lord and trusting Him’ comes in. 
The verse ends with ‘He will do it’. He will help you ….. guide you ….. and give you the strength and ability to complete the task. 
If there is a battle going on in your mind about trust that God has way better plans for your life than you do! Trust Him!
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Marriage

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How’s your marriage? Yes! It can feel like you are two very different species at times. And ….. yes ….. there are times when it seems like you’re not on the same track. But God, in His wisdom, brings along someone to complete us ….. not someone who matches us! Each has something the other lacks. Marriage is the perfect training ground for maturity! There’s no room for selfishness ….. or pride!  I’m still learning that after 50 years! The most important phrases we must learn if we want a happy marriage are ‘I’m sorry’ ….. ‘I forgive you’ ….. ‘I love you’!
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Dealing With Offence

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There are plenty of opportunities each day for us to take offence. I’ve personally been aware of some bad attitudes creeping in lately. When we’ve been hurt ….. we can start to build our case ….. and we see everything through a filter of cynicism or sarcasm. These are mechanisms to protect ourselves from further pain by pointing the finger ….. and passing judgement on our perpetrators. The problem is that our ‘filter’ prevents us from seeing clearly and keeps us stuck in a place where we can only be happy if things change. Acknowledge the pain ….. forgive those who hurt you ….. and let them go. God says ‘Vengeance is Mine. I will repay!’ When we know God’s supremacy and absolute authority ….. we can move on with our lives ….. knowing He’s got us in the palms of His hands.
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Take It To The Lord In Prayer

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If you are tired of the struggle of trying to be heard ….. maybe you are speaking to the wrong person. The person you are appealing to has their own mindset ….. and mindsets are not easily changed. Sometimes it’s a matter of pride ….. no one likes to be told they are wrong! Try appealing to God who has the power and authority to bring down arguments and false beliefs. He alone can shift those stubborn mindsets and bring truth and understanding. Whether it’s about law changes ….. international conflicts …..  or personal relationships ….. it’s always good to go straight to the top.


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Birthday Time

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It was a very happy day in our household yesterday! We celebrated 4 birthdays in the month of March. (A couple of hopefuls tried to get in the photo as well) today we celebrate  Cass turning 15! We love seeing our grandies growing up and becoming the people God created them to be! There is a great future for you Cass and we are proud to be your grandparents!
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Evidence

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Obviously we can’t ‘see’ God physically ….. any more than we can see the wind. We don’t have to see it to believe it’s there. We hear it and see the effects of it. The signs of God’s presence are everywhere ….. in the beauty and intricacy of creation ….. the complexity of our human bodies ….. and the vastness of the Universe. There is more to ‘seeing’ than with our physical eyes. Ask God to reveal Himself to you today!
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