On the way…

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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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Like many of you ….. we awoke this morning to the tragic news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Although it is a shock we shouldn’t be surprised to see a man who stood up for righteousness being hated so much. Jesus warned His disciples before He died that they would be killed for their faith ….. and they all were except one ….. John who was imprisoned.   Charlie was an example of being willing to stand up for what he believed ….. and will go down in history as a martyr of the Christian faith along with millions who have been persecuted and killed. This is a challenge to us all! Can we say “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”

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Feel like you have a mountain to climb? Have you been given a task that seems impossible? Or are you carrying a burden that is too heavy? I just want to encourage you that you are only seeing one side of that mountain. Abraham was given such a task when God told him to sacrifice his only son on Mount Moriah. Can you imagine the arduous climb he had to make? But what he didn’t know was ….. that with each step he took ….. God was leading a ram up the other side of the mountain ….. to get tangled in a thorn bush at the same time Abraham was about to kill Isaac. And God has a ‘ram’ for your situation as well! We can’t see the whole picture ….. but we must trust the One who can!

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Do you have questions about life? Why you’re here? What’s your purpose? Why do people suffer? What’s God really like? What happens after you die? Where will you spend eternity? These questions can only be answered in the Bible which is God’s Word to us. They are all there. The Bible is so much more than just a book of words. It has power to change us ….. to heal and cleanse us ….. to reveal truth. It’s like a mirror ….. showing us what we’re really like. But it doesn’t leave us there. It shows us the way to the Father!

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Wow the traffic here in Suva has increased greatly since we lived here 20 years ago! We’ve spent the last couple of days meeting up with old friends and relaxing. Family get together tonight.

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Another visitor this morning! Thank God for the sasa broom! I didn’t manage to get a pic of my heroic husband doing the dirty deed as I was running to avoid the repurcussions! But the chase was on! It was about 3 inches long!

 

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After a very busy few days today has been a rest day! But even on rest days ….. we need a bit of exercise. So we went for a walk along the sea wall and reminisced! Many prayers have been prayed ….. friendships made ….. and problems weighed along this stretch of pathway. Somehow ….. the setting sun reminds me of the closing of a chapter. That means another chapter will begin. No doubt there will be some rain and challenges along the way ….. but ….. with God …… every day is a new adventure!

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Yesterday was a day of visiting family and preparing for the New Life Conference starting with a Chinese Feast! There is no better way to get to know people than sitting around a table! I think we are in for an amazing few days ahead!

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A lie the enemy loves to tell us is that we don’t deserve God’s love and forgiveness! He keeps reminding us of what we did ….. or what happened to us ….. and we wrap ourselves in layers of guilt and shame. We harden our hearts in order to protect ….. but in reality we separate ourselves from others ….. and from the One who longs to heal us. All God requires is that we acknowledge our sin and ask His forgiveness! It’s time for the walls to come down!

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I wonder how often we ignore the warning signs ….. and then blame God when we get into trouble? He has clearly told us how to live. Even if you don’t own a Bible ….. He has written it on your heart! We all know right from wrong. He also spelled out the consequences of disobedience. What an amazing Dad! He’s for you ….. not against you. He wants you to be blessed ….. not cursed! It’s not too late to turn around and do life His way!