Live life to the fullest!

These past two  weeks has been wonderful!The Lord has made me so aware of how special life is!! He made me aware of the smallest details of life and explained to me what a precious gift  “life” is!!

 

He explained to me how rare it is and also how short it is!!! The feelings we experience every day is what makes life wonderful!! To love someone in abundance, to experience affection from your family or husband. To be able to sit around a table with friends and eat together, to laugh together, to dance together!! Everything as we know it, as we experience it can and one day will be taken away from us!!! This gift of life that we have received WILL be taken away. We will live eternally in God’s Kingdom, but this life we are experiencing now will never be again. We will never get this chance again. Be happy when you husband/ wife walks into the door for you never know when the last time will be that you’ll be able to greet them when they walk in!!! Hold them closer for longer, because it might be the last time they’ll be able to feel you affection!!! Do fun things together as a family, because it might be the last time that you see their faces!! Enjoy every moment in life. Instead of getting angry while sitting in traffic, relax and take a minute!! Look at the people around you, give them a smile. You never know what kind of day they had!! Make sure that every person you come in contact with experience the love of God, you never know what God might want to do in their hearts.

 

Enjoy every moment!!! Embrace life, tell the people who are important to how you love them, for there might not be a tomorrow. Make sure that you make time for God. He is the most important of all and in the end, He is our Destination!!! Make sure that in the end you don’t arrive at the wrong destination!! After all He is the One that gave us this very precious gift!!!

 

Love God,love life and the people in it!!!

Staying focused on God!

The last few months has been quite dry when it comes to my spiritual life!!! It feels terrible to say it, but sadly it is true!! I hate these kinds of seasons in a person’s life!! But then again, I’m sure no one likes those kinds of seasons! The past few days especially was tough. I find it very hard to make time for God and with the new hours I am working it makes it even harder. I know it’s not an excuse at all, but sometimes I just feel like being quiet and on my own, doing nothing!! These days it feels like making time to spend time with God is like a work as if I have no energy left to even speak to Him!! The funny thing about it, is when I actually make time for Him, I feel lighter and like I have more energy, but I’m quick to forget it the next day!!! When we speak He tells me that I’m putting too much pressure on myself and that I should just speak to Him during the day, even when I’m busy working!! I try to do that but somehow when I find myself  I’m wondering off again, thinking of everything I still have to do!!!

I got myself to a point where I downloaded the Bible on my computer so that I could read it during a break or in my lunch time!! I just can’t spend so little time with Him!! It is not enough to be a “warm” Christian!! I want to be on fire for God and the only way that I can do that is by spending more time with Him, getting to know Him better every day!! Without Him my life would be empty and meaningless. I just can’t life without Him!!! During this time I must say that I really experience His Grace in abundance. I was going through a few Spiritual books on my laptop and God absolutely lead me to this book called “The practice of the presence of God: The best rule of Holy Life”. It is about a man, called Brother Lawrence and how he just lived for God. Everything He did was inspired by the Holy Spirit and everything he did, he did because of his love for God!! It is really amazing!! Every minute he has, he spends speaking to God. The Lord’s presence that was with him became so strong that people just wanted to stand by him to experience God’s presence!! That is what I want, and I know I can get it!! I am hungry for His presence. Not that I am not experiencing it now,but I want more of Him!!!

There is a part in this book that I absolutely loved and it really spoke to my heart. I would love to share it with you: “The whole substance of religion was faith, hope, and charity; by the practice of which we become united to the will of GOD: that all beside is indifferent and to be used as a means, that we may arrive at our end, and be swallowed up therein, by faith and charity.

That all things are possible to him who believes, that they are less difficult to him who hopes, they are more easy to him who loves, and still more easy to him who perseveres in the practice of these three virtues. I think it is said so beautifully!!!

I know that during this season I should just press on and spend time with the Lord, that I should persevere in my relationship with Him. I know that our relationship will be stronger after this “dry” season and that I will have a deeper relationship with Him because of my perseverance and the Holy Spirit that keeps me strong and focused on HIm!!!

If you are reading this and feel the same, remember that the Holy Spirit will NEVER leave you although sometimes you feel alone!!! Know that He loves you and wants you to grow in a deeper, loving and intimate relationship with you!!

May the Lord receive all the glory and honor forever and ever!!

Dependent on God

What a few days it has been! As this year started I decided that this year is going to be different from the other years! I want to be more dedicated to God. I want to experience Him in a different way than other years, more tangible and more radically. I want to be more bold than ever in my obedience towards God!! This is going to be a BIG year for Christ!! As I decided this and made it part of my heart I asked the Lord what His plans are for me this year and what His vision is for me this year and He repeated Himself three times and all he said was: “prophetic, prophetic, prophetic”. To hear that made me so happy but as I realized what it meant I actually go a bit of a fright as well!! The one word that stood out for me when I thought of the prophetic ministry is BOLDNESS!! This is truly going to be a year where I believe the Lord is going to stretch me in my faith and also in my walk with Him!! It is something I am looking forward to!!

 

From last year on I have been on a mission to get cleansed totally from what is not in place in my life and asked the Lord to help me as He is basically the only one that can help me and cleanse me from things that I didn’t even know was wrong in my life. So last year November He gave me a date when I should fast: from the third of January for three days, drinking only water!Before I go on I want to tell you that I believe that you don’t tell people when you are fasting, you never boast about it. It is a very personal thing between you and the Lord, but this morning it pressed on my heart to share this experience with you.  Fasting for only three days might sound easy but I can certainly assure you that no fast should be taken lightly as I have learned during my three years of walking with the Lord!! I knew from day one that this is part of the cleansing process and therefore I also asked God to come and cleanse me during these three days. For me cleansing is never a nice experience. God is gracious in the whole process but it is truly tough. Day one of my fast began great, I felt wonderful and was so grateful. The afternoon I started getting very tired and went for a nap (luckily I started the fast a day before I went to work so I could go and take a nap) and as I woke up I went and soaked in the Lord’s presence. His peace that came over me was tangible as if He put His blanket of peace over me. It was such an awesome time and as we spoke He told me:” It is time”. He came and told me what I had to get rid of in my life, what I should let go of and I knew just there and then the cleansing process has started. Not even a half an hour after I spent time with HIm I started getting sick. I threw up the whole afternoon and evening and felt like I was going to die!! The Lord has revealed to me before that this is some of the methods He uses physically to cleanse me during fasts. As we all know what happens in the flesh, happens in the Spirit as well and has its consequences in the Spiritual realm.He has His reasons for working that way with me so I never question Him, I know that it will work out in the end. I went to sleep and prayed that the cleansing process would be over but in my heart I knew the next day was going to be tough.

 

Day 2! I started working yesterday and was so scared for what was lying ahead as I have a very physical work and it felt like I had no energy left in me!! As I woke up the morning I felt sick again. I knew that it would be a tough day but I asked the Lord to cleanse me and that was exactly what He was doing. I got at work, sat in a meeting and during that forty minutes I didn’t stop praying once that He should please just spare me the embarrassment of getting sick in front of everyone. Well as I said He is a God of Grace. I didn’t get sick at all. After that I sat in another meeting which was fine because I knew as long as I was sitting still I would be able to cope with how I was feeling. Sadly the meeting only went on for an hour. I got to the physiotherapy room and the work started. I was fine after seeing the first player but as I started seeing the second player I really started feeling sick, I actually had to excuse myself to go to the bathroom. Just there and then I wanted to stop the fast. I wanted to drink an Energade or just something to help me cope with what I was experiencing. All that I heard at that moment was:” I know what you are going through. Don’t forget that I also did it when I was on this earth.” That gave me strength to push through. At the same time I also knew that I had to go through this process so that the Lord can use me in all the ways that He wants to. That is the only thing I kept in mind through this time. For a few hours I was fine after that, but still kept on feeling tired with no energy left in my body. So many times I just wanted to eat something so that I could feel better but I knew how disappointed I would feel in myself. One thing that really helped me was worshipping the Lord, that is the only thing that got me through yesterday. I got home and felt a bit better but later the evening I felt sick again. My legs started aching and I struggled to sit still because of the pain. Luckily I fell asleep quickly and got the rest that I needed.

 

Today-the last day. As I woke up this morning I was scared to get up, scared of what I would feel, scared that I would feel good but then be caught off guard again and feel sick. Well, what I felt wasn’t surprising at all. I stood up feeling sick. I had no energy as usual and didn’t know how I was going to be able to work. As my husband left to go to work I was extremely sick but as I was still sitting in the bathroom the Lord told me “It is done and it is over”. Instantly it felt like something was lifted off of me and I had renewed energy!! I couldn’t do anything else but praise Him!! I was relieved and happy. I still don’t feel myself but I feel 100% better that I did these last few days. Now I am only waiting for tonight to eat to regain my strength again but I know the worst is over!!PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

 

I would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to read one of Jentezen Franklin’s books on fasting. It has blessed me and my family and I believe that it will bless you too. Fasting is one of the things where I have seen the Lord work Mightily. I never knew how dependent I was on Him until I fasted. It is truly wonderful to fast. You grow in your walk with the Lord, you experience His mercy in another way than ever before. It is truly amazing. I know that it may sound terrible and difficult but not all fasts are like this one was. Fasting is meant for everyone who walks with the Lord. It is such a blessing!!!

 

My prayer for you is that you will experience the Lord in a magical and wonderful way this year. May you see His mighty works and may you fulfill His dreams that He has for you for this year!!!

 

May the Lord get all the praise and honor forever and ever.

To be loved!

What does it mean to be loved? According to the dictionary it means the following: “an intense feeling of deep affection”; “a great interest and pleasure in something:” This is just a few examples. For me love is unconditional. I don’t believe that people first have to do something to be loved. I don’t believe that people have to be a certain color before they can be loved. I believe love builds people and shows that Jesus is a living God, so why is it that we struggle to love people? I know that my previous post is also about love but it certainly presses on my heart and therefore I can’t put enough light on this subject!! The previous week I heard people talking on the radio and they said that if you know someone who is alone this Christmas, invite them over because there is nothing as bad as being alone on Christmas. I couldn’t help but think of one of my Indian friends who gave his life to Jesus Christ 2 years ago but because of his decision he doesn’t really have any family left because they are not believers. He barely has friends since he came to South Africa . I immediately thought of inviting him over for Christmas as Christmas time is all about family and we all are one family in Christ, aren’t we?

For a few days I just left the thought and decided to wait a bit before I invited him. It was about three days after I heard this on the radio, that he phoned me. I was so surprised to say the least because we never chat over the phone! He started telling me of how lonely he was and that he felt that he had no real friends to talk to. The only people he knows is the people from church and that he had such a desire to just be able to go out with friends or to spend time with his family  during this time!! It felt like my heart wanted to melt and I felt like crying!! I am blessed enough to have a family who loves me and who shares the same love for our Heavenly Father so I couldn’t even begin to imagine what this man had to be going through!!

We just finished talking and I phoned my brother to tell him what has happened and what the Lord was pressing on my heart. He obviously was very excited about it. Not long after I spoke to him my mother phoned me and said that she heard about my idea and that she thought it was great. Not long after that I spoke to my father who was just as enthusiastic about all of it. I had to speak to them first because they have invited us over for Christmas which means I’ll be bringing a “stranger “over for Christmas!! My husband was also open to it all, but was slightly hesitant as to the whole language “barrier” but it didn’t take long to convince him The Lord is truly good!! So there we have it! I have not yet invited him over but will today or tomorrow!! I  never thought that I would invite someone over for Christmas as time with my family is very sacred to me. This has just showed me how all of us have grown through having a relationship with Jesus Christ. I am in awe of what He has done in our hearts and in our lives.

Well… I am going to challenge you now. If you know of anyone who is alone this Christmas, invite them over even if it is just for coffee but let people know that they are NOT alone. Show them that you care. I don’t think any of us were meant to be alone during this time of year. We have so much love to give, so let us not hold back anymore, let us give it freely!!

Being moved by Jesus Christ*

On my way to work I heard a song saying I only want to move when Jesus moves me. What a powerful and beautiful saying! It got me thinking! If all of us only moved when the Lord told us to, this world would be in perfect order!! If  we only spoke the words that was driven by the Holy Spirit we would live in a world filled with life and love!! No-one would ever get hurt by what someone else told them, just because of their own insecurities. But the world is not as we wished it would be. The world is broken, filled with people who is hurt inside and the worst part of all, the world is filled with so may people who doesn’t know Jesus!!

We are so privileged to know our Lord Jesus, to have an intimate relationship with the Holy Spirit and to be able to sit at our Father’s feet in the Throne room!! This also leaves us with a huge responsibility, don’t you agree! If we hear His voice and want to be obedient to what He says, shouldn’t we then ONLY move when the Holy Spirit tells us to!! He will be able to do such wonderful things through us and we’ll be able to see Him at work. Our and other’s faith will rise and get stronger!! Let us show the people, that Jesus still lives by moving when He tells us to!! I want to challenge you today. Before you say anything, ask the Lord if it is His words, or yours that you are about to say!! Before you drive anywhere, ask the Lord what road you should take. Before you know it He’ll be moving through you the whole day!! You’ll see that even before you ask Him what you should do next, He’ll already be giving you the answer. It is the most wonderful feeling ever.

Now you’re probably wondering “Where is freewill coming in then, if you have to ask Him everything?”. Personally I don’t feel that freewill is doing what you want to, I think freewill is the gift of choosing God or the world/satan. If you choose God, you also choose to become more Christlike and if you make that choice, you are living a “life changing life”!! Because that is what Jesus did, He came and changed lives. He breathed life into the people, that He came in contact with! He came and healed and delivered people, why would His heart be different for this generation and generations to come?! Isn’t that what He still wants? For people to come alive again in His Name!!

Just remember, just because people are alive, it doesn’t mean that they are living!!Let us be the light to the world. Let’s be available so that the Lord can move in and through us so that people will start living again in Jesus’ Mighty Name!!

In Jesus’ footsteps

This weekend was quite interesting and actually wonderful!! Now I hope by writing this post I don’t offend anyone and hope you will finish reading this post before you comment or judge me!! This is a very sensitive subject, so please read with care and PLEASE seek my heart in this post!! One of my husbands good friends are gay and so we got invited to their wedding this weekend!! At first it was a tough decision and we decided to seek God’s wisdom in this situation and asked Him to guide us!! In His Holy Word it states, to be homosexual is wrong. I had a very strong opinion when it came to this subject until this past weekend!! I am not saying that they are right. Let me just try to help you see what I saw and what I experienced!!

I sat down with a man this weekend and we spoke about his journey and his suffering through the last few years. He always had an urge or let’s rather call it a longing for another man!! He went to psychiatrists, the one after the other and no-one could help this man!! He went through a divorce with his loving wife and “lost” his children who is his life. He found himself in a spot and he didn’t know how to get out!! I saw a grown man sitting in front of me crying his eyes out saying ” I never chose to be like this”!! While he was sitting there crying in front of me, I saw a vision of Jesus sitting and crying even harder than he was!! BUT, this is the wonderful thing!!! Jesus wasn’t crying because one of His children is gay!! He was crying because of the hurt His child is experiencing!! When I saw that, it brought me to tears!! There and then I realized I was wrong to judge!!

In the Bible there’s a story about a prostitute that was just about to be stoned and Jesus came and said, Let the one with no sin throw the first stone! At the end only Jesus and the prostitute stood there. The rest left because no-one is without sin!!! In Jesus’ eyes, sin is sin!! If you are a murderer, your sin is just as bad as someone who stole a chocolate out of the super market!! For us as human beings that is very hard to believe, but it is the TRUTH!!! And the truth will set you free!! I truly feel free. I have always heard you should never judge but it has never been part of my spirit, until this weekend!! We should love one another, for the war is NOT against flesh and blood but against principalities and the prince of darkness!!

We should love one another, we should unite as followers of Christ and be united in one Body!!Why should we be so hard on others when they are also fighting their own battle!! I don’t like to be judged and I’m sure neither do you. One day I’ll have to stand in front of the Lord, but so will all of us!! Leave the judgement to the Righteous God who created Heaven and Earth!!Let us walk in Jesus’ footsteps and love ALL people, let us focus on glorifying the Lord by helping others through the Holy Spirit that works through us. We have so much to live for and to be thankful for, so why spend our time making other’s feel worthless when indeed they are NOT!!!

In the Message the following is written in Matthew 22:37-39 :”Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and intelligence. This is the most important, the first on any list. But there is a second to set alongside it : Love others as well as you love yourself.

I would like to encourage you to love instead of judge!! We don’t know what path or journey people are walking and we don’t know what they have been through or even what their relationship with the Lord is!! Let us see people through Jesus’ eyes and just love them!! I want to be loved and I’m sure you do too!

The man of my dreams!

Today is the last post of my beautiful family!! This is not just the story about how I met my husband, it’s also a story about how the Lord came and turned my world around!!He made me realize that He can really come and surprise you in any possible way and in ways that you least expect it!! I was one of those people who never believed in blind dates and hated the thought of it!! Well the Lord just came and showed me that if you don’t know what something is about, that you can’t make random statements about it!! I must say, I have learned this in very hard ways but this was one of the easy ones!! Let me take you six years back to where it all began! I was asked to go and have supper with some people (who I now call friends) that I know, but five minutes before hand my parents told me I should just know that it is actually a blind date!! I have never thrown a tantrum but that night I was closer than ever to it!! I couldn’t, not go, so off I went to what I thought, a disastrous night!! I got there and was so nervous, not knowing what to expect!! I got there and the guy was actually handsome, but I was a bit of a rebel so I just made as if he was “okay – looking”!! After a while I actually started enjoying myself and realized that this guy is great!! To my greatest disappointment I got home and found out that he is 13 years older than I am!! Just there and then the rebel came through and I wanted nothing to do with him, even though he was such a great guy!!

If you want to see how it looks when a guy tries to “whoo” a girl you could have just watched him!! He tried everything to get my attention but I didn’t want to know anything!! He phoned me a lot and our 5 minute calls became 30 minute calls and then it became 1 hour calls!! I really liked this guy, but as it works when I started liking him, he had a girlfriend!! I could not believe how I let this guy slip through my fingers!! Well, this is how our relationship worked. I liked him when he had a girlfriend, he like me when I had a boyfriend and in-between when none of us had someone we would see each other, have a blast and move on!! Now I know this sounds terrible, but believe me the best part is still to come!! Our relationship was like a roller coaster it was adrenaline rushes which was great, but we also hurt each other a lot in-between and we also made huge mistakes during this time!! Finally we got to a point where we decided not to speak or to see each other. I felt empty without him. I missed our long chats and the fun times we had together!! It was then that I knew I wanted to be with him forever. I MISSED HIM SO MUCH!!!

Here comes the wonderful part!! During this two years the Lord sent me someone who He knew would be perfect for the time that was lying ahead for me!! The Lord came and rocked my world. I gave my life to Jesus Christ, I got baptized and I went out with a man of God. We were not physical at all and we were obedient to the Lord!! During those two years the Lord came and healed me from my past hurts I had, He came and saved me from a destructive lifestyle and He sent me someone who I could learn from and to show me that there are good men (other than my Father and brother who I think the world of) in this world!! You should just choose them wisely. During this time I learned about fasting and how wonderful it is when you really want to be cleansed by the Lord and to go deeper in your relationship with Him!! One morning I woke up and the Lord told me that I should go on a 21 day fast. Drinking only water is no joke ,but the best part is being so dependent on God and just knowing that He carries you!! Wow, He really is amazing!! During that time the Lord and I went away for 3 days, just the two of us!! To some, this might sound strange but the Lord is really a LIVING God!! During those 3 days he spoke to me about our family, the plans He has for my mom and dad, He spoke to me about my brother and his friend (which was my boyfriend at the time)and the amazing plans He has for them!!! The Lord is really going to use them in amazing ways!! And then… MY WORLD CHANGED!! He told me that my boyfriend and I weren’t meant to spend the rest of our lives together!! Please know that it was still our choice, but I didn’t want to live my life outside of His plan!! I had peace about what He said and that’s what’s wonderful about Him!! He gives you peace at all times!! Like that was not enough, the next day we spent the whole day together and I sat down as my energy levels weren’t very high!! I heard His soft voice and I knew there’s something coming!! He told me that the guy that I had the “roller coaster” relationship with… was my husband if he chose the Lord and lived his life accordingly!! I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry!! I was shocked but through all of this I just experienced His peace!!

Remember that I haven’t seen this guy in two years, so for all that I knew, he was probably married already!! I got home spoke to my boyfriend, had a great chat with him and he agreed that we don’t want to live outside of His will. I was terrified to phone my ex, not knowing what to expect!! When I phoned he didn’t answer so I just thought : “Lord, I did what you said so now it’s out of my hands”. It wasn’t even 5 minutes and he phoned back!! We had a great chat and organized to see each other! He didn’t even know what was going on! We went through a time where we spent two months apart again just to focus on the Lord and to hear what His plans was for us!!It was one the best two months in my life!! I’m really going to make this story a lot shorter but one thing I can tell you is, that if you’re in God’s will, He will let everything fall into place!! I still stand amazed if I think back of what the Lord has done!!!!!Well, Six months after that day that we saw each other again, we got married!! Our wedding day was so beautiful and such a blessing to us both!! Together we stand in unity with Jesus Christ and I can’t imagine it in any other way!! The Lord has changed us both and I have never been in such an awesome relationship with someone, than I am with my husband!!

The Lord has blessed me with a man of God who is the leader in our marriage. He has so much patience with me and makes me feel like a princess. He is a bundle of joy and the Lord’s light shines through him constantly!!!What an awesome man he is!! He treats me with love and respect and I have never been so happy as I am now!! If I think about what we have shared and been through together and the fun we have, I can’t help to want to cry and laugh at the same time!!! The Lord is so amazing and I will forever be thankful for the gift He has given me!! I am so in awe of Him!!

I would like to end this post with a word of encouragement. If you are obedient to the Lord, no matter how strange it seems or unreal, just know that He is always in control and has the best plans for you!! I also want to say that what the Lord says must be line with His Word, the Holy Bible!! He is LOVE, PATIENCE AND PEACE!! If you hear a voice and you don’t have peace about what is said, pray again!! Remember the devil is like a Lion waiting to attack when you’re not even looking!!

This is my story about the gifts that I’ve been given. I am so blessed and so thankful!! Please make time and sit at His feet and find out what He has planned for your life and enjoy the journey with Him!!! You’ll never regret it!!!

A friendship that is never-ending!

Today is my brother’s day!! As I am writing this, I can’t help to laugh while I am crying!!! He is so dear to my heart and I want to tell you as much as I can so that you can have a taste of what I have been blessed to have for 25 years now!! If I can sum him up in 3 words it would have to be these : “WARRIOR OF GOD”!! It brings me to tears to say that as I know how much he has sacrificed to stay in the will of God and how he has already paid the price in so many ways to have the relationship with our Lord Almighty that he has today!!!! If you only sit down with him for 5 minutes, you would not want the time to past!! The Lords glory shines through him and it is so wonderful to be around him! I am not only saying this because he is my brother, I am saying it because I have experienced it myself and has seen it with my own eyes!!

Well, let me start at the beginning!!My mom used to tell me, when I was still in my her womb he couldn’t wait for me to come so that he could have someone to play with at home!! The day they took me home after I was born he was so disappointed because I was so small and I wasn’t be able to throw him the cricket ball!!! My brother loved playing cricket because my father was a great cricket player in his younger days!! I must tell you I think the “love” relationship between my brother and I started the day they heard my mom was pregnant! There’s a 6 year gap between my brother and I so he waited a long time for a “friend” to play with at home!! So there it started and there has never been a dull moment since!!!

I remember when I was small how we used to play cricket (he did most of the batting, which he loved), play with cars in the mud, play in the swimming pool you name it and we played it, if there was a ball involved of course. I remember when I went to school for the first time!He was “the man” and I was so proud to call him my brother and I was the little girl with the very long dress in grade 1!! He was never shy around his friends when I ran to him to speak to him. He never chased me away and never ignored me!! He was my big brother and looked so well after me no matter where we were!! All of these moments feel like yesterday! One of the things I enjoyed most is when we used to walk back home after school!! I used to keep my lunch box for after school because I knew he would be hungry and thirsty, so half way home, we stopped and ate, laughed and chatted!! Those were special moments for me!!

When I was 8 we moved to Namibia and my brother couldn’t further his cricket career there so my parents sent him to school in the Cape where my uncle and his family lived!! It felt like my world was torn apart!! my thought were: “Who would I play with now?” Our whole family missed him so much. As you can see we are all very close!! I believe we are truly connoted because we have the same Spirit within us!! Well, it was worth it all as he was chosen for Boland’s provincial team for a few years!! I loved watching him play and was so proud of him!!Luckily all of that changed when we moved back to Pretoria and so did he!! My best friend was back and so were the good old days of playing!! Well, the playing just changed a bit more into braaing with friends, the playing cricket together never changed (and I don’t think it ever will), we went out to clubs together and everything that goes with that, well…you get the picture!!I am going to skip a few years to get to the best part!

Well here is the part I am most excited about to write!! Luckily with all of this playing we also went to church together!! The one morning we sat in church and they spoke about baptism and there and then we both decided enough is enough!! We were tired of the way we were living and to be honest I know that the Holy Spirit was busy working in our hearts. We got baptized together!! That whole experience that we shared is one of the highlights of my life!! Little did we know how much our lives were going to change… for the BETTER!! The Lord came and shook our world!! We changed drastically to say the least!! Our wants and needs changed, all we wanted to talk about was the Lord. We wanted to change the world (and I believe we still want to)!! Together we started this journey talking and experiencing about Spiritual warfare, deliverance, prophesying, and the gifts of the spirit to name a few! One of the things I would probably never forget is the evenings that we lied on the bed and chatted till early morning!!I cherish those moments.We can speak about anything and everything!!

During this time of change, my brother met a guy and they became best friends!! He also is a Warrior in Christ. He truly is superb and through his friend’s life I learnt the meaning of true forgiveness!! He also walked a hard road with the Lord but luckily we know it is for the greater good!! Together the Lord is still going to use them in such wonderful ways and all because they are WILLING!! That is the key my friends!!
Luckily with them being friends, it never changed our friendship!! For that I am thankful. I learn so much from my brother daily!! He and his friend has both left their glamorous jobs because it wasn’t where the Lord wanted them to be!! My brother has walked out in faith so many times and every time the Lord has met Him halfway, or let me rather say the Lord carried him all the way!! I look up to him as a man of God!! The Lord IS going to change the word through them!! They are truly the modern-day story of David and Jonathan!! I salute you guys!!

If there is one thing that inspires me about him is the faith he has in God!! I am telling you today, if you are obedient to God at all times, you WILL experience Him in ways you could never imagine!! Just remember hat Jesus said, we will do more (through the power of His Holy Spirit) than He did on this earth!! The Lord is waiting for you so that your journey can begin, all you have to do is to TAKE A STEP OF FAITH!!!

A Mother’s Love

A Mother’s Love!!

As you can see, today’s post is about my mother!! Before I tell you what effect she has had on my and our family’s life I’m going to give you a bit of her background!! I hope that this will give you more insight of the person that she is!

She grew up in a loving home, but sadly she was not as fortunate as I am today! Her father passed away when she was a little girl and her mother passed away of cancer when she was in her 20′s! Luckily during those years after her father passed away, her mom met a guy that was as big as a giant but had the heart of a teddy bear!! He cared for their family and she saw him as her own father as she didn’t know her father that well!! It is a blessing for her that he still lives today and she loves him dearly!! She also had a brother that she loved tremendously and she would’ve done anything for him, but tragically he passed away about 2 years ago!!

Now some people who grew up with that background might have felt rejection, anger towards God for taking everyone he or she loved or some may even have some resentment in their hearts!!I want to start telling you about my mom now!! I want to tell you about the person she is today, what the Lord has done for her but also what a blessing he has given our family!!

There is no other person I know that is like my mom!! I am not only saying this because she is my mother but I am saying this because I have NEVER met a person who gives their love freely to everyone without expecting something in return, like my mother does!!!! It is not that she is fake, not that she wants favor with people!! She just have a lot of love to give!! She has a kind heart, cries easily and hurts when other hurt around her.

Something that came to mind this morning when I thought of her is when I was a small little girl!! She used to take me in her arms and hum a song so that I would fall asleep!! She sang the same song every time and every time it had the same effect!! I could feel the love pouring out of her as she sang it!! I felt so at ease, calm, and safe and there was no other place I wanted to be than in her arms!! It also felt as if she didn’t want to let me go, even though I got heavy after a while!! Even when I think back, I still experience the feelings I felt!! Something I also loved doing was putting my head on her lap and she would play with my hair!! That was some of my favorite times and I can happily say I still enjoy that moments with her!!

I also remember the Sunday afternoons that I used to make-up her!! She was sometimes a princess, other times a clown and there were times that we just both sat in silence feeling so comfortable together!! She never minded to go and wash her face over and over again just so that I could enjoy make-upping her!! She just loved spending time with me and I enjoyed spending time with her!!

As I got older, our make-up sessions got less. I got caught up with school and friends and she would just grasp every moment that she could spend with me!!If I knew then, what I know now I would’ve spent a lot more time with her!!Moments with her is special and I don’t want tho waste one minute, luckily I know that now!!

These days we are best friends-we make time for each other and talk about everything!!One of my fondest moments with her was the night before my wedding!! The two of us had a nice bath together, we chatted, laughed and cried our eyes out together!! We weren’t sad that I was getting married the next day, as my husband is just a blessing to our family! We cried because of the moments we’re going to miss together!! The next day we got up bright and early, ready to make me pretty and ready for my wedding!! She was there every step of the day! I loved that about her! She never got tired or sat aside for one minute!! That is just a mother’s love!!

What is special to me about my parents is the fact that they both excepted Jesus Christ as their Savior!They got baptized together and from there on the journey has certainly been tough but wonderful!! The Lord has come and touched my mother, He healed her stomach ulcer while she was worshipping Him!! What a GREAT God we serve!! The Holy Spirit works through her every day giving love to all who needs it and she is never shy to tell them about the love of Jesus Christ!! Sometimes I wish I had her boldness in the sense, to just love people without wondering what they will say or think!! I praise the Lord for the woman she was, the woman she became and the woman she is still becoming!! May I one day be such a blessing to my children and husband as she is to us!!

If you are a mom/woman and you are reading this!! All I have to say is love your husband and children with the love of Jesus Christ!! Sit at His feet and He will guide you in all your ways!! May you also be a blessing to the people around you and to your family, I know that is what I want to do, and if you make yourself available to the Holy Spirit He will ALWAYS use you to bring glory to Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father!!

I praise the Lord for such a woman of God that I can call “Mother”!!!

A Father’s heart!!

This morning while I was busy getting ready for work I felt like listening a bit of music!I heard a song which I have always loved but this morning the words stood out more than other days! I’m not even sure who sings it, but it’s about a man who wishes he could dance with his father again, because his father has passed away!!! I just wanted to burst into tears, thinking how it must be to stand in his shoes!! The feeling was overwhelming!! I just can’t think how it must be to lose a father or anyone close and dear to me!!!

For I while now I’ve been feeling that I want to write about my family as they are so important to me and has such a huge impact on my life. So I have decided to do so this week.Everyday, I am going to write something about someone in my family!! Believe me, you would want to read it, because I have learnt so much from them and am sure just by reading it, you will be able to relate!!

Well, lets begin this journey by starting with my father…I actually don’t even know where to start!A few weeks ago my husband and I went away with friends of ours who have 2 little girls!! As we got at the place we were staying, one of the first things they wanted to tell us, was about how they wanted to push they fathers head under the water in the splash pool, but that he was too strong!! Suddenly I got a flash back of when I was a little girl playing with my father in the swimming pool!!I remember how comforting it was knowing that he was too strong for me. I always felt safe just by being with him or near him!!I always looked up to my father and I am lucky enough to be able to say that I still do!! For me, he was my king, my hero, whatever was great or good that he was for me!!

I remember how I used to curl up in his lap, feeling small and vulnerable, but so safe!! I remember the times when the whole family used to play ball, how he tried to teach me to ride a bike and how I fell!! He just kept on encouraging me!! How he coached me for hurdles (as he was a great athlete when he was younger) and how I fell and just didn’t want to see a hurdle in front of me again. He didn’t even try to push me with that just because he enjoyed it!! I appreciated that about him!! Something I will never in my life forget is when my mom and I used to sit next to the cricket field watching my dad and brother playing cricket together!!! Oh how we loved those days!! My father has always supported our family in everything we did and wanted to do!!

Something I will also never forget, is the day that I got married!! I was already dressed in my white gown and waited for my father to come and get me!!I will NEVER forget the look on his face when he saw me!!It’s as if he couldn’t believe his eyes!!His little girl is a woman now!! I just wanted to burst into tears!! Before we walked down the aisle I started crying and all he kept on saying to me was how beautiful I looked and that my husband was waiting for me!! He kept me calm even though he was struggling to keep his own tears back!! As always he made me feel like a princess!!Oh how I love him so much!!

But something really amazing happened one day!! He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour!! That was one of my proudest moments when it comes to my father!! How the Lord came and changed him!! You probably think how could he ever get better than he already was? Like all of us my father also had his faults in some areas of his life!! Certain things had to change in his life so that he can become more Christlike!! You all know what I am talking about as we all are on a journey of our own!! I must say sometimes I look at my father and I hear the experiences he has with the Holy Spirit and I just stand in awe of what the Lord has done in his life!!

My father grew up in an era where “men don’t cry” so during the years his heart grew hard, which made it difficult at times!!As my father was baptized in the Holy Spirit I saw him transforming in front of my own eyes!! These days he cries so easily, not for anything but the Lord has come and changed a man into a warrior of Christ with a soft heart!! If I must think of words that best describes him it is : Humbleness, mercy, grace, leader, patience just to mention a few!!

I am thankful for what I have in him, for what he means to me and our whole family!! I am so looking forward to seeing what the Lord has in store for him!!

If there is someone you are praying for, so that the Lord will come and change their hearts.You can read this and know that the Lord will and can change people for the better and He wants to!! He wants to break the chains over people’s lives!!He has done it, not just for my father but for our whole family!!

Glory to the Lord in the highest!!!