Hi everyone,
I was looking for something I need for work and happened to stumble across a pile of old notes/journal entries. Thought I would put this one here... its a real blast from the past... a very old treasure as its dated 23/8/1980 !
THOUGH HE SLAY ME - YET WILL I HOPE IN HIM! - Job 13:15
"When can we say the above? When we are truly convinced of His love for us. When we are convinced that 'all things work together'. Then we can really say this and know that He is lovingly working out His will in our life.
Jesus said, "verily verily I say unto you, except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone, but if it dies it bringeth forth much fruit." (John 12:24). When that corn falls to the ground it would probably get trodden underfoot - no-one would see it. It would seem so insignificant - that is except to God, who is watching everything and everybody. But in the end it is worth it because "it bears much fruit"!
When we feel that we are a tiny insignificent seed that has been dropped to the ground - when we feel that no-one sees us and even worse - they walk all over us, we should look up to the "Lord of the Harvest" and take root in the good soil and be fed by His Word and ask for the rain of His Spirit to refresh us. Then wait patiently for Him to lift us up at the right time!
He is watching and waiting lovingly for that fruit to be evident in our lives.
Psalm 37 & 1 Peter 5:5
Thanks for your time in reading this - I hope it's an encouragement :)
Till next time,
Love, Lynda
Monday, February 20, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
SHUTTING ONE DOOR TO OPEN ANOTHER...
Hi everyone,
This is the last day of quite a challenging week. Jeff has been away visiting his family in Victoria since last weekend, so of course I have been alone. I quite enjoy 'alone time' but by now I am well and truly over it! I'm looking forward to have Jeff's very comfortable company around again. :)
What made this week interesting was my decision to not watch TV. Tragic I know that this was such a challenge....It was also rash and stupid that I announced to the Church last Sunday night that I would do this. That was not done to boast, but to be accountable.
There are two things I can tell you. One that it actually was difficult. I found that not having my usual comfort zone on the couch, I had to dig out another one with some worship music and my Bible or a good book. Once I managed to push that door open I found it absolutely delightful! So now I have made a couple of cozy comfort zones in my world ... but one thing is for sure; I have discovered that I can't be in both at the same time.
.........I have to shut one door in order to go through the other - Life certainly is a series of choices and we can't have it all after all.
With love,
Lynda
This is the last day of quite a challenging week. Jeff has been away visiting his family in Victoria since last weekend, so of course I have been alone. I quite enjoy 'alone time' but by now I am well and truly over it! I'm looking forward to have Jeff's very comfortable company around again. :)
What made this week interesting was my decision to not watch TV. Tragic I know that this was such a challenge....It was also rash and stupid that I announced to the Church last Sunday night that I would do this. That was not done to boast, but to be accountable.
There are two things I can tell you. One that it actually was difficult. I found that not having my usual comfort zone on the couch, I had to dig out another one with some worship music and my Bible or a good book. Once I managed to push that door open I found it absolutely delightful! So now I have made a couple of cozy comfort zones in my world ... but one thing is for sure; I have discovered that I can't be in both at the same time.
With love,
Lynda
Friday, February 10, 2012
"Justify your existence...."
Hi everyone,
It's Friday and the end of a busy week. It started off with a day in Toowoomba at our District Leaders Day which was great. Lots of practical inspiration and instruction, and lots of catching up with some really great people, including Emma Rose and my Mum & Dad - Wonderful!!
"Busy" is been a word that has pretty much painted the picture of my life for many years. However, as some of you may know that has eased off somewhat. I had an interesting moment today. There was some wonderful worship music on my CD player and I just wanted to kneel and spend some time waiting in the presence of the Lord. No agendas. No plans. No requests. No work. Just enjoy, delight and worship Him.
This is something that I have done over the years, it has been a part of my walk with the Lord and something that I have encouraged others to do. Yet today I found that so difficult. I am so used to being 'useful' that to 'waste' time just enjoying God, simply waiting and worshipping felt awkward. That gave me a bit of a jolt - have I really become that self-important that unless I'm planning, working, contributing or writing a 'to-do' list I feel like a 'waster'?
This is sad.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism says that the chief reason for our existence is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
Do you see that?
1. Glorify God
2. Enjoy God
We certainly do glorify Him by living well, working hard and serving Him. But we also glorify Him by our worship and by enjoying Him. Yet today I felt as if I was wasting time unless what I was doing was directly producing some result.
"Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:3-4)
There isn't much work going on here. Its about trust, resting, feeding and delighting. This is what God loves, our worship, our delight in Him.
Years ago a word was spoken over me, that I was going to come into a time where I circled days on my calendar with this arrangement, "Time Wasted On Jesus" How I love that thought. Time is so precious, and I hate wasting it. But when it comes down to it I would rather be like the woman who broke the precious bottle of perfume over Jesus feet than like the disciples who complained about the waste.
I intend to do go ahead and circle those days, or those hours. I don't want to become so 'professional' about serving Him that
I forget how to simply love Him - Not ever.
The picture to the side is of me delighting in the love of my Dad, and my Grandad. I know this picture delights my Dad as much as it does me.
Never forget how much you are loved by God - Your Heavenly Dad.
With love,
Lynda
It's Friday and the end of a busy week. It started off with a day in Toowoomba at our District Leaders Day which was great. Lots of practical inspiration and instruction, and lots of catching up with some really great people, including Emma Rose and my Mum & Dad - Wonderful!!
"Busy" is been a word that has pretty much painted the picture of my life for many years. However, as some of you may know that has eased off somewhat. I had an interesting moment today. There was some wonderful worship music on my CD player and I just wanted to kneel and spend some time waiting in the presence of the Lord. No agendas. No plans. No requests. No work. Just enjoy, delight and worship Him.
This is something that I have done over the years, it has been a part of my walk with the Lord and something that I have encouraged others to do. Yet today I found that so difficult. I am so used to being 'useful' that to 'waste' time just enjoying God, simply waiting and worshipping felt awkward. That gave me a bit of a jolt - have I really become that self-important that unless I'm planning, working, contributing or writing a 'to-do' list I feel like a 'waster'?
This is sad.
The Westminster Shorter Catechism says that the chief reason for our existence is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever.
Do you see that?
1. Glorify God
2. Enjoy God
We certainly do glorify Him by living well, working hard and serving Him. But we also glorify Him by our worship and by enjoying Him. Yet today I felt as if I was wasting time unless what I was doing was directly producing some result.
"Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart" (Psalm 37:3-4)
There isn't much work going on here. Its about trust, resting, feeding and delighting. This is what God loves, our worship, our delight in Him.
Years ago a word was spoken over me, that I was going to come into a time where I circled days on my calendar with this arrangement, "Time Wasted On Jesus" How I love that thought. Time is so precious, and I hate wasting it. But when it comes down to it I would rather be like the woman who broke the precious bottle of perfume over Jesus feet than like the disciples who complained about the waste.
I intend to do go ahead and circle those days, or those hours. I don't want to become so 'professional' about serving Him that
I forget how to simply love Him - Not ever.
The picture to the side is of me delighting in the love of my Dad, and my Grandad. I know this picture delights my Dad as much as it does me.
Never forget how much you are loved by God - Your Heavenly Dad.
With love,
Lynda
Friday, February 3, 2012
Hi everyone,
I hope that your year has got off to a great start. I know for some of you it hasn't, but I pray that you KNOW that you are in the hands of a Great God.
I remember Pastor Lloyd Averill telling us a story at Bible College once. He said that he was going through an extremely difficult time and was out for a walk thinking about his troubles. As he stood on the bridge over a river he threw a stick in. It was quickly carried along and away out of sight and the Lord said to him something like, "things never stay the same for ever, this trouble too shall pass just like the stick has".
That thought has always given me hope when times are dark.
Can I tell you about a lesson I got the other day?
I woke up a bit cranky and frustrated because the day in front was filled with things that had to be done that I didn't want to do. It was one of those days when it seems everything I had felt was important for me were side-lined by things that were important to other people!
Anyway I was reminded of that verse that says, "This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it". It's a verse I know well because Jeff often delights in reminding me of it ;)
I felt that the Lord was telling me that He had planned a great day for me, but with my foul attitude I would surely miss it. I should start doing as Jeff said, and thank Him in faith for what HE had in store for me.
You know what? I can't remember the details, but I do remember at the end of the day looking back and seeing that this was exactly the truth. I had been blessed, even in amongst doing things that I had not planned on doing! I'm pretty certain that was the day Jodie brought me a random gift of biscuits in a beautiful tin as well!
I had a similar experience today as well ... no not a random gift of bikkies, but having to do things that weren't on my planned agenda. I was reading Romans six, and twice in there it says to 'offer yourselves as instruments of righteousness to God'. What a wonderful thought! Today as I set out to do these things that I wasn't keen on doing, I was going to offer myself as an instrument to Him, and do it cheerfully.
I have been so blessed in doing it.
Not only that, I got a lot of other things that I was planning done as well! I am discovering all the time that a good attitude makes all the difference in the world. And I am happy to keep learning it afresh every day :)
Lots of love to you,
Lynda
I hope that your year has got off to a great start. I know for some of you it hasn't, but I pray that you KNOW that you are in the hands of a Great God.
I remember Pastor Lloyd Averill telling us a story at Bible College once. He said that he was going through an extremely difficult time and was out for a walk thinking about his troubles. As he stood on the bridge over a river he threw a stick in. It was quickly carried along and away out of sight and the Lord said to him something like, "things never stay the same for ever, this trouble too shall pass just like the stick has".
That thought has always given me hope when times are dark.
Can I tell you about a lesson I got the other day?
I woke up a bit cranky and frustrated because the day in front was filled with things that had to be done that I didn't want to do. It was one of those days when it seems everything I had felt was important for me were side-lined by things that were important to other people!
Anyway I was reminded of that verse that says, "This is the day that the Lord has made, we will rejoice and be glad in it". It's a verse I know well because Jeff often delights in reminding me of it ;)
I felt that the Lord was telling me that He had planned a great day for me, but with my foul attitude I would surely miss it. I should start doing as Jeff said, and thank Him in faith for what HE had in store for me.
You know what? I can't remember the details, but I do remember at the end of the day looking back and seeing that this was exactly the truth. I had been blessed, even in amongst doing things that I had not planned on doing! I'm pretty certain that was the day Jodie brought me a random gift of biscuits in a beautiful tin as well!
I had a similar experience today as well ... no not a random gift of bikkies, but having to do things that weren't on my planned agenda. I was reading Romans six, and twice in there it says to 'offer yourselves as instruments of righteousness to God'. What a wonderful thought! Today as I set out to do these things that I wasn't keen on doing, I was going to offer myself as an instrument to Him, and do it cheerfully.
Not only that, I got a lot of other things that I was planning done as well! I am discovering all the time that a good attitude makes all the difference in the world. And I am happy to keep learning it afresh every day :)
Lots of love to you,
Lynda
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Celebrations
Life has been chock full of great milestones in the last couple of months... Two major milestones and both very happy ones. In August our second daughter, Emma Rose married Michael. It was a beautiful day from beginning to end. Relaxed, happy and very genuine. Welcome to the family Michael!
The next is the birth of our third grandchild, a beautiful grandaughter, Kiara. She looks so much like her mother did! Congratulations to Nicole & Nigel!
I have another exciting tale to tell.... I have longed for a place where I can worship, pray and study and was saving hard to convert part of our shed into such a place. I had been successful, but as you can see from this photo we had something else that was a higher priority :) "Never mind Lord" I say, "it will have to be next year". Jodie moved out and I decided that her room will be my new study. We went away for a weekend and came back to that very room totally wrecked by water as a water pipe in the ceiling had burst! Guess what? I am getting a totally new study with new everything, cupboards, curtains, carpet and paint, all compliments of insurance! It's as if the Lord saw my desire and my efforts to get this special place and said, "Now I'll just take over and provide it for you".
WHEN WE DO ALL WE CAN DO, BUT IT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH - GOD STEPS IN AND DOES EVEN BETTER THAN OUR BEST EFFORTS COULD!!
What in your life are you making your best effort for? Submit it to Him and watch Him do far more than you ever could!
This reminds me of a time at our previous church. The ladies were working hard towards getting some desperately needed carpet in our church. It was a big building and very cold on concrete floors through winter. We had saved a solid $1000 through cake stalls and offerings. Then we had some people visit our church who were ministering to the poorest of the poor in Eastern Europe. It was back in the early 90's. There was not even any panadol for pain relief in surgery. As we listened I felt the Lord lead me to give our precious $1000 to this cause. It may be uncomfortable to be on cold floors on Sunday morning, but that was nothing in the face of this need. Anyway, WHAT WE HAD WORKED HARD TO RAISE WAS NOT ENOUGH FOR THE CARPET, but it was a huge amount to these impoverished people. I consulted with the ladies, after all, they had worked towards this, and we agreed.
The very week the cheque was cashed someone gifted the money to the church for the carpet! It just proved again, that God is utterly and totally aware of what we are up to and well able to do more than we can ask or think.
May God's power and grace be piled on to your efforts, as you commit those efforts to Him!
With love,
Lynda
Saturday, June 11, 2011
THINGS, THEY ARE A-CHANGING!!
Hi everyone,
The day is bleak and cold, but I am enjoying a quiet home, some beautiful music and about to make some garden vegetable soup with my new blender! Days like this really nourish my soul.
The house is quiet because Jeff's at work, and Jodie is away at a camp. I remember the days when my house was very loud and very chaotic, a husband who mostly worked from home and four children fairly close together made sure of that! Can I be honest? I don't miss those days!!
I was out shopping this morning, and of course the conversation was about how really cold it is, and I don't really like winter, but to be frank I wouldn't like endless days of the same weather, no matter how perfect they may be. The bracing cold seems to wake me up.
Life brings different seasons, and I'm not telling you anything you don't already know there, and the changes can go from being a bit unsettling to very traumatic. I'm on the threshold of a couple of changes, in work and home. My job profile is changing, the hours will be changing, and while it is very welcome, hmm.... really welcome because it is going to release me to do things that are really very important to me, I find myself feeling a little unsure of myself.
The other thing is that Jodie is making serious plans to move out of home.
Thats it.
......No more children at home.
She's not moving far, and it's a happy move... simply her time to fly, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. On one hand the thought of just the two of us (Jeff & I) here together is nothing short of delightful, and I am both relieved and thrilled to come to this time in our lives feeling this way! But on the other hand, I am going to miss her being here, she's the last of my children and apart from that, she is great company.
I don't know about you, but I can have a couple of unhelpful responses to change.
One is that I try to figure out ahead of time what the change will 'look like', and somehow am surprised and dissapointed when what I can see ahead for myself isn't happening here and now. I need to relax and enjoy the transition. The Lord kindly revealed to me yesterday, that if what I can see ahead of me was on my plate now, I would fail miserably, because I simply am not in a position right now to sustain it. I still have some unfinished business of this season, even if it is nearly over!
The other unhelpful response is to want to 'hibernate' or run back to the past because I (we) love the safe and familiar, and I'm afraid of the new.
It's at times like this that I absolutely love God, I love the Word, and I am so grateful for Jesus coming and making a walking-talking relationship with God possible.
The one thing that is absolutely priceless to us in a changing world is having someone in our life that we can count on to always be there for us, not someone fickle or moody, someone we can rely on to stand with us while we deal with change. Someone who has become our 'safe place'.
Listen to what the Bible has to say about God in the face of change....
Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, so He does not lie, He isn't human so He doesn't change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?" (NLT)
Malachi 3:6 "For I am the Lord, I change not" Malachi 3:6
James 1:17 " Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever"
Matthew 28:20 "...I am with you always, even to the end of the world"
So in the face of change what I need to do is settle down, not try and rush into it ahead of time, or run back into the security of the familiar... but simply trust The Unchanging One who has promised to never leave me or forsake me. With that attitude of faith I can look forward to what the changes are going to bring into my life.
I'm ready to be 'woken up' by a change in season!
Thank you for taking the time to read, and lots of love,
Lynda
The day is bleak and cold, but I am enjoying a quiet home, some beautiful music and about to make some garden vegetable soup with my new blender! Days like this really nourish my soul.
The house is quiet because Jeff's at work, and Jodie is away at a camp. I remember the days when my house was very loud and very chaotic, a husband who mostly worked from home and four children fairly close together made sure of that! Can I be honest? I don't miss those days!!
I was out shopping this morning, and of course the conversation was about how really cold it is, and I don't really like winter, but to be frank I wouldn't like endless days of the same weather, no matter how perfect they may be. The bracing cold seems to wake me up.
Life brings different seasons, and I'm not telling you anything you don't already know there, and the changes can go from being a bit unsettling to very traumatic. I'm on the threshold of a couple of changes, in work and home. My job profile is changing, the hours will be changing, and while it is very welcome, hmm.... really welcome because it is going to release me to do things that are really very important to me, I find myself feeling a little unsure of myself.
The other thing is that Jodie is making serious plans to move out of home.
Thats it.
......No more children at home.
She's not moving far, and it's a happy move... simply her time to fly, but I'm not sure how I feel about it. On one hand the thought of just the two of us (Jeff & I) here together is nothing short of delightful, and I am both relieved and thrilled to come to this time in our lives feeling this way! But on the other hand, I am going to miss her being here, she's the last of my children and apart from that, she is great company.
I don't know about you, but I can have a couple of unhelpful responses to change.
One is that I try to figure out ahead of time what the change will 'look like', and somehow am surprised and dissapointed when what I can see ahead for myself isn't happening here and now. I need to relax and enjoy the transition. The Lord kindly revealed to me yesterday, that if what I can see ahead of me was on my plate now, I would fail miserably, because I simply am not in a position right now to sustain it. I still have some unfinished business of this season, even if it is nearly over!
The other unhelpful response is to want to 'hibernate' or run back to the past because I (we) love the safe and familiar, and I'm afraid of the new.
It's at times like this that I absolutely love God, I love the Word, and I am so grateful for Jesus coming and making a walking-talking relationship with God possible.
The one thing that is absolutely priceless to us in a changing world is having someone in our life that we can count on to always be there for us, not someone fickle or moody, someone we can rely on to stand with us while we deal with change. Someone who has become our 'safe place'.
Listen to what the Bible has to say about God in the face of change....
Numbers 23:19 "God is not a man, so He does not lie, He isn't human so He doesn't change His mind. Has He ever spoken and failed to act? Has He ever promised and not carried it through?" (NLT)
Malachi 3:6 "For I am the Lord, I change not" Malachi 3:6
James 1:17 " Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning."
Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and forever"
Matthew 28:20 "...I am with you always, even to the end of the world"
So in the face of change what I need to do is settle down, not try and rush into it ahead of time, or run back into the security of the familiar... but simply trust The Unchanging One who has promised to never leave me or forsake me. With that attitude of faith I can look forward to what the changes are going to bring into my life.
I'm ready to be 'woken up' by a change in season!
Thank you for taking the time to read, and lots of love,
Lynda
Friday, May 6, 2011
A BLAST FROM THE PAST!!
Hi everyone,
Writing this blog is a bit like diet and exercise.... enormously satisfying, but hard to get around to!!
As I write this I am enjoying a week at the Gold Coast, Australia. We have had our bi-annual ACC National Conference and it has been really so good, with significant ministry from Steve Murrell, Reinhard Bonnke and Wayne Alcorn. Let me just summarise....All that God does on earth He does through the Holy Spirit, sent from heaven to me.... a flame with my name on it. The priority of our lives is not building ministry, but lives through helping people follow Christ. I can do this, simply and beautifully just being Lynda, not anyone else, with the power of the 'flame with my name on it'! Of course the same is true for you too, it really is.
Along with the blessing of all this I have had some other treats.
1. I have found the perfect 'mother of the bride dress', and it involved an answered prayer. (Thank you Chris from Gearboxboutique.com of Broadbeach xx) All I can say right now is never think God is not interested in the details of our lives. (Phillipians 4:6)
2. I have caught up with some friends that go way way back to my late teens/early adult life, how nice it was to see them and catch up.
This leads me to my surprising, 'blast from the past'.
You may or may not be surprised to know that I have suffered with an almost crippling sense of inferiority from time to time. Nothing like when I was a girl, but let's say the devil has had a field day keeping me quiet and down because of it.
As I reconnected with one lovely lady she was thrilled to see me and told me that I had been her lifeline back in the time we lived in the same town! I had no idea, and I don't put that out here to boast, but to encourage you. You have no idea how valuable you are to the people around you as you simply be you, simply be faithful and simply be a friend. Be encouraged.
Then we had morning tea with Pastor John & Chris Cullen who were my pastors back in my very early days as a Christian and a young adult struggling with difficult personal circumstances. I will always treasure them as they were my 'safe place' and constantly believed in me and helped me grow.
As you would know I have written a book, "Fistful of Diamonds - living on full when life serves empty" (available at www.drministries.com) and in it I talk about how God showed me that through Christ I don't have to carry the negative image and identity of my past, into my future.
Chris said this morning, "Lynda, one part of your book disappointed me... the ditzy bit. You were never ditzy." I was frankly surprised this morning to hear Chris say that, I never knew they thought of my as anything other than a bundle of potential, but with a lot of baggage!
Now remember readers, I was between the ages of 18 - 21 when they were in my life. I'm not telling you how old I am now, but I am a grandma!!
This is my point..... why did I carry that image of myself as useless and incapable for all those years when I didn't need to? And today as you read this, what image and lable are you needlessly carrying around in your heart that cripples you?
Paul said in Corinthians that when we come to Christ old things pass away, and all things become new. The more I travel along lifes journey with Him, the more I am beginning to realise we simply need to step out believing that this is true.
Dear reader, I want you today to realise that you are far more valuable to the people in your world than you can know, and the gift you bring.... is worth bringing!!
Until next time (hopefully soon), lots of love,
Lynda xx
Writing this blog is a bit like diet and exercise.... enormously satisfying, but hard to get around to!!
So much has happened since I last wrote (I seem to say that everytime, but its true) The biggest thing is that my daughter is now engaged to be married, and we are so truly happy for her!
As I write this I am enjoying a week at the Gold Coast, Australia. We have had our bi-annual ACC National Conference and it has been really so good, with significant ministry from Steve Murrell, Reinhard Bonnke and Wayne Alcorn. Let me just summarise....All that God does on earth He does through the Holy Spirit, sent from heaven to me.... a flame with my name on it. The priority of our lives is not building ministry, but lives through helping people follow Christ. I can do this, simply and beautifully just being Lynda, not anyone else, with the power of the 'flame with my name on it'! Of course the same is true for you too, it really is.
Along with the blessing of all this I have had some other treats.
1. I have found the perfect 'mother of the bride dress', and it involved an answered prayer. (Thank you Chris from Gearboxboutique.com of Broadbeach xx) All I can say right now is never think God is not interested in the details of our lives. (Phillipians 4:6)
2. I have caught up with some friends that go way way back to my late teens/early adult life, how nice it was to see them and catch up.
This leads me to my surprising, 'blast from the past'.
You may or may not be surprised to know that I have suffered with an almost crippling sense of inferiority from time to time. Nothing like when I was a girl, but let's say the devil has had a field day keeping me quiet and down because of it.
As I reconnected with one lovely lady she was thrilled to see me and told me that I had been her lifeline back in the time we lived in the same town! I had no idea, and I don't put that out here to boast, but to encourage you. You have no idea how valuable you are to the people around you as you simply be you, simply be faithful and simply be a friend. Be encouraged.
Then we had morning tea with Pastor John & Chris Cullen who were my pastors back in my very early days as a Christian and a young adult struggling with difficult personal circumstances. I will always treasure them as they were my 'safe place' and constantly believed in me and helped me grow.
As you would know I have written a book, "Fistful of Diamonds - living on full when life serves empty" (available at www.drministries.com) and in it I talk about how God showed me that through Christ I don't have to carry the negative image and identity of my past, into my future.
Chris said this morning, "Lynda, one part of your book disappointed me... the ditzy bit. You were never ditzy." I was frankly surprised this morning to hear Chris say that, I never knew they thought of my as anything other than a bundle of potential, but with a lot of baggage!
Now remember readers, I was between the ages of 18 - 21 when they were in my life. I'm not telling you how old I am now, but I am a grandma!!
This is my point..... why did I carry that image of myself as useless and incapable for all those years when I didn't need to? And today as you read this, what image and lable are you needlessly carrying around in your heart that cripples you?
Paul said in Corinthians that when we come to Christ old things pass away, and all things become new. The more I travel along lifes journey with Him, the more I am beginning to realise we simply need to step out believing that this is true.
Dear reader, I want you today to realise that you are far more valuable to the people in your world than you can know, and the gift you bring.... is worth bringing!!
Until next time (hopefully soon), lots of love,
Lynda xx
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