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Come Follow me
Follow me he said There was no time to second guess Or to debate down the pub No Alpha course to attend Or time for over thinking in their heads
Follow me he said But did they know the cost The lessons they would learn The miracles they would perform All in Jesus name
Follow me he said Leaving wives behind Not knowing the adventures Laughter,tears and death As they followed their saviour To that cross
Follow me he said As they didn't understand The grieving that would come Not knowing 3 days later Victory was won
Follow me he said Before the stone was rolled away Not knowing what we know now The glory, love and tenderness The act of love to follow
Follow me he said With no time to think Jesus in person asking them Not fully answering yet They left at once and followed him
Follow me he still says today Will you come with me Dropping all our nets at once Knowing what we know At once we should go
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Jesus is our hope. #Godspromises that we have a hope and a future and we will not be cut of from this. When we accept Jesus as our saviour our hope is not in man or our strength. Our hope and future in in Christ alone.
Sometimes when hope gets wobbled. In the sad and troublesome times. We just need to remember Jesus went through the heartbreak of losing friends and temptation, he understands. What better person to put our hope in.
Our hope in such odd times With a pandemic raging on Still comes from our God alone The only holy one
A hope that promises a future That the craziness will finish Healing will creep in Of body, mind and soul
The world isn't over Even with so many tears shed Counting the cost in lives Saying too many goodbyes
Even in the heartbreak When we feel life should stand still We trust in our God Knowing this is not the end
For our future is in God's hands He has told us so He promises us a future We can never been cut off from
Our hope for better times to return For the pandemic to end Is already fulfilled and not cut off For all God's promises are true
This promise no exception We just need to be still Put our faith in God above Our hope, healer and restorer
Today I really am feeling a shift. I feel God moving again. God is always my rock but for months he has felt still, motionless even though I know he is still very much alive.
#Godspromises and answer to prayer for others are really lifting my spirits. We may all still be lockdown in our homes but God doesn’t just go with us on outside journeys. God is with us in the emotional, internal and physical battles. God never leaves us.
Jesus You never leave us You are always by our side In us Carrying the Spirit of God Taking every step of life with us We may not be able to go outside Be locked in our homes But we are all still on a journey Of heart and minds You haven't left us Your still making us bold Courageous and tackling fear Keeping us bold And giving us new opportunities With a new creativity That only comes from you Thank you that You are our strong foundation Never leaving our side. Amen
Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.
You are my hope Nothing more The world bringing it's story Of doom and gloom Life feeling like it's cheap Where the only choice is economic fate Death and depression
But my hope and firm foundation Is the saviour Who rose from the dead Who today still brings life Accepting us individually Who doesn't count statistics Spread fear Or pigeon hole You to him are special So worth dying for
You are worth more Than a tsunami of pandemic Your not a post code lottery Or part of a chain reaction You are not a slave BUT loved Adored Wanted Not as a captive or a slave But free and alive
In these times of yet another lockdown When winter months are stark And missing loves ones is hard Stand firm In the one Whose only message is love The one that is our hope
Look for the miracles In the darkness Stories that only shine love Hope and encouragment Spreading joy Covering the fear There is still so much good If only we open our eyes Trusting in the one Who died to bring us life.
Dear Jesus If I could put my thoughts of 2020 to you in a letter or prayer. What would they look like and reflect of 2020
To say it is been a difficult year. Would probably be most people's understatement. But as I reflect this cold New Years eve morning. I still thank you for every moment.
Lord Jesus you still break chains. Even in a pandemic Setting people free from all that bound them tight.
I thank you for every tear you wiped.Too many this year to count.The workers on the front line you kept safe, strong and engerised. Who cared and loved each patient COVID or not.
I thank you for the key workers. Who worked to keep us safe, fed, watered and provided for every basic need. From supermarket workers to delivery drivers keeping us very much sane.
I thank you Lord for workers not recognised.who continually worked without us knowing. Giving us a little bit of normal.I thank you that you are God of provision and that has never once stopped.
I thank you that I have learnt age is just a number.For Captain Tom and all those who raised such large amounts for others. For Marcus Rashford and his love for children so in need.
I thank you for the mindless TV that provided light relief. For the beautiful spring and summer, weather so beautiful to enjoy. For the cold crisp winter and that the real Christmas can never be cancelled.
I thank you for your church. The body not the building. For your church online, still shining. Actions of love over flowing. Your church still far to human showing your grace and living magnificently in this strangest of time.
I thank you for technology that has made 2020 happen. Keeping as many in jobs as can be.
Lord Jesus, I know there is no magic tick of the clock. When 2021 is here nothing much will change.
But I prayer our hearts will be the key. More people giving their lives to you. Building up hope, grace and mercy. Showing love to one another that can only come from heaven.
So Jesus as I thank you for all of 2020, the joy, smiles and breakthroughs that never made it to the news.
I take this opportunity to pray for 2021. I pray you will be in this year, shining brighter than ever. Breaking chains, bringing freedom, healing, repentance and love. Uniting us to you the son. The one that truly understands us and all that we need.
Day 24 of #wonderfulladvent and the word prompt is birth
Thank you to everyone that has followed this advent journey with me. God bless you all have a blessed and peaceful Christmas. Stay safe x
It's time to celebrate The birth of the child Born in a stable Long time ago He came to be born To a young virgin The impossible made possible
The birth of a child Born for you and me The baby not gone Or disappeared Very much still with us If we let his spirit Reside in us
Imagine becoming parents To the promised one Taking responsibility For God's only son Overwhelming Or full of confidence Finding such favour chosen as mum
Mum Mary treasuring events Visitors and presents Storing hope Waiting for the future
As we wait this Christmas time Locked down In such unusual times Reflect and consider The true meaning of Christmas It's not Santamas Or St.Nickmas But Christmas Celebrating our Christ.
Not going to lie. I didn’t think I was going to be able to write anything today. My mind was under attack. Then my spirit when I heard that where I live in the UK we will be going into tier 4 Boxing day. Although not unexpected.
In this moment of darkness I was wondering how I can possibly write anything about adore without sounding half hearted, niche or preachy. But does it matter if I do?
Isn’t the point of Jesus to adore, love and trust him in all the surrounding darkness as well as the joyful times. To ask Jesus to remove the darkness.
When I am struggling I tend to listen to worship music as I find it the most uplifting thing when I sing along or let it sink in.
Adore
Jesus the night you were born The angles flew down from heaven To shepherds below Singing adoration to you In the brightness of sight Go worship the king they said Not in a palace With a crown on his head But in a stable A child just like you Making himself human To understand as we do To have a closeness Knowing all we go through So worship and adore the baby at Christmas time Beyond into the new year And never let go For as we adore Jesus He seeps into our bones Bringing joy peace and miracles all the year round.
Day 21 and the word prompt for #wonderfulladvent is reveal.
Dear Jesus I am struggling to pray. There is so much I want to say. You asked the most sacred one if you could leave heaven and come to Earth. You didn't do this for selfish ambition or fame. You did this because you love us and want us in eternity with you more than anything. My heart is breaking this Christmas Jesus. People are living in the dark. Fear, disillusion, depair seem to be the fuel. Lord Jesus please reveal yourself this year to a nation and world suffocating in darkness. We long to see your truth revealed to a nation full of dry bones. Hope and joy that only flows from you restored To hearts so fervently against you softened with eyes and ears opened to the reality of a saviour born in a stable. Amen
Day 20 already of #wonderfulladvent and the prompt word is unexpected. I pray people will be gracious and forgiving with me on this post as I let my imagination run.
Dear Diary, March 1BC
Seriously I am unexpectedly calm but at the same time all over the place!
WHAT A DAY!!!
It all started so normally. Just another day in my life.
I got up and did all my normal things. Got washed, dressed, did my chores and of course was day dreaming about my guy Joe. Joe and I are getting married. I know he will understand and be just as excited as me 😊😍
I was in my room, just having some quiet time with God. Praying, reading scripture. I do this everyday.
SUDDENLY there was this bright bright light encompassing me and a strange man in my room! He even called me by name. Hello Mary he said.
My heart was racing, and I was obviously looking scared and visibly trembling as he told me not to be afraid.
There was something about his voice. A calmness which had an authority about it. He called me favoured one. He said he was a messenger of God. He even had a name Gabriel.
As I calmed I could see this was not a man, he had wings and was oozing gold and light. I remember feeling my trembling stopping, my heart beat returning to normal, almost being back in my body. It’s strange what you notice and remember in the midst of things.
Gabriel his voice smooth beautifully musical brought me a message. A message from God no less! WOAH WOW WOAH!. Me not Molly or Joanna or Grace, ME! Not sure how much they will believe me either when I tell them next girls night in.
Ok now here is where it gets really surreal! This Angel has casually rocked up in my quiet time with the bomb shell of all bomb shells.
Gabriel is telling me I AM PREGNANT with GODS CHILD no less. !!!! Being the girl I am I did politely point out this is impossible.
Gabriel not even blinking at the impossible and I’m sure he would of wanted to huff! This is God’s son, conceived of the Spirit. The long awaited messiah. God’s chosen one.
I have read the scriptures but me. We have been waiting for this moment for hundreds of years. But me. A normal everyday girl. Wow wow wow.
Gabriel must be reading my mind. Before I get to utter a word. He tells me, my cousin Elizabeth is also with child. My being cannot argue and the Spirit helps me accept and understand. God’s presents completely takes over.
I am at peace, favoured, let it be is all I can say.
The light suddenly gone along with my angel. But a presence so strong not gone. Prayer, praise and worship flow out from my soul. Time to think and reflect.
Having time to digest and reflect to Elizabeth’s I must go. Some thing tells me she will understand.
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