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See me

Posted: April 25, 2018 in bereavement, death, education, family, friendship, life, music, words
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If they could see me now…

Words many of us will have said at some time – Maybe in relation to

  • family members who have passed away
  • teachers who told you you’d never achieve anything with your life
  • friends or colleagues that always put you down, believing they were better than you
  • friends you no longer keep in touch with

For me, I don’t really care about those from my past life who never believed I’d achieve anything with my life. I do however care that I make my Mum and Dad proud – I wish they were still here with me, but they’re not, so to me the best I can do is make them proud of me.

Just a few weeks ago as I was the cemetery after leaving flowers on a family grave, the song If you Could See Me Now by the Script was playing in the car. I think about my Mum and Dad every day as I miss them so very much, but since the day that song came on in the car, I’ve found myself thinking, if they could see me now…

 

If You Could See Me Now by The Script

It was February 14, Valentine’s Day
The roses came but they took you away
Tattooed on my arm is a charm to disarm all the harm
Gotta keep myself calm but the truth is you’re gone
And I’ll never get to show you these songs
Dad, you should see the tours that I’m on
I see you standing there next to Mom
Both singing along, yeah on and on
And there are days when I’m losing my faith
Because the man wasn’t good, he was great
He’d say “Music was the home for your pain”
And explained I was young, he would say
Take that rage, put it on a page
Take that page to the stage
Blow the roof off the place
I’m trying to make you proud
Do everything you did
I hope you’re up there with God saying “That’s my kid!”
I still look for your face in the crowd
Oh if you could see me now
(Oh if you could see me now)
Would you stand in disgrace or take a bow?
Oh if you could see me now
(Oh if you could see me now)
 

Your journey #2

Posted: April 16, 2018 in belief, bereavement, blogging, children, death, depression, faith, life, love, music, religion, stress
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Walking by faith means you have the courage to stand up for everyone – the hurting, the broken, and the down-trodden – to face death yourself for the good of others.

If you agree to do this you’ll need to be willing to get out of your comfort zone. You must be willing to let God take your world and turn it upside down, and start all over again. You must be willing to let God change how you see Him, and change how you life by letting Him use you the way that He sees fit.

Maybe God will ask you to do something you never dreamed you would ever do like foster or adopt children, leave your job and become a church minister, trade in all your worldly goods for God’s service…

Maybe God will challenge you. For example, how would you respond when life throws some devastating events at you – divorce, addiction, death of a child or sibling – all events that hurt like nothing else.

I don’t know how God may want to use you, but I do know that if you give your all to God, and allow Him to change your life, He will honour your request. He will take you on a journey, your journey by teaching you to walk by faith, and trust you with some of life’s most treasured moments with Him by your side.

Life

Posted: April 7, 2018 in death, Health, life, personnel characteristics
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Have you ever stopped to think about all the stages we go through in life?

Some stages I guess we know nothing about; others we won’t remember anything about; while others still will define who we become as adults, and ultimately the person others remember when we die.

Make the most of your informative years, as they will define the person you grow old as.

Forget everything

Posted: April 2, 2018 in belief, cross, death, Easter, life, love, music, quotes, religion
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Have you knelt before the cross of Jesus and given Him your all?

If not, why not do that this Easter. Forget everything else and follow Jesus.

Easter tale

Posted: April 1, 2018 in church, cross, death, disciple, Easter, life, love, music, religion, words
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Easter morning! Celebrate His name!

Easter Morning! Jesus lives again!

Early one Sunday morning women of Galilee went to the tomb where Jesus lay.

When they arrived there they all found to their horror that the stone at the entrance had been rolled away.

Bravely they looked inside to look for His broken body only to find it was no longer there.

Frantic, they looked around to see why the tomb was empty, frightened and driven by despair, by despair!

Where is Jesus? Where’s his body gone?

What has happened? What is going on?

All of a sudden there were angels from Heaven they were asking the women what was wrong.

Why are you searching for the body of Jesus ? Can’t you see? He is risen, He is gone.

Don’t you remember that He said this would happen, that He soon would be risen from the dead?

This is His resurrection, just as He always promised, all this is just as Jesus said, as He said.

Easter morning! Celebrate His name!

Easter Morning! Jesus lives again!

Joyful, the women ran to tell the disciples that their Saviour was living once again.

Such was His power, even death could not hold Him, they all knew life would never be the same.

Jesus had triumphed, He would now live forever, “Jesus Lives!’ was the women’s joyful cry.

This was the message of that first Easter morning, that because of our Lord we’d never die, never die!

He is risen! Celebrate His name!

He is risen! Jesus lives again!

Jesus lives again!

No power

Posted: March 31, 2018 in belief, bereavement, cross, death, Easter, faith, life, music, Relationships, religion, Salvation Army, words
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Romans 6:7-11 (NLV)

When a man is dead, he is free from the power of sin. And if we have died with Christ, we believe we will live with Him also. We know that Christ was raised from the dead. He will never die again. Death has no more power over Him. He died once but now lives. He died to break the power of sin, and the life He now lives is for God. You must do the same thing! Think of yourselves as dead to the power of sin. But now you have new life because of Jesus Christ our Lord. You are living this new life for God.

Imagine hearing of the death of a loved one – you’d be devastated, upset, maybe even broken – but then for someone to come and tell you they had seen them alive and walking around again! I’m sure we would think they were mad!

But that’s exactly what happened when Jesus rose from the dead. Because Jesus did that we have been forgiven, and we have a future full of hope.

 

Innocent man

Posted: March 29, 2018 in Crime, cross, death, Easter, faith, life, love, music, quotes, religion
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Over the years there have been a number of high profile cases where though newer technology, they have been able to prove that someone who has been in prison for many years, is actually innocent of the crime they were imprisoned for.

I cannot comprehend what it must feel like for these people. People who have not committed the crime they were imprisoned for, but unjustly kept locked away from every day life, and away from their family and friends.

Now think about Jesus and the crime he was accused of, and the price he paid…

Jesus was innocent, but he died for you and me. We need to tell the world just what Christ sacrificed for each of us.

Seeing the future

Posted: March 27, 2018 in bible, cross, death, disciple, Easter, life, music, religion, words
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There are people who claim they can foresee the future, and can tell what the future holds for individual people. I’m not sure I would want to see into my future, I’d rather just wait and see what comes my way.

If you knew you were going to die on a certain day, how would you act? How would you approach that day?

Jesus knew the time was approaching when he would die. He even told his disciples several times what lay ahead for Him:

Matthew 20:17-19 (NLV)

As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He talked also to the twelve followers by the side of the road. He said, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem. The Son of Man will be handed over to the religious leaders and to the teachers of the Law. They will say that He must be put to death. They will hand Him over to the people who do not know God. They will make fun of Him and will beat Him. They will nail Him to a cross. Three days later He will be raised to life.”

How would you react if you knew this is what your future held? I leave my future in God’s hands, how about you?

Chosen one

Posted: March 26, 2018 in belief, bible, cross, death, Easter, life, love, music, religion, words
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Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations. ~ Isaiah 42:1 (NLT)

Long before Jesus was even born God already knew He was going to have to sacrifice His only son. If that was you or me, I suspect we’d have done everything in our power to prevent our only son from dying. God had the power to do that, but still Jesus died, what greater love as anyone ever shown for you, than God did by sacrificing his own son?

Weakness and courage

Posted: March 12, 2018 in bereavement, death, depression, life, personnel characteristics, quotes, Relationships
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Don’t be strong. Be weak. Unclench your fists. Dare to be vulnerable. Honest weakness takes courage ~ Pete Greig

Admitting to weakness and vulnerability isn’t something many of us like to do, is it. That’s probably why when we go through difficult situations, we often experience symptoms such as insomnia, memory loss, weakness and vulnerability.

Telling someone not to be strong but to show their weakness, isn’t going to instantly make them share their weaknesses, and show how vulnerable they are. Instead they need to feel safe, they need to feel loved, so give them a hug, so that when they show their vulnerability they will not feel they are being judged but are safe.

So whether you are feeling vulnerable or know someone who is struggling, do what you need to do to dare to be vulnerable.

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