We live in such a downward spiralling world. Watching crime watch is a reality that we do not want to face, but it is easy to think it will never happen to me. One women on a night out was raped by two different men. Who gives them the right!
But what was worse was I was told of some domestic violence cases which made me sick. Poor women that are forced to live in fear of men that have no backbone or self worth. The worrying thing I know men / friends who use intimidation with their partners. They might not punch but their words are just as damaging. .
I have been blessed with two girls and the thought if some man instead of speaking tries to use his fist gets my blood boiling. I pray I never have to deal with that situation.
But I want to raise a point, if you watch porn this is a form of abuse. Please don't tell me that women being degraded by a man for money is what this poor girl dreamed of when growing up. The truth a high proportion of porn stars have been abused and end up thinking this is what they are meat for man entertainment.
What am I trying to say. Men please step up, take responsibility, we all play a part in how society treats women including our mothers, sisters and daughters. Ask yourself am I apart if the problem or the solution to female abuse.
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Sunday, 11 December 2011
Sacrifice
Romans 12:1
[ A Living Sacrifice ] Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship
Recently I wrote on my blog about excuses. But God also be showing me that if I want to be a success in anything it will take sacrifice.
Recently I have been moaning that I have way to much on. The truth is I want the glory without the sacrifice.
I want to watch movies every night, have every night free to meet with friends, to have Sundays to wash the cars, Saturdays free to play basketball and golf all day. I want the time to spend two hours reading my books and the list goes on.
I bet any one reading this feels the same. The reality I can do all this but that would mean sacrificing my dreams that take time and effort to achieve which means something has to go.
At the moment if you ask my wife I sleep around 5-6 hours a day, WHY? Because life is just that hectic that the only way to complete my tasks and achieve what I want to achieve is being strict with my sleep.
I love more time with friends on the weekend but the reality is I try to give my girls the weekend as I don't seem them much in the week. I what to have a great relationship with my girls and if I don't give them the time that never going to happen, and they are worth the sacrifice.
You heard the saying "have your cake and eat it". The truth is as God told his follows, to follow him would be living a sacrificial life. For me to achieve the real passions I must sacrifice the life of comfort and ease.
BUT in the end I will receive more in my life than anything I ever sacrificed in the first place. I try to see the long term picture and keep focused on the goals and that ensures that the short term losses never compare to the long term gains
Question what are you going to have to give up to get to your dreams. NOTHING COMES WITHOUT SACRIFICE.
I live you with this. God had to watch his son on the cross so we could get eternal life (What a sacrifice) If even God had to sacrifice to gain who are we to think life will fall into our laps.
Remember "God gift to you if life, what you do with that life is our gift back to God"
[ A Living Sacrifice ] Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship
Recently I wrote on my blog about excuses. But God also be showing me that if I want to be a success in anything it will take sacrifice.
Recently I have been moaning that I have way to much on. The truth is I want the glory without the sacrifice.
I want to watch movies every night, have every night free to meet with friends, to have Sundays to wash the cars, Saturdays free to play basketball and golf all day. I want the time to spend two hours reading my books and the list goes on.
I bet any one reading this feels the same. The reality I can do all this but that would mean sacrificing my dreams that take time and effort to achieve which means something has to go.
At the moment if you ask my wife I sleep around 5-6 hours a day, WHY? Because life is just that hectic that the only way to complete my tasks and achieve what I want to achieve is being strict with my sleep.
I love more time with friends on the weekend but the reality is I try to give my girls the weekend as I don't seem them much in the week. I what to have a great relationship with my girls and if I don't give them the time that never going to happen, and they are worth the sacrifice.
You heard the saying "have your cake and eat it". The truth is as God told his follows, to follow him would be living a sacrificial life. For me to achieve the real passions I must sacrifice the life of comfort and ease.
BUT in the end I will receive more in my life than anything I ever sacrificed in the first place. I try to see the long term picture and keep focused on the goals and that ensures that the short term losses never compare to the long term gains
Question what are you going to have to give up to get to your dreams. NOTHING COMES WITHOUT SACRIFICE.
I live you with this. God had to watch his son on the cross so we could get eternal life (What a sacrifice) If even God had to sacrifice to gain who are we to think life will fall into our laps.
Remember "God gift to you if life, what you do with that life is our gift back to God"
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Excuses / Excuses / Excuses
Why have I not achieved the goals that I have set or desire "Well" (excuses, excuses and more excuses ) I today had alot of things that I needed to get done and my excuse for putting them of was that I have alot of things going on especially the passing of my step dad.
I know alot of people would agree and say that Denzil you are being to hard on yourself but the truth is even before my father passing I had been putting the same things off, with EXCUSES, EXCUSES. The previous excuse was a lack of money funding etc.
Before that it was time. "I am far to busy". EXCUSES, EXCUSES, EXCUSES.
I read in Napoleon Hill book 'think and grow rich'. Once we have made up a excuse not to do something, it becomes water tight that even if reality came and slap you in the face you would not listen and pay attention.
What ever plans you have go ahead and do it. NO EXCUSES. I'm trying it and state Gen Hope will have its first conference next year Jan 2012 .
"Remember God gift to us is life, what we do with that life is our gift back to God"
Tuesday, 6 December 2011
Hearing God Voice
If you read the bible you will see circumstances where God speaks directly with every day people. He spoke with Adam and even walked with him in the cool of the day.
He spoke with Moses and Abraham directly, in the new testament we have Jesus speaking with man. As Jesus is God in human form, we once again see God speaking with man directly.
The question is does God speak to us in the 21st century. I meet and speak with lost of people of the faith that struggle and state that they wish God would speak to them. Or they have begun to believe that God only speaks to the elect (Question who are they TV EVANGELIST, PASTOR WITH PURPLE ROPES?)
The truth is God speaks to those that want to listen. I am not special, I continually fall short of the mark of living to the standard which God has called me. In spite of my failing he still speaks with me personally.
Example today he told me to call a friend and told me to stay "heavy shoulders". Once I began speaking with my friend he began to open up about the issues he is facing. He also spoke to me about blessing a certain individual with a specific blessing.
I could give lots of examples, but some might say how do you know it God?
Good question, my answer would be many of the things he asked me to do are things I don't want to do. It only through obedience to what he is saying to me that I complete the tasks. Also the more I get to know God through the bible and pray, I know more about his personality. So when he speaks I know he voice.
(No different than my girls knowing my voice because they are around me.
Why share this today? The truth is one you have God on your side you cannot lose and hearing his voice helps to make wise choices and decisions. Try it for yourself.
Remember God gift to us is life, what we do with that life is our gift back to God
He spoke with Moses and Abraham directly, in the new testament we have Jesus speaking with man. As Jesus is God in human form, we once again see God speaking with man directly.
The question is does God speak to us in the 21st century. I meet and speak with lost of people of the faith that struggle and state that they wish God would speak to them. Or they have begun to believe that God only speaks to the elect (Question who are they TV EVANGELIST, PASTOR WITH PURPLE ROPES?)
The truth is God speaks to those that want to listen. I am not special, I continually fall short of the mark of living to the standard which God has called me. In spite of my failing he still speaks with me personally.
Example today he told me to call a friend and told me to stay "heavy shoulders". Once I began speaking with my friend he began to open up about the issues he is facing. He also spoke to me about blessing a certain individual with a specific blessing.
I could give lots of examples, but some might say how do you know it God?
Good question, my answer would be many of the things he asked me to do are things I don't want to do. It only through obedience to what he is saying to me that I complete the tasks. Also the more I get to know God through the bible and pray, I know more about his personality. So when he speaks I know he voice.
(No different than my girls knowing my voice because they are around me.
Why share this today? The truth is one you have God on your side you cannot lose and hearing his voice helps to make wise choices and decisions. Try it for yourself.
Remember God gift to us is life, what we do with that life is our gift back to God
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Hope
This week was the passing of my father. It was the first time someone really close to me had passed away that really made me reflect.
Previously I have had family member's that had passed away but because my relationship with them was not that strong it did not move me emotionally compared to the passing of my step dad.
He was a truly amazing man that went out of his way to help those around him. He brought some much happiness to my mum that his passing was a real blow to the whole family.
I remember seeing him in the hospital and the spirit had left his body it was no longer Colin I saw but a shell. It was then that I realised that Colin was gone and to a better place. It was the knowledge and comfort knowing that he had moved onto paradise is where I got my comfort. The comfort was in HOPE. The HOPE in God word that we will live for ever but not in this world but a world void of sin and death.
I read a scripture which really brings home the HOPE that I describe
1 Thessalonians 4
13Now also we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about those who fall asleep [[g]in death], that you may not grieve [for them] as the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave].
14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will also bring with Him through Jesus those who have fallen asleep [[h]in death].
15For this we declare to you by the Lord's [own] word, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall in no way precede [into His presence] or have any advantage at all over those who have previously fallen asleep [in Him [i]in death].
16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud cry of summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the blast of the trumpet of God. And those who have departed this life in Christ will rise first.
17Then we, the living ones who remain [on the earth], shall simultaneously be caught up along with [the resurrected dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so always (through the eternity of the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
18Therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words.
These words have brought me and my mother great comfort that one day we will meant with Colin again. As I thought this I wondered for those that do not believe what HOPE do they have? Money, Fame, Power, Botox or the power of the Secret.
The the above mentioned have all failed people who have used these sources of hope, but the making God your hope I can testify he will never fail you EVER. He in any circumstance allow you to have HOPE for a better day.
"Remember God gift to you is life, what you do with that life is your gift back to God"
Previously I have had family member's that had passed away but because my relationship with them was not that strong it did not move me emotionally compared to the passing of my step dad.
He was a truly amazing man that went out of his way to help those around him. He brought some much happiness to my mum that his passing was a real blow to the whole family.
I remember seeing him in the hospital and the spirit had left his body it was no longer Colin I saw but a shell. It was then that I realised that Colin was gone and to a better place. It was the knowledge and comfort knowing that he had moved onto paradise is where I got my comfort. The comfort was in HOPE. The HOPE in God word that we will live for ever but not in this world but a world void of sin and death.
I read a scripture which really brings home the HOPE that I describe
1 Thessalonians 4
13Now also we would not have you ignorant, brethren, about those who fall asleep [[g]in death], that you may not grieve [for them] as the rest do who have no hope [beyond the grave].
14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will also bring with Him through Jesus those who have fallen asleep [[h]in death].
15For this we declare to you by the Lord's [own] word, that we who are alive and remain until the coming of the Lord shall in no way precede [into His presence] or have any advantage at all over those who have previously fallen asleep [in Him [i]in death].
16For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud cry of summons, with the shout of an archangel, and with the blast of the trumpet of God. And those who have departed this life in Christ will rise first.
17Then we, the living ones who remain [on the earth], shall simultaneously be caught up along with [the resurrected dead] in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so always (through the eternity of the eternities) we shall be with the Lord!
18Therefore comfort and encourage one another with these words.
These words have brought me and my mother great comfort that one day we will meant with Colin again. As I thought this I wondered for those that do not believe what HOPE do they have? Money, Fame, Power, Botox or the power of the Secret.
The the above mentioned have all failed people who have used these sources of hope, but the making God your hope I can testify he will never fail you EVER. He in any circumstance allow you to have HOPE for a better day.
"Remember God gift to you is life, what you do with that life is your gift back to God"
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