All Things New

My life is literally an open book for those of you who are familiar with my book "For My Girls" and I do believe that my passion for writing and sharing my experiences is from God otherwise it wouldn't be there. Apart from the obvious hope that my writing inspires and stories can be a testimony to anyone going through their own stuff; one of the reasons I am so passionate about my writing is because I can always go back and then I am reminded of each trial that God brought me through and every prayer that He answered!

In November of this year Brad and I will celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary and up to this point I can honestly say that these first years of our marriage have been devastatingly challenging so much so to the point that there have been times where it felt like the trials we endured was going to break me. That says a lot because I am a very strong woman and it takes A LOT to get me down. I have been through a lot and God has lifted me out of a lot of horrifying and painful situations so trials don't slow me down or "scare" me but this time I honestly thought I wouldn't make it through this without some serious damage to my mind and emotions but now that it is behind us God is showing us that everything we have been through in the last 5 years is preparing both me and Brad for something that He has in store for us. The trials we endured has given us a foundation to stand on for what awaits us in the future that God has planned for us.

"With God suffering is never the final outcome."

 

 

 

 

Our God is a God who heals! He took Brad and did healing work in Brad, He took Natasha and did healing work in Natasha then brought the 2 of us back together, reunited, reconnected and now I believe the restoring work is underway! Praise God! I had a lot of anger and resentment in me and I asked God to remove all those negative emotions which he did. There is just no point in harbouring all that negativity and I would always remain in bondage if I never got rid of it. Nobody has to pay for my pain. Jesus died for ALL of our sins, he paid the price so that we don't have to. There is nothing any of us could ever do that could ever cause God to stop loving us or to remove the promise of eternal life or any of God's promises to us while we are on earth. If I expect people to make up for all the "bad things" or "wrong things" or "all the things they were supposed to do but didn't" I would never be free and never move forward and move on from where I am right now. I wanted to see the promise of God in my life, my husband's life, the lives of our children and my marriage.

 

 

There is nothing too big for God, He is moved by FAITH and I practised going boldly to His throne and asked for BIG things believing that He is able. Slowly but surely all the things that I have asked are coming to pass and we are taking it a day at a time. There are still challenges that we face; as with all disasters, the clean up of the aftermath takes more time, work and resources but God gives us the strength, the time and the resources because we are held in the palm of His mighty hand. He is in control. It is actually a nice feeling having the ability to dance in the rain. It is easy to praise God when the sun is shining, when your bank account is full, when things are easy but it takes FAITH to be able to praise God in the midst of the storm; when you have so many needs but all you want to do is praise Him and say thank you for all He has already done!

 

God made it possible for us to go away for 5 days; accommodation and all other expenses covered not by our own means... it wasn't a luxurious vacation to an exotic destination but God knew what we needed and it was a supernatural, super spiritual divine experience. I hate walking and I decided to do a 4 hour hike with Brad because I know that he likes doing that kind of thing and I thought it would be special if this was something we did together. I also did it in honor of him and the progress that he made because I appreciate the challenge that he is currently enduring as he takes the 360 turnaround to place His life back in the hand of God.

 

 So as you read this blog, we hope that you have been inspired and enjoyed the beautiful images of this beautiful place that God brought us to and keep us in prayer asking God to continue giving us the strength that we need for the road ahead.










I've never been more hopeful and never felt more blessed.

I prayed a bold prayer and God heard, He answered and He was moved by my FAITH in Him!

 

 

PRAY BOLD!!

This morning I prayed a bold prayer and I dare you to do the same; pray bold and stand firm on the word of God in anticipation of the Promise in His word that He will give us what we ask for.

Come before His throne blameless & righteous

Come before His throne with praise and thanksgiving

Come before His throne broken and with a heavy heart

However you are this morning, come before His throne confident in the knowledge that there He waits with arms wide open. Whatever you are facing know that God knows, He understands, He is near, He counts your tears and His word is filled with Promises for every burden, worry, anxiety or fear.

Every battle that you face is a spiritual battle and will only be won when we put into practise the biblical principles in the Word of God. Every hardship you face today is preparing you for the purpose for which you were made. Let go and let God and remember the Israelites who were stuck in the desert for 40 years because of disobedience. Some even died in the dessert and never lived to see the Promised Land! Even though God fulfilled His promise to set them free, once they were free they refused to be faithful and because of their lack of faith they were on a 40 year journey that would have taken them only a few days had they practised FAITH. Faith is something you DO, not something you are. I am being faithful when I smile despite my situation because I know that my life is in God's hands. I am being faithful when I have a good attitude while I wait on the Lord, I am being faithful when I press forward and press on despite how hard it is, despite how much it hurts, despite the pain and disappointment. I am faithful when I realise that my heart can never be broken when it is in the Lord.

I declare today that I will continue to act faithfully despite my present circumstance which I recognise to be temporary and that everything I am in today is preparing me for the purpose for which God created me and everything the enemy did to try and destroy my life and my marriage and my home and my family, God will turn it around and work it out for my good and His name will be glorified through my testimony!

I boldly declare today that every Promise in my heart will be fulfilled by the Power of God, my Father in heaven who I believe is able to do exceedingly and abundantly, above and beyond anything I can dare to ask or think. I declare today that my time in the desert is over and by faith I am entering the Promised Land, the Land of milk and honey.

I declare boldly today that God is opening doors, releasing wealth, paving the way, preparing me so that the vision that He birthed within me manifest into reality.

I boldly declare today and I dare you to do the same!