Parenthood......

Proverbs 22:6

Amplified Bible (AMP)

⁶Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it.

I have a 3 year old son who on a daily basis i ask God how to raise him, not cos i don't think am capable but because i know without God i can get it sooooo wrong.

The bible tells us to raise/train up our child in the way he should go...and keeping with his individual gift or bent(which i think his God's purpose being shown through their personalities). But i sometimes wonder how to do that properly i.e striking a Godly balance , when i am still searching myself.

Everyday i discover new things about myself, how strong i am, how fragile i could be sometimes and how carried away i could even get by the fleeting/temporal things....so i often wonder if i am  able to meet this Job description "parent"

Believe it or not, we are all products of our upbringing. In the Legal field it is call 'inarticulate major premise' , it is where we all stem from. sometimes i see my Dad's attitude/personality in me of questioning things and being so open about it which sometimes gets me into a lot of trouble especially in relation to my ethnic origin.( well that's a discussion for another day...lol). and i also sometimes see my mom's personality in me when i get so strict and bossy with everyone.

the question is how do we strike a balance as human beings, i look at the life of Christ and i wonder how he subjected his flesh on several occasions, take the issue of the devil tempting him for instance, if Christ had not known his purpose he would have given in to his flesh

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+4%3A1-11&version=NIV

and also when he asked for the cup to passover him before he was taken away to be crucified... he was clearly being a man.http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2022:39-44&version=NIV

So i ask myself this question, how do i raise my son up in a Godly way whereby he is not influenced by his environment and peers and at the same time stays on course to fulfil his God-given purpose?

I want to leave a good Inheritance( a good upbringing in the way of the lord) for my son, it is a huge task, quite daunting in fact! but i know with God on my side i can.

God bless you all for taking the time out to read this.

Discovering Life through Remmy's Eyes: Cherish your journey

Discovering Life through Remmy's Eyes: Cherish your journey: Everyone has a different journey in life, Never compare your life to that of other for the Lord has different paths for everyone. have an e...

Cherish your journey

Everyone has a different journey in life, Never compare your life to that of other for the Lord has different paths for everyone. have an expectation,an ambition  but above all let it be in line and in accordance to his will so that you may fulfil your God given destiny. Look for role models and mentors in christ to guide you but stay connected to the source For it is in Him(Christ) we live and move and have our being.
Cherish your life (your journey) for it is unique to you and God has a purpose for everything.knowing clearly(with clarity of mind) that he is not an idle God who just placed you here for nothing.

I am discovering new things this year, especially  that time is fleeting and to cherish every aspect of my life. My home,work,ministry and every other thing that make me a daughter of the most high.
i am currently on this journey where i am meeting new people and learning new things from them, It is giving me a newer understanding of  God's purpose for my life and that everyone has a part to play. when the bible tells us we are all part of one body, it is because we all have a role to play...Noone can function independently without the other. We become interdependent  on one another.

Please take time out to cherish what God has given to you(your Life) and be aware and awake to take in every lesson he (God) want you to learn along that journey.

A New Journey 2012

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!!

 A new  journey has begun called 2012, Like my Grandad would say "last year has now gone into oblivion never to return again".. :)    (i miss my Grandad dearly, he was  93 on the 19th of Decemeber) . He is and still remains one of the very few "Men of God" left out there, he serves and loves the Lord with all his heart and made sure he passed on a great Legacy to us his grandchildren.

Proverbs 13 v 22 says A good man leaves an inheritance (of moral stability and goodness) to his children's children, and a wealth of the sinner (finds its way eventually) into the hands of the righteous, for whom it is laid up  .

The first part of that verse clearly describes what my Grandad has done , he has left an inheritance of Moral stability and goodness to me , cos wherever i find myself in the world( and i have definitely lived in a few countries in my few years on this planet...lol) i remember his words vividly, the 5am prayer call with the bell ringing round his house, the hymns being sang alomg to him playing the piano at that time of the morning and also him sharing the word of God with us  on a daily basis at that time ....most of us were often asleep half the time or angry at being woken up at that time  wishing we were back in bed.

But he was consistent because he knew that the word of God always has a purpose and its never idle... over 15 years later i still remember some of his words and prayers and its helping mould me into a better Person
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I pray that this Year i can fulfill my purpose as a Wife,Mother,Friend and whatever role i find myself in......With God's help.

I also started a new journey work-wise which i will fill you all in later.... A lot of things are happening there which feels like a huge puzzle being sorted out.............God has been listening alll along and he isn't leaving any stone unturned..... I feel really blessed at the moment :)

Till i share some other time. Please stay blessed and  stay focused for the journey ahead.

xoxo

Today is looking better :)

Woke up this morning and same old routine, Couldn't sleep well last night tossing back and forth....lots on my mind......... However a few "friends" came round  at about 8.30 am and we prayed ,shared together and motivated one another. They really lifted my spirit up and encouraged me. We studied Isaiah 40 v 18-30 together...See below


¹⁸To whom then will you liken God? Or with what likeness will you compare Him?^{(A)
    19}The graven image! A workman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold and casts silver chains for it.
    ²⁰He who is so impoverished that he has no offering or oblation or rich gift to give [to his god is constrained to make a wooden offering, an idol; so he] chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks out a skillful craftsman to carve and set up an image that will not totter or deteriorate.
    ²¹[You worshipers of idols, you are without excuse.] Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? [These things ought to convince you of God's omnipotence and of the folly of bowing to idols.] Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?^{(B)
    22}It is God Who sits above the circle (the horizon) of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; it is He Who stretches out the heavens like [gauze] curtains and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in,
    ²³Who brings dignitaries to nothing, Who makes the judges and rulers of the earth as chaos (emptiness, falsity, and futility).
    ²⁴Yes, these men are scarcely planted, scarcely are they sown, scarcely does their stock take root in the earth, when [the Lord] blows upon them and they wither, and the whirlwind or tempest takes them away like stubble.
    ²⁵To whom then will you liken Me, that I should be equal to him? says the Holy One.
    ²⁶Lift up your eyes on high and see! Who has created these? He Who brings out their host by number and calls them all by name; through the greatness of His might and because He is strong in power, not one is missing or lacks anything.
    ²⁷Why, O Jacob, do you say, and declare, O Israel, My way and my lot are hidden from the Lord, and my right is passed over without regard from my God?
    ²⁸Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding.
    ²⁹He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound].^{(C)
    30}Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted;
    ³¹But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.^(D)
 



 and things are looking up definitely! i know God is at work and he hasn't forgotten me .

Just thought i'd share..........

Have a blessed day

Looking forward to another Day

Hello Everyone,
I woke up this morning rushing about as usual, trying to sort myself out and get little man ready for his nursery... The bus picks him up at about 7.15am and in that time, he has  got to have a quick shower, breakfast and get dressed so you know the rest.........race against time.

Slightly heavy spirit this morning, still job hunting and everyday i look up to God and try to work out what he has in store  for me  as i have to constantly motivate myself.... i know work doesnt make us , but it sure gives one a sense of belonging and responsibility..... and the fact that i have worked all my Adult life, it has become second nature to me..... i feel like i have to be at work...strange i know but it is how i feel.

The work life over here(the middle east) is so much different to what i am used to(work in the UK all my life) so its the application/interview/offer itself takes forever(or seem to)....Life here is nice but sooooooooooo different but am grateful for hubby and little man :)

Anyways Just thought i'd right down my feelings today(like joyce Meyer says...feelings are very fleeting ,very unstable) so i might be super happy and positive later on today :)

Have a blessed day Everyone