Wade Joshua Britz - The Prayer

"Father God, please help me. Thank you for this opportunity. Guide me Lord. Lord, please let me be head boy. If someone else wins, I will be happy for them, in Jesus name. Amen"

 

 

That was the prayer through a twelve year old boy. Our son, Wade Joshua Britz. It is important to remind our children to always pray. We have to teach them that prayer is a lifestyle. A short prayer and believing that God can make the impossible, possible and staying humble in the process.

 

Wade had to read his speech to become head boy to 32 education and they had to vote between him and 4 other boys.

He said he was so nervous and that is when he had to pray.

Once again I realize how important it is to have childlike faith. A faith that brings forth simple prayers and believing it will come to true.

I am an ordinary mom, so encouraged this morning.

Wade Joshua Britz was chosen as HEAD BOY 2015 and his words "Mom, I was so nervous to read it to 32 teachers, and tomorrow I have to read the winning speech to 1200 learners." #AWESOME All Glory to God.

 

In His Love

From a very proud and overwhelmed Mom

Leslene

Who Is Important?

“Jesus must become more important, while I become less important.”

John 3:30

 

Please don’t get confused when reading this verse. I know some of you will think that you not important. That is absolutely not the case. Don’t degrade yourself or see yourself as inferior to any other person.

What God is saying is, when you see others higher or esteem others higher than yourself especially God, that is when He will cause you to have favour wherever you may go. God wants us to acknowledge Him as Greater than ourselves. The MOST Important person and He will change things on our behalf.

 

In His Love

Leslene

Prayer Is A Lifestyle - Christine Caine

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God (Philippians 4:6).

I believe there is a direct correlation between trusting God and prayer. Prayer is our way to communicate with the Father, our opportunity to bring our gratitude, needs and concerns before Him.

Sometimes we think we don't have enough time to pray because we have a zillion other things to do and no extra slot in our schedule.

I was not able to find peace in my heart about my prayer life until I discovered this one thing: Prayer has no formal location or time-slot requirement! Simply put, prayer is a way of life. When we pray, we are trusting God with our needs and future rather than depending on ourselves.

In essence, unceasing prayer means continual dependence upon and constant communication with our Father, and with this comes the supernatural peace that only God can give.
In His Love
 


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As Long As You START

This is for me a wife and mother. I am so encouraged. I started walking and exercising. It's more than a month now and I really feel good physically. I trust God to help not to stop doing something for ME.
Read the below and I trust you will be encouraged.
  
Have you ever experienced the pull of inertia? It's that feeling of not having the desire or energy to move toward a goal. Maybe you planned to go for a brisk morning walk, but couldn't pull yourself from the warm comfort of your bed—or you'd like to talk to your boss about new opportunities at work, but keep making excuses that delay the conversation.

At some point inertia affects almost everyone, but it doesn't have to keep you from pursuing your dreams. The power to combat inertia is in your hands!

In his first law of motion, Isaac Newton reminds us, "An object that is at rest will stay at rest

unless an external force acts upon it."

Today's Empowerment Moment provides four keys to help you start moving in the direction of your goals:

1. Make sure you're sufficiently motivated. Life transformation requires more than wishful thinking, it requires a tireless dedication to your task. When you serve a mission that is greater than you are, excitement will pull you forward with an irresistible energy.2. Don't wait for conditions to be perfect. If you're waiting for the "perfect" moment, you may never get started. I like how author Tim Ferris approaches a challenge: "Conditions are never perfect," he says. "'Someday' is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you. If it's important to you and you want to do it 'eventually,' just do it and correct the course along the way."3. Start small. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time! Don't worry about what will happen in a month or in a year. Simply focus on the next 24 hours and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.4. Move forward in faith. Leave room for God to work! Have the courage to act, even if you don't have all the answers or resources right now. If you want to see His hand, look to God to do what only He can do.
Which of these four principles is most challenging for you? How will you begin taking small, intentional steps toward your dream?

Praying God will reward your courage in exciting ways,
 
"Start now. Start where you are. Start with fear. Start with pain. Start with doubt. Start with hands shaking. Start with voice trembling...but start. Start and don't stop. Start where you are, with what you have...just start."

- Ijeoma Imebinyuo

In His Love
Leslene
Written by Dr. Cindy Trimm
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God's Love Means More than Life

As a mother and wife, we need to stay close to God. We have to want to feel His presence daily. We have so much on our plate at times and it's not because we choose to take it on, we sometimes don't have a choice as wife and mother.

I am so in awe of King David. He was so honest with his prayer life. He told God exactly how he feels daily.
I draw strength from his prayer or shall I say, his conversations with God.
I am reading this Psalm and I felt so safe and assured that God is with me.
Psalm 63:1-8
"You are my God. I worship you.
    In my heart, I long for you,
    as I would long for a stream
    in a scorching desert.
2 I have seen your power
and your glory
    in the place of worship.
3 Your love means more
than life to me,
    and I praise you.
4 As long as I live,
    I will pray to you.
5 I will sing joyful praises
and be filled with excitement
    like a guest at a banquet.
6 I think about you
    before I go to sleep,
    and my thoughts turn to you
    during the night.
7 You have helped me,
    and I sing happy songs
    in the shadow of your wings.
8 I stay close to you,
    and your powerful arm
    supports me...."

Be blessed Dear Married Women
In His Love
Leslene
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It Is So!

It's been a while since my last post and I am excited to share.
So much has happened and through it all, I am so sure something super awesome is about to happen.
I'm sitting here thinking that I don't want to be regret my decisions. As a wife and mother, I realized my life is not my own. Yes it belongs to God, but having a family, I have to constantly think of them. My plate is always full. I'm constantly tired, but never get enough rest...and where does my help come from. It comes from God. I depend on Him for every bit of strength I need. Even today I felt so tired of everything going on, I felt like giving up. But as I realized what I'm about to do, 2015 flashed before me and I just felt the excited rising within me.
If God could carry me through 2014, why not 2015. He can, but it all depends on me. I have been given the key. I have allowed so much and God had to allow it. If I disallowed the hurt, pain, tears and confusion, God would have disallowed it as well. I am so aware of my surroundings right now and I definitely know better, and I will do better. It will be to please my God and not people. I will boldly say, that NOTHING will separate me from the love of God.
2015, I speak to you in the name of Jesus. God is my everything. He is my Jehovah Jireh.

In His Love
Leslene

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Home made baked bread with beef filling

Ingredients:
1kg all purpose flour
1 pkt dry yeast
Salt (according to your taste buds)
1/4 cup milk
1 cup luke walk water (depending on texture of dough)
1 tbs sugar
1 tbs butter

Filling:
As desired

Method:
1 large bowl
Add flour, yeast, salt and sugar
Mix together
Add milk and knead
Gradually add water and knead
Dough should be soft with earlobe texture.
Closed bowl up and let rise for an hour or till double in size.
Then add softened butter and knead
Bake balls and let raise again for another 20 to 30 minutes
Then you add cold filling and close roll up
Brush with egg yolk and put in over
Bake for 45min at 200 degrees until golden brown
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Don't forget...

I love my husband and kids so much, that I sometimes forget to breath. I forget about me. I forget to examine/assess myself. And when I do come to my senses, I start hating myself, because what I see when I do assess myself, is not what I want to see. That is the mistake so many of us make. We start asking the question "WHY?" Instead of "HOW?"
We have to love unconditionally. We have to die to self and esteem others higher. But you know what, if it does not come naturally, it's probably loving not with a Godly love.
I think I sometimes battle with that, but God is so faithful. He reminds me that I am important too. I cannot love my husband, or my kids so much that I forget about myself.
God loves me so much, but He will never forget about Himself. I have to love... I need to love... I want to love, but it has to be a love that pleases God.
As a wife, as a mother, I need to love myself in order for me to be healthy. Loving myself enables me to see my husband and kids in a better way.
When I battle with myself, and not love myself, I will never be able to freely love my husband, kids and others the way God wants me too. I am important to God if others don't see me as that. I am obligated to love myself in order for my kids to see that, that is important.
In His love
Leslene


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You don't have to be unfair...

"You can only grow if you're willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new." ~Brian Tracy

Speak to your daughter about what is making her feel awkward or uncomfortable.
I have a daughter and I can say we are in a time of powerful bonding. I am granted a life with my daughter which was a longing for many years. She is only 17 years old, and we now have a beautiful and rewarding relationship.
Mom's we have to realise, that what you are going through has a personal effect on your daughters. I am so guilty of this, but oh so grateful for a chance to make things right and to be the mom I should have been from day one.
I do however believe the trial, issues and emotions I went through was necessary. I am so much wiser and ready to be a mom.
If you have daughters that are still very young, now is the time for you to get over your emotions. Now is the time for you to think before you act, be wise with words you utter and see the awesome transformation in yourself and especially in your daughters.
We can no longer wake up when your kids are out of the house, raising their own families. It will be too late. They will either raise their families with the very same issues, emotions and hatred you reared them, or they will do it different.
The no communication or bad communication factor between mothers and daughters cannot continue for generations and generations to come. It has to stop here and right now. You mom, has to decide.
I remember there was a time when I was hurting so bad, and taking my frustrations out on my daughter, just made things worse. I felt worse afterwards and the only thing my daughter longed for, was her mommy. I thank God for Jesus. I thank God for using Paul to write Roman 12:2. "Do NOT be conformed to the things of this world, but YOU be transformed by the renewing of your mind...."
The problem with today's mother's are, they focus too much on a husband who feels so trapped by the wife's nagging, or by their own faults, pushes the husband further way and they forget about their kids.
Your husband Is a grown man who can be very immature in their ways of thinking. What is your job mom, keep calm and pray, not about them, but for them and leave it with God.
Get your relationship right with your son's and daughters.
I WANT TO THROW THIS CHALLENGE AT YOU TODAY:
For one hour everyday, take your eyes off of your husband, your bills, your friends and spend time with your daughter or your son.
Think about your struggles and ask yourself, do I want this for my daughters and sons?
I want to challenge you not to ask "WHY is this happening?"
But change the question to;
"How can I prevent this from happening?"
Trust me, you will have the answer sooner that you think.
Life can be really unfair, but you don't have to be.
I hope my writing has touched a mom or a mom to be, today.
God bless
In His Love
Leslene

#RELAX, Open your heart, #LOVE is on the way

There are so many things happening in our daily lives. Husband's and wives turning against one another. Children standing up to the parents even grandchildren have no respect. Husband, wife, I want to ask you a question today. WHAT ARE YOU BRINGING INTO YOUR HOME? 
Whatever happens outside your homes, should not affect your home. What you do and bring into your home, affects your home. Husband if you don't have respect for your wife, how do you expect your sons and daughters to respect their mother. Wives, I ask us the same question.
Stop stressing about everything happening and do what the scriptures says: “Relax, everything’s going to be all right; rest, everything’s coming together; open your hearts, love is on the way!” – Jude 1:2 (MSG).
As long as we play our role, relax in Christ, God will do the rest. If your husband doesn't want to look after you when you have the flu, deal with it by letting go and let God. Look after yourself. After all, he ain't your mother. he is your husband, and men are different to woman. Praise God for the man/husband who does look after his wife.
Do your part and let love be your motivation for a changed marriage. I am writing this, because I know what I'm talking about. I know what it is to really want my husband to look after me in a way I know is sometimes impossible. I know what it is to force my husband to do things that made him fall short of the glory of God. NOW, I thank God for my husband who tries his best.
STOP stressing ‪#‎RELAX‬, everything's coming together, open your hearts,‪#‎LOVE‬ is on the way...

In His LOVE

Leslene

Best Friends In Marriage

The Bible repeatedly says of marriage that "a man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife." The message is clear; our spouse should be our best friend. If they are not, we need to get this right.

 

What are some qualities of a best friend?

* A desire to be together. This is why I believe a weekly date is so key to staying in love with your mate.

* Great communication. Best friends can talk about anything.

* Loyalty. Best friends are loyal. They keep confidences.

* Willingness to forgive. They accept one another and are so committed to the friendship that they choose to forgive and work through it, even when the other friend lets them down.

 

Is your spouse your best friend? If so, thank God for a marriage like He has in mind. If not, ask God to forgive you and to help you forgive your spouse, and make a commitment with your spouse to become best friends.

A special thank you to RFTH Ministries

 

In His love

Leslene

CLEAVE

When God's Word says of marriage, "A man shall leave his father and mother and cleave to his wife," the word cleave means to "join together," "to glue," or "to cement." This implies that there will always be pressures on the marriage to pull apart.

Pressures like:

* Busyness that leaves little quality time.

* Work can become all-consuming.

* Demands of children. Children are a blessing and we feel so responsible, but our spouse is to come first.

* Money, how it's earned, saved, consumed, or wasted. It can become an idol and put before our spouse.

* Health problems.

This is the reason wedding vows include "in sickness and in health. "Infidelity." This is the big one. This one can be devastating.

Yet when a husband and wife commit to cleave, no matter what, and look to God for strength and help, a marriage can withstand any pressure that seeks to pull it apart.

A special thank you to RFTH Ministries

 

In His love

Leslene

Dear Stay-at-Home Mom,

You are a gift of God to your husband and your kids.

But you don’t always feel that way, do you?

There’s a low-level feeling of guilt that creeps into your heart from time to time. Sometimes it bubbles over into tears, usually on lonely, difficult days.

You scan blogs and read books about being a good mom. You find some helpful tidbits here and there, often from women who are grandmothers now. Women you can learn from but who seem to have forgotten the struggle. They seem to have it all together.In your heart, you want to be the kind of mom who trains up kids to make a difference for the kingdom. You know it’s an honor to be entrusted with these kids. You know you’ve only got one shot. You want to be the mom who teaches them the Bible, models how to pray, and trains them up in the fear of the Lord.

But most of the time you feel like you’re barely holding it all together.

Your house cleaning can’t keep up with your kids’ mess-making.

The kids embarrass you by acting up right when your guests arrive.

Your husband doesn’t get just how worn out you are by the end of the day.

You come to the end of your patience. You lose your temper. Then you feel worse.

The last thing you consider yourself to be is a “good mom.” And you think to yourself, It’ll be a miracle if my kids turn out okay.

And – surprisingly – that’s right where God wants to meet you. The place where you admit your powerlessness and your need for Him.

It’s only by God’s grace that any kid grows up to be a force for the kingdom.

You see, there are no perfect kids and no perfect mothers. No matter what you read in blogs, see in magazines, and learn in books. There are sinful kids and sinful moms and dads.

And the only thing greater than both is the grace of God. The God who says “there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” The God who loves to forgive, to transform, and empower.

God loves you – not because you are a good mother but just because you are His precious child.

God loves you – not because you’ve mastered all the skills of parenting but because He has.

It’s divine grace that will transform your parenting – not guilt.

It’s grace that will keep you going and serving and scrubbing when you’re exhausted and worn out.

It’s grace that will conquer your feelings of inadequacy and remind you of God’s love for you in Christ.

It’s grace that goes for the heart of your kids, not just their behavior.

God has demonstrated the fullness of His love for you through the cross of His Son, even while you were still a sinner.

He has promised you His presence.

He has spoken His approval over you in Christ.

He is the perfect Father who delights in you as a daughter.

Find in Him your Treasure and Joy. Be to others what He is to you.

So walk in freedom. Let Him hold you together when everything seems to be falling apart.

Bask in His unfailing love for you. And rest in His promise of power.

Written by:
The Gospel Coalition Blog

Your job description....

This simply means finding some time during the day to meet with the Lord. It doesn’t have to be before all the kids are awake. It doesn’t have to be in the pre-dawn stillness. Your job is to love God. How you make that happen can look a million different ways and it all depends on you.

Your second job is to love and serve your husband. Husbands are to do the same for their wives, but that’s for a different post. If your husband really likes homemade bread, maybe you could make it for him. But don’t make homemade bread simply because you see other moms posting pictures of their homemade bread on Facebook.

Your calling as mom is to love your kids and teach them to follow the Lord. They don’t need to know Latin by age six. If they do, more power to you. But that’s a bonus, not part of the job description. Your job is simply to love your kids with all your exhausted heart, and to teach them to love Jesus. That’s a high calling. Don’t go throwing in other, extraneous things to make your life more difficult. If you want to teach your kids to sew, great. But don’t be crushed by guilt if your kids aren't making stylish blazers by the age of 10.

Moms, Jesus want you to rest in him. He wants you to chill out. His yoke is easy and his burden is light. Don’t compare yourself to other moms. Don’t try to be something God hasn’t called you to be. If the mom blogs are making you feel guilty, stop reading them. Be faithful to what he has truly called you to do, and know that he is pleased with you. When your kids are resting, don’t feel guilty about watching an episode of “Lost”, or whatever your favorite show may happen to be.

Love God, love your husband, love your kids. Keep it simple and chill out.

If all moms and wives just stick to what they have been called to, there will be less problems in homes and our kids and husbands will listen to the instruction given to them.

ALSO HUSBANDS,....

Your words affect your wife. Bless your wife with your words. She needs your approval. She has given her life to love you and care for you. You will cause terrible problems if you are always finding faults. There are so many women today that live defeated and depressed lives because their husbands refuse to bless them with their mouths. You are speaking death and destruction to your marriage. Instead, tell your wife you love her and appreciate her. O Delbert. My wife knows I love her. I told her when we got married forty years ago. You need to tell her you love her and that she is the best thing that ever happened to you today.

JOKE: An 85-year-old couple, died in a car crash. The wife had kept them in good health by insisting on eating bran muffins and doing exercise. When they got to heaven, St. Peter took them to their mansion which had a beautiful kitchen, Jacuzzi, everything. The man asked how much it would cost. St. Peter said nothing. This was heaven. St. Peter then took them to the back yard where there was a championship-style golf course that changed every week to a different course like on earth. The man asked again how much it would cost. Peter said again that it would cost nothing because this was heaven. Peter then took them to the clubhouse where there was a lavish buffet full of food from all over the earth. The man asked again how much it would cost. Peter said again that it would cost nothing. The man asked where was the low fat and low cholesterol tables. Peter said there were none because in heaven that no one would ever get fat or sick. The man went into a rage, threw his hat down and began jumping on it. He looked at his wife and said, "This is all your fault! If it had not been for your blasted bran muffins and treadmill, I could have been here ten years ago!" That was a joke and we men need to appreciate the fact that she cares.

The opportunity to be the perfect dad

If they get the idea that God is mean and critical and belittling, the child will grow up with a distorted view of God. But if you will display the love and encouragement of God, your child will see God in a healthy way.
So Dads, here you have the perfect opportunity to be the best dad ever to your child.
Some of you have children that are grown and maybe live a distance away. You should pick up the phone and tell them how proud you are of them and how much you love them. You will be amazed how that will add direction to their lives.
‪#‎DontWaste‬ ‪#‎ThisOpportunity‬
God is on YOUR side

CRISPY FISH PUFFS WITH SWEET CHILLI SAUCE

                Spring onions give flavour to these flaked fish and mashed potato puffs served with a tasty sweet chilli sauce.

•             Recipe serves4-6

•             Preparation time25 minutes

•             Cooking time20 minutes

Ingredients

•             3 tbsp Oil, for deep frying

•             1 sachet KNORR Garlic and Herb Potato Bake

•             1 Pinch Robertsons Salt and Pepper to taste

•             2 Eggs

•             30 g Melted margarine

•             5 ml Spring onion, finely chopped

•             180 g Mashed potato

•             250 g Cooked fish

•             200 sweet chilli sauce for dipping

Method

•             Beat eggs thoroughly and flake the fish.

•             Mix all ingredients into the eggs and beat until smooth and fluffy.

•             Heat oil in a deep frying pan.

•             Drop spoonfuls of the mixture into hot oil and fry until golden brown for 2-3 Minutes.

•             Drain on paper towel.

•             Serve with sweet chilli sauce as a dipping sauce.

 

She Rises....Does He?

Ladies, you see the attached picture, that scripture is not for us to be arrogant or to boast about it. 
Men, if you are that one husband who does what that scripture says, PRAISE GOD! I pray God's blessing and supernatural strength on your life, and to continue doing good in your home. 
However, there are men who absolutely does nothing in the home. I don't believe the woman has been created to slave away all day and it shouldn't be expected of her to do so. We do get tired and we do need help. God said, "That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person." Genesis 2:24
To me that says, what the woman does, the man can do as well. Again men, this is not to break anybody down, but to build. If you are teachable, good on you. If you're not, I pray you that you will pray for revelation upon the revelation you have received on what your roles are and what the wife's roles are.
Did you know that being ignorant, you can break up your home?
Ignorance is knowing but you choose to ignore. I chose to cut that word out of my life. If I see I can do something for my husband and my kids to make them feel better, I do it and not be ignorant. Husband/ Wives, let's do and give our best to our spouses. We need it. We are not immortal, we need eachother to be complete.
Our Father and our God. Daddy, we need Your help to complete eachother in this life. I pray for wives to be patient. Daddy God, I pray for husbands to see the need in their wives and to remove ignorance from their lives. I pray for understanding and LOVE to be evident in Jesus name. We need you Daddy, we need You to teach us. Amen
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Your choice

This choice will always be yours. Don't ever make the wrong ones, you will end up hurt.

JUST LOVE...

I used to ask myself, why do I still bother to be nice? Why do I still fight for to make things right? Why do I still for love? This is what God said; "Why do you fight? What is your problem, that you fight so much?" You should submit to my word, and just be still. You are not almighty, I Am the Almighty One and in your own strength, you Leslene, will fail miserably. So STOP IT and just do what 1 Corinthians 13 says;

LOVE never gives up.

LOVE cares more for others than for self.

LOVE doesn’t want what it doesn’t have.

LOVE doesn’t strut,

Doesn’t have a swelled head,

Doesn’t force itself on others,

Isn’t always “me first,”

Doesn’t fly off the handle,

Doesn’t keep score of the sins of others,

Doesn’t revel when others grovel,

Takes pleasure in the flowering of truth,

Puts up with anything,

Trusts God always,

Always looks for the best,

Never looks back,

But keeps going to the end."

In His Love

Leslene