September spiritual musings...

All this month I've been studying the topic of FEAR and essentially it comes down to this:
There is nothing for us to fear but God.
Too many times people are afraid of other people, of what people will do to them or say to them, but it's not important. We must fear and revere God more than any man or woman or child.

Next week I move on to POWER so it will be exciting to see what God does through those times.

On Monday I was given a guitar (hurrah!). I spent a few hours praising and praying in our new prayer/counselling room, as in the past it has been a hospice and a homework room and is currently in the process of being redecorated and prepared for its new use. During that time I felt it appropriate for us to pray in there every day and so since then at 7am, HJ and I have been going down there to pray for about half an hour, and another volunteer has joined us once too. It's been great, and also good to get up early as the mornings are beautiful here. In any case, every day I've had Psalm 46v10 (highlighted below) come to me and so I thought I'd share it with you. The whole Psalm is great but that verse particularly is important at the moment. In the midst of chaos, we really do need to be still and know that God is in control, that He's the one who knows and understands everything we're going through and everything we need.

Psalm 46

1 God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble.
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,
3 though its waters roar and foam
and the mountains quake with their surging. Selah

4 There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
the holy place where the Most High dwells.
5 God is within her, she will not fall;
God will help her at break of day.
6 Nations are in uproar, kingdoms fall;
he lifts his voice, the earth melts.
7 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah

8 Come and see the works of the LORD,
the desolations he has brought on the earth.
9 He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth;
he breaks the bow and shatters the spear,
he burns the shields with fire.
10 "Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth."

11 The LORD Almighty is with us;
the God of Jacob is our fortress.
Selah

It's also really windy here this week, and the wind had blown strong - earlier in the week bringing rains and stormy weather, and today it's blowing warm air up here, which is refreshing. I am reminded to the many sermons we had a St Paul's about the wind reminding us about the Holy Spirit, we can't see it but we can see its effects and we can feel it. It would be good to have a copy of JJ's Teddy Horsley book if anyone knows where to get a copy! It's difficult to stand against the wind, especially when it gusts strongly, better to just go with it.

And finally, a specific prayer request, please pray for one of our youngest children here, 'A'. She is very ill and has spent several days in hospital this week. When she arrived about a year ago it was touch and go then as to whether she would make it but she battled through and today she is stronger and bigger, she's about 3 yrs old now. However this week she's been ill. Please lift her up to the Lord and pray for His touch upon her life and His comfort and healing.

Thank You for standing with us here in prayer. We really feel supported and loved by you all! Keep going!
Cx

PS: it feels right not to share names of the children over the internet, which is why there are no names under photos and I've only put initials etc. God knows who you are praying about and He will act accordingly!