My little angel niece

On Friday, my sister was going to come home from hospital and then the paediatrician checked Angelina and said she had lost 10% of her body weight because she had not been eating - she hasn't taken to breastfeeding much. Anyway, Jules was very upset and emotional. Yesterday arvo, mum heard a voice say that my niece was going to die. I knew that wasn't God because God only gives good gifts and brings life, not death, and the Bible says that the devil comes to steal, kill and destroy (John 10:10).

It made me feel uneasy and so I rang up a fellow prayer warrior (Josie) and we prayed in agreement with eachother (Matthew 18:19-20) and declared God's words of life over my niece. We claimed God's promise of healing from Proverbs 4:22 and Psalm 107:2o and thanked God that He is Jehovah Rapha, our Healer, and that by His stripes on the cross some 2,000 years ago, Angelina was healed. Then i heard the Holy Spirit tell me to go and lay hands on Angelina and annoint her with oil. When i told Josie that, she said she heard that too and that she felt the Spirit say i was meant to annoint Angelina's mouth as well as her forehead (with a cross as i declared her annointed and appointed in the Name of the Father, His Son and the Holy Spirit). She also told me to start praying in tongues.

After we got off the phone, i got in the car and started singing in tongues. Then i found myself singing very loudly "Angelina will not die, but live and declare the works of the Lord" [Psalm 118:17 modified]. I kept singing that over and over. When i got to the hospital, about 40 minutes later, i prayed over my beautiful niece and annointed her and all. About two hours later, i heard a familiar voice ask if i'd like a cup of tea and i turned around to see Hilda - a beautiful girl in 2nd year Bible college. We were both surprised to see eachother - it turns out that she works int he hospital Jules was in. Anyway, she came in and i showed her my niece and she said she had heard my testimony. She said to me, she felt the Holy Spirit tell her to say to me that the baby will not die but live. She thought it was a very unusual thing to say, but was just being obedient! I told her how the Spirit has said the exact same thing to me in the car! Amazing. It was so nice to get that confirmation.

Afterwards, Jules made the big decision to feed Angelina on formula milk, rather than breastfeed her and i think it was a good decision because Angelina drank about 70 mL straight away - a huge relief to all of us because she has had very little over the last few days and has had a bit of jaundice because of the lack of nutrition.

Agggh, what a day! I went home in peace, knowing my little angel will be restored to perfect health. The Lord spoke to me in February this year and said "The Lord will perfect that which concerns me" [Psalm 138:8]. I am so grateful I have Him in my life! Angelina is safe in His big hands. Praise God.

Welcome to Angelina Grace

That's the name my sister finally chose for her baby. Pretty cute really ;-) Both mother and baby are doing well. They are still in hospital cos Angelina hasn't taken to breastfeeding yet.

Created in His image...

Today my sister's baby came into the world and praise God it was a really quick, smooth delivery with a healthy bundle of joy as an outcome ;-) We had a bit of a scare on Monday when Julz went to have her scan, because apparently the baby's heart rate was too slow and the obstetrician suggested that the baby was unwell, hence the baby was induced today. It is 37 weeks this week, so effectively three weeks prior to the full term target date.

Anyway, I gathered together my faithful prayer warrior friends and we rebuked the Dr's bad report and declared God's words of life over the baby. I have no doubt there was a supernatural intervention. How awesome. The baby girl (yet to be named) is soooooooo cute! It has light brown hair and its eyes are light - possibly blue or grey, kinda hard to tell at this stage. It is such a beautiful little precious miracle ;-) Aggghh, big sigh of relief to all of us!

Trust Him

Went to Josie's house after college today with Hariet and the three of us prayed together and took communion and had arvo tea. It was really sweet. We prayed for the unit that i'm going to moving into and Josie said the Holy Spirit told her to say that i just need to trust Him and listen to His quiet small voice for direction - then He will lead me to where i need to go to find it. It may be just talking to someone or through an advert or the Internet. WHo knows, but i know i'd prefer to find it through someone at church.... like a sweetheart deal for a nice tenant, who will keep the place looking immaculate.

Another baby update

Apparently, the Dr said that if Julz has not delivered her baby within the next week, she will facilitate the delivery so she delivers the baby on Friday next week! Wow

First night with Julz and two dogs!

Last night was a hard night - the first night that Julz and her two BIG German Shepherds have slept over. I gave her my orthopaedic mattress, only to realise afterwards that the second mattress underneath it isn't actually another mattress, but rather just a rock hard base that cannot be slept on ;-( ...so i had to sleep upstairs in the room we set up as a baby room. It was absolutely freezing and having Julz sleeping over changed the spiritual atmosphere of the house, so it was challenging trying to sleep. I tossed and turned all night.

In the early hours of the morning, I had a vision of Ps Judy's face (Ps Judy is the Dean of the college). Then when i woke up, the verse from Joshua 1:9 came to mind. It says "Have i not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage. Do not be afraid, nor be dismayed for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go". I went up to her today and told her and she said that that is a verse that she says to herself every day. What was amazing is that Heidi stood up in our prayer class today with Ps Gail and shared the exact same verse, saying that God gave it to her. I think God's trying to tell me something....

Julz and mum have gone to see Dr Margo now to have another scan done. Mum felt the Lord say that the baby is coming VERY soon. It'll be interesting to hear what Dr Margo has to say. It's 36 weeks now for Julz baby.

Moving boxes

Am totally stuffed. At 6:30am, mum and i left home to drive all the way up to Julz's house where we met yet another removal van man from a different company to what we used a couple of weeks ago, to move the rest of Julz's stuff. She hadn't even packed a lot of the stuff, so we frantically had to empty the cupboards and shelves. Grunde was there, trying to scam what he could. All her bf's are total jerks. This one is not even the father of her baby - uuurgh...

Anyway, Julz just has so much stuff it's not funny. Last time we moved half of her stuff, it cost mum $635 for four hours worth of work. This time it cost me $500 for three hours of work. Julz just has no money left to pay for things like this, so mum and i have to wear it. It's made me feel ill at times just thinking about the extreme waste of money. One day, she will be completely transformed. Her mind will be renewed and we'll all have peace of mind. I can't wait for that day.

Last Thursday, i met with Ps Barbara to tell her all that concerns me. She came from an absolutely horrific background, so i knew she would understand. Other people just have no idea. She told me to find a unit and move out of the situation, because it's only when i make a clear break that i can help Julz and mum properly. Ps Barbara said that she used to cry every time someone told her to give her testimony and that was a clear sign she was not out of it entirely. She said something really important that really hit me hard - i can definitely see the reality of it.

She said that while i keep cleaning up after Julz and remaining quiet every time she doesn't tell the truth, that i am actually supporting her bad habits, encouraging her to maintain them and preventing her from realising that she needs help in getting her life straightened out. The devil is the father of all lies and i am giving the devil ground by not speaking up. She said i need to confront her and tell her that what she is doing is not right (i.e. lying about the father and all...).

Oh well, i have started looking for a new home though. Josie had a vision of it. Funny how things ahead of us are all known already by God.

Sooooooooo cute

This has gotta be one of the cutest babies i've ever seen - born to a white Australian mum and a black Kenyan dad. Just gorgeous. His name is Isaac and he belongs to Penny and Andrew.

Wisdom from the Apostle John

Bible college is going really well. It is what enables me to keep my peace of mind and the revelations I receive, really charge me up.

I am currently preparing for a class discussion we are about to have for one subject called the Books of John. In it, we have to talk about the following two verses among many other aspects in the Gospel of John and the three Epistles of John.

In 1 John 2:15, the Apostle John warns us to “not love the world or the things of the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in Him”. We were asked what this passage was saying about worldliness. My response:

The world or the things of the world include: lusts of the flesh (i.e. passions, sensual delights and enjoyment); lusts of the eye (i.e. pleasures, gold, silver, riches, stately houses, rich gardens, etc…); and pride of life (i.e. pursuits, high titles and ranks, honor, dignitaries).

When we fix our affection on worldly objects / visible things, or put our trust in them and make them our treasure, there are detrimental consequences. They become supreme in our lives and take the place reserved for God. They also:
· destroy the influence of truth
· delude men into a state of false security
· mould the activities and plans of life
· lead to religious apostasy
· facilitate false worship; and
· are unprofitable.

If people only knew what they were getting into! I am so grateful, I managed to overcome the biggest stronghold in my life last year, which was to put my career above God and to pursue all the worldly pleasures that went along with it – i.e. position title and honor, a nice place to live, nice car, flash clothes … it really is a trap you fall into in life. Everyone around you in work competes with you to get higher paid jobs and more prestige. Accordingly, people commit to big mortgages and in doing so, they lock themselves into working long hours with people who don’t honor God and then missing God’s ultimate plan for their lives.

In 2 John 11, the Apostle John warns us against supporting people who embrace false doctrines “for he who greets him shares in his evil deeds”. We were asked what we were being warned of and why. My response:

We are warned against doing anything which may assist false teachers to further their evil works (wrong teaching). This may include things like entertaining them in our homes, being hospitable, financially supporting them, temporarily providing accommodation to them, encouraging them, blessing them and wishing success upon these people who embrace false doctrines. By doing these things, we are effectively propagating their errors, being accessories for them, identifying and partaking in their deeds and assisting the anti-Christ! This is because the outcome of their teaching deludes souls, opposes Christ and undermines the glory and kingdom of Jesus Christ. Saints cannot have fellowship and communion with the anti-Christ at the same time. We cannot support them because God strongly opposes falsehood, seduction and sin.

The revelation of the meaning of this passage really hit me hard because I have had many friends over the years who have believed all kinds of garbage, things like New Age stuff (e.g. clairvoyants, fortune tellers, astrology, numerology, tarot cards and occult practices), Bhuddism, Hinduism, B’Hai, etc… none of which will lead them into Heaven, into eternity with our Lord Jesus, who created the world and everything in it. I suppose if I had been in a position of providing them with a spare bedroom to sleep in if they were in town and needed somewhere to stay while they attended a conference of some false doctrine, I may have considered letting them stay with me. I may also have allowed them to come over and have lunch or dinner with me….. but my Father in Heaven forbids it, and now I totally understand why! …because it would assist in helping them or strengthening them in their wrong beliefs, which would help the demonic influence inside them get a foothold into other peoples’ lives. I want more people I know to spend eternity in Heaven, rather than hell.

Where would I wear this dress?

This is a rather unusual dress that Julz gave me. She said someone bought it for her and its never fitted her. It fits me perfectly, though I am not sure where I would wear it to .... hmmmmm, maybe to an art exhibition? I quite like it. It's very different.

A channel for blessings to flow through

About six months ago, I inherited a stash of beautiful clothes from Julz. There were pretty feminine shirts, formal business tops, formal jackets, work dresses and more! Unfortunately, most of the clothes were a couple of sizes too big for me, so I purposed in my heart to give them to someone at bible college. The other day, my friend, Helen, commented that she was going to go next door to the Community Services section of Victory Life Centre and get some tops to wear.... and it then hit me she would be about the right size for all Julz' clothes.... so I told her to wait and I would bring her some clothes the next day.

Josie and I went to the prayer meeting on Thursday night and because the clothes were in the car, we prayed over them - that God would annoint them and that when Helen put them on, she would be clothed in His presence, filled with joy and healed. Anyway, so I lugged the clothes to college on Friday (about 30 items) and gave them to her. I couldn't wait to give them to her and she was so excited to receive them. It turns out that they are a perfect match for her. How awesome!!! She was so ecstatic, she text messaged me a few times saying how blessed she was. Funny how something of so little value to someone who has a lot of money and possessions, can be of such great value to someone with so little. I feel blessed being the link in the middle to pass on the blessings, especially to someone who was so unbelievably grateful. Here are a sample of the clothes ...