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I have been absent in my cyber life for various reasons. Three main ones, the loss of my Mother, being diagnosed with cancer;  developing a cataract in my left eye, glaucoma in my right eye. All three leading me to a lot of soul searching. Neither of them weakening my faith, to the contrary both validating my faith. My Mother passed away on Mothers Day 2010, she had dementia. Two incidents occurred which strengthened my faith. The first about two weeks before she was admitted to hospital... One night I had finished putting her to bed and switched off the main light, and as I was leaving the room she said clearly and distinctly: “ Good night Freddy. I love you” It was the first time in years, she had addressed me by name.. As quickly the window to her mind opened it closed. In its opening I had something which I cherish very dearly. The second incident happened on the day of her passing. I received a phone call from the hospital informing me of her death. After ...

It is God’s wll that all believers be prosperous and successful in every area of our lives. Prosperous and successful means every realm of existence—spirit, soul, body and financially. When most people think of being prosperous and successful—they mostly think of money. Money is a part of God’s prosperity, but it is only one part. It is not enough for us to just be blessed financially. God wants us blessed in everything we do, and every part of our existence. WE can not be a blessing to others if we are not blessed: 3 John 2 (TAB): Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in every way and [that your body] may keep well, even as [I know] your soul keeps well and prospers. These verses show that it is God’s will to prosper us. Why? That we might establish His Covenant (reach others for Jesus) and be a blessing to others in whatever area that they need a blessing as the Lord leads us to bless them. My storehouses are filled with plenty. I honor the Lord with my possessions and with the first ...

Paul's advice to us is to owe nothing but love. In Romans 13:8 is an indication that God doesn’t want us to live a debt ridden life. For very good reasons, overpowering debt keeps us chained; debt creates discord in our marriages; all our attention is focused on debt when we should be focussing on God, looking to Him for the answers. Trusting Him to be our true source, this becomes more important, crucial in fact in these times where companies are closing down left, right and centre all around us. Are you in a position where you can't see any light in the tunnel, either from the side you came in or going to get out. Try the following steps: Prayer Sincere prayer works, seek God's guidance, wait upon Him. Pray the solution, not the problem; I know it is a cliché, but try it. After praying the solution believe it, and affirm it; stop saying and thinking “I don’t know how, what, where or when” If you really need to sprout “I don’t know” then qualify it with “I do...

I often grapple whether to get insurance; or if to do so demonstrates a lack of faith. If something is not mentioned in the Word of God, then I must draw from the principles and teaching of the whole testimony of Scripture. After studying all applicable scriptural principles, I come to the conviction we are to take care of ourselves. We must plan ahead for the future. This speaks of saving for future needs such as clothes, college, and complications. Life insurance can be viewed from different perspectives; as a lack of faith, as a love of money, as prudent planning, wise stewardship God certainly advocates planning ahead. Hebrews 11:6 states that without faith, it is impossible to please Him. Nowhere in God’s Word are we promised “a rose garden” where every thing is hunky-dory; free from disasters and difficulties. Carrying right levels of insurance is a means of saving for future needs, a principle emphasized in the Bible. Proverbs 6:6-8 (King James Version) “Go to the ant, thou slug...

For any problem, or question, we are faced with a bigger one of choosing the right solution; going onto the net, or channel hopping, across 200 TV channels; we are barraged with an information overload How many times haven’t I found myself saying that there could be no other solution to a problem – and that solution leads to a dead end? How many times haven’t I felt stumped knowing that the problem lying before me is one I cannot solve? No leads. No options. No solutions. If I know how it works, what the problem is, then I have a better foundation towards solving the problem. Number one; maybe the reason I cannot solve my problem is that I have not really taken a hard look at the problem. Or maybe I have been looking so long and hard at it; I can’t see the wood for the trees. When I should be doing, what I used to do; pray about it, leave it, without any further meddling from my part the answer would come. Number two; I Draw up a list try to take note of all of the pros and cons: the...

How Deep Is Your Love? Returning from a church meeting a couple of nights ago, we were discussing the topic of the meeting, which was tithing and seeding. I have said before I give because I love God. This view point raised the question, if you give out of love not because of law or duty your commitment or motivation is not so strong. From Dictionary.com Word History: A tithe is a tenth, etymologically speaking; in fact, tithe is the old ordinal numeral in English. Sound changes in the prehistory of English are responsible for its looking so different from the word ten. Tithe goes back to a prehistoric West Germanic form *tehuntha-, formed from the cardinal numeral *tehun, "ten," and the same ordinal suffix that survives in Modern English as -th. The n disappeared before the th in the West Germanic dialect area that gave rise to English, and eventually yielded the Old English form tēothe, "tenth," still not too different from the cardinal numeral tīen. But over time...