Mountains inspire

Winston Churchill once remarked that "Mountains inspire leaders, but valleys mature them."

I like this sentiment a lot. When I look at physical mountains I am inspired by them - part of me wants to climb to the top and explore everything about them. Valleys - not so much. They seem harder and are often in the shade, yet these are the times that we learn more about ourselves and others.

So, if you were looking at your life today, what 'MOUNTAINS' are inspiring you at the moment and what 'VALLEYS' are teaching you (maturing you)?

Deuteronomy 11:11 - "But the land you are crossing the Jordan to take possession of is a land of mountains and valleys that drinks rain from heaven."

Living in Grace
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Inspiration or Desperation

"We usually change ourselves for one of two reasons, inspiration or desperation." - Jim Rohn

So which one of these applies to your life? Do you only begin to change things when circumstances are so desperate (that there is no other choice) or do you allow Inspiration to bring about change?
I wish I could be admitting that I always rely on Inspiration, but sadly I can easily avoid change, so that I end up getting to a place of desperation before I make changes.
How about you?
Be honest now?

If we look at the lives of people in Jesus day, it seems that many of them waited until things were desperate before they turned to him. It was in their deepest need that Jesus healed them.

"Do not hold against us the sins of past generations; may your mercy come quickly to meet us, for we are in desperate need." - Psalm 79:8

"Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me." - Psalm 142:6

Living in Grace
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Silent sermon

How about that?!
Wouldn't you just love to keep us preachers quiet and to have no sermons to listen to - it could be quite interesting hey?
Sometimes the best sermons we can hear are not actually spoken - they are sermons we SEE and they are SILENT. You may think I have lost my marbles for a second, but just hang on for a minute.

Church History records how many Christ-followers were illiterate and poor. Even though the priests preached sermons to the congregations, the ordinary people couldn't understand the Latin and battled to relate to the educated approach. So, what transpired was ingenious. People began to draw pictures of important Biblical stories and these became 'silent sermons.' After all we know that every picture tells a thousand words :)

I have included a picture that speaks to me in this blog - what sermon does it speak to you?

Living in Grace
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You don't want to miss this!!!

We are so fortunate to be hosting an Epic Talk this Saturday (4th July) by Angelo-Wilke Page. He is a young man, who has decided to circumnavigate the Globe N-S and E-W (720 degrees) on human power. This feat is taking Angelo 8 years and we have managed to get him to PMB on one of his refuelling stops.

If you are interested in coming along to the talk at Wesley this Saturday please call our office (033-3861386) to book. The cost is only R40, which includes a wors roll, pancake and tea/coffee.

If you have a moment please check out his website- it's AWESOME. He has some amazing video's and photo's of what he has achieved so far. I find this so inspiring.

"Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible." - Francis of Assisi

See you there.
Living in Grace
D3LM3