Why Not?

"Don't ask 'why', ask instead, 'why not?' - John F. Kennedy

I never forget watching a documentary on Superman (Christopher Reeve) where he was asked if he ever questioned why he had to end up as a Quadraplegic. In other words, did he ever ask, "why me?"

In a profound response Reeve said something along the line of, "just cause I am a famous actor doesn't excuse me from pain. Perhaps I should ask the question "WHY NOT ME?"

We are all going to experience some kind of trial and tribulation in our lives. This applies to every human being. When we experience tough times it is not an indication that God has a personal vendetta against us. God still loves us and will be with us during our tough times.

Living in Grace
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Raising the standard

We have decided to challenge ourselves as a congregation in 2012. In a way, we are hoping to raise the 'spiritual bar' in our Christian lives by committing to a number of spiritual disciplines. One of these challenges is to try and read through the Bible during the course of the year. If you have always wanted to try and get through the Bible in a year why not join us. There are plenty of reading plans one can use, but here is a easy one to follow - http://bit.ly/xtfmP2

May God's Word transform your life this year.

Living in Grace
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What will you speak about?

When something hits the headlines everyone speaks about it. Take for example the truck that ploughed into the Midlands Mall this last week - it has come up in conversations everywhere you go. It even made national news.

David wrote of how he would speak of God's greatness - he wanted the whole world to recognise God's glory. Everywhere he went David spoke about God's splendour and majesty.

"I will meditate on your majestic, glorious splendour
and your wonderful miracles.
Your awe-inspiring deeds will be on every tongue;
I will proclaim your greatness.
Everyone will share the story of your wonderful goodness..." - Psalm 145:5-7

Speak of God's greatness - the world is looking for Good News.

Living in Grace
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Spiritual gardening

Gardening takes a lot of commitment, work and care - those of you with 'green' fingers are already nodding your heads in agreement. However, when we neglect the garden for a week or so, weeds start to grow and the grass gets long and very soon things start to look ragged. We popped into the old house to get a few things today and I noticed that weeds are already starting to pop up all over the place. Just a few days of neglect is enough to allow the rot to set in.

Surely the same principle applies to our spiritual lives? If we leave aspects of our faith 'unattended' then weeds will grow and we will begin to notice the affect of our neglect. A week or two may not make a big difference, but constant spiritual neglect will only led to a messy life - well, that's what I feel anyway. Your thoughts??

Living in Grace
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Get ready

Worship requires some preparation and a readiness to respond to the Glory of God. Just like we would not leave home for the Mall without getting a few things ready (wallet, keys, shopping list, cellphone etc), so we must also get ourselves ready before we come to worship. To worship without preparation is like buying a whole lot of stuff without actually taking our wallets to the shop. We should arrive at Worship ready to give glory to God and to offer our sacrifice of praise.


Ezekiel 38:7 - “‘Get ready; be prepared..."

What would "getting ready" for worship mean for you?

Living in Grace
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What to pray?

Sometimes we don't know what to pray for - life gets the better of us and our prayers stutter and fail to take off. I found this beautiful prayer on this site

"Dear Lord, thank you for all you have done for me,
It is with a humble heart that I ask you to
Grant me the strength I need during this time.
Grant me the wisdom to make the right decisions.
Grant me the patience to do what must be done.


O Lord,
I know you will be with me through this time and will you shield me from things I cannot handle.
It is with the most humble heart I ask thee.
Amen."

May God inspire us to pray, even when we don't know where the words will come from.

Living in Grace
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God's home

When King David wanted to build God a 'home', God spoke through the prophet Nathan and said:

"I have been moving from place to place with a tent as my dwelling." - 2 Samuel 7:6

This was how people understood that the Lord moved with them, wherever they went. The people took the 'tent of meeting' with them and thus God moved with them all the time. For my family, we don't need a 'tent' to know that God is with us, because we know that Christ dwells within us, but it is reassuring that God IS with us wherever we choose to live.

Thanks for the prayers for the move - still got boxes to sort out and trying to find a few things that are somewhere in the house:)

Living in Grace
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