I stripped Wallpaper!!

NOT me by the way!!

Yesterday was a Great day in the patientwithme household…….yep thats right I stripped some wallpaper!!!

Why is this significant i hear you ask? well usually may day goes something like this:

wake up →go to work→go home→go to church(or Laze around on the couch)→Bed! – then it all stats again.pretty much every day is like this!

But i recently made 2 commitments!! 1 was the ifast (facebook link)– An idea which I love (check it out and Take part). the other was that i would spend AT LEAST an hour a week putting things right around our house.

We have been in the house for 10 year now and several room have not been decorated, and it is starting to show some of the signs of wear.

I really have to thank my wife as she has been “patientwithme” for all this time and understands the business of my schedule, even though it has got her down and caused a huge amount of frustration!

So during one of my discipleship meetings I decided that one of the ways I can show love to my wife would be to make an effort to address some of the things in our house.

So basically that’s it I intend to be accountable for this and carry out this commitment.

I believe that the love that god shows me is the same love I should show my wife. When I put other things and my own wants before her needs then I can’t be showing that kind of love, if I make her (unitentionaly) frustrated and get her down by not carrying out my duties as a husband then I am guilty of not showing her Gods Love

Fancy joining me in this commitment?

Ephesians 5:28-29

New International Version (NIV)

²⁸ In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. ²⁹ After all, no one ever hated their own body, but they feed and care for their body, just as Christ does the church—

Promise!

I am fortunate that I work for an Incredible Christian Charity The Message Trust. Every day we start our day with morning prayers and each Tuesday we have an extended prayer time.

This Morning we were asked to think of someone who we admire, someone who has influence our Christian walk.  I don’t actually like the idea of comparing myself to anyone else and looking at why I admire another Christian, but this one was easy

The person I chose has gently challenged me on my walk especially recently and has ultimate faith that God will provide.

But what challenged me about this was that I know I don’t have ultimate faith that God will provide, I worry and fret about certain , especially financial.

But as I was discussing this I realised that Actually God Has never let me or my family down. Even through my doubts and worries he has provided exactly what we need and when we need it.

The slightly guilty feeling I felt about doubting God quickly turned to joy, a slight feeling of pride in God and and incredible feeling of gratefulness – as the realisation of his provision set in.

The bible is littered with promises from God and our only task is to believe!

What do you think about comparing yourself to others?

If you are ok with it, whoa and why?

God Bless!

Matthew 21:22

²² If  believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Mark 11:24

²⁴ Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

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Money Money Money

I have an issue, it’s a personal issue but still an issue.

It is an issue which affect my relationship with my wife and my children. the problem with this issue is that I know it exists and i cant seem to do anything about it.
I could blame my upbringing, which without going into too much detail would be partially true.
And as the title of this posts suggests its….Money!!!
Let’s get this straight… I don’t want to be mega rich…just have enough to live easy!!!
The issue is fairly simple on the surface:-

If I get any money given to ME! such as a birthday / Christmas ETC or general gift. I want to keep it for my self, a bit like Gollum and the Ring.
I don’t want anyone else to have it at all.
Vocally I give it to the family pot but as soon as I can it goes into my wallet.`

If my wife mentions that we need it for something my hackles go up immediately and I become incredibly possessive.

Please don’t get me wrong i really do want it to go into the family pot and I understand that it needs to go in the pot. but I can’t stop myself.

I don’t want to have silly rows with my wife about money and I know that it is me that is in the wrong, I don’t want to be possessive about money. I know I need to learn to be more giving to my family and sacrifice what is mine for them.
I have prayed and asked for healing for this but to date to no avail so can only presume that God is trying to teach me something.

There is a saying that money is the root of all evil but it’s not the money that is the problem, it’s the love of money it’s the selfish attitude that money creates, it’s the lust for things and possessions and something that someone else does not have that is the root to evil.

Ecclesiastes 5:10

New International Version (NIV)

¹⁰ Whoever loves money never has enough;
   whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
   This too is meaningless.

Gods Love can give us much more than money can buy, God will look after us and we shall not go without our “Daily Bread” We only have to Trust in him, By the way when I say “We” I include myself!

I know once I reach the level of trust in God that is expected than this issue and several others!! will no longer be the problem that they are!

Let me know your thoughts and if there is anything specific I can pray for you for!

God Bless!

Matthew 6:24-25

New International Version (NIV)

  ²⁴ “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Do Not Worry

    ²⁵ “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?