tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post8722640201482585682..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: Those "Hit for Six" Kinda DaysJeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-75818864729399904822013-01-21T12:21:08.482+10:002013-01-21T12:21:08.482+10:00Thank you Randy for those inspiration words. I esp...Thank you Randy for those inspiration words. I especially like the line, <br /><br />"There is only one thing that<br />You must be diligent to do<br /><br />That is to open your mouth BOLDLY<br />And DECLARE HIS WORD TO BE TRUE!"<br /><br />How often I forget to do just that, but how peaceful I am when I do recall His Word, His Truth and His Love.<br /><br />Blessings, Helen.Helen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-14137705791860466362013-01-15T14:55:59.514+10:002013-01-15T14:55:59.514+10:00Thought you would like this. Thanks for your comme...Thought you would like this. Thanks for your comment. :)<br /><br />Declare!!!<br /><br />When you feel like the children of Israel<br />Pressed against The Red Sea!<br /><br />This is what the declaration<br />Of your mouth needs to be!<br /><br />That Jesus Christ Is Lord, over all The Earth<br />And by His mighty hand, your deliverance will be birthed<br /><br />He is your saviour, your God, your Lord<br />He is your Father, who is watching diligently over His WORD!<br /><br />He loves you more, than your human heart can understand<br />He has paid the price, with His Blood, so you could inherit HIS Land!<br /><br />He has given you all things freely<br />That pertain to this life<br /><br />He has given you Faith and Joy<br />To replace Fear and Strife<br /><br />There is only one thing that<br />You must be diligent to do<br /><br />That is to open your mouth BOLDLY<br />And DECLARE HIS WORD TO BE TRUE!<br /><br />Look at bondage<br />And declare I am free<br /><br />Look at blindness<br />And declare I can see!<br /><br />Look at fear<br />And declare I am full of Faith!<br /><br />Look at depression<br />And declare strength for the race<br /><br />Then look away from the problem<br />And to His Glorious Throne<br /><br />For in Truth and in Spirit<br />That is your true Home<br /><br />And say<br />I am not weak<br /><br />But strengthened with ALL MIGHT<br />According To His POWER<br /><br />I AM WAGING AND WINNING THE GOOD FIGHT!<br />I AM NOT SICK<br /><br />BUT THE HEALED OF THE LORD<br />THE HEAD AND NOT THE TAIL<br /><br />I HAVE FULL FAITH IN HIS WORD!<br />I AM NOT FULL OF SIN<br /><br />BUT WASHED CLEAN BY THE BLOOD<br />THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MY HELPER<br /><br />EVEN AS THE ENEMY IS COMING LIKE A FLOOD<br /><br /><br />So say with me, with a shout from your heart<br />Say it boldly, say it loud, tear the enemy's lies apart!<br /><br />I am a child of Light<br />A new creature in Christ!<br /><br />I am Born Again, Blood Bought<br />And full of Power and Might!<br /><br />I am the head and not the tail<br />Above only and not beneath<br /><br />I have on His Mighty Armour<br />His all powerful SWORD in my sheath<br /><br />In Him, I stand strong<br />In Him, I stand Tall<br /><br />For He who keeps me<br />IS LORD OF ALL<br /><br />I AM FREE<br /><br />I AM FREE<br /><br />I AM FREE<br /><br />AND IN HIM WILL FOREVER BE<br /><br /><br /><br />Randy Furcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05272840588443307971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-53090568260537324292013-01-14T21:56:27.309+10:002013-01-14T21:56:27.309+10:00I really 'get' the thinking about, "w...I really 'get' the thinking about, "what I could be doing if not for . . ." It really does take a quiet spirit to recognise that, as the old song says, "Just where he needs me, my Lord has placed me." Ah yes, Lord, please give us grace to rest when we want to strive and 'do.' XOHelen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-82667993718642586872013-01-14T07:11:02.029+10:002013-01-14T07:11:02.029+10:00Hi Helen
Thanks for your encouraging words. I wo...Hi Helen<br /><br />Thanks for your encouraging words. I would have several headaches a week, sometimes most days. They're not always debilitating - sometimes just a dull feeling and I can keep soldiering on. Ice packs on my head and heat packs on my neck are my friends :) But sometimes I just have to stop and recognise that I can't achieve what I wanted to on a certain day. I think that "being still" is the hardest thing at those times because you keep thinking of the things you could be doing, but always better when it's done in God's strength and timing. Not always an easy lesson to learn though :)Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-18693472757178815882013-01-13T07:56:50.057+10:002013-01-13T07:56:50.057+10:00Hi Nola,
As I said to Rita, I cannot imagine how ...Hi Nola,<br /><br />As I said to Rita, I cannot imagine how hard that must be for you. Headaches can be so very debilitating; even the not so bad ones can be just enough to dull one's day. Do you have the headaches every day, or just on and off? You have such a positive attitude, Nola; I pray that God will show you blessings that you might not have seen but for this accident and the headaches. <br /><br />Thanks for sharing with us Nola,<br /><br />Blessings, Helen. XOHelen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-49733152374475415572013-01-13T07:32:46.217+10:002013-01-13T07:32:46.217+10:00Hi Rita,
I cannot imagine how hard that would hav...Hi Rita,<br /><br />I cannot imagine how hard that would have been for you, being in a foreign country and in such pain. What an amazing testimony of God's healing and strength - and a truly wonderful example of how obedience and trust in God's direction really does work for good. Imagine all of the people who now know of the name of Jesus that, had you returned home, might still be in the dark! Well done, good and faithful servant! Thanks for sharing this with us here, that we too might be encouraged to trust him in the same way.<br /><br />Blessings, Helen.Helen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-20932007323733636202013-01-13T07:27:36.367+10:002013-01-13T07:27:36.367+10:00Anusha, I too am sorry to hear of this diagnosis. ...Anusha, I too am sorry to hear of this diagnosis. I do know how much of a relief an actual diagnosis is, too. You are such a positive and encouraging person, full of the love of Jesus and never letting your tiredness or pain hold back your worship or faith. Thank you so much for sharing this with us here; I, too, will hold you in prayer, and please know that if there is anything I can do to help you out . . . well, I'm just down the road, and would consider it an honour to be of help in any way. May the strength and love of the Lord lift you and encourage you today, dear Anusha. XOHelen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-83455351730848202552013-01-12T22:06:50.493+10:002013-01-12T22:06:50.493+10:00Hi Nola,
Thanks so much for understanding. Yes, it...Hi Nola,<br />Thanks so much for understanding. Yes, it's done wonders to know what it is. Also feels good have what I have been suffering acknowledged by a caring and knowledgeable doctor. Do appreciate your prayers my friend. Bless you and thank you.<br />AnushaAnusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-56869285460548686702013-01-12T06:56:12.071+10:002013-01-12T06:56:12.071+10:00Thanks for that post Helen. I had a neck injury 1...Thanks for that post Helen. I had a neck injury 12 years ago and get a lot of headaches as a result. While it's not fun and I have asked God many times to take it away, it's amazing what he can do in spite of it. Not always easy to put into practice the "my grace is sufficient for you" verse, but it does remind me often that I can't always do things in my own strength and have to rely on God. And of course when we do things in God's strength, they always turn out better. Funny that. I think wisdom is also needed in knowing when to soldier on regardless, but also when to take time out and just admit that things can't always happen the way I planned or at my pace. Still on the learning curve with that one (actually I don't think we get off that curve til heaven do we?). Thanks for sharing. Gave me lots of food for thought.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-47080932074191249202013-01-12T06:48:06.477+10:002013-01-12T06:48:06.477+10:00Hi Anusha - Sorry to hear you have Fibromyalgia, b...Hi Anusha - Sorry to hear you have Fibromyalgia, but it is good to finally have a name for it and know what you're up against. It's amazing all the things you've been able to do and what a blessing you've been to others while going through that. Will keep you in my prayers.Nola Passmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425394685430146759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-43505434301541798472013-01-11T17:06:44.585+10:002013-01-11T17:06:44.585+10:00So true,Helen. I broke my ribs in an accident a fe...So true,Helen. I broke my ribs in an accident a few years back just as we began ministry in Thailand. I longed to go home. But then the Lord spoke to me not to give up, but to rely on and prove His strength. I carried on amazed at the way He enabled me. PTL!Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-66526947799729785412013-01-11T10:40:06.477+10:002013-01-11T10:40:06.477+10:00Thanks Helen for that wonderful encouragement. It ...Thanks Helen for that wonderful encouragement. It blessed me. Very well articulated and loved the way you presented it too. <br /><br />I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia this week which was bad news but also good news. At last I know why I've suffered so much with severe exhaustion and pain for 7 years. It's good news because my suffering has a name. And I am excused I think for reaching for those panadols now and then when I have to keep going no matter how sick I feel.<br /><br />Loved the verse you ended with - feeling like a truck has run over me this morning - so those words are balm to me. :) Yes, we will rise like the Eagles in His strength. Psalm 103:1-5 was a starting point for me this year - and that too says that he renews our strength - a wonderful promise indeed.<br />Thanks so much, Helen.<br />Anusha<br />Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-78251534238194211192013-01-11T08:59:05.720+10:002013-01-11T08:59:05.720+10:00Hi Susan,
Yes it does fit well, doesn't it. ...Hi Susan, <br /><br />Yes it does fit well, doesn't it. I loved what Nola had to say about keeping ourselves open as writers, but also having wisdom to know when to speak out, and when to perhaps wait for the right moment. Life can be so hard some days, and we can sometimes tend towards striving to make it all seem easy; in fact the greater witness comes from one who is hurting, and yet can say, "You are my God, and I will worship You, in spite of the hard times."<br /><br />Blessings to you, Susan. May God give you enough grace and strength just for today.<br /><br />Helen. XOHelen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-89267302157253025422013-01-11T08:46:41.113+10:002013-01-11T08:46:41.113+10:00Thanks Helen for your thoughts. Fits well with the...Thanks Helen for your thoughts. Fits well with the last post about vulnerability and being honest. Some days are tough and we need to be honest enough to admit it.Susan Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07673626395112361592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-92168617386650754072013-01-11T07:44:38.806+10:002013-01-11T07:44:38.806+10:00That's so true, Jo! Oh for more faith in the w...That's so true, Jo! Oh for more faith in the wonderful healing power of our Lord. Yes, the side effects are beautiful - and even better, you're not limited to one dose every 4 -6 hours! Have a lovely day Jo. Blessings, Helen.Helen Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00296823323066307837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-9785612535817649372013-01-11T06:39:04.525+10:002013-01-11T06:39:04.525+10:00Great post Helen. And why is it that as believing ...Great post Helen. And why is it that as believing Christians we go for the Panadol before going to God and asking for healing? A God pill usually works faster and had very good side effects. Thanks for encouraging me today. Jo Wanmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601438922741057908noreply@blogger.com