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25/01/2025

Mark Nelson's Near-Death Experience: Journey from Darkness to RedemptionFollow for more NDE's like this!Prepare to be inspired as Mark...

15/01/2025

Run the race with focus and discipline😉👌

One October evening in 1968, a group of die-hard spectators remained in the Olympic stadium in Mexico City, to watch the last finishers of the marathon. An hour before, Mamo Wald of Ethiopia, had won the race. It was now getting cold and dark and the remaining spectators began to leave, when suddenly they heard the sound of sirens and police whistles coming into the stadium.

As they watched in amazement, one last runner made his way onto the track for the last lap of the twenty six mile race. It was John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania. As he ran the four hundred metre circuit, people could see that his leg was bandaged and bleeding. He had fallen and injured himself during the race, but he refused to let it stop him.

Suddenly the people in the stadium rose, some in tears, and applauded without stopping until he crossed the finishing line. As he hobbled away, he was asked why he had not quit since he had no chance of winning a medal. He said: "My country did not send me to Mexico City to start the race, they sent me here to finish it."
(The Last African Runner by Bud Greenspan)

Imagine if every Christian was this committed to finishing the race and fulfilling their destiny and the purposes of God for their life.

John Wesley said: "Give me a hundred men who fear nothing but sin, desire nothing but God, and I will shake the world. I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen; and such alone will overthrow the kingdom of satan and build up the kingdom of God on the earth."

God always gives His best for us. He never gives us second best. He never does anything half-heartedly. Thank God, when He gave us Jesus, He didn't tip us. He gave us His best and we should always give Him our best. 🙂🙏

09/01/2025

Good morning to all my followers and everyone in general 😀👋 I wish you all a happy, blessed and prosperous 2025 💯🎉

With that said I am kicking off this year with some thoughts / nuggets about submission to Jesus. After all, the more we submit to Him and are willing to put our lives, plans, resolutions and decisions in His hands, the more we will have peace, success and prosperity 😃👍🤸‍♀️

🔷️ Different people are called to different places. We all have a ministry - right where you are now in your life. You have specific people placed in your life that only you can reach for Christ. Even if you're a cleaner or a stay at home mom or a bricklayer, CEO or a student. Don't underestimate what Jesus can do for you and through you - according to the level that you submit to Him. 😉👌

Think about and if you want to, use the following as affirmations for yourself moving forward into this year 👇👇👇

Portrait of a person of conviction

🔥 I am part of the fellowship of the unashamed
🔥 I have Holy Spirit power
🔥 The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line
🔥 The decision has been made. I am a disciple of Jesus
🔥 I won't look back, let up, slow down, or back away
🔥 My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure
🔥 I am finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap giving and dwarfed goals
🔥 I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded or rewarded by people
🔥 I now live by faith, lean on His presence, love with patience, live by prayer and labor with power
🔥 My face is set, my gait fast, my goal is heaven
🔥 My Guide is reliable, my mission clear
🔥 I cannot be bought, compromised, detoured, lured away, turned back, deluded or delayed
🔥 I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, ponder at the pool of popularity, or meander in the maze of mediocrity
🔥 I will not give up, shut up or let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up and spoken up for the cause of Christ
🔥 I must go till He comes, preach till all know, and work till He stops me
🔥 And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me - my banner will be clear

Jesus says to the lukewarm, "I will vomit you out of My mouth, " ( Rev 3:16). Hold on to your beliefs and finish the race! Be an overcomer, if you're put in prison - start running the place and have revival; if you get kicked out - prosper! "If God is on your side, who can be against you? (Rom 8:31) 💯💪

Have a great day 😃👍

18/10/2024

Hi guys, I hope that all of you are well. As I read the Bible this morning I came across Jeremiah 23:29 - the Amplified Bible says it so beautifully:

"Is not My word like fire (that consumes all that cannot endure the test)?" says the Lord, "and like a hammer that breaks in pieces the rock (of most stubborn resistance)?"

So I just want to encourage you this morning. We all are experiencing some sort of difficulty in our lives currently in various degrees. If you've been following the Lord's word and prophets then by now you know that the Lord is shaking everything around us and even in our lives. I am not saying that all the bad stuff that's happening to you are from the Lord - Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy. What I am referring to is that you may experience that some things or persons are being removed from your life or perhaps you're not so interested in certain things or hobbies that used to be a priority in your life.

My friend, if you're holding fast to the Lord through everything, even when it feels as if your life's upside down, you WILL experience His unexplainable peace through all the turmoil and chaos. He WILL sustain you and keep you in all your ways. Keep your focus on Him not on the world and the news. Do what you have to do, don't be lazy but rest in the finished work of Christ, in the love of the Lord. He will open doors for you that no man or spirit can keep shut. He will break the rocks in your path. Believe it and declare it. Why? Because His word will do it, His word coming out of your mouth.

And stand and keep on standing, believing and declaring until the breakthrough manifest. Be diligent in everything, Jesus is coming soon - not for a defeated and weak bride but a victorious and strong bride. And while we wait for and are excited about His soon coming, let's work, gathering the harvest, taking as many souls with us as possible for the time is short.

May you all have a blessed and prosperous day😀🙌

05/10/2024

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02/10/2024

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06/08/2024

ONE LAST CALL!!!! Please listen👇👇👇

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09/07/2024

THE LESSON FROM A DONKEY

One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well.
The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do.
Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him.
They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well.
At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly..
Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well.
He was astonished at what he saw.
With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing.
He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up.
Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up
over the edge of the well and happily trotted off!

MORAL :
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt.
The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up.
Each of our troubles is a steppingstone.
We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up!
Shake it off and take a step up. 😉👍

16/06/2024

Happy Father's day to all the dads!😀

While searching through all the online Father's day quotes, I came across this one - If Papa can't fix it we're all screwed.

This just sums it all up beautifully. 😉👌

💥Dads, please listen carefully:

I know sometimes you may feel unappreciated, like everyone is just demanding things from you, like you're carrying this enormous burden on your shoulders and nobody cares...🙄

BUT😃☝️

the plain truth is that the people around you (your family, friends, co-workers, employees) DO care. Not everyone expresses gratitude openly and continually BUT believe me, you're holding all of it together and without your leadership and hands on know how🏅👏 they're all screwed - the family, the employees, the business...

Now I also want to remind you that you were NEVER made to carry it all alone. You have a perfect Father that works on your behalf when you rest. 🙏Rest meaning leaning on Him throughout your day, in everything you decide and do, while you work. Resting in the truth of His covenant with you. 💪It's then that He keeps you in perfect peace, no matter what comes your way.😉👌

I will leave you all with this thought - if our Papa in heaven doesn't fix it (whatever it is), we're all screwed...🙂☝️

01/06/2024

Have you noticed the change in the atmosphere lately? 🤔There's a tendency to be negative, complain, fight, pulling other people down and compete all because of the need (want?) for more money. And I am not judging, just stating the facts.

People are struggling due to scarcity of employment, contracts and work in general and stress is an epidemic. This is global guys!🌏

But there is hope. 🙂☝️

2 Kings 4:1-7 tells the story of the widow with her two sons that had nothing left during a famine. She was about to loose her sons as well but the prophet Elisha asked her what did she have in the house. She told him there was only a little olive oil left. He told her to go and borrow all the empty vessels she can find, come back, shut the door and pour from her jar of oil into all the empty vessels. So she did...and the oil kept on coming until all the vessels were full. So then Elisha told her to sell the oil, pay her debt and then she and her sons could live on the rest.

Message for this current time:

1. Get quiet before the Lord and trust Him to direct you.🙏

2. Take stock - what do you have that you can entrust to the Lord to multiply? He is the God of the impossible, He does what we can't. 🙃 What are you good at, your talents, abilities, etc.? What tools do you have physically at home that you can use with these talents to create an income / business for yourself? Write down every thought and possibly.✍️

3. Decide which direction(s) to take - it can be more than one. Several streams of income are wisdom. Then start planning around that. ↕️↔️↩️↪️

4. Shut out negative comments from other people! 🙉Shut out fear, unbelief and cowardness! 😀💪 For with God all things are possible!

5. Take action, focus on the next step, listen to the Spirit's guidance and you will progress, advance and succeed.🏆🎉

Don't give up my friend - you are not a has been, your life isn't over, as long as you're breathing you CAN be prosperous, successful, make a difference and be different than all the negative rest! 😃👍

04/05/2024

Hi guys, I've not posted for a while but .... I'm back!😀👋 I hope you've all been doing well and have been progressing, not regressing. That's, in fact, the only way to go, forward. 😄

So to kick off my page's new season: firstly the name changed for several personal reasons. For you that's new readers, welcome and I do hope you enjoy the posts and find it insightful, funny, relaxing, meaningful, something to consider or whatever the case may be. This is a page where I want my friends / readers to take a few minutes from your busy schedules, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back, relax and enjoy.

I am planning some more surprises for Light & linger and will keep you guys posted. But for now, let's consider life's imperfections, the world we live in and with what attitude we look at, think about, talk to and treat everything around us.

Embracing Imperfection

When I was a little girl, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. On that evening so long ago, my mom placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned toast in front of my dad. I remember waiting to see if anyone noticed! Yet, all my dad did was reach for his toast, smile at my mom, and ask me how my day was at school. I don't remember what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him smear butter and jelly on that toast and eat every bite!

When I got up from the table that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize to my dad for burning the toast. And I'll never forget what he said: 'Baby, I love burned toast.'

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he really liked his toast burned. He wrapped me in his arms and said, 'Debbie, your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's real tired. And besides, a little burnt toast never hurt anyone!' You know, life is full of imperfect things and imperfect people. I'm not the best cook or housekeeper.

What I've learned over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults - and choosing to celebrate each other's differences - is the one of the most important keys to creating a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

And that's my prayer for you today. That you will learn to take the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of your life and lay them at the feet of GOD. Because in the end, He's the only One who will be able to give you a relationship where burnt toast isn't a deal breaker! We could extend this to any relationship in fact - as understanding is the base of any relationship, be it a ‘husband-wife’ or ‘parent-child’ or ‘friendship’.

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend! 😉👌