Asked a friend to join me the night to pray, and another friend contacted me in the middle of me going through a slump, and so I said she should come over, she came over and we prayed, and this was the beginning of things changing. My mentor also invited me to join her in 2 days of thankfulness (with other things, not going to write on here till it's over) and she told me about Bill Johnson's book Strengthen yourself in the Lord, and I figured, he may have preached about gratitude in one of his strenght sermons that I have.
I found one, and it was all about worshipping God in the midst of the situation that you going through, and not for the situation, but for who He is. Not just worshiping when you have breakthru, but not for breakthrough too, but because he is worthy. Not because of who I am, but because of Who He is.
This made a lot of sense, because I was sulking and complaining because of my unworthiness... And the result was pushing me further away from God. So I started praising God, for who he is... And that has changed everything, I went to bed smiling, I woke up smiling...I am full of faith for the future and I am trusting. Thank You Lord. For who you are...
I don't know if I will make a thousand, but will begin on Some - inspired by: http://www.benijohnson.blogspot.com/2011/04/1000-things-to-be-thankful-for.html
Gonna go for 100 today (#ok will continue if I want to...)
I am thankful:
- For who you are, Lord
- For Your faithfulness towards me
- For Grace
- For Judy
- For Liz's intervention yesterday
- For Maria and Aunty Jose
- For my mom's consistant being there for me
- For Danelle winning Miss Congeniality
- For Nicole's gentleness and care
- For my Father putting Christ first
- For his health
- For my Job
- For a bonus
- For new friends through my collegues
- For Adolf and our friendship and sharing
- For the great awesome birthday/christmas gifts got from him
- For the joy of giving others presents, esp this year having money to give them
- For the christmas party in Elsies
- For the sweet children and that girl who said thank you so humbly
- For Audrey's Mom's heartfelt prayer
- For strength to keep giving
- For provision to give
- For being able to move out
- For winetasting at Zevenwacht on Saturday
- For chiprolls
- For the 2 kilos I lost, for drinking water and walking and enjoying it
- For grace to be more health concious
- For awesome holy spirit and love of God times when East London team was here
- For my dream being interpreted when Bethel team was here
- For growing in spiritual warfare and deliverence when bethel was here
- For learning about releasing healing and commanding sickness to Go
- For awesome community in hop times
- For Stephanie and Gershwin getting married
- For funny moments and being able to laugh at it, e.g. mailing the whole work place
- For seeing zebras mate and going on a game drive at Buffelsfontein
- For Heidi
- For prayertimes at work as collegues
- For seeing Ruth and Sveva this year!
- For new lifesaver friends, Vilana and Renaldo
- For Vilana getting saved!
- For some breakthrough for Ilze
- For Ammy getting saved and adding to our lives, and God just constantly intervening
- For being able to buy a monitor
- For dealing with the mouse/or attempting to however hard it was
- For learning to enjoy new foods, and buy my own cheese and stuff
- For the specials and awesome christmas trimmings
- For Ps Wolfgang from EN London's sermon reminding me about Jesus himself
- For a change from night to day from yesterday to today
- For the praise and joy in my heart
- For awesome Bethel cd's, sermons, and meeting teams and being challenged in my own bedrooms
- For praying more in tongues this year
- For making stew and food I havent made before
- For having at times all sorts of meet in my fridge
- For Mcdonalds breakfasts
- For going to Sun City and good family time
- For grace in family relationships
- For mom and dad transforming my place into a more livable place
- For seeing God speak to me through dreams
- For growing relationships with some people in Church, Ps bev, michael, etc
- For breakthrough's in intimacy as a church
- For Jenny Ah Chong's cd :)
- For Jenn Johnsons passionate worship, Glimpse - Jason Upton, and Heaven invading Earth
- For work not being too technical and being able to understand
- For passing my ITIL despite all my procrastination
- For God helping me have rythm at staff party
- For healing a work relationship
- For favour in workplace with people here and abroad
- For Morrisons chocolate
- For Italian chocolate Sveva came
- For being able to serve, hang with Maria, Ruth and Debs mom, and taste pudim de leite
- For beginning of year awesome times with deborah and her being here when I got the job
- For being able to attend Ruth and Herschel's wedding, and peaceful Mosselbay time
- For going away for the first time for a weekend away with big group of friends (dont mean a holiday in the past)
- For my hair finally coming right
- For being asked to be a partner
- For learning lots
- For experiencing Your presence
- For winning the chopping board
- For provision in the little,e.g gifts like shower jel which comes handy.
- For awesome gifts too from friends, wine glasses, etc...
- For nice times with clayton, tania, sam and carlo and judy
- For great times with Selina, liz, lezah, anthea, etc..
- For being able to go and experience new places, Darling, Franschoek, Paarl
- For random bored Sunday moments with Renaldo, Vilana, etc
- For flying in the aeroplane and the girl I met
- For health! No flu this year
- For little signposts that I am where I am meant to be at work
- For the night of the Lloyds at HOP
- For my awesome birthday experience at surfside, the grace on the whole day, relationships, food, everything...
- For good steak!
- For improving family relationships
- For the simple joy of watching a movie in my place
- For the simple pleasures of entertaining people or taking people on a tour of Kuils River
- For the nice time at Zevenwacht with Shaheen and Judy and connections there
- For releasing alot of the past church hurt
- For Nicole getting a better Job and Danelle's life moving in a positive direction in terms of career and her passions
- For some breakthrough for Ronelle too and Shakita passing
- For being able to go to Paul Manwaring conference
- For christmas message, purpose heart being special
- For freedom!
- For psychology sessions, and little miracles there too! Marius Falk
- For Tina Engel friendship and outings
- For closerness with Jodie
- For my extended family Boonzaaier and De Wet and all special moments with them
- For seeing Ilze Brown and Brent and his 21st
- Zevenwacht Wine Farm
- Mom's birthday
- Boxed Canvas specials
