“You were not created to live in fear, you were born to take action…” ~ Pastor Matthew Hagee

Haloes! J

“You were not created to live in fear, you were born to take action…” ~ Pastor Matthew Hagee

Romans 8:38-39            

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord…”

Hebrews 4:16

“Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need…”

“Timing is everything…  If it’s meant to happen it will, at the right time, for the right reasons…” ~ Unknown

“When I thought I couldn’t go on I forced myself to keep going… My success is based on persistence, not luck…” ~ Estee Lauder

A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her 5-year old son waiting for her at the door. SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?'  MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman.  SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?' MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily.  SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?' MUM: 'If you must know, I make R 50 an hour.'  SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down. SON: 'Mummy, may I please borrow R25?'  The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door… The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money?  After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that R25.00 and she really didn't ask for money very often. The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door.  'Are you asleep, son?' She asked. “No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy.  'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the R25 you asked for.'  The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled. 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. 'Mummy, I have R50 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.'

The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness.  It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that R50 worth of your time with someone you love.  If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives… ~ Forward email

Hierdie forward email is ‘n gedagteki op sy eie…  'n Gebalanseerde lewe, is die sleutel na geluk...  My ma hulle sê altyd, TE, pas net by TEVREDE...  Dit is baie moeilik om 100% volharding op elke gebied van jou lewe te gee, as jou tyd nie reg geinvesteer word nie...  Ons moet 'n balans handhaaf tussen godsdiens, werk, familie, liefde, oefen, vriende ens ens...  As een van hierdie afdelings 'n groter persentasie tyd gaan opneem as wat dit moet, GAAN een van die ander dele in jou lewe daaronder ly, want jy gaan gevolglik MINDER TYD daarvoor he...  Hoe dan nou?  Ek het hierdie afgelope twee weke net weer opnuut besef HOE kort die lewe is...  Dat ons werklik DIE BESTE moet maak van elke oomblik wat ons lewe...  Ons moet 'n besluit / 'n keuse gaan maak oor wat vir ons belangrik is in die lewe...  Moenie dat jy so vasgevang raak in jou werk - dat jy niks tyd oor het vir ENIGE iets anders nie…

Moenie dat die lewe by jou verbygaan omdat jy te gefokus is op aardse dinge nie...  Met dit se ek NIE - jy moet jou werk afskeep nie!  Ambisie en strewe na doelwitte is belangrik, maar moenie dat dit jou nommer een rede vir bestaan raak nie...  Laat toe dat God jou bless met vriende en liefde...  Bid dat God jou sal help om gebalanseerd te wees, sodat jy nie op ENIGE iets waarmee Hy jou wil seen, sal uitmis nie!  Maak die meeste van vandag – wees lief vir die mense in jou lewe, doen iets “nice” vir iemand, NET omdat jy kan!  Wees vriendelik, deel ‘n glimlag – geniet net ELKE oomblik wat God jou gee – ten VOLLE!

Blessings!

anelxx