Hope For Today

Dear Friends, A few months ago our son, Josh, had some important decisions to make. He was coming to the end of his A Levels and was offered work as an apprenticeship in Accounting.  It was just what he wanted to do. The offer was a good one and it was with a company he liked. At the same time he was offered work in a church as an intern. It came out of the blue, but again was something he was interested in. Now what was he supposed to do?  He wanted to do what God had planned for him, he just wasn't sure what that was. God makes us a promise in Psalm 32:8   " I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;  I will counsel you [who are willing to learn] with My eye upon you."  (AMP) As his Mum there was part of me that wanted to tell him what was best for him, but this wouldn't have been right. It was not my decision to make. It was for him to decide. Jason and I told him that we would support him in whatever he decided and we would be there t...

Dear Friends, You may have read a previous post ("Looking Ahead") which I wrote at the end of last year.  In it I shared that I want to spend time alone with God, seeking what he wants for me in 2014.  I am still in the process of doing this and have just gone through last year's journal to see how God has been with me, leading and preparing me for what will come this year. There was a verse I had written down in my journal last summer and God brought it to my attention again.  It's Psalm 138:8  and David says  " The Lord will work out his plans for my life -  for your faithful love, O Lord , endures forever.  Don’t abandon me, for you made me." (NLT)  There are some wonderful truths and promises for us in just this one verse.  Let's take a few minutes to look at these: 1. God is a God who plans.   I like to make plans, I plan out a weekly menu so I can plan a shopping list, I make plans to go out with a ...