If one falls down, his friend can help him up!

If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up - Ecc 4 : 10!

I thank God for the people He has placed around me. They are people of substance and have true essence. They bring flavor and fragrance to my life. Their strength is my strength(the strength of one is the strength of all and strength of all is the strength of one). I have been truly honoured and privileged to be around such people of calibre who have taught me the true meaning of love and being there for each other. I know that I would never have to go through any storm alone.

I am so grateful that I have them around me, it's like being walled in. This security is only found when you have strong spiritual ties.

God has placed these mighty warriors, cloud of witnesses and cheerleaders who cheer me on, pick me up and keep me grounded, in my life. There were times when I thought that I wouldn't make it, but the love and grace of God and their love and prayers sustained me.

I hereby place on record my eternal thanks to all those who love me, support me, encourage me and pray for me. You have enriched my life.

God bless you abundantly and His perfect will be the only influence in Your life.

I encourage you today, to express your appreciation to those around you who have done something to bring you to the place that you are right now.

To all my family, I LOVE YOU!

God bless!

Love, the one who will pick you up, Heather

We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen!

2 Cor 4 : 18 - So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

How many times has the things we see fooled us into thinking that that is how it will be and that it will never change.

It looked like we would never own our own home because we were 20th on the list for the land to build our home and we also didn't earn enough. But God, in His infinite wisdom and power moved heaven and earth just so that we can own our own home.

It didn't look like I would get the job I wanted which was to be a secretary of a school so that I can spend more time with our kids but God came through and caused a secretary of a school to resign and me to apply for the post and get it.

I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was pregnant with my son, and it seemed like I would have to live with this sickness for the rest of my life and since my father had it, my grandmother had it, it was likely that I would have it. But God, like the awesome God that He is healed me and I haven't had it since then which was about 24 years ago.

Think about those times when what you saw was not how it stayed and you would also realise that the word of God is true.

So there is evidence to show that the things we see in our lives that are not what we want them to be at the moment, are temporary. Don't give up on that dream, diliquent child, the unsaved loved one or whatever the case may be. God has the final say! God is invisible but we see Him in creation, feel His love and experience His grace.

When we fix our eyes on Jesus, nothing else matters because He has us in the palm of His hand. So allow God to take care of the seen because what is unseen(eternal life) is more important.

God bless!

Love Heather

God knows your address!

There's a scripture in Acts 17:24-26 that speaks about who God is. In it the word says that God knows where we live. Some people have the misconception that God doesn't know them and doesn't care what is happening to them. If He knows your address, He most certainly knows all about you. He's waiting to get your attention, but you are so focussed on your issues that you don't take the time to acknowledge God and realise how much He loves you and how much better your life will be if you entrust your life entirely to His control.

Isn't it funny how people are, when everything is going good, they don't go to church and they don't stop to thank God for the many blessings that He has given them. But when something goes wrong, they are quick to go to Church and they ask God why did He do this bad thing to them? This seems to be the only time that God gets some attention and even if He is innocent, which He is, and the bad thing is their own doing, God gets blamed.

But it's okay, it doesn't matter how you give God attention as long as you realise that He is the only one that can help you. After all, He created You, knows you better than you know yourself and He knows what's best for you. So when He comes knocking on your door won't you let Him in. He wants to come inside your home and be a part of your life. He knows your address, do you know His?

God bless!

Love Heather

With God all things are possible!

I grew up in a place called Wentworth in Durban, South Africa. It is a place where so-called 'coloured' people reside and where one would question 'what good can come out of that place?' We first lived in Woodville Road in a flat and then moved into a house in Cycas Road when my father, who had two jobs at that time could afford for us to move. In Woodville Road, we saw poverty all around us as well as drug and alcohol abuse, violence was on the low at that time. But when we moved to Cycas Road, the violence was at an all time high. We had gang wars going on and we had to run home at times from school because we were caught in between two gangs. At that time I was so glad I was not a boy because they were being intimidated and beaten just because they lived in a certain area. We feared for our lives daily but God knew the plans He had for my life, so I can live to tell the tale.

Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that I would meet Jesus on this journey of my life at the young age of 22 years. He changed the course of my life and all the things that I never thought possible became possible. God gave me a brand new life. He forgave my sins and wiped the slate clean. Like a little child I trusted Him for everything. We needed a home and we stood on the land that we wanted to buy and build our home and He blessed us with the desire of our hearts. With all the things we needed or desired we asked God first and He answered some and some are on the way. Don't get me wrong, I've had my fair share of trials and pains but His love for me outweighed all the negative. He called and chose me to preach for Him which is the greatest honour that anyone can have.

I am now 44 years young and God has never failed me. If you put your trust in Jesus, He will take from rags to riches (from wearing hand-me-downs to being able to buy your own clothes), from zero to hero (anyone who saves lives(souls) is a hero). The latest miraculous wonder of His love is a new beginning in a land I've never been to as yet, New Zealand. God has called our family to do His will in that land and so when God said jump, we just said 'how high?' We leave the familiar to walk on the water with Jesus. I never thought that I will leave Durban, never mind South Africa. For with God, all things are possible!

God bless!

Love Heather

God's signature on your life!

Been reflecting about this past year and I can truly say that the signature of God was on all events, good and bad. You might be thinking about how God can be in bad situations, but all  know is that they were turned around for my good. Valuable lessons (which I like to call "gems") were learnt and I'm the better for them. That's just how God works! Ask Him, He will teach you.

My heart is filled with awe and wonder of the love and graciousness of God! We are only here on this earth, making our mark because He is in us, working through us and all around us.

I thank Jesus Christ for being the centre of my life and lives of my family. For all You are to us and all You've done for us, Almighty God, we say all glory and honour to Your name.

For 2012, if 2011 just was not big enough to contain MY BIG GOD, just imagine how great the NEW YEAR will be with the overflow of 2011 plus all that God has for us! It is just clear to see that God is becoming more and more involved in the lives of all! Even those who don't believe in God, have to admit that you cannot run away from God. He is everywhere and He is going nowhere, until every knee bows and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord.

For the New Year, I pray that all people will see God's signature in their lives!

Have a great New year!

Love, Heather, Neil, Kirwin and Kirstin

Happy Birthday Jesus!

Happy Birthday Jesus! I want to thank God, the father, for giving You to us! Your life has been just as Your Father willed! You have changed my life & the life of my family. Thank You for giving us new life, new hope and unfailing love.

All praise, honour and glory to the King of kings and the Lord of lords!

To all of you who celebrate Christmas or not, a blessed Christmas to you!

Love, Heather, Neil, Kirwin & Kirstin

Gifts in human form

Jesus Christ came as our gift in human form. When we start to unwrap Him we discover His love, mercy and grace for us. We will probably never discover all of Him because there's so much more to Him. Jesus is the gift that just keeps on giving. Even after giving His life for us, He keeps on giving us all of who He is.

So like Christ came in human form, so did those around us come. Some were from prayers, some were surprises and some were complicated gifts. Those from prayers brought such joy to our lives, and we knew that they were heaven sent. These are gifts that you treasure and look at with love and thank God every day for this gift. They just make life here on earth so pleasant and joyful.  

The next are these surprise gifts who just popped into our lives so unexpectedly that we kept them wrapped until we knew what to do with them. Then when we unwrapped them we began to see the real reason they were sent, to grow us and groom us.

The other was the complicated gifts that we can certainly do without and would rather return them to sender. These gifts are those people who you can’t understand or those who frustrate the life out of you. The instruction manual is about 100 pages for these, which you don’t have time to read. They make you so crazy that you would rather lock them away in the closet and keep them there until Jesus returns. But when you take the time to get to know them, you discover that they are in your life to make you a better person.

All humans are gifts from God. So next time you wonder why a certain person is in your life, know that they are sent to you for a greater purpose. If you want to be a blessing to someone, be the gift that just keeps giving.

God bless!

Love Heather