GrowingwithGod by Ronwyn: He's amazing..... daily

GrowingwithGod by Ronwyn: He's amazing..... daily: "Yesterday I woke up with an excitement, expecting something good to happen. The whole day I waited with eager anticipation, for what I thoug..."

Verse of the Day - 29th Dec 2010

“I tell you the truth, those who listen to My message & believe in God who sent Me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed death into life.” – John 5:24

 

‘There’s no greater comfort than to remember that you’re living in the center of God’s will – nothing can ever happen to you without God’s permission’ - Anonymous

What stuff are we busy with?!? - Update time

So as you have noticed I have been really poor, to say the least, in updating the blog & the Gods Champions facebook group. Unfortunately 'normal' life has got in the way over the last few months of what I should be focsing on and that is spending time in God's word & making sure I am doing His work as intended.

 

As I am sure you are all aware it is so easy for us to become busy!!! Busy doing stuff. The question thought then is what stuff are we busy with & is it God's stuff. It is a huge challenge for me personally as I am always BUSY doing something. Most of the time though not always the right thing.

 

The challenge thus for us as we come to the end of the year, 2010, is for us to unclutter our lives with stuff. Determine what is all the stuff we are busy with & wether or not it is part of the bigger picture, the picture God has for each one of us. If its not then we need to be matrue & sensitive enough to get rid of it and rather strive to be involved in what God has planned for us.

 

"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good & acceptable & perfect will of God" - Romans 12:2

 

 

A new Creation

"So from now on we regard no one from a worldy point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us ministry of reconcilitation:
that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting mens sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christs behalf; Be reconciled to God.
God made him who had no sin to be sin fro us, so that in him we might becomce righteousness of God"
2 Corinthians 5 v 16-21

Absolutely Brilliant

Many of you might have already seen this. I received it this morning.

Enjoy.

Psalm 37 v 1-9; 16-18; 37-40

On my way into work this morning I heard on Impact radio Psalm 37 v 7-9, so I read the Psalm. Great one!

"1 Don't worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong.

For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

Trust in the Lord and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper.

Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart's desires.

Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.

He will make your innocence radiate like the dawn, and the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.

Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act. Don't worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.

Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper - it only leads to harm.

For the wicked will be destroyed, but those who trust in the Lord will possess the Land"


"16 It is better to be godly and have little than to be evil and rich.

For the strength of the wicked will be shattered, but the Lord takes care of the Godly.

Day by day the Lord takes care of the innocent, and they will receive an inheritance that lasts forever."


"37 Look at those who are honest and good, for a wonderful future awaits those who love peace.

But the rebellious will be destroyed; they have no future.

The Lord rescues the Godly; he is their fortress in times of trouble.

The Lord helps them, rescuing them from the wicked. He saves them, and they find shelter in him"


What an amazing Psalm. Here we are told that if we are Godly and look toward God he saves us and looks after us. However, if we are wicked and strive to do things for self gain and ourselves God will judge us and not look after us. He can be and should be our fortress, only though if we are Godly. Too often we see sportsmen and women, coaches and administrators striving for self gain and not Godliness. Judgement from God will prevail and we need to evaluate our motives on how we do and excute things. How do I deal with others and what am I looking to achieve through sport should be our point of decision.

God Bless

2 Chronicles 20 v 5 - 9 & 15

5 "Jehosophate stood before the community of Juah & Jerusalem in front of the new courtyard at the Temple of the Lord. He prayed,'O Lord, God of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are the ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are powerful & mighty; no one can stand against you!

O our God, did you not drive out those who lived in this land when your people of Israel arrived? And did you not give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham?

Your people settled here and built this Temple to honor your name. They said, 'Whenever we are faced with any calamity such as war, plague, or famine, we can come to stand in your presence before this temple where your name is hoinoured. We can cry out to you to save us, and you will hear us & rescue us.'

15"He said, "Listen, all you people of Judah & Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don't be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God's."

Gods Champions Joins Facebook

Decided to set up a facebook group for Gods Champions. Go and join it and share your faith and see how other sportsmen & women share theirs.

God Bless

The Glory of Reaching the Goal [SermonSeeker.com]

The Glory of Reaching the Goal [SermonSeeker.com]

Struggles in coaching: Joshua 1 v 9

"Remember I commanded you to be strong & brave. Dont be afraid, because the Lord your God will be with you everywhere you go."

What a verse at a time I need it. Sitting at a competition the whole week & the performances of my athletes have not been satisfactory. So you sit and question what you doing, how you doing it, has enough been done, how have I messed up, where could I have done better. What is wrong with me as a coach & my program?

Sometimes as a coach I believe we need to go through this. Go through the experience of reflection, but we got to make sure we dont break ourselves down so badly that we battle to get up again.

Thats exactly what I am fighting with right now at this meet. It has not been good, my athletes have under performed BUT then even through this unhappiness & disatisfaction the Lord can be the strength through his word. BE Brave & know he is with us.

SB

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Eric Liddell

"I believe God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast. And when I run I feel his pleasure" Eric Liddell (British & Olympic running champion who refused to race on the sabbath because of his belief in God Almighty, the creator of heaven & earth, the maker of all things, the one who sent Jesus christ, his one & only son to come & become flesh as man to die on the cross for our sins, not that we deserve it, but to give us everlasting life & life in abundance).

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He has risen!

The Lord has risen, He has risen indeed!
May you all be blessed this easter as we celebrate the death & resurection of our Lord Jesus Christ, as we celebrate what the Lord our God did for us, something that none of us can & ever will understand. That, as it says in John 3v16, "for the Lord loved us so much that He sent His one & only begotten son to die for us, so for whoever should believe in Him will have eternal, everlasting life".

God bless all as we celebrate.
SB

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As for me & my House

Got this song stuck in my head today where I cant help thinking how symbolic it can & should be for athletes. Not sure who sings it & I would not do it justice if I tried to sing it for you.

I believe that it is based on a bible verse in Isaih. The words are along the lines of
"As for me & my house.... We will serve you. As for me & my house we will spend our life for you. .... Today I choose to follow you, today I choose to honour, Today I choose..... "

Is this not amazing words. As individuals we have the choice, the choice to accept Jesus as our Lord and saviour. We can make that choice today & is provided the freedom to do so. As athletes we have the choice too. We have the choice to honour God through our sport, our actions, our interactions with other athletes, how we conduct ourselves on the sporting fields, how we honour God through our templs / bodies & talents we have been blessed with.

So today make the choice.
SB

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Psalm 13 v 5-6

"But I trust in your unfailing Love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the Lord for He has been good to me"

Bouncing back

Wow it has been a while. So much has happened in our lives since we last blogged. All I can say though is God has had is hand in it the whole time.

To explain everything right now will take forever, however what can be said is that our lives have changed over the last 12 to 18 months. Rob's & I have had work changes, our awesome nephew Keenan moving in with us, Robyn working for our church (Eastside Community Church) as the childrens ministry director, us having an awesome month in America over december & january, my swimmers competing at the major competitions for the season & doing well & much much more.

All in all the balls have been bouncing and the ball has kept & will keep on rolling. The next few weeks and months will be once again extremely busy, so I will try & keep us up to date.
God Bless
S

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