Giving and receiving. Giving your time, giving gifts, giving love, giving, giving,giving ....... Sharing. Sometimes when you just listen to your heart and give without expecting anything in return you wil be the one receiving the most.

My diamond for today is gratitude. It is the most awesome feeling to be rewarded with gratitude. Gratitude so far beyond anything you've ever expected. Gratitude that overflows with every deed.

For some people receiving is like a drug and at some point they think it is how it is suppose to be. You can just collect and collect and collect without ever saying thank you. They are like thiefs in the night. They are stealing the diamonds that are suppose to put a smile on the givers face.

My smile, I must say is going around my face at the moment. Giving helped me to realise what gratitude is. It helped me to look into my own heart and think about my own life. Am I thankful for everything I've received in my life ?? Did I show enough gratitude ?? How did I say thank you ??

My lesson for today is very simple. Show your gratitude. Say thank you. Give when you are suppose to give. When you receive accept it with grace.

Sometimes by just accepting everything you receive with gratitude you will help other's to see a diamond. a Diamond that is almost lost in this world of ours. Gratitude.

Diamonds. In my mind I see this picture of beautiful shiny rocks. Some of them big and some of them small. I find myself shocked at the beauty. The different colours, the opportunities locked up inside of every one.

We - ourselves are diamonds. I find myself reading 1John 4 v 17 - .......as He is, so are we in this world. Do you have any idea of who you are ?? Just like a diamond there is some potential locked up in each one of us. We need to be teachable. We need to open our hearts and lives to the truth. The truth locked up in God's word. Don't be a fool. Don't be influenced by the fake world out there. Search for God.

Did you know that you, as a representative of God on this earth, are the one who has been chosen to let God's dream for this earth come alive. Without us - There is no dream. God's dream - to fill the earth with His glory.

Are you making a difference ? Are you representing Him on this earth ?

Suddenly I find myself hearing all the excuses. I don't have time, I don't have any money, I am too busy, I don't live in the city, I am very shy, I am too fat, I don't know where to start..... Need I say more. I've been there. Excuses. Excuses.

Now for the truth. You don't need to be any one. You don't need to be rich, you don't need to be beautiful - all you need to be is the person God intended for you to be when He created you. Reach out to someone. Love unconditionally. Be patient. Share whatever knowledge you have. Give a hug. Carry a bag. Listen to someone elses story without telling yours. Look at people in the Spirit. Don't be fooled by the flesh. Continually renew your way of thinking to serve God's purpose. I can go on and on. The moral of this story is - IN A FEW MINUTES, WITHOUT ANYTHING, YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY JUST BEING YOURSELF.

Being yourself, however is not as easy as it sounds. See God created each one of us differently. Each one of us has our own skills. That one thing that makes us unique. He also gave us the ability to make our own decisions. Why would I remind you of that ?? Because in there lies the key to unlocking the truth about ourselves.

You see we have to choose to walk our lives in light. We can also choose to walk our way in darkness. Light equals with God. Darkness equals without God. Although all of us has been created to His image and likeness not all of us has unlocked the truth of exactly what that means for us.

I don't want to be cruel, I don't want to offend you but I must ask you. Have you made the choice. Have you decided to accept God and walk in the light. Have you opened yourself up for God's way. Have you made yourself available to Him no matter what the cost. Have you taken the time to become the diamond He created you to be ??

I'm freezing. The weather turned cold today and I didn't plan on it. In the mood for hot chocolate and marsmallows.

I am spending my days with friends in the most awesome coffee shop. It is spacious and the music is very relaxing. As they say - Good coffee and great friends make the perfect blend. It is so true.

I think my diamond for the day would have to be my friends - old ones and the new ones I'm making every day. When I was running the gift and coffee shop I had a lot of fun. We as friends created awesome memories. When I left there I thought that it would be the end of all that memories. I was wrong. It was the beginning of a whole new road for me. I still don't know where it is leading but the road I am on is very interesting. Every time I think I am going to stay at home for the day - a friend calls. It seems that our friendships are as important to them as they are to me. I am so grateful.

When you google, friend,  there are thousands of positive and uplifting messages about friendship. There are poems and prayers and songs about friends. Friends found and friends lost.

For me, who never had any girly friends, I think the friends is much more of a blessing than they realise. All of them has a special place in my heart. Age, looks, job description and money doesn't even matter. We accept each other just as we are.

To all of you who are out there today, afraid and alone - open your heart. Say yes to that friends inviting you for coffee. Eat some cake with them and tell silly jokes. Give your time.

Let me just be clear. Friends can hurt you very deeply. They can pretend to be some one they are not, they can betray your trust, they can be cruel and  they can talk about you behind your back. Please !!! Remember - There are no guarantees but in the end the rewards are more.

Learn to love unconditionally, learn to trust, be patient, be kind, be the God kind, be a true friend and see how the loneliness in your heart dissapeares bit by bit. How by being a good friend good friends will come to you.

With lots of love - Too all my friends.

Today is just one of those days. You know - one of those days where you are at the point of either breaking something or where you just want to cry. It is one of those days where you feel totally out of control. Your emotions is going crazy. The most difficult thing in all of this is searching for a diamond. It is like searching for a beautiful flower in the midst of a very big storm. The wind is blowing, it is cold and wet.

Let's see. Maybe my diamond for today is the one thing driving me out of my home today - my mother in law. I think the storm in my body is making me crazy. My mother in law ??

She is visiting for a few weeks now and I am so frustrated. It feels like my life has come to a  complete stand still. I have so many things I want to do but when I try doing something I feel guilty for not spending the time with her. She is not a bad person and I do love her but I need my space. I need to do the things I need to do.

How can she be my diamond ?? Okay, let's face it - I'm desperate. Maybe I'm faking it, maybe I'm not. Go figure - I'm trying to get away from her but feeling guilty because I'm doing what I'm doing - thus I'm still thinking about her even when I'm not with her. Very confusing if you ask me...... and stupid.

All I can say is this - keep on looking. Sometimes you will find your diamond - even in a storm - and it might just be the one thing you least expected it to be.

I think the thing is - and we must realise it sooner or later - life is not all about what I want and what I need. Take the time and look beyond your own feelings and desires and see everyday as an opportunity to do something for someone else. Do something for the one person that drives you nuts. Just love him or her.

 

Today I am totally amazed. It's been too long. My last blog was about trust. Over the last year I have learned to trust God. I've learned to trust the Christ in me. I have been blessed.

Things have changed a lot. Today I am unemployed and as happy as can be. I made the decision to leave my job - I am trusting in God's dream for me.

I can't even choose a diamond for today. I have a bag full of diamonds. My husband, my family, my children, my friends, just being peaceful and content.

Yesterday it was my husband's birthday. For the first time since we've met we invited some friends over for a dinner party. Correction we invited our family over for dinner. It turned out to be a feast indeed. A feast of people coming together, people just being themselves, people who are spiritually connected. I didn't think it was at all possible to be so connected with friends but when God is the centre - anything is possible. My dream for people all over the world is to experience what I have experienced over the last year. When you discover who God created you to be, when you realise who you are, when you take the time to be still and listen. When the Truth is revealed to you and you decide to submit your way of thinking. I promise you - you're life will change.

My children is just awesome. They are growing up so fast. My children - words cannot describe how proud I am of the people they've become. My prayer for them it that they will know the plans God has for them and be acceptable to the journey that He has created for them.

I've made a lot of good friends when I was running the gift and coffee shop. Unfortunately the season at the coffee shop has come to an end but I pray that the friendships will last forever. I think that during the next few weeks I will see if it was made to last or if people were just using me for their own benefit. Whatever happens - I submit my way to God's way. He can see the big picture - we only the here and now.

Peace - What a feeling ?? Contentment. Christ. In my life these three things go hand in hand. They are intertwined like the branches of a sweet pea. We have been created in the image if God - but we still have the ability to make choices. The choices we make can either be for God or against God. We can be obedient to His voice of we can be disobedient.Every time you make a choice you will have to live with the consequenses of that choice. Please take my advice and learn to walk in God's way. His way is the only way to peace, to contentment - to true spiritual fulfillment.

I've shared my bag of diamonds with you today. Hope you can find bags of diamonds too.

Thank you God for all my diamonds.
 

Today I want to share with you. My diamond must be trust.

I've been trying very hard for very long to really live my life trusting God for everything I  need. I've always known that He has never let me down. This last few weeks, however my trust shifted to a whole new level. I can't really explain the feeling I'm feeling today. My whole relationship with God, our Father have changed - or maybe it is me who changed.

 I finally realised what God has already done fo me on the cross. I know - we all say it, we understand and we are greatfull, but do you really understand ?? Do you really know the whole story ?? Let me just say - it is bigger than you ever thought it was and God love you much more than you think possible.

Normally when I am in need I would ask people for help. I would just pick up the phone and call my parents and they will help me but this time I decided not to call. It was a very stressfull time for me. I pushed myself. When I was driving in my car I kept on reminding myself that God is my Provider. When I went to bed at night I repeated the same words over and over again. I really put my trust and my faith out there, I put it into action. I reminded myself constantly of what God has already done for me and how much He loved me. I REALLY put my trust in God.

I am so blessed today. God provided. One day my father called me and asked why I didn't call. My answer was - Dad if I called you I didn't live a life of trust. I wanted to put my trust in God, not in people. We are so easily blinded by this world. We are so easily fooled by people and their appearances. It is so easy to put your trust into people. Yes, they will come threw for you, sometimes, but what is the price you have to pay.

Let me tell you. The price you have to pay is to high. Choosing to trust people over God ??
Who on earth loves you the way God loves you ?? Who on earth can provide without asking anything in return ??

The diamond I found over the last few weeks is trust. In the Bible God makes a lot of promises to us. Take that promises. Focus on them and see how your life will be transformed.

All I can say today is thank you God for loving me unconditionally.

Today is one of those days. I'm expecting the unexpected. It is the beginning of a new week and anything can happen.

Just a few things that I want to share.

Today I'm going to complain. I'm tired of lies. I'm tired of people pretending to be someone they are not. I'm tired of people pretending to care. I'm tired of people who only know you when you can do something for them. I'm tired of people that think they are better than others. I'm tired of people who think they can walk all over you. Do you know people like this ?? Aren't you tired too ??

I know I've been talking about trusting God. I know I've been telling you how awesome our God is. I know I've been sharing my day to day life with you - God is always there for me and He will provide. The thing is today I think that God is the only person we can trust completely and who we can rely on to keep His promises to us. He is the only one who wouldn't go back on His word.

Today I am shamelessly frustrated with all the people out there who think it is okay to use your employee, who thinks that just because we are employees we are stupid. We are not worth the effort. Who doesn't give their employees room to breath. Who think that we must work  overtime without any overtime payment, just because they say so and they are the boss. Who do they think they are ??

I will not bow to them. I was created by God. In His eyes we are all equal. Yes, they have power and money and I have to work for them for the moment but our God is the God of the unkown. Our God is a God of miracles. He can change your life in an instant. One day you can be the employee and the next day you can be the employer. Our God is a God who cares. He wants only the best for us. He loves us.

Today I am just sharing. I am patiently waiting on the Lord. I know Him, I trust Him, I believe , I am getting ready for whatever He has planned for me.

If you are feeling the same as me today - I really hope you that you can find the strenght too, to focus on our Provider - Jesus Christ, the Almighty.

PS !! If you are an employer, please don't feel offended. This is only for the employers that are guilty and if you are one of the few that is not-guilty. Let me the first to say - from all the employees out there, thank you.

It's weekend. Finally. My diamond for today will have to be the fact that it is weekend. It gives us time to reflect on everything that happened during the week and it also gives us time to plan the coming week.

For most of us - planning makes us feel safe. It makes us feel as if we are in control.

I'm just smiling. Are we in control ?? Does all the planning we do really help ?? I'm not saying don't plan anything but ..... Are the plans you have for  your life the same plans that God has for you ??

When you are planning the next week's schedule are you also planning for time to spend with God. Is God part of your busy schedule ?? Is God part of  your weekend ??

Where does He fit in ??

You know what ?? You don't need to have a time or a place to be with God. God must be part of every day, every second, every weekend, He needs to be in every decision you make.He needs to be with you, in you, part of your life - always.

You have to include God in everything you do !!

I'm not having a party this weekend and I don't have any plans to do anything, but whatever I'm doing, God will be with me. He is always on my mind. I'm positive that He will guide me. He will protect me.

I really hope that you can see the diamond I am seeing today. I really hope that you have an awesome weekend. Have fun, rest, go swimming, go surfing, go to a museum, go shopping, spoil someone special, visit a friend or just stay at home, but please where ever you are going make God part of it.

 Enjoy your diamond - because every diamond is a gift from God. A Gift from God to be sherished and polished and enjoyed as we are spending time with our Father. The One who loves us now and forever.

I'm bursting with happiness.

Let me see. Life. How is your life today ??

I know sometimes we are just thankful to be alive - to be surviving, but is it enough ?? NEVER NEVER EVER !!!!!

God knows what we need even before we ask Him.

As Christ is so are we in this world.

Do you need more proof ??

The only purpose we have in life is to represent Christ in this world. To be who He created us to be. Don't be confused. Don't let anyone feed you with lies. Don't even believe me if you don't want to - believe only God. His truth is the only  truth.

A life with God will lead to true happiness. Are you one of those people that has everything in this world - money, a big house, a big car, a great job, holidays in Spain or on some private island, chef's, housekeepers, expensive jewellery, designer clothes etc etc etc ?? My question for you today. Are you happy ?? How's life ??

I know it is sometimes difficult to admit to ourselves but will all of the above give us the peace we need to be truly happy ?? Is all of the above what God wanted us to be or is it just someone we created, using stuff, because we didn't know what God wanted for us to be. Sometimes I get so angry. I look at people living this high profile lives. How did they get there ?? Why can't I be the one on top ??

And then I realise - I am on top. I am happy. I'm living a life of obedience. I am exactly where God wants me to be and even if this means that I don't have all the worldly stuff, I have God. I don't always understand everything but He is keeping me safe and warm in the palm of His hand. He is holding me and He will never let me go.

Life - Thank you God for life !!! Thank you for reminding me, once again, that you are my Provider, that you are my Life !!!

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you, be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.

My diamond for today is ......... ????

Let me start by just sharing with you. God is an awesome God !!!

I hope that you never get tired of hearing how great our God is. This truth will truly set you free. There are so many bondages and strongholds in our lives. There are so many reasons why we, sometimes seems to forget this truth.

Let me repeat !!!! Our God is an AWESOME God.

Our God is the only God. He knows us inside and out. Everytime I read a scripture or listen to someone it hits me all over again. You know there will be days that I will think about something and then someone will tell me - Yes just like this scripture in the Bible and then a few hours later I will read something, coming from a totally different part of the world, coming from people that don't even know me, and it will be the exact same scripture. How amazing ?? Every time I will be blown away. Can God truly know me this well ?? Is He trying to tell me something ??

The answer to all of the above - YES !!!!!!

Our God is an awesome God. He knows us. If you spend time with Him you will hear His voice. If you are unsure of anything ask God - He will give you peace. He will give you the answers that you need. Believe. Trust. Wait. Pray.

Our God is an awesome God.

It is with a tired body and a smile on my face that I write this blog but I know my God has something awesome planned for me and my family this year and He has something
awesome planned for you too. God will be my guide. He will provide. I will keep the faith.

Our God is an awesome God.

Today is a very special day. My daughter will remember it forever.

If you think carefully...... I am sure you also have a day, a very special day, one that you will never forget. Some of us are lucky and we have more than one special day. Some of us are still working towards our  special day.

I think, personally that the most perfect day for everyone of us will have to be the day you were born. Think about it, it is the day you entered into this world. It is the day when you were responsible for someone else's special day. How amazing !!!!

Sometimes your special day is a planned event. Something like a wedding or a birthday party but sometimes something special happens unexpected. I'm thinking along the lines of a special gift, a surprise holiday, a new job opportunity. Maybe you will be meeting your solemate today. Just think about it - anyday can be a special day. One of those days you will remember forever.

There is just one catch !! To have a special day you have to put yourself out there. You have to be open to the possibility of a special day even if you are scared or if bad things happened to you in the past. You have to trust God - He have something special planned for you too.

If you are having a special day today I am happy with you. If you are still searching ..... I'm praying that God will open your eyes to the possibilities. I'm praying that He will help you see that you already had one special day too, just like the rest of us.

A special day !!! I'm so excited. Hope you have one too.

If today is a bad day. Please .... hold on to God. Look for His footprints in the sand and remember He is carrying you and that means today is a special day for you too.

Everyday is full of possibilities. Everyday something can happen - either positive or negative.

My diamond for today will have to be - possibilities.

Everyone I know has something different happening in there life at the moment. For some today will be a very fulfilling day and for others today will be a day of fear or maybe a day of great loss. Even though all of us have a job, a husband and children our circumstances is different. Our personalities is different - which means that everyone experience everything differently.

The possbilities are endless. Some of us love the sea and others love the bushveld. Some of us love hunting and others love fishing. Some kids love school and others hate every second of it. Living on the farm is heaven for some people while others think living in the city is much better. Some kids are good in sport, others in academics. The differences in opinion and character are endless - but do you know what this means ?? More possibilities.

The more people and the more different scenario's the more is the possibilities for each and everyone of us. We can't grow if we don't look at all the possibilities. We need each other's differences to help create opportunities.

What a blessing to know that there will always be possibilities. There will always be the chance to change whatever is negative today into a positive tomorrow. What a blessing to know that because of all our differences we can help each other when things are rough. There will always be someone loving an animal somewhere. There will always be a farmer somewhere providing us with food. There will always be a doctor or a nurse taking care of the sick. There will always be parents, grandparents, children, teachers etc etc etc.

Do you get the picture ??

Life is full of possibilities. God created the world that way. God gave each one of us gifts and talents and He wants us to use them. We must be quiet and sometimes very patient. Let God  help you turn your possibilities into reality.

Every diamond I find represents a possibility. I can either share it with you or keep it to myself but if I keep it to myself it means I choose to keep my blessings all to myself. My wish for you for today is that my diamonds will open your eyes to see your possibilities. I pray that your possibilities will turn out to be a blessing and that it will lift your spirits with hope. Hope that is ankered in God - our Almighty Father. The One who has the power to turn every possibility into a miracle.

Today, I'm trying something new. I am writing this blog in the morning. Why ??

I think it is because I have an expectation for something happening today. I don't know what it  is going to be but I know if I am positive and trust God, it will be something great.

Isn't it a beautiful diamond to find. That diamond tht gives you hope. That diamond that keeps you positive, the one that puts a smile on your face as you start dreaming about the day ahead. The possibilities for today is endless.

This diamond can either lead to excitement or it can lead to fear.

How are you going to handle this diamond. Are you going to let people discourage you or are you going to give it to God. Let Him be the keeper of this very special diamond. Are you going to submit and trust Him completely to guide you. Let things happen the way God intended for it to happen.

It is with a smile on my face and some butterflies in my stomach that I am writing this blog.I've decided to give this diamond of mine to God. I've decided to trust Him for the promises He made to me in His Word is true. God will never forsake me. He will protect me. He will love me - always. He will provide in all my needs. He already gave me so much to be thankful for.

I can't wait for the rest of this day. Thank you, Father for being my hope, for taking care of this diamond of mine - today and forever.

Love !!!!!!

Today I want to focus on sharing. Sharing is such a beautiful concept. There are lots of things we can share with each other. We can share food, we can share clothes, we can share our hearts and our souls. We can share the good times and the bad times.

Every day there is something to be shared.

Over the last few days we were sharing in my mother's joy. She will be 60 on the 18th of January. She is such a beautiful women. She is the heart of our family and she is always there for us when we need her.

Today I shared a cup of tea with a new friend. What a blessing. Sometimes we meet people but we don't really get to know them until we start sharing our hearts. Let me tell you, when you start to share your dreams, when you start to share your hearts - this is when you get to know each other. Sometimes you will be surprised and sometimes dissapointed but God will always create the opportunity for you to be blessed.

God created us to live a life of sharing. There is always someone telling us that by sharing your time, your energy, your money or your time you can make a huge difference in someone's life. They are always telling you that the reward for giving is much better than the reward for receiving. I know that this is true.

I'm so glad that I can share my chocolates with my children.

I am so glad that God created us to share. That God created us to love one another. God wants us to share our dreams and our blessings with each other. The more we share, the more He will give, but please remember it doesn't always need to be something materialistic. Sharing comes from the heart. We can share love, laughter and pain. We can just share a cup of tea. We can just give our time.

Sharing can make a huge difference in your own life but also in the life of someone else. What a precious diamond to find. I really hope that when you find this diamond you will share your joy with someone special and help them to find this diamond too.

2014 !! What a year !!!

I don't think anyone of us expected this year to turn out the way it has so far. Bad things happening all around me.

I wanted to name all the bad things but I couldn't. A diamond is something precious, it is something beautiful. I think if I have to pick a diamond for today it will be my friends.

During the last two years I made a lot of friends - each one of them special in there own way. Some live nearby and others live a little bit further. Some of them come to visit me every day and others I see about once or twice a year but each one of them plays an important role in my life.

I wonder ?? I have a question for you today ?? How am I suppose to handle this ?? One of my friends is going threw a very difficult time at this moment. I want her to feel special, to feel appreciated. What can I do ?? How can I make her realise that she is some-one special. She has so many good qualities.

Another thing !! When did it become allright to look the other way and turn your back on what God intended. When did it become allright to live like the rest of the world just because it  is easier - just because it is what everybody else is doing. This question is making me crazy ?? Maybe you have the answer.

Okay - back to my friends. I really hope you have some friends in your life. Some people that care enough to take the time to get to know the real you. People who love you  no matter what you are wearing and what type of hairstyle you have. People who will cry with you and who will laugh with you. I really hope that you have found this diamonds too.

Today I am feeling a little bit overwhelmed. Yesterday was just one of those days. I wish everybody had the same priviledge that I have being married to my husband.

No - he is in no way perfect. None of us is perfect except for God himself - but if we just take the time to see the person God wants us to see - we will see perfection.

He has some issues with his health, he doesn't drink, he doesn't smoke. He has integrety and is honoust to the bone. You can trust him as the employee who will work, even if the boss isn't around. He will do whatever he can to help others and he will bend over backwards to spend some time with his family - even if he is tired and not feeling very well.

My husband has this thing you call faith !! He trust God and He will never question anything happening in our lives because God has a purpose for everything and He will carry us threw.

He helps me with the housework, he makes breakfast for the kids. Okay - enough !! He is my diamond !!

The thing is we would rather be together than apart. We would rather fight than to just go our seperate ways every day - we need each other to be the most we can be.

There is lots of marriages falling apart. The reason - every couple is different. The answer to the questions my friends ask me - I don't know. I don't know how to safe all the marriages out there. I don't know how to protect every-one from the pain they are feeling. I don't know how to comfort them and I don't know how to help them to believe that everything will turn out for the best.

All I know is this. God is the centre of my husbands universe. My husband would rather go to church than to a bar. He would rather stay home with his family than party with some friends. Does this make my husband different ?? Yes !! Is this the reason why I still love him with all my heart ?? I am sure.

You see the thing is. We aren't rich and we aren't poor but God has never stopped providing  in all our needs.

The only thing I can say is this - God is our Provider, He is our King, He is our Saviour and He is the only one who can help each  and every-one of us keep our marriages safe.

Please make Him the centre of your universe. He will help you to reconnect. He will guide your tongue. He will lead you to make the decisions He wants you to make. He will open your eyes and show you the things that are standing in the way of every couple out there's true happiness. He will carry you threw the storms.

Please !!! Please!!! Please !!! Don't try to change your partner into who you think he or she should be. Please accept each other as God accepts you and if there is any differences- meet each other halfway. Listen to each other, talk to each other and trust God.

You will soon find your diamond !!! Even if it isn't perfect !!! It is the diamond God wanted you to find !!!

2014 !! We are now two days into the new year and my overall feeling is very positive. This is going to be a very positive year for all of us with lots of new things happening.

Me and my daughter have started an exercise programme and we are having lots of fun. Although the Zumba makes me feel a little bit uncomfortable it doesn't feel like exercise at all. Behind closed doors we are having a ball.

If I can just keep up with the cooking and the cleaning. I hate every moment I have to spend cleaning. It always seems that there is something better to do. I can use this time for other things such as blogging, reading and having fun with my children. They are growing up so fast.

During this last months we also had a lot of friends visiting us at our home. I always tried to keep people away from my home - being ashamed of a lot of things but lately I realised that what I see is not at all what they see. If they are the friends I believe them to be they will look past all the things that's been a problem for me. Luckily they know my circumstances.

I am sure that there will be plenty of diamonds in 2014. Lots of small things happening having a huge impact on our future. I am also sure that whatever happens God will be with us all the way - He will help us and guide us. I am very positive that He has big plans for our future. Let us spend our time talking to Him. Let us work on our relationship with Him as our Father. Let us be who He created us to be.

I hope you know who He created you to be because at this moment I am not going to tell you. It took me a lot of time to finally accept who I am and who I was created to be in this world. If I tell you it would be to easy. I've heard it from a lot of people and never understood it anyway, until I heard it from God himself. Until He revealed it to me in His Word. Now I will never foget. Please, spend time with God - He will reveal it to you too.

There is no bigger diamond to be found than this one.

I must confess. I'm struggling to find some diamonds. It feels like I'm digging and digging and digging and I can't find anything. Everything seems so normal. Everyday is just passing by and nothing is happening except for my stormy emotions. I'm bored to the bone. I even gave up trying to talk about my emotions for nobody seems to care and nobody understands. I no - I'm just complaining ..... and complaining but ......

Maybe my diamond for today should be that I'm normal. I'm just an ordinary person who has, well ...... the regular stuff. A car, a husband, children, a house to live in, a job, food to eat, clothes to wear and .......

Okay - This a lot to be thankful for. 

Maybe it is the ordinary stuff that should be our diamonds. The everyday stuff. Maybe the blessing is to have ordinary stuff as my diamonds. There is no guarantee that it is the extraordinary stuff that leads to happiness. Maybe the trick is to see the ordinary stuff as extraordinary. 

Well, I'm just guessing. 

I don't know the answers to the questions I'm asking. I don't know the answers to the questions you are asking, but maybe if we start thinking about it we can help each other. 

All I can tell you is let us turn to God's Word.... I found something in James 1 that gave me some hope. I'm not going to tell you for it will be better if you let God speak to you in His own way.

If you are normal threw your own eyes, don't be so unhappy for every person has his/her own idea of what it means to be normal. Remember threw God's eyes there is no normal. God didn't settle or make us to be normal and unhappy; He made us to be whatever He intended for us to be. But we can only become that person if we trust God enough to lead us and guide us towards becoming that person.

As I'm writing now, I'm figuring this out ..... and I really hope you can figure it our too.

For ordinary is the best place to be ..... as long as you are ordinary with God by your side.

BUT remember ..... With God by your side there is no such thing as ordinary........only

 EXTRAORDINARY !!!!

It all depends on - from which angle you are looking at your life. 

HALLELUJA !!!!

PRAISE THE LORD !!!!

EVEN IF YOU THINK YOU ARE JUST NORMAL AND THAT NORMAL FEELS LIKE THE MOST BORING THING IN THIS WORLD !!!

JESUS GOT YOU COVERED !!!!

 Light !!!

In the beginning there was nothing and then God said, Let there be light !!

God separated the light from the darkness.

He called the light day and the darkness He called night.

This was in the beginning...Have you ever given more thought to this. Nowadays we create light with electricity. We just click a switch and then the light goes on. We get a lot of different types of light.

Have you ever thought about the deeper meaning of the word light. 

God orders us to let our light shine. He wants us to be the light in this world. In Matt 5:14-15 Jesus says, You are the light of this world........Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a peck measure, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. God wants us to stand up for what we believe in. He wants us to live our lives for the world to see the difference He has made in our lives.

 Let His love shine threw us onto this world. 

In Ps 36 ...... in Your light do we see light. God Himself is light. When we believe in God we are witnesses to His light. God's light is like our fountain   of life. 

In Ps 119: 105 God's Word is described as the lamp to my feet and the light to my path. God's word is our guideline. When we spend time reading God's Word we will get the answers we are looking for. 

Light in the Bible has been described as sweet and pleasant, it has been described as bright and marvellous.  

It is actually very simple.

When you think about it you will realise:

LIGHT = ETERNAL LIFE

When you decide  to give Your life to Jesus and to life in His light you will get eternal life. 

As I see it, next time you put on a light, see it as a reminder of your own light. Is your light shining bright. Does your light leave people breathless, wondering ???? 

Threw God's light we receive eternal life. 

Did your light make a difference in some one else's life ??

This is all questions I don't really want to face. This is all questions that everybody needs to answer for themselves. Every one of us is responsible for our own choices. We can decide to let our light shine or we can decide to put in under a peck measure. 

But let me just ask you this final question: Do you want eternal life ???

Today, I feel like sharing this with you. I didn't write it myself but it somehow felt like my diamond for today.

PRECIOUS JEWELS

by David Wilkerson

[May 19, 1931 - April 27, 2011]

Listen to this prophesy from Isaiah:

“O you afflicted one,

Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,

Behold, I will lay your stones with colourful gems,

And lay your foundations with sapphires.

I will make your pinnacles of rubies,

Your gates of crystal,

And all your walls of precious stones.

All your children shall be taught by the Lord,

And great shall be the peace of your children.

In righteousness you shall be established;

You shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear;

And from terror, for it shall not come near you”

(Isaiah 54:11-14).

What an amazing prophecy! The “colourful gems” mentioned in verse 11 are jewels. If you know much about jewels, you know that a diamond was once a piece of coal that has been worked on for years by the elements.

 God’s Word is telling us: “Your afflictions are meant to change you into something

beautiful—something precious to Me!”

The “pinnacles [windows] of rubies [agates]” mentioned here are a type of

quartz, made transparent by fire. The “windows” aspect has to do with eyes or vision.

 God is saying that trusting Him through your afflictions will give you clear vision and discernment. 

It will allow you to see into the unseen with crystal clarity.

Many scholars believe the phrase “gates of crystal” reads more accurately as “gates of pearl.” Pearls are formed from a grain of sand in the belly of an oyster. The grain is injected with fluid, then grated and irritated until it

becomes a pearl.

Think of all the grating, irritating friction in your life. What is God doing?

He is making a pearl!  Every pearl is a memento of suffering, pain, friction.

I believe Isaiah is talking about the beauty of Jesus Christ in this passage.

In other words, affliction, when allowed to accomplish its work, brings about a

people who shine forth the beauty of Christ’s character. It makes us more and

more like Jesus.

I really hope this message will open your eyes to see what God is doing in your life. I really hope it helps you to cope with whatever it is God is throwing your way. I really hope that you will be patient during this grinding process - for sometimes it may take a little time. I urge you to seek our Lord and Saviour and praise His Name.

He has something great planned for you. !!!