Amazing Grace Women's ministry

06/01/2023

Spoken word poem.' I CAN NOT.'
I Can Not.
No! I Can Not rejoice at your success..
For it puts Light on my failures
I can not rejoice at your goodness, for it faults my badness.
I Can not!
I can not see you Rise
For then.. how will I thrive?
I look to you as a Measuring Board
To assess how far I will Rise
Your limitation is my success
My definition of validation.
For your, Success is my stress!
I watch keenly to observe, as you speak of God's love
I smile, nod, and agree, but Can Not in my heart... See
Yes, I see His Hand, steadily move you ahead of me
I pronounce good-sounding words
Scriptural words I mean not, to some degree.. for I dread
Yet encourage.. but rage, still I smile
Indeed! God is Good I say!
As you Rejoice at God's promises for you
I look the other way, to bring you down I say.
From two sides of my mouth, I speak, well smile.. but it's At you Failing, that's why
Meanwhile.
For you, Friend must fail
For I Can not smile in vain
You run to me for help. Did you Not know of Judas? His betrayal?
For 30 pieces of silver, the Price was Right
He shared bread with his Saviour
As I share mine with you.
Is that pain in your eyes I see?.. Good!
For I bribed to see you fail!
Yet it is I that comforts you, wipes your tears, and kisses your cheeks
For I Failed you, yet I say "hear hear it shall be well"...
For I Can Not rejoice in your Rise!
As I see you Praise.. hmm!
Uprightly you are Raised, still rising, as i plot my vain
Standing solidly on the Rock, Jesus Christ, you Rise
I can not rejoice, though I see my lose
And your gain,
As you Rise again and again, and again
Yet,Still, I Can Not.
Psalms 15.
Angela
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05/07/2022

So today I have told you the message from the Lord. But you have not obeyed the Lord your God. You have not done all that he sent me to tell you to do.
Jeremiah 42:21 ERV
Finally..we end up in disobedience and with it consequences which then lead us to resent God and turn from Him.
Let us meditate before we run to make rush promises in times of desparation and ask ourselves if we'd be happy with tge answer God will give.
God will not give us what we want..but definitely HE will give us what we need,though we may not see it at the time..but HE who has our future in His hand will graciously guide us into His will..for HE is the alpha and omega always.

So today I have told you the message from the Lord. But you have not obeyed the LORD your God. You have not done all that he sent me to tell you to do.

05/07/2022

It doesn’t matter if we like the message or if we don’t like the message. We will obey the Lord our God. We are sending you to the Lord for a message from him. We will obey what he says. Then good things will happen to us. Yes, we will obey the Lord our God It doesn’t matter if we like the message or if we don’t like the message. We will obey the Lord our God. We are sending you to the Lord for a message from him. We will obey what he says. Then good things will happen to us. Yes, we will obey the Lord our God.”
Jeremiah 42:6 ERV
The Israelites..like us today.. quick to make empty promises because we want God to answer according to the decision we've already made in our hearts and minds..it's like its just a formality.
We then God on to say how we sought God but He did not respond..He did..but not in the way we desired.

04/07/2022

Jeremiah, pray that the Lord your God will tell us where we should go and what we should do.”
Jeremiah 42:3 ERV
How often do we pray in times of vulnerability for God to reveal His plan and direction in our in lives..promising to obey..but when He speaks..do.we.actually follow His commands or obey them?

05/06/2022

Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Matt. 24:44 ESV
https://bible.com/bible/59/mat.24.44.ESV
In these busy times with social media giving us alot to watch..life after the past 2 years.. and life in general..let us not forget to make enough quality time for our heavenly Father for that is our desired end..
We do not want to be told..'go away i do not know you'..that void of separation in eternity is too dreadful to comprehend..daily let's come to the Father and spend time in our rising in the morning,as we bustle about during the day to when we lie down to sleep..that we may be found ready.

02/05/2022

Never tell yourself you're too old to start over.As long as their is life in your lungs..dust yourself and begin.Moses, Abraham,Abigail,Ruth,Naomi..begin,begin again..God is not done with you.His purpose for your life starts at anytime you surrender to His call..'here i am Lord Jesus Christ,use me for your glory'.

21/04/2022

Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. He can clearly see all things. Everything is open before him. And to him we must explain the way we have lived.
Hebrews 4:13 ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/heb.4.13.ERV
Let us always remember,God will ask us what we did.Did we fufill His purpose or ours?
Did we take good care of those in need by His standards not ours?
Did we take good care of the land?
What about the stranger?
Where God put us in the nation of His choice,were we kind to the 'alien' as His word commands?
In this time of 'tribalism '..He who created us of different tribes but in one nation,are we aware that God will ask us about our affiliations?He gave wisdom to all..if we believe in Him..why are we doing the work of the devil in 'superiority,oppression and tribal dominance 'sowing discord and speaking violence?We will be held accountable..the same in race and faith.
Is God our God or man?Does Idols of my Tiltle,education,status define me?
Psalm 17 says 'in the morning i want to awake in your likeness ' ..it means not in the standards and behaviour and worldly status..but God's status..easy to say..but hard to do..for it calls for intentional laying down of what we deem our respected and accepted achievements to become moulded to His idea of status and achievement..which 'Servanthood,Humility and laying down your life for another's good'.

24/03/2022

Be very careful when you go to worship God. It is better to listen to God than to give sacrifices like fools. Fools often do bad things, and they don’t even know it. Be careful when you make promises to God. Be careful about what you say to him. Don’t let your feelings cause you to speak too soon. God is in heaven, and you are on the earth. So you need to say only a few things to him. This saying is true:
Ecclesiastes 5:1‭-‬2 ERV

Be very careful when you go to worship God. It is better to listen to God than to give sacrifices like fools. Fools often do bad things, and they don’t even know it. Be careful when you make promises

05/03/2022

'Are we speaking the language of salvation,but not the action?'
A broken and contrite heart these,O God you will not despise.Psalms 51:17

23/12/2021

'For I desire mercy,not sacrifice,and the knowledge of God more than burnt offering'.
Hosea 6:6
We need to understand that though tithes and offerings are important,God desires that we show mercy to one another and come to the personal and intimate knowledge of Him.Lest on that day of judgement we speak of how we brought offering and He responds that He does not know us.Many people give to the Lord,but few show mercy(empathy)on the genuine needs of others.
Is the offering given for personal gain(tit for tat)?Look Lord I've given,now give me blessings..Let's search our hearts about the intention we give.Can we give with the same earnsty to one in need,who may never repay?Or do we feel we've given/helped enough times?.To God showing mercy to His 'least'carries more weight than bringing sacrifices before Him.
Better still,by knowing Him,you'll do both with a joyful heart.

01/12/2021

God is very faithful..there is nothing beyond His loving redemption.

08/11/2021

'A christian is not a sinner and a sinner is not a Christian'
Pastor Lazarus.
1John3:8,9
1John 5:17a
1Cor6:9