by Grethe Stanley | Nov 6, 2017 | encouragement
Song of Solomon 2: 11-13
“The season has changed, the bondage of your barren winter has ended, and the season of hiding is over and gone. The rains have soaked the earth and left it bright with blossoming flowers. The season for singing and pruning the vines has arrived. I hear the cooing of doves in our land, filling the air with songs to awaken you and guide you forth. Can you not discern this new day of destiny breaking forth around you? The early signs of my purposes and plans bursting forth. The budding vines of new life are now blooming everywhere. The fragrance of their flowers whisper “There is change in the air.” Arise, my love, my beautiful companion, and run with me to the higher place. For now is the time to arise and come away with me.” (The Passion Translation)
The above verse so encouraged me this morning and I had a real sense I needed to put it on our website. There are many of you out there who need this word right now. Be blessed and put your full trust in Jesus, He is the one who never lets you down.
by Grethe Stanley | Oct 7, 2017 | encouragement
Psalm 34:8 O taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed are they that trust in HIM.
When someone puts a plate of food in front of me and they say, “this is really good taste it” if I don’t actually pick up a fork and put some food on it and then put it in my mouth, I will never know that is tastes good. I have to actually get involved with the plate of food in front of me to know that it is good. When I go out for lunch which is not very often, I seem to always order the same thing! why? because “I know it is good”. in other words I want to be sure that I will enjoy my meal and not waste my money on something I don’t like.
It is the same with our relationship with the Lord, in Psalm 34:8 it says “taste and see” that the Lord is good. I believe we live in a season where it is paramount that we develop a deeper intimacy with our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. We can only get to know HIM more intimately if we spend time with Him, if we read His Word, if we sit and focus on Him. It is easy to get side tracked and begin to trust in what others say, or do or read etc. Don’t be like those who will taste everything but ignore the very best . Today, taste and see that the Lord is good. Put your trust in Him and you will be blessed. HIS WORD is table full of the most delicious food you will ever taste. Try it!!!
by Grethe Stanley | Aug 29, 2017 | encouragement
Last Saturday we had our Daughters of Hope “Making a Difference” Conference here in Australia and I had the privilege of being one of the speakers. We had a dance group that came and did a prophetic dance for us and it was called “Return to ME” it had such an anointing on it, I really feel this is a cry from our Heavenly Fathers heart; The Scriptures that the Lord had me speak from are in Revelations 2:1-4 verse 4 says “Yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first. the second scripture is from Revelation 3:15-16 So, because you are lukewarm, neither hot nor cold, I am about to spit you out of My mouth.
This I believe is a NOW Word for many of His daughters, today is the day that He is saying to you RETURN TO ME
There are many reasons why we grow cold and lose our first love for God, it can be disappointments, unforgiveness, sickness, offences or circumstances. Today if you identify with this post, can I encourage you “Return to HIM”He is longing and waiting for you to fall in love with HIM all over again.
by Grethe Stanley | Jul 14, 2017 | encouragement
2nd Corinthians 12:9
But HE said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for MY power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Chris’s power may rest on me.
It seems to me lately that who ever I talk to they know someone who is either very ill or going through a difficult time. This is certainly true in my own life at present, with my Andrew being ill and jus all that it brings with it, I have been feeling very weak spiritually all most to the point of not being able to focus on what matters.
It seems like all hell has broken loose over so many areas of our lives, through either sickness or circumstances. This morning as I was getting ready to go to a Daughters of Hope “Making a difference” Conference planning meeting here in Australia I was finding it hard to focus and I felt very weak, when suddenly the above scripture popped into my mind.
I realised as I have been meditating on that scripture that its ok to feel weak as long as I keep my eyes on Jesus and declare that HIS GRACE is sufficient for me, for when I am weak HE is STRONG.
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by Grethe Stanley | Jun 5, 2017 | encouragement
Psalm 141:3 God give me Grace to guard my lips from speaking what is wrong.
At our last DOK Conference we were taught about having a new attitude, a new expression etc today the Lord again challenged me about the words that I speak and I had to repent and make a decision once again to only speaks words that bring life. If you too are struggling with the words that you speak, perhaps you would like to pray this prayer with me!
Lord Jesus I pray that you would have mercy on me and give me grace! help me to guard my lips, so I don’t hurt others with my words and sin against YOU. Teach me dear Lord when to speak and when to stay silent. Your Word says that my words hold the power of life or death – may I always choose wisely.
I want to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger. May everything I say be seasoned with grace and love. I only want to speak words that build up and never tears down. Help me to always put others before myself. May every word I speak be a blessing to those who hear it. I pray in Jesus name. AMEN
by Grethe Stanley | May 27, 2017 | encouragement
This week I have been meditating on Psalm 16 and it has become my daily prayer. There is no prayer that is more POWERFUL than praying GOD’s WORD.
Protect me, O God; I trust in YOU for safety. I say to the Lord, “YOU are my Lord; all the good things I have come from you.”
YOUR FATHER WILL PROTECT YOU AND PROVIDE FOR YOU. (HIS word says so)
How excellent are the LORD’s faithful people! My greatest pleasure is to be with them. Those who rush to other gods bring many troubles on themselves. I will not take part in their sacrifices; I will not worship their gods.
Choose to be around people who are faithful and full of faith.
You, Lord, are all I have, and YOU give me all I need; my future is in your hands. How wonderful are YOUR gifts to me; how good they are!
Your FATHER in Heaven will provide ALL you NEED and HE will EQUIP you. (HIS Word says so)
I praise the LORD, because HE guides me, and in the night my conscience warns me. I am always aware of the LORD”s presence; HE is near, and nothing can shake me.
Your FATHER in Heaven will always guide you and speak to your heart. (HIS Word says so)
And so I am thankful and glad, and I feel completely secure, because YOU protect me from the power of death. I have served you faithfully, and YOU will not abandon me to the world of the dead.
You can feel completely secure and protected as you serve HIM (HIS Word says so)
YOU will show me the path that leads to life; YOUR presence fill me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.
Follow HIS leading then you will be filled with JOY (HIS Word says so).
PRAY HIS WORD, IT WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
by Grethe Stanley | May 1, 2017 | encouragement
Philippians 4:7 and the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
What is going on in your mind today? Are you focused on God or are you focused on what is happening around you?
If you want the peace that transcends all understanding then fill your mind with thoughts of God.
Your mind will be full of what you allow your eyes to see. The choice is yours Our Heavenly Father is asking you today to let your mind dwell on Him.
by Grethe Stanley | Mar 24, 2017 | encouragement
John 15:4-5 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in ME.
A few months ago I was meditating on what it means to ABIDE IN HIM AND HE IN me!!! I asked the Lord “what does it really mean, help me to understand this scripture”. I get that a branch cannot bear fruit without the vine and I get that without Christ my life will not bear fruit, what I was really asking was for the Father to give me a picture of what it looks like to abide in HIM and He in me.
Later that day I was making myself a coffee, I have a Nespresso coffee machine and I always put the milk in first, then the coffee pours on top of the milk and then I stir it, and as I stirred the coffee (you need to use your imagination to get what I am saying) and watched the milk and the coffee blend together, I heard the LORD whisper to my heart “that is how I abide in you and you in ME; nothing can seperate us”. I thought about that and then I realised that once that coffee (HOLY SPIRIT) is poured on top of the milk (me) there is no way that I can remove the milk from the coffee or the coffee from the milk (see photo).
This morning when I woke up I sensed that I needed to share my very practical revelation with you, I pray that it will encourage you and cause you to see afresh today that once you have given your life to Jesus and accepted HIM as your Lord and Master, you ABIDE in HIM and HE ABIDES in you.
Nothing can seperate you from HIS LOVE, no matter where you go or what you do, HE is with you, there is no one that can seperate you from HIM. Romans 8:38-39 confirms that “And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’d love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow – not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. No power in the sky above or in the earth below – indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in CHRIST JESUS our Lord.
What ever your situation is today, meditate on the fact that you are not alone, HE is in this situation with you; together you can face tomorrow because HE enables you. HE ABIDES in you and you abide in HIM.
Love and blessings
Grethe
by Grethe Stanley | Mar 11, 2017 | encouragement
There is an almighty battle going on in the spiritual realm at the moment, more fierce than we have know in the past. The enemy knows that we are on the brink of something new and he is angry, there for he is throwing as many obstacles across our path to try and prevent us from moving forward into a new day, a new season.
1 Peter 5: 8-9 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.
If you are struggling today and you feel like there is tidal wave coming against you, it is simply the enemy trying to devour you; don’t listen to him, he is liar and he is a defeated foe. STAND FIRM ON THE WORD OF GOD. one little roar form the Lion of Judah (Jesus) and the enemy runs for cover.
Listing to the devil will rob you of your joy, sap your energy and stops you from doing what God has prepared for you. We are only weeks away from the Daughter of the King Conference and I know that we are heading into a NEW DAY/NEW SEASON, the devil knows it too; pick up your sword and STAND. If you have not yet registered, do it now.
KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS, SIT IN HIS PRESENCE, LET HIM SEARCH YOUR HEART SO HE CAN REVEAL IF THERE IS ANYTHING IN YOUR LIFE THAT GIVES THE ENEMY PERMISSION TO HARASS YOU.
Father I pray that every person who reads this will have a fresh revelation of the schemes of the enemy and that they will know in their spirit that YOU ARE SOVEREIGN.
Grethe
“I can because HE enables me”
by Sara Vitakic | Mar 9, 2017 | encouragement
Psalm 31:24
“Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.”
The word ‘hope’ came to me, and I thought how important it is for us to have real hope in our lives. Hope is something we need no matter where we are and what we do in life.
Hope is an anchor. Hope shows us that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Hope says, tomorrow will be a better day.
Be strong! You and I decide about this. When our hope is in the Lord, He does not disappoint. God is hope! He is our source of hope.
Hope is an expectation that what God has said He will do.
Hope keeps us in the place where God has called us to be.
Hope keeps us focused on what is most important.
When our hope is in the Lord we will say, ‘yes’ to what He asks of us.
Hope, that we will see the fruit of our work, answer to our prayers, open doors and He will make a way for us. This is the real hope we have in Christ!
When we look in our own lives, lets ask ourselves, where do we need to be strong? Where do we need to raise our hope more in the Lord? God will show us as we spend time with Him and seek His face.
There is a hope and a future with God who has many great plans for us. This is the wonderful and real hope we have in Christ!
