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I read a quote today it said,
“Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future” Wow, I thinks that’s powerful.

Relationships will definately determine a lot of things in our lives.How high we’ll climb…. how low we’ll stoop… how strong our influence is…. how weak our resistance to the wrong influence is…. how we think….. how we act..

I could go on.

Relationships are a POWERFUL part of our lives.

We should all have people IN our lives that we can influence, but not necessarily PART of our lives, because the ones who we spend the most time with, WILL help to determine our future.

One of the things I have been praying about in our 21 days is relationships. I always want to have some great people in my life who will help me become a Champion and I want to be able to influence those who are becoming Champions.

Make sure you have some next level friends in your lives.. the ones who will help you to become the person you were meant to be and the ones who will help you fulfill your destiny.
They will not only encourage you, they’ll inspire you to greater things and sometimes they’ll even tell you the truth.

Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.
Now there’s a great thought.

As we are part way through our 21 days of prayer and fasting, I am even more excited now than I was at the start.

I know that I have had to respond to God personally in getting some things ‘right’ before Him and I am amazed already at the changes that I see.

I am so encouraged to talk to several people and hear already, some amazing testimonies of breakthrough and answers.

Did we expect anything less?
We shouldn’t have.

His word clearly says that OBEDIENCE BRINGS BLESSING.
When you put yourself out for God, He will meet you.
God is always with you, but when you draw near to Him, He draws near to you.

Not everything that comes to the surface in a fast is good. But when it does, use this time to get rid of that which God is revealing.

This year can be different for you.
This year has the potential to be your best year yet.
This year we will see God’s favour.

Don’t see this 21 day period as a ‘one off’ see it as something that will change your life forever.

Happy New Year!

How often do we think that something is just so hard or too hard, so we give up before we’ve even tried?

Like resolutions… they are firm decisions to start or stop something.                               Yet, we don’t make a FIRM enough decision, therefore we don’t get very far.

Here’s a few thoughts to help you
- If you say you can’t, you won’t
- If you say it’s hard BUT I’ll try, GOD will help you

Remember our ‘can’t’ will shut Him out
Our negatives will block Him out
Our lack of faith will render Him useless.

So today and at the start of this brand new year, change your Can’t into Can

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4 v 13

Psalm 63 vs 2-4 (The Message) So here I am in the place of worship, my eyes are wide open and I am drinking in your strength and glory. In Your generous love I am really living at last!    My lips brim praise like fountains. I bless You every time I take a breath. My arms wave like banners of Praise to You.

We are all made of 3 parts, body, soul (our emotions, our will, our intellect) and spirit.

We feed our body often, some of us look after our bodies more than others, by feeding it with good food & exercise.

We feed our soul often, by reading a great book, watching a great movie, having great conversations with good people.

But what about our spirit?  If we don’t feed it regularly, it won’t be a fountain of life, because there will be no life in there to ‘fountain’ out.

When I pray I feed my spirit.

When I read God’s word I feed my spirit.

When I worship, I feed my spirit.

When  I am in an environment of faith, I feed my spirit.

As Christians we should not just go through life relying on our giftings, everyone has a gift, even people who are against God. No, we should rely on what is in our spirit. And if it’s not there, it won’t come out.

My husband always says that what you learn in the light, you can practise in the dark. Which means that as you continually feed your spirit with great things; when you hit a ‘dark’ time in your life, you can call on that to help you through.

The enemy of our souls wants to keep our well of life, our fountain, ‘damned’ up with worry & depression & fear & sin.

Keep that fountain fed and you’ll keep that fountain flowing.

Reach down into your belly and tell it to praise.

Be a life-giver to everyone you meet. Let life flow out of you every day. Even in the dark times.

I’m sure in life we all want to get from the Bargain Basement to the Penthouse Suite.

But, if you want to go up the floors, you have to deal with the flaws.

One of the biggest flaws in anyone’s life can be that of a bad attitude.

Your attitude will determine your altitude in life, I’m sure you’ve heard that.
Sadly, some of us don’t bother, think it doesn’t matter, say “I can please myself”….. well you can please yourself, that’s just it.
Our attitude DOES matter, and sometimes we have to go against what our natural self wants, in order to reach for higher things.

So today, remember your attitude IS a choice, IT’S YOURS.

And if you want to reach for the Penthouse, keep it like that of Christ Jesus.

These 2 go hand in hand. And there is a difference.

Miriam & Aaron were faithful to Moses (family) . She was a good sister, she helped save his life. She led the celebration across the Red Sea. She was his worship leader. She was faithful.
But, she wasn’t very loyal. She spoke out against Moses.
God got angry and she got leprosy.

Faithfulness is about actions.. it’s about stickability.. it’s about what you do day to day.
Loyalty is about your heart… loyalty goes deeper.. loyalty is a deeper decision than faithfulness

If loyalty didn’t mean much to God, why would He get angry with a faithful person like Miriam?

God’s looking for a people to be faithful AND loyal

I love Esther’s attitude in Esther 4 v 16.. “If I perish, I perish”.
(In modern day English, “What the heck”)
Whatever the cost I AM going to make a difference.
Have the same attitude.

Pastor Gillian’s new blog – coming soon