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Become Like A Child

by GOD TV July 4, 2022

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Do you ever want to become like a child? I know I do all the time. I’m a mom and I see my boys running around and they have complete confidence that I will supply everything they need. And Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”

My boys, don’t worry about what they’ll be fed, or if they’ll have a place to sleep, or if they’ll even have affection from me. They trust me. All their confidence is in me right now. And I want to provide that for them. I want to be a place and a person that they can trust. And the thing about trust, and when you give your worries and your cares to the Lord, you forfeit your right to understand. You have to become like a child, because you’re saying, “God, I trust you. And I don’t care what it looks like, because I know you’ll make my path straight.”

So today, if you want to become like a child and put your trust in Him, there is grace. He’s saying, come, come put your trust in me, lay it all down before me. And so right now, I bless you with that. And God, I ask that you would just make it easy for people to lean into you, to trust you, to become like a child. And I ask for a peace to come over every single person, that they would know you will make their paths straight. We thank you, Jesus. Amen.

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Transform Your Mind

by GOD TV April 11, 2022

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Romans 12:1-2 are such life-giving verses; let me read them to you. It says, “Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God– this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not be conformed any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good pleasing and perfect will.”

So let’s break that down, because there are beautiful steps to follow in there. So, first of all, He says, “in light of your mercy;” this is such a beautiful heart posture to come from with God, to realize that we’re asking these requests of God, and He’s going to see us transformed by the renewing of our mind, because He’s merciful to us. That shows us that He wants to help us be transformed. He wants to help us go from glory to glory, and it gives us great encouragement that we’re doing this from a place of His love.

Then second of all, we get to look at this and say, because God has been so merciful to me, I’m going to offer myself as a living sacrifice. And literally what that means is going, “You know what? God, today, I’m not going to lean only on what I can think. I’m not going to be conformed to the world. I’m going to trust in you, and I’m going to offer my life to you today.”

And then the third step is it says, “don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” That means that the things that others think, like money is the thing that will help us get to the end of the month or, disciplining a child this way is the way you should do it. Those kinds of things that society says are norms, we get to go, “You know what? Lord what do you think about money? Lord, what do you think about how to raise our families? What do you think about relationships?” And because it comes from this place of knowing God’s mercy, He gets to show us beautiful truths from heaven.

And then the last piece of that verse says, “and then you will know what God’s good and perfect will is.” We often start with that first, right? “God, what do you want me to do? What is your will in this situation?” And He’s going, “Hold on, hold on, start from I’m being merciful to you, then offer yourself as a living sacrifice and go,” “God, I want to know what you’re thinking. ” Then the promise is that, “As you don’t listen to the world around you and just go that normal way, but ask Me what I’m thinking, I will show you what my will is.” Isn’t that the most beautiful thing? That God promises that He’ll show us and help our minds to be transformed, to think a new way, to think heaven’s way and to really see the fruit of heaven and the results of heaven come to pass in our circumstances that this is the way to do it.

So an example of what this looked like in my life was realizing that, the account balance in my bank isn’t what dictates my life. But that’s how the world runs. Like if you have a lot of money, then you can have this, this and this. If you don’t have a lot of money, then this, this, and this is going to happen to you. And the Lord said to me, one day, “You know what, Lisa? If you will release your hold on what your bank account balance is, that you feel bad if it’s low, and you feel good if it’s high, and you’ll let me show you what money looks like, you will begin to know what my will is and your mind will be transformed.” And so that’s the same promise for you, my friend; is that as you follow these steps in this beautiful pathway in Romans 12:1-2, whatever you’re struggling with now does not have to be what you continue struggling with. As God shows you, what His will is, His beautiful and pleasing and perfect will in your life.

So Jesus, thank you that you are with this person that’s watching. You’re with each one of us and you don’t leave us where our thinking was, but you beautifully show us what heaven feels instead, and we get to go from glory to glory, and understand how you want to walk through life with us, seeing us as transformed into your image. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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Trust The Lord

by GOD TV March 12, 2022

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Proverbs 3:5-6 is one of my favorite verses. And it really is that way because it gives us a pattern of how to live life. You know, God is not a God of steps, but he is a God of systems. He loves to give us structures to follow. So Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. Acknowledge him in all of your ways and he will make your paths straight and plain.” So often we go to God and we say, “God, just tell me what to do,” and He’s going, “Go back and read Proverbs 3:5-6.” Let’s break it down into the four pieces.

The first piece is, “Trust the Lord with all of your heart.” When we come to God with this posture of going, “Dad, I trust you for the good. I trust that you love me. I trust that your heart is for me, that you want good things for my life.” Can you just feel when we say that, how our hearts gets soft and we come from a place of like, I’m not demanding an answer from God, I’m not fearful, but I’m coming from a place where I’m saying to my heart, you can trust God. When we take that first step and say, trust God, the next step is “and lean, not on your own understanding.” When we realize that because we trust God, we don’t have to lean on our own understanding, it really helps us to go, “Wow, I get to thank God for my brain and the way I think, but I don’t have to do this by myself.” So we’ve got a posture of heart that’s trust. And then we say, “God, I don’t have to try and rely on myself.”

The next step is “Acknowledge him in all of your ways,” because our heart is so engaged with him. Now we get to go, “God, thank you that you’re thinking on my behalf. Thank you that you’re thinking as big, you’re helping you want me to go through this with you.” Then we get excited about the fact that God is going to do the fourth part of the verse, which is, “and He will lead you and make all of your parts straight and plain.” Isn’t that the most beautiful promise that from this place of trust, we get to say, “Wow, I trust you, God. I don’t have to do this by myself. And because I’m bringing you in on this and asking you for help, you will lead me and you will show me which way to go.” Isn’t that such a much more beautiful place to come from rather than “God, I need an answer and I need it now,” coming from a place of fear and demanding. As we have this posture of heart, as we understand that God loves us and wants to lead as well, that is how He’s able to give us the answers and show us step by step, how He chooses for us to go.

Lord, thank you so much for the opportunity to be able to come to you and ask you what you’re thinking, how you’re feeling, how we get to partner with you. It is the most beautiful thing to do. Thank you that you show each one of us, how to engage with you in each passage and piece of life, as we’re asking for your direction, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

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Knowing Your Season

by GOD TV March 10, 2022

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What is your season? You know, we all go through different seasons. If you think about 12 months in a year, we have Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. Well, you’re in a season right now as well, and it may not be the same as your friend, and it may not be the same as your neighbor. I would encourage you to ask God what season you’re in.

Maybe He’s having you plant some seeds right now. Just imagine your life and all the things that you’re doing, how you steward things in your life. Maybe you’re in a season where God’s calling you to do something really big, or He’s calling you into a new career, or He’s calling you into ministry. Maybe He’s calling you to read books and to learn how to write a book. Ask Him what season you’re in, because seasons shift, and we need to know where we’re going with Him.

We have so many gifts. God has given you gifts. There’s going to be times when you need to learn under a leader, and then you become a leader. Perhaps you’re having children, and you’re in a season where you feel a little bit hidden. What is your season?

I believe that God has revelation for you in every season. I believe that God has blessing for you in every season. We can learn wherever we’re planted, and we all grow at a different pace. You know, I think about babies. They develop and they learn at a different pace, but they don’t stay babies forever. Eventually they start walking and talking, and then before you know it, they’re teenagers. Well, that’s like our spiritual life. We’re constantly growing, or we should be constantly growing. And you know, in your season, I want you to know that you have all you need in Christ. If you need to remind yourself of that, read Ephesians chapter one, and if you need wisdom and revelation for the season that you’re in, listen to this in Ephesians 1:17, Paul is praying that “the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.” And then verse 18, “Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints.”

You have an abundance of riches in Jesus, and He wants to grow you. He wants to speak to you. He wants you to become the fullness of what He sees you as. So whatever season you’re in, ask the Holy Spirit, “Help me to grow in this season.”

I want to pray for you. God, I thank you that you take us through changes. You take us through seasons, and God, I just thank you that you are so wonderful in how you teach us. And so I pray for everyone right now, no matter what season they’re in, that the seeds that they’re sowing, God, I speak life to those seeds right now in the Name of Jesus, Amen.

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Moth Boss, By The Light Of The Moon

by Corine Channell October 27, 2020

written by Corine Channell

When I hear the word ‘Moth’ I first think of smelly mothballs from decades ago, tucked into boxes of clothes put away for winter. Why mothballs? Because moths munch holes in clothes. I also think of them flying head on to self-destruction in a bug zapper. What I did NOT know was how interesting they are and the purpose God meant for them to serve. IF they keep their bug eyes on the right light! (you can SEE where this is headed.)

Purpose Of The Moth

First, I want to tell you about their cool purpose. Maybe YOU knew this; I however did NOT. Moths are as important as bees. What? Yes. They pollinate flowers and plants. Pollen is in essence, plant sperm, and bees and moths are carriers of this. Bees as we know, are SO important to the pollination of plants and flowers. However, it is interesting to note that bees tend to zero in on the most fertile pollen sources. Moths? They leave no plant or flower behind. They actually pollinate plants unattended by the bees. WE as humans learn from their unbiased way of treating others. They don’t pick and choose who they should help. Their purpose is their purpose, and they embrace it without reservation or complaint.

Second, moths work at night – by the light of the moon. How cool is that!? Moths are part of the lifegiving process by their pollination, and plants that receive pollination are then able to reproduce. The goal of EVERY living thing is to reproduce. For example, moths use the moonlight as a compass, but because its light is so far away it demands that the moth stays in a straight line pattern. The moon is symbolic of eternity and immortality (think on THAT for a while). With such an important job in their bug DNA, how do they end up dead in bug zappers? It really is the whole moth drawn to light concept – fatal attraction.

The Moth Attracted To Light

The light that moths attract to is artificial, such as the flame of a fire, light bulbs, and the death sentence of lighted bug zappers. One theory surrounding this is NOT that they are actually attracted to it, but more that they are disoriented by it. To be disoriented means to be confused. A confused moth doesn’t know where it is going and loses its sense of direction. The more disoriented, the more the artificial light becomes all-inclusive with a hypnotic effect. Artificial light heat radiation imitates “Moth pheromone-chemicals released by insects to attract mates.” Because artificial lights confuse a bug’s navigational system, they must focus on the light of the moon, or they are entranced in the glow of the artificial light.

So as a human, how to escape this moth fate? How do we become a ‘moth boss’? The moon – let’s say that is symbolic of the light/nature/heart of Christ. Jesus said He is the light of the world and if we follow Him we will NEVER have to walk in darkness (John 8:12). He is our steady one, who keeps us steady on in our own night seasons. You could say He is our LIGHT on. Keep your eyes on the true light. Jesus IS the light of the world. Don’t let artificial lights fool you (even the expensive ones, the LED artificial lights…) It is either pure light, or it is not. There is NO in-between.

Look Straight Ahead

He tells us not to look to the right or to the left. Don’t pay any mind to the artificial lights along the sidelines. They will fry you or eat you. So to speak. “Let your eyes look straight ahead; fix your gaze directly before you. Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Do not turn to the right or the left; keep your foot from evil.” (Proverbs 4:25-27) All those shining, glowing, captivating beautiful lights that call out to your inner self that are prone to preferring the artificial to the real, need to one by one be avoided. “Let your Yay be Yay, and your Nay be Nay.” (Matthew 5:37)

God help us as humans to learn to be strong enough to just flip some OFF switches to the artificial lights. Delete. Block. Extinguish. Annihilate. Slay. We embrace our truest purpose, we are wise enough to CHOOSE pure and authentic, and be abhorred (disgusted, turned off) by the artificial.

Choose Christ

Finally, I think it is really a matter of the heart – to choose Christ. As a result, my own similar purpose (like a moth) is to focus on the Light (Jesus) to serve my purpose in the night season; the season where I pollinate flowers. As I said earlier, the goal for EVERY single living being IS pollination, which simply means creating offspring for the next generation. WE DO NOT LIVE ONLY FOR OURSELVES. I don’t want my legacy to be – on her final descent she flew head on straight into a bug zapper. Not when the light of the moon is still there, has never moved or changed, and will lead me home. And I can lead generations home too.

October 27, 2020 0 comment

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Which “wisdom” do you have… Earthly or Biblical?

by Nathan Tabor August 17, 2018

written by Nathan Tabor

Are you applying Earthly wisdom or Biblical wisdom to your life? Don’t know or unsure? Then read below and the type of life you have will tell you what type of wisdom you are applying.

Earthly Wisdom

Earthly wisdom is man doing what he believes is best for him based on his human knowledge, experience and understanding.

James 3:15-16 states “This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.”

The result of using earthly wisdom to deal with a life situation is: bitterness, selfishness, strife, anxiety, stress, confusion, earthly desires and concerns. Ultimately misery.

Biblical Wisdom

Biblical wisdom involves applying God’s knowledge and understanding to everyday life with each situation encountered.

James 3:17-18 states “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.”

The result of using Biblical wisdom to deal with a life situation is: peacefulness, gentleness, kindness, love for others, sincerity, Godly desires and concerns. Ultimately, finding joy in the circumstance. Wow! What a difference in result.

So, which type of wisdom are you applying?

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This article is written by Nathan Tabor who is a husband, father, life coach, business consultant, entrepreneur, speaker and author. Nathan’s Work-Life Balance Programs help spouses communicate better, connect with their children and help to restore broken relationships.

August 17, 2018 1 comment

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How I learnt to be a worshipper and how you can too!

by Kylé Adcock April 7, 2018

written by Kylé Adcock

Kylé wrote and performed her first song at nine and hasn’t stopped since. She is a singer/songwriter from South Africa and vocal coach. Most importantly she is a worshipper and loves to lead others into God’s presence.

God has a plan for our lives, but in order to find that perfect place that He wants us to be in, we need to spend time with Him. Sometimes this means stripping away the noise and focusing only on His voice.

The angels worship God all the time and they are His helpers. How much more should we be worshipping God and singing His praises? God loves our worship and as we worship He shows us who we are. IF GOD SAYS IT, HE MEANS IT and He will never leave us or forsake us!

We just need to embrace God’s plan, but it starts with worshipping Him with an open heart and childlike faith. We need to thank God in every circumstance. God honours your worship with childlike faith and gratefulness and His favourite word from us is THANK YOU.

Did you know that God is jealous of his worshippers? (Exodus 20 vs4-5 and Exodus 34v14) He wants us to have nothing standing in the way of us worshipping Him with a whole heart. In fact, it is in this place of abandonment to Him that He will answer your prayers.

You need to trust God as if you already know with childlike expectancy that He is going to do a miracle. This happens when you sing as if you are in the Throne Room of Heaven, standing before God, thanking Him as if it is already done. (But always ensure you are praying His perfect will for your life.)

There can be nothing standing in the way between you and God. Why? Because we serve an awesome God who deserves all the glory, all the praise and all the honour – forever. God wants us to be completely transparent before Him.

How I became a worshipper

In my first blog post I thought I’d share some of my journey of how I started worshipping God. As far back as I can remember, my dad and I used to kneel at my bed every night and pray. I spoke to my Heavenly Father from my heart. My prayers started out as typical children prayers.

Something like this: “Dear God, thank you for daddy, mommy, my sister, my grannies and grandpa. Thank you for a lovely day. Help me at school. Bless all those around me. I love You, Amen.” Of course, they were simple prayers. Prayers that came from my heart and that is something that we should never lose as we journey with God.

Of course, prayer is a key part of our spiritual development, but so is God’s Word. Mom used to teach me scriptures as a child. And my reading at school was so good because I would read from my little Gideon’s Bible that Dad gave me.

Conversations with God

I loved my little Bible. I can remember walking home from school, and I think that’s where my conversations with God started. You see, I wasn’t just praying to God as much as I was talking to God. I would thank God and tell Him how much I loved him.

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” (Matthew 7:7-8)

I loved the fact that I could talk to God and I knew He was always listening to me. I have kept that innocence with God to this day. I would talk to God about everything. He was forever on my mind. As a child, I discovered the most amazing thing about God, that He gave His only son Jesus, to die for our sins. I took this very seriously. I would constantly thank God and praise Him.

In fact, I don’t remember the exact moment of giving my life to Jesus. I kind of already knew I was His and Jesus was already in my heart. I loved that Jesus could be in my heart cause I had opened the door to my heart. I had let Jesus into my heart. I found this amazing. Imagine Jesus living in my heart. How awesome was this?

I knew that God had a hedge of protection around me and so I always felt safe. I didn’t have many friends in school, so I would spend many lunchtimes talking to God. I would thank Him always. God was not only my God, but my friend, my companion and He had given me Jesus to also be my friend.

As a child, I remember wetting my bed at one point. I knew I’d done something wrong, so I ran outside. When my mother came outside to speak to me about it, I sang her the song, ‘Jesus love me, this I know’, but I replaced the words with Mommy loves me this I know! Well, my mom just laughed and all was forgiven, but the mattress still had to be aired!

I knew my parents loved me and I knew that Jesus was my Saviour and I would thank Jesus all the time for forgiving my sins. I thought this was amazing. I knew God really loved me.

His Song will be with me

“The Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime, and in the night His song shall be with me—a prayer to the God of my life.“ (Psalm 42:8)

We had a piano in the house and as early as I could remember, I would play random notes and sing. Of course this wasn’t in tune and made no sense. I was singing to God and playing the piano with a smile in my heart and on my face. I am sure God smiled at this. But I am also really sure that’s why my parents sent me to piano lessons.

So when I wrote my first composition at nine years of age, I realised that this was what I was going to do with my life. I was going to write songs and sing. My first love was and is Jesus, and I knew I was called to worship Him in Spirit and in Truth. Little did I know then, that this would be the beginning of me becoming a worshipper in God’s presence. That I would grow up to write songs, record albums and train worship leaders.

What’s on your heart today?

Do you have hurts, burdens and blocks that have been stopping you from connecting to God? I want to encourage you today, If you feel far from God, Try having a simple conversation with Him.

If you’ve never sung a song to God, then play a note, sing a song, even if it sounds out of tune. It doesn’t matter. What matters is that God see’s your heart. And God has given you an instrument to praise Him with – YOUR VOCAL CORDS!

You were created in the image of God to worship Him, thank Him and give Him all the glory. I encourage you to fall in love with spending special worship times with God. He made you unique for a purpose. That purpose is God’s special imprint on your life. I know how complicated life can get, but God works everything out if we just trust Him.

My prayer for you today is to let the healing begin inside of you by using the power of praise and worship to and for our omnipotent and most awesome God. I pray you let the power of praise and worship elevate you into God’s glory for your life. Amen.

You are His Beloved!

This article was written by Kylé Adcock who is a singer songwriter based in South Africa. She studied singing at Trinity College, London and is a vocal coach at Kylé Music, raising up a new generation of recording artists and worship leaders.

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