Newsletter of HOPE by ‘DEEP WORKS’ Teaching and Healing Ministry
March 2014 “Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths”
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Gods Protection
These last few weeks I have been listening to people talking about their life and what things are going on. I sense such a fear. A fear of the future, of the unknown. People that don’t know God or don’t have a close relationship with God. These people are working long hours just to keep their businesses afloat, they are working long hours to pay for extra insurance policys in fear that they might get ill, and not be able to keep up with morgage repayments or keep providing for their families. They know that their body is under duress because of the long hours and no rest and unhealthy eating but there doesn’t seem to be any way out.
I have had sickness due to overwork, stress, unforgiveness that really knocked me of my feet. I had a breakdown about 7-8 years ago. I didn’t know how else to cope with everything that was going on around me and just kept pushing myself. I just worked, and worked and worked. I had no rest, no time out and the most important thing was I didn’t know God at that time. I was doing everything in my own strength and eventually that strength failed that there was nothing more to give. I also had alot of hurts and unforgiveness in my heart that I had not dealt with and had just pushed down. I had no control over my body or emotions anymore. This illness hit me with such a force that I was fearful and anxious all the time. Even just doing everyday things that I had done many times before became a challenge. I had to push through the fear that I was feeling all the time. My body was so tense. I couldn’t lie down straight because my stomach was so tight that I had to lie with my legs bent, it was too uncomfortable and painful to stretch out. I started to have panic attacks and couldn’t go places because of fear. At that time I didn’t know that I was pushing myself too much, I was doing the only thing that I knew how to do which was to work. It took me a couple of years to get back on my feet, but I still had that sense of fear and anxiousness. This illness had taken its toll.
Then on 13th April 2008 I asked God into my life. From that day I have never looked back. God is the only one who can get deep inside you to heal the hurts of your life. I tried therapists on a number of occasions. Some helped a little but none could do what God can do. God knows what will help you and bring you on, He knows everything that has happened to you and how to help you. Sometimes it was God telling me to forgive, other times it was hearing a song and crying to the words that ministered into my life and helped me heal and let it out rather than keeping it in. God works in mysterious ways, but he knows his children inside out and how to help them if they will receive it.
My life has changed so much from that day when my body gave up and brokedown. I have found a peace, a love, and a strength and an authority that I never knew existed. My future is in Christ and I know that no matter what happens God will never leave me or forsake me. My life still has its trials, the difference now for me is that I have God the creator of all things on my side.
Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made know to God.
11Samuel 22:33 God is my strength and power and He maketh my way perfect.
11Timothy 1: 7 God did not give me a spirit of fear but of power and of love and a sound mind.
Philippians 4:19 And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus.
God Bless
Love Denise
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You’re stronger than you think.
‘Be strong, and of good courage; dread not, nor be dismayed, 1 chronicles 22:13.
Many things in this world can make us feel inadequate, undeserving, unworthy, small, however these things can and are used as weapons against us.
For years I have dreaded my birthday, I didn’t want to acknowledge it or celebrate, God has recently shown me my anxiety stemmed from my childhood, he also showed me it is cause for celebration as he created me! I am now thankful for another year and what God has brought me through, I have found a strength in Christ to defeat the dread, the hurtful thoughts. I have found a renewed courage each day which is used everyday. Things beyond our control when we relinquish the burden are indeed in God’s hands, we as the children of God are called to be strong and courageous.
Moses is an example of someone with whom The Lord knew was capable but couldn’t quite envisage himself doing what The Lord had asked of him, however when courage and strength were needed he managed to put aside or dispel his own fear and he delivered the way The Lord knew he could
I came across a person recently who declared they’d lost their faith and they couldn’t believe how I’d kept mine, I replied if I hadn’t my faith I dread to think where I would be at now, my faith keeps me standing and fighting I will not be defeated, ‘the Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace, exodus 14:14.
As we lead our lives day to day and face challenges, obstacles and disappointment we need to learn to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down and press on. Strength and courage is the driving force which aids our journey with The Lord, we are led, guided, taught and comforted by the Holy Spirit when action is needed we draw on what God has given us and continues to give to see marvellous breakthrough, lives changed and The Lord glorified.
Victoria Dalzell
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