Craffies Coaching

Here, Almagtige, oneindige Skepper, Voleinder,

‘n jaar is vir U net ‘n oogwink,

maar vir ons is dit 365 dae lank — ‘n lang pad.

Here, vir ons is elke jaar volgepak met goed en kwaad.

U is Here van elke uur en dag en jaar.

Maar ons is vasgevange slawe van die tyd

wat so vinnig verbyvlieg.

Here, en tog bring elke jaar ons nader aan U.

Mense word jaar vir jaar ouer,

maar aan u kinders gee U die krag van die jeug.

‘n Jaar lê agter ons, vir altyd verby.

Plek-plek loop die pad reguit deur die vlakte,

ander kere met kronkelpaaie oor die steiltes,

vol slaggate, pap bande, verpaste treine,

verspeelde kanse.

Here, oor die geleenthede wat

onbenut verbygegaan het,

sou ek wanhopig kon raak,

as dit nie was dat vergifnis u gewoonte is nie.

Here, elke dag is u genade vars en nuut,

sedert Noag se reënboog,

en u goedheid is elke more splinternuut

sedert Jesus Christus.

Here, as U die hare van my kop getel het,

het U sekerlik ook my dae getel, die minute en sekondes

daarvan — alles hou U in die palm van u hand.

Here, ek vra U vir gesondheid in die jaar wat voorlê,

vir genoeg kos vir elke dag.

Maar veral bid ek om ‘n honger na u Woord, na U self.

Here my God, daar is geen twyfel dat hierdie jaar weer

‘n jaar vol van u vars genade sal wees nie.

Amen.

‘n Gebed uit Ghana.

Uit God seën Afrika, Ewald van Rensburg, bladsy 175.

This morning I heard an interesting way The “Kleipot Gemeente” run their way of interacting as a Christian community, based on values, with the following metaphors:
1 : God is central with, God’s massage of love,
Clock : God is 24/7 Central to each members life,
Plug : Time spend with God, to connect with God and get his message and power for one’s life. Prayer and “Being quite” before God.
Bread: Community with people, to share with the people one like and do not like.
Puzzle: Accept all people for their unique gifts they can contribute.
Shoes: Carry out the message of God, but also putting yourself in the shoes of other, to really understand their world.
Downward slope: Move away from the EGO, and always ask what Jesus will do in the situation.

This was a beautiful message that I will take with me on my journey through life.

I pray that your week be blessed, with God’s graze.

The “Kleipot community” blogspace is: http://www.kleipotgemeente.org/

Yesterday I had to go and do a presentation in the Rustenburg area. My customary way of planning would normally have let me to work out on a map what is the most appropriate route to drive, also to take into account the road I am most accustomed to.

However this time I trusted the GPS. So on my way, GPS set on the shortest route to the venue. So initially it took me on the roads I usually would have travelled. Then it started taking me on roads I did not now, and then on a fourteen kilometer dirt road and then another thirty k’s of dirt road.

Plus minus four k’s along this road, I got a sign; “traveling along this road is at your own risk.” So what now, do I go along or turn back and trust the “recalculation” for a better road. So I thought let I go ahead, the road was bad but the scenery beautiful.

Driving slowly and enjoying the scenery despite the adverse road conditions, my thoughts wondered to the words I so easy pray: “ Lord let your will be done.” As with the dirt road, I so easy start to wonder if the road is not what I expected, however the Lord will always get me to the destination in His time and in His way. So what would the reason be that I do not enjoy the ride? Is it that I do not trust, or is it that my Ego get’s in the way, or could it be that I just don’t want to let go?

May you have a wonderful weekend.

God bless.