It has been a while since I sent out my blog article but hopefully being purposeful in getting this new blog article out as soon as I'm able to it will encourage and speak to all of you.
Purposeful in Believing
On 24th August just last month we celebrated our second son Janick's first birthday. During the early stage of my pregnancy with him and having got my blood tested the result indicated that the baby was positive for Edwards, Patak or Down Syndrome. So the midwife and consultant suggested to us to take further test - either invasive or non-invasive - just to make sure. When we heard the news, I said to my husband immediately after I ended the phone call, "I reject the blood test result in Jesus Name. I know and I believe that this baby has none of the syndromes. This baby is wonderfully and fearfully made by God and as Jesus is so is this baby. He is healthy, strong and perfectly normal."
I have learnt to reject and rebuke any negative or curse words spoken either directly at me or to this country or to my loved ones or to any situation I'm facing. Thanks to my brother-in-law David. We played snakes & ladders with David years ago before Jean-Luc was born. I remember at one point I was ahead of him and my husband. Just a few more throws of the dice I could have won the game but this game made by David has a very tricky python-like snake waiting to swallow anybody near to the top of the board and he said to me, "Be careful the massive snake will be swallowing you soon." I smiled and kept quiet and kept on playing without rejecting or rebuking what he repeatedly said to me and true enough soon I landed on the number box where the "massive" snake awaits and ended at the bottom of the board game. So ever since this experience I've learnt to never let anyone speak negatively to my situation by rejecting and rebuking it in Jesus' Name with my mouth and in my heart.
To cut the story short, the professor consultant gave us two options either we terminate the pregnancy or we get ourselves prepared by joining the parents support group for Edwards, Patak and Down Syndrome. So we decided we're going to carry on with the pregnancy regardless and being purposeful to trust God for the miracle for our baby. We also didn't join the parents' support group either. We also thank God that we were supported by wonderful and full of faith connect group leaders and members we had at that time who spoke life, healing, wholeness, perfection and miracle upon my womb and baby Janick. My husband and I also kept on being purposeful in believing God that He has done the miracle for our baby. On the early morning of 24th August 2019 baby Janick was born although more than two months premature weighing at just 910grams; he cried when he was taken out from my womb but had none of the syndromes. Hallelujah! Our God is faithful and those who trust in Him will not be put to shame (Psalm 25:3). Of course when Janick was born he had 6 pages of health/medical report but God has healed him one after another and he seems unfazed by it all and is a healthy growing boy.
Let us be purposeful in believing be it for healing or for anything. Over the years God has healed me from sickness and disease many times including eczema and allergies towards seafood, egg, milk etc so severe that my skin would peel by itself and sometimes broke and started to bleed and I had no fingerprints on all ten fingers for several years, which felt like forever. Then whilst attending a Christian revival seminar/workshop with some leaders from church at that time we were taught to declare over ourselves healing scriptures everyday until we see our miracles and breakthroughs come true so exactly that was what I have done everyday since. So one day I received a prompting to try to eat "prawn noodle soup" (of which I had not been able to eat for years although it still is my favourite noodle soup) so I obeyed the Spirit of the Lord and ate it. Hooray! I had no allergy anymore and eventually my skin got healed and I got my fingerprints back.
Purposeful in Living
In recent months, God has prompted my heart to be purposeful to pray and pray in the Spirit for those who have no spiritual (Christian) parents or siblings. They are the first to know Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour and being the first in the family many don't have the privilege of having their Christian parents to pray for them everyday. They have to be strong in their faith and overcome a lot of life's challenges. I am among many who have that privilege of having my parents praying for me daily. And it's a blessing to have people supporting us in prayer so we get stronger in faith and also knowing that we are protected and watched over by God and His angels. Hence me and a few friends decided to take up the role as spiritual parents or sisters to pray for those without spiritual parents.
I remember years ago before I met my husband in 2012, I decided to go on a solo birthday vacation in Wales. It was my holiday with Jesus. It was a life-changing vacation and I loved it, although there were some scary moments. For example, when there was no public transport available after 5.30pm and I had to walk back to my caravan almost 1 hour in the dark hearing all kinds of strange sounds around me, and it was also pouring at the time in autumn. I had to purposefully declare and believe in Psalm 23 as I walked back to my caravan with fear in my heart, but God's word strengthened me and made me courageous to continue the walk and I arrived back safely in the comfort of my caravan after scaling Mount Snowdon that day.
At that time I was also believing God for a Christian life-partner and eventually I said to God that even if I don't get to meet a suitable Christian life partner or God doesn't bless me with a Christian life-partner it's fine. I'd rather not be married and be single, as having Jesus is enough for me and I do not want to compromise anymore or settle for anything less. Within a week of me returning from my solo birthday vacation (with Jesus), Andrew (my husband) got in touch with me and we met the following week and got married a year after.
When we are purposeful in our living and believing, rooted in Christ, God makes the impossible possible for us. If our decisions in life are to honour God above all else, God will work all things together for our good. Romans 8:28 And we know that to them that love God, all things work together for good to those who are called according to his purpose.
Do know that it is not our faith that we are dependent on in order to witness miracles in life. We need God-kind of faith. Yes, having the faith of God. For those who are interested to read more on this subject: https://www.hopefaithprayer.com/faith/kenneth-hagin-faith-lesson-no-21-the-god-kind-of-faith/
Mark 11:22-24 (Douay-Rheims Bible)
22 And Jesus answering, saith to them: Have the faith of God. 23Amen I say to you, that whosoever shall say to this mountain, Be thou removed and be cast into the sea, and shall not stagger in his heart, but believe, that whatsoever he saith shall be done; it shall be done unto him. 24Therefore I say unto you, all things, whatsoever you ask when ye pray, believe that you shall receive; and they shall come unto you.
Last week was my eldest son Jean-Luc's first day back in school since the lockdown. On that particular Friday whilst on my way to fetch him from school I was praying for him as usual that he would listen to his teachers and not be disruptive in class and that he has an enjoyable day learning from his teachers and playing with his classmates, etc. There and then I received a prompting in my heart from God, "You have got to be purposeful in believing (when you pray). Once you have prayed, you shouldn't be worried anymore. (You have) Cast all your cares to the Lord (for He cares for you - 1 Peter 5:7). Be purposeful in believing (that God has already answered your prayers and you need not worry anymore)." So I went on to fetch him back from school with the peace of God in my heart that God has taken care of my prayers and the desires of my heart. And yes, I need not worry anymore.
Isaiah 55:11
So will My word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It will not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Let us be purposeful people having God-kind of faith by being:
Purposeful in believing for healing, life partner, job situation, deliverance, etc
Purposeful to keep listening to good sermons that are Christ-centred for the strengthening of our faith. You are what you hear and what you say.
Purposeful in worshipping God, praying and praying in the spirit (in tongues) if you can, studying and meditating and trusting the word of the Lord. Especially in times like this where many churches are still not opened (especially in UK) with restrictions imposed on face-to-face meetings, so the more we should worship and praise God and praying on our own. The more the enemy wants to shut the church from worshipping God and praying the more we should purposefully continue worshipping God and praying.
Purposeful in keeping on praying for our country and nations as we cannot and will not lose hope in God to turn our countries and nations around.
Purposeful in praying for the salvation of our family, relatives and friends who have yet to accept Jesus as their personal Lord and Saviour. Send them words of encouragement as and when you think of them or are being prompted to so. Don't be afraid to tell them about Jesus before it's too late. You are doing it because you love and care for them.
Purposeful to pray for those who are the first or only Christian in their family that they remain steadfast in their faith in God, protected and blessed by God, able to rise above temptations and have favour and wisdom of God when they speak to their families and friends about Jesus.
Purposeful to do what God has prompted in your heart to do because when you obey and do it great is your reward.
Purposeful to honour God above all else in life's decisions as the world is trying to pull us away from God and wanting to conform our minds to their ways we need to lean in to God and research, find out more, discuss and talk to God first what you have in mind and be humble enough to listen and allow Him to guide you through before you leap and just go ahead doing whatever you want. Hebrews 11:40 Since God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.
God bless all of you!
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