Hi!
I hope that you have a great summer planned. There won't be a message sent out for the next 2 weeks as we are away from tomorrow for a couple of weeks.
I have been thinking again, (come back to this regularly as I know what a tough question it can be) about how much do we want to be free, healed and whole? That’s the question that always seems much simpler to answer than it really is! When things are really...
Out of the Wilderness and Into the Promised Land
Posted Jul 16th 2008, 09:34 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
The Darker the Night, the Brighter the light
Posted Jul 7th 2008, 05:17 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Hi!
I hope that you are doing good...and not experiencing too much of the rain!
The darker the night is, the brighter the light is.
The Lord has been speaking to me about the negative way in which we see our nation and see the darkness that we seem to be rapidly descending into...and recognising that the sense of that is also present in many of our lives. Perhaps you feel that everything is just getting darker and harder. You’ve prayed, you’ve trusted God, you’ve...
Living in Abundance!
Posted Jun 30th 2008, 01:32 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us"
Eph 3:20
Dear Friends
It has struck me continually this week just how much of a God of abundance the Lord is! We know He came to give us fullness of life and that He is good but I wonder how often our walk with Him reflects more of a belief that he’ll give us what we...
No More Punishment!
Posted Jun 23rd 2008, 03:33 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Dear Friends
I so hope that you have had a great week, that you are experiencing the wonderful presence of Jesus more and more and able to keep standing and walking day by day, moment by moment into increased victory. I’ve had one of those “moments” this week, when I totally “got” something that I’ve known and understood for 23 years! Have you had those? They are those moments when you wonder whether you really do know anything at all! Here is mine....ask the Lord...
Let Your Weakness Become Your Strength
Posted Jun 16th 2008, 05:29 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Let Your Weakness Become Your Strength!
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1
“So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "IT IS FINISHED!" And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit:. John 19:30
“David ran and stood over him (Goliath). He took hold of the Philistine's sword and drew it from the scabbard. After he killed him, he...
God is So Good - ALL The Time
Posted Jun 9th 2008, 09:37 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Hi!
I am so sorry for the delay again in writing. Things have been a little hectic and I have been struggling a little myself...but God is GOOD and He is always faithful to us however faithful or unfaithful we are. We are so privileged to know the love and power of Jesus, to have His life living inside us. Let's not waste it, but live every day knowing that we are loved completely, that He will do good to us...
The Will of God for Your Life
Posted May 19th 2008, 11:27 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
The Will of God for Your Life
I had a lovely friend a number of years ago who was very gifted, had a good job and was serving effectively in the church. For a time we were prayer partners and it seemed that every time we prayed together her continual struggle was “what is God’s will for my life”, “What should I be doing?” From my perspective she seemed to be right in God’s purposes for her at that time – but she...
Not Quite Back Yet!!
Posted May 14th 2008, 07:55 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Hi!
I am so sorry that it has been a month since I have been in touch.....have literally got internet back today (it takes forever!!) but is a little unreliable! I plan to be back with weekly messages from next Monday.
I do apologise for the long period with nothing. Praying that you are experiencing the reality of God's mercy, love and grace daily. He is a God of such paradox - full of mercy yet full of justice; full of grace...
He is Everything
Posted Apr 14th 2008, 11:18 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Hi!
We are getting closer to moving so the weekly messages should be restored in a couple of weeks! If you are missing having something regular then dip into the archived messages via the link on this email, I’m sure there will be something there to encourage you.
I know I have taught on it before but the Lord was reminding me this morning how He meets every relationship loss or deficiency in our lives. He IS the ultimate of all the representative...
Sporadic Messages!
Posted Apr 2nd 2008, 02:41 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Hi!
I just wanted to let you all know that we are in the process of house moving and things are slightly chaotic!! Therefore messages may be very sporadic over the next 3-5 weeks although i will try to post when I can....may just be a bit shorter over this period.
My apologies for that....I hold you all in prayer and encourage you to keep chilling out with God - let Him love you, comfort and restore you. He is PASSIONATE about...
Resurrection Victory For YOU!
Posted Mar 24th 2008, 12:15 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Resurrection Victory For YOU!
Dear Friends
I do hope that you have had a wonderful Easter....that for those for whom it is a difficult time, you have been able to rest in the reality of what Easter is about and let the stress triggers pass you by. If it has been a struggle, be assured that you are not alone and that Jesus will come as you turn towards Him and bring restoration, peace and joy back to you. You are loved,...
Great Expectations
Posted Mar 10th 2008, 01:36 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Dear Friends
"Draw close to God and He will draw close to you" James 4:8
What is your greatest expectation of God? We all have expectations of those who are close to us, some are realistic, some aren’t; some are spoken, some we never verbalise but nonetheless they are there. We have expectations of ourselves – usually less realistic! We have expectations of what being a Christian means and we all have expectations of what it means to know God.
We all have lots of different expectations of God,...
An Easier Way to Victory
Posted Mar 4th 2008, 07:24 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Dear Friends
Wouldn’t it be great to be able to win some of our battles against the devil without ever having to engage in the tough fighting that can so often leave us battle weary and sometimes feeling so defeated?
There are many ways to fight a battle and different strategies are needed for different battles. Jesus knows each battle and knows the strategy for each conflict that we may have to take part in and best of all, He has already won the...
Presence & Passion Wins Over Principles
Posted Feb 25th 2008, 01:16 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Dear Friends
The Lord spoke to me this week that Thought For The Week needs to take a shift in focus. That, rather than simply looking at principles to follow to help us gain victory, it needs to be a reflection of my own journey into a greater revelation of the presence of God and His desire to have an intimate relationship with us that is the desire of many of our hearts and a journey that the Lord desires to take us...
Your Destiny - Today!
Posted Feb 19th 2008, 03:34 by Claire's Thought 4 the Week on Christian Living
Hi!
I hope that you have had a great week. Destiny is a word that many people are talking about....we all have a destiny...but I think we often have a mistaken view of what our destiny looks like and I hope that this weeks message encourages you that you are living your destiny right now - and that that is GOOD thing!!
Have a week knowing God's blessing and grace and remember that God has some GREAT dreams for you -...

