Volksrust Recorder - Column/Rubrieke10 Recorder 16 January 2015

Die vrug van ons lewens is direk eweredigaan die saad wat ons geplant het. Ons kannie verwag om te oes as ons nie bereid wasom te ploeg en te plant nie. My en jou suksesin 2015 hang af van die saad wat ons bereid isom te saai. Ek deel met jou ‘n gedeelte inHosea 10:12, ek haal dit uit die Amplified aan.: 12 Sow for yourselves according torighteousness (uprightness and rightstanding with God); reap according to mercyand loving-kindness. Break up youruncultivated ground, for it is time to seek theLord, to inquire for and of Him, and to requireHis favor, till He comes and teaches yourighteousness and rains His righteous gift ofsalvation upon you.” My vrye vertaling vanhierdie gedeelte klink soos volg.1. Ploeg of bewerk die onbewerkte hardegrond in jou lewe; want dit is tyd om die Herete soek om van Hom en by Hom te hoor dit istyd om Sy guns te bekom. 2. Saai dan saadjiesvolgens jou geregtigheid wat alles te doenhet met jou verhouding met God. 3. TotdatHy jou leer wat ware geregtigheid is en Syseën van genade oor jou laat neerreën. 4.Staan jy dan gereed om te oes, nie a.g.v. joueiegeregtigheid nie maar omdat God segoedheid en guns : sy genade jou deel salwees. Die profeet preek vier gedagtes aan.Kom ons kyk kortliks daarna:1. Ploeg of bewerk die onbewerkte grond injou lewe. Soms het ons geen vrug in onslewens nie juis omdat ons geen pogingaangewend het om die grond om te ploeg nie.

Dit is harde werk om die grond om te ploeg,die grond rebelleer teen die ploegskaar. Leerom nie teen die stem van God se Gees terebelleer nie. Laat toe dat God se Gees enWoord elke gedeelte van jou lewe penetreer.

2. Saai saadjies. Om te droom van vrug isgoed maar saad in die grond produseer vrug.Saad in die hande van die saaier spreek netvan potensiaal; die saad moet jou handverlaat. Gehoorsaamheid aan God se Geesmaak deure oop vir geestelike groei in onslewens.3. Verwag die reën of seën van God. Enigegoeie boer berei sy skure voor vir die oes.Wanneer ons in gehoorsaamheid ploeg en

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plant kan ons nieanders as om te wagvir die reën nie. Jesaja54:2-3 , “ Maak dieplek van jou tent wyd,en laat hulle die doekevan jou tentwoningsoopspan. Verhinderdit nie! Maak jou lynelank en slaan joupenne styf in. Wantjy sal regs en linksuitbreek, en jounageslag sal nasies inbesit neem enverwoeste stedebevolk”4. Kry jou stropers

reg en berei jouself voor vir ‘n oes maaronthou een ding! Selfs die oes wat ons sienen guns wat ons beleef is slegs genade vanbo. Spreuke 10:22, “ Die seën van die Heremaak ryk, en moeitevolle arbeid voeg daarniks by nie.” Jou en my arbeid of werk kan nieGod se seën afdwing nie maargehoorsaamheid aan God se Woord bring jouen my op ‘n plek waar ons God se goedheiden guns kan beleef.Werk aan die onbewerkte gedeeltes in jouhart of lewe Saai saad van geregtigheidverwag ‘n oes maar onthou: Dit is ook netgenade.VredePastoor Johan Venter

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Don't die with themusic in youWhat a brilliant book from Henning Gericke-Inspiring Champions. Work through the reflection at the end of each shortstory.

Dare to dreamI own my dream!My dream really ismy dreamMy dreams inspire,excite and challengeme to the extremeI guard myselfagainst dream kil-lersI connect with otherdreamers. They aremy dream keepersI am willing to paythe price in livingmy dream (remem-ber the higher youwant to go, thegreater the price

you need to payThe will to prepareI am a challenging mythinking and I am agreat strategistI am meticulous in myplanning and mydetails make thedifference. Carefulplanning and faithfulimplementationI am creative in mypreparations and Idon’t suffer fromparalysis by analysis.I am one step aheadand expect the un-expectedI am innovative

through reinventingmy strategy regularlyand rethinking what Iam doingMy goals, plans andaction are writtendown and I visualizethe successDon’t die with themusic in youI know it is never toolate to be what I mighthave beenI believe that I werecreated for greatnessand do listen out forthat Inner CryVo l k s r u s t / S e m eBusiness Chamber

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The other day I set up my goals. One of themwas to get into shape (again) for 2015.Running five times a week and gym four timesa week.The day of the start of my greattransformation, life conspired against me.I got the flu.The upshot of it was that I lost a whole weekof training (5 000 or so calories I could haveburned up).This week I’m not 100% but decided to trainanyway. Play injured, as it were.Because if I don’t, another week will go byand another … you get the picture, I’m sure.You’ve probably heard this one – “How doyou make God laugh?” The answer of courseis, “Tell him your plans.”So, the bottom line is that life is what it is,messy, unexpected and sometimes downrightfrustrating because things don’t go accordingto your plan.Just because setbacks happen it is no reasonnot to carry on. If we let every setback stallus in our tracks, we’d never get very far in lifewould we?So, even if things aren’t perfect, even if we’re‘injured’ we’ve still got to keep going.Ask any sportsperson if their bodies are inpeak condition every time they compete.You’ll probably find that 95% of them arenursing some kind of injury or another. Itdoesn’t stop them from competing and theyplay injured regardless.Most of us have to play injured … ourrelationships may be fractured, out health maynot up to scratch, we’re out of a job, we’restuck in a job we hate or we’re depressed (orthink we are).Just in case you’re playing injured (and, ifyou’re above ground, you probably are)consider some of these people that rose tosignificance even though their circumstancesweren’t ideal:- Winston Churchill – British Prime Minister

– depression- Buzz Aldrin – Astronaut - depression- Ludwig van Beethoven – Composer –bipolar disorder- Marlon Brando – Actor – depression- John Daly – Golfer – depression- Rosie O’Donnell – Comedienne –depression- Abraham Lincoln – American President –depression- Vincent van Gogh – Artist – depression- Stephen Hawkins – Physicist – motor neurondisease- Jean-Dominique Bauby – Author – locked-in syndromeI know that I sometimes feel as if I have ablack dog of depression hanging over me.But I try not to let this stop me from doingwhat I have to do to survive and be significant.Even though my mental faculties are dulledand my spirit is beaten, I still put it all on theline. I still play injured. How can I not … I’mhuman. I have to cross the great finish line atthe end of my time.And, when I do, even if I limp over it, I wantto hold my head high and know that I did mybest, injured or not.For further information:Jacques de Villiersjacques@jacquesdevilliers.com082 906 3693

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