Tag: Hope

~ Wonkavator Faith ~

If you've ever seen the Original 1971 film of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, you'll know what a Wonkavator is. 
If not, it's similar to an elevator, but with a Big difference.

In the film, Charlie does his Best to be a Good, Helpful & Loving person.
And at the end of the film Willy Wonka Rewards Charlie for being Honest & Loving by Giving him his entire Chocolate Factory.

He takes Charlie into the 'Wonkavator' and tells him why it's so Special.
“An elevator can Only go 'up & down', but a Wonkavator can go Sideways & Slant ways, Longways & Back ways, Square ways & Front ways, and Any other Ways you can think of “.

An elevator is 'Limited' in what it can Do, but a Wonkavator is 'Limitless'.

~ What type of Faith do ' You' have ?

Do You have 'Elevator Faith' that is Limited & Restricted, or have You got 'Wonkavator Faith' that is 'Limitless & Free' ?

Many people say they've got Faith, but when the time comes that they need to put their Faith into Action, they put Limits on it, they make up Excuses, they 'give in' to 'worldly ways' and they Loose their True Belief.

Many people have got Faith but 'Other People' put 'Restrictions' on it with 'Man-made' Rules & Regulations that 'Did Not' come from God.

But then there are people with Real Faith, 
Limitless, Unrestricted & Powerful Faith.

These are the people who Achieve Great things for God. They're Willing to put their 'Faith Into Action' and 'Give God All the Glory'. 

They Don't 'give in' to 'worldly ways' and they Resist the Trickery and Corruption of society Nonsense.

These are the people who God can Trust. These are the people God can Live Through to Achieve Great Things for Him. Their Faith is Solid and Unlimited. They have 'Wonkavator Faith'.

How do You get 'Wonkavator Faith' ?

There's Only One Way. By putting Your 'Complete Trust' in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of the Living God.

When Jesus died on the Cross to 'Set You Free' from sin, God gave Jesus 'All Power & Authority' over Everything in Heaven & Earth.

That means Jesus has No Restrictions, He is 'Limitless'.

Jesus does Amazing things, He performs Miracles, He Heals the brokenhearted, He Achieves things that people say are impossible, because Jesus knows that 'With God All Things Are Possible'.

Jesus simply said “Follow Me”. ~ That's All it takes, Follow Jesus.

He Will give You the Strength, Power, Wisdom, Authority, & Courage to Do Great & Mighty things for God.

He Will Show You the Way, the Truth and the Life.

And He Will Bless You with Peace that goes Beyond Understanding.

Jesus has Faith that is Limitless.

When ' You' Choose Jesus over Everything else,
' You' Will be Blessed with
'Wonkavator Faith'.

~ Focus Tasking ~

There's a big difference between Focus Tasking and Multi Tasking. 
Multi Tasking is the ability to do Multiple things at the same time.
In recent years people have made it 'Seem' as though it's something very important. People have Hyped it up and Dramatised it to make it sound like it's a new trendy thing to do.

Yet the Truth is people have been Multi Tasking for Thousands of years.
God Created us All with the Ability to Multi Task because there are many Natural things in our everyday Life when we need to be able to do more than one thing at a time. So it's not a big deal, it's just a Natural way of Life.

But because people have made it seem so important and some kind of a new Fad, then other people have felt the need to try to Multi Task more and more so that they 'Fit In'.

Many people have felt they need to Live a 'Multi Tasking Lifestyle' where they're constantly busy doing Lots of things at the same time.
This has led to many 'problems' creeping into peoples Lives 'Unnoticed'.

The obvious problems are stress and anxiety, but people are now putting 'Multi' into areas of their Lives that are Not supposed to be 'Multi', and they're 'thinking' it's the right way to Live.

Some examples of these are:

~ Multi Relationing  (having relationships with more than one person).

~ Multi Personhood (people trying to be male & female at the same time).

~ Multi Thinking (people clogging their Minds up by Thinking Lots of                   different things all at the same time).

~ Multi Following (people who think they can Follow God whilst Following a  'worldly' Lifestyle).

~ Multi Faithing (people picking and choosing things from different types of  Faiths and mixing them together to suite themselves).

These are just a few of the things that have Crept into society that is partly caused by people 'thinking' that a Multi Lifestyle is so important.

There are obviously some things when Multi Tasking is useful, such as a Chef needs to be able to prepare, cook and serve Multiple meals at the same time.

But Multi Tasking is Not as important as what people make it 'Seem' to be.

The thing that is More Important is 'Focus Tasking', the ability to Focus on One thing at a time. 

God has Blessed us All with the Ability to Focus Task.

Focus Tasking is a Very Important & Useful ability to have, and when you put it into Action, it will save you a Lot of Time, Stress & Headaches.

For example, if you've got a problem that you need solve and you don't know what to do or it seems too difficult, many 'worldly' people will tell you to 'Distract' yourself by thinking of Multiple things or by doing Multiple things to take your Mind off it.
But that Doesn't help, because the problem is Still there.
Your Mind will Not be 'At Peace' because your Brain knows that the problem Still needs to be solved, so it doesn't Relax.

When you Focus on Solving the problem (with God) then your Mind is Not Cluttered up with Distractions and you will be able to find the Solution much quicker.
Then your Mind will be 'At Peace' and your Brain will be able to Relax.

This is just one example but there are Many Benefits to Focus Tasking, and the more You put it into Action, the more You will see the 'Bigger Picture' of Life how God Intended us All to Live.

The Bible makes it Very Clear ~ “Be of One Mind”.

God wants what's Best for You and He wants Your Mind to be 'At Peace'.
Jesus Himself said “My Peace I Give to You”.

If you find it difficult to Focus on One thing at a time, then maybe start with something small, like when you clean your teeth try Focusing entirely on cleaning your teeth without thinking of other things.
Then work your way up to bigger things, and Learn from each thing you do.

God Created You with the Ability to 'Focus Task', You Can Do It.
You are made in the Image of God, and God is a Winner.

Live the Life that God Created You to Live.
Be of One Mind.  

~ Praying ~

Many people are Confused about what Prayer actually is. 
Here is some Loving Guidance from what I have Learned over the years about Prayer. I Hope it will be Helpful to You.

~ What is Prayer ?
 The Simplest way to understand it is that Prayer is You Communicating with God, and God Communicating with You.
  In a Deeper level it's the most Wonderful, Indescribable and Amazing Connection between the Creator of Everything and one of His Wonderful Creations (You).

~ Should You Pray to God, Jesus or the Holy Spirit ?
 It's entirely up to Your Personal Preference. 
  You could maybe Pray to all 3 if it Helps you, or you could choose One that you prefer to Pray to. Whichever you are most Comfortable with.
  You can also say 'Lord' to show Your Respect, Honour & Love for 
God & Jesus.
 As long as you are Genuine and Sincere,
 You can be Sure that all 3 will Hear.

~ Two Way.
 Prayer is a 2 Way Experience. It's Not just about you Praying, You also need to be Receptive to God when He Communicates to you.
 Many people think they can't Hear from God because they don't Hear a Verbal Sound. But God Communicates in Many Wonderful Ways through your Mind, Spirit and Heart. In a similar way that a TV is Created to Receive the TV signals, Your Mind was Created to Receive the Signals that God sends to You. You simply need to 'Tune In' to His Channel.
Connect with God, and He will Connect with You. 

~ How to Pray.
Pray Anywhere, Anytime. It's that Simple.
 You can Pray with your Eyes Open or Closed. 
Some people prefer to close their eyes to to remove any Distractions and Help stay Focused.
 You can pray with your Hands Together or Open. Some people close their hands as a Symbolic Gesture or to Help stay Focused.
 It doesn't matter How you Pray as long as you are Honest, Sincere & Respectful to God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit when Praying.

Try different ways to Help find what works Best for You to Help you Connect with Your Creator.

~ God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit are With You Always.  
You don't need to wait until night time to Pray.
 'It's Good to Pray Throughout the Day'.

 If you Need Guidance from God at a Particular Time, then Pray 'There and Then'. When Good things happen, say Thank You in Prayer when it happens. A Simple Thank You to God will mean a Lot to Him.
Also try to make Specific Times when you can Spend Quality Time Praying. Try different times to find what Works Best for You. Maybe when you first wake up, or just before you go to sleep. Or maybe make a certain time when you can be by yourself and Simply 'Relax with God in Prayer'.

Try to make Praying a Natural Part of Your Life, 
because that was God's Plan
when He Created You. 

~ Peace in the Storm ~

On our recent trip to the Highlands of Scotland where my Wife & I toured around for 2 weeks in our small campervan, we Experienced God's Amazing 'Peace' in 'Difficult Situations'.

Before we went we had made the decision that there would be No looking on the internet, No emails, definitely No TV, and text & phone calls would be only Essential and to let people know where we were. It was a 'Back to Nature' Experience where we could spend Quality Quiet time with God.

The majority of the 2 weeks we were Blessed with Great weather, and we Enjoyed Wonderful Experiences in God's Beautiful Creations. But there was a couple of days when we were in 'Stormy Weather'.

We were 300 miles from the house where we live, and our Home for 2 weeks was our small campervan.

One of the nights we stayed in Glencoe and the wind & rain was quite strong. When we woke the next day the wind was getting Very Gusty. Glencoe is a very open area so we decided it was best to continue to our next destination which was about 70 miles north.

After a while of driving the wind became Very Strong. We could see the Trees bending in the wind and the Leaves were swirling in the road in front of us like mini whirlwinds.

I asked God to 'Guide me' if we needed to stop.

I then felt a sense of God letting me know that 'He Will Protect us' and that we could keep driving. I felt Him Guiding me that we simply needed to 'Trust Him' and He will 'Take Care of us'.

I put my 'Complete Trust in God' and kept driving. If God Guided me to stop, I would stop.

As I drove, I felt a Wonderful sense of 'Peace as I drove through the Storm'.
It was an Amazing feeling as though God had placed a Protective Bubble around us. I could see the effects of the Storm around me, yet I felt 'Secure'  and 'At Peace'.

It wasn't that I was being reckless, I was 'Fully Alert' & 'Very Focused' on my driving, yet at the same time, I was able to Enjoy the Beautiful Scenery around us, even in the Storm.

After a while we drove out of the Storm and continued driving to arrive Safely at a Beautiful Loch (Lake) where we stayed the night.

The clouds cleared and we were Blessed with a Beautiful Night Sky full of Millions of Twinkling Stars. It was so clear we could even see the Milky Way.
We stood in Awe of God's Amazing Creativity.

We Thanked God for Protecting us, and we Enjoyed His Blessing of the Beautiful Peaceful Night Sky.

My Wife said Thank You to me for driving as she would have been scared driving in that weather. I told her that I had Prayed to God to 'Guide me' with what to do and if I needed to stop, and that I put my Complete Trust in Him.
I told her how I felt God Guiding me that He would Protect us and we simply needed to Trust Him, and then the Wonderful feeling of 'Peace' that He gave me as I drove through the Storm.

A few days later we were parked up at a Lovely Place that we've been to many times, and we had planed to stay the night. The wind began to blow and it became Very Gusty. It got stronger and stronger and started rocking our campervan.

We asked God to Guide us and we both felt Him Guiding us to go somewhere else.

We knew of a small Woodland area about 10 miles away that should provide shelter, so we decided to drive there. 

My Wife offered to drive and said that she knows the roads well so it would be a good place for her to Learn driving in windy conditions. I said I would drive as it was getting quite strong but my Wife insisted she wanted to do it.

We set off and after a while the weather became Extremely Stormy. It had now gone dark and was raining Very Heavy. The wind was blowing so strong that the rain was literally going Sideways. My Wife drove carefully along the narrow country road and was Very Focused on what she was doing.

There was a lot of branches on the road that had blown off the Trees, so we stopped for a while. We swapped over and I continued driving, and again I asked God to 'Guide me' what to do.

I was 'Very Proud' of my Wife for the way she drove in such Stormy weather, she did Fantastic and didn't panic, even when it got Very Stormy.
I felt Very Pleased for her that she had 'Overcome' one of her fears, and I know that God will be 'Very Proud' of her as well.

I continued driving as we needed to get to a safe place and as we got near the place we were looking for and we passed a sign for a Nature Reserve car park. We thought about sopping there the night, but we didn't know what is was like so carried on as we should have been close to the Woodland.

We came to an open area and the wind became Extremely Strong again with a wall of sideways rain in front of us, so I pulled up next to a banking for some shelter. I got a 'Very Strong' feeling that God was 'Seriously Guiding' me Not to go any further.

We asked God to 'Guide us' what to do, as we were now parked in our campervan at the side of a small country road at night with a Very Severe Storm around us.

We both felt God Guiding us to turn around and go back to the Nature Reserve to stay the night. 

We put our Trust in God and drove to the car park. As we drove in the road went down a fairly steep hill into what's best described as a mini Glen, fully surrounded by Hills and Trees. The car park was at the bottom and there was hardly any wind there. We could see the tops of the Trees swaying and we could hear the roar of the wind, but it felt 'Very Calm & Protected'.

We had a Good sleep. We woke the next day and the 'Storm had Passed'.

My Wife told me that while she was 'Driving in the Storm', she did the same as what I had done a few days before, she asked God to 'Guide her' what to do, and then put her 'Full Trust in God'. 
She told me she had the same Experience that I'd had, she got a Wonderful sense of 'Peace while driving in the Storm'.

We found out a few days later from some people we met while we were continuing Enjoying God's Amazing & Beautiful Creativity, that it had been a Very Big Storm across the UK, and it had blown Many Trees down and caused a Lot of damage.

We felt Truly Grateful to God for 
~ Protecting us  ~ Guiding us ~
and Blessing us with 
~ Peace in the Storm ~

If You find Yourself in a Storm, 
whether a Physical Storm caused by the weather, or a Storm of Life,
then Ask God to 'Guide You' with What To Do.
Then put Your 'Complete Trust in God'
 and Believe that He Will Protect You,
and You will Experience
'Peace in the Storm'.