André Blake Ministries

14/12/2019

BRUISED FAITH!

WHAT IS BRUISED FAITH. You should first know what faith is...Hebrews 11 v 1 - faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

This morning after 6 I decided to go for a jog after 2 weeks. All the excuses was there not to go jogging. I had to deal with the thoughts in my mind to overcome this. I started jogging down our road and was just talking to the Lord, singing & praising Him. After a km I felt a pain in my left knee. Just before this I decided to go past my 5.6km mark. I decided to not look at the Mountain before me (7.2km) but to keep my head down because I had to trust my jogging tekkies (feet shod with the preparation of the gospel) to absorb to knocks to my knee. Everything from here was about my "gospel" tekkies..quoting & relying on scripture to help me finish the race. I eventually reached the halfway mark of 3.6km. My goal was 7.2km. To reach this goal I had to remind myself constantly of the breathing techniques. Breathing through the nose & out the mouth keeping tummy tucked in. While going this distance with pain in my left knee increasing, many thoughts went through my mind again of giving up, taking a shortcut to get home. Then in my spirit a message was reminding me of my walk with the Lord of how I started in the faith and trusting the Lord for great things in every area of my life & Ministry. This was more pertinent recently after the last year or so studying & praying in the early hours of the morning intently the word, healing, ministry & faith of Jesus and people being healed by Him, His response to their faith etc. I've shared on this group John 14 v 12 - 14 which has really touched me like no other scripture. It was because of this scripture that my faith was "BRUISED" tremendously the last couple of weeks because of seeing no results. Anger, frustration, resentment, doubt, disappointment, throwing in the towel and at times anxiety. etc. This was exasperated by the fact of not wanting to read the word, trust it or apply..In a nutshell my faith was badly bruised. I was angry with God for not honoring my faith, hearing my cries and intercession for myself, others for their healing & breakthroughs. Its important to note that I've been serving the Lord faithfully for over 33 years.

Back to my jogging. The pain intensified and I pleaded with the Lord for me to finish as I decided..7.2km. I saw other people jogging in groups. Coming back someone came past me as if it was a breeze to jog. This THORN IN MY FLESH was playing with my mind. Whilst on this road I saw obstacles, robots, stop streets etc..all this played in my mind of my faith walk with the Lord. At one stage there was question marks (?) written on portion of the road for jogging. Everything on this road reminded me of how close I am to my breakthroughs in every aspect of my life. The last 1.5km after passing the ? Mark's the pain increased tremendously that my right leg was basically absorbing all the weight & strain. I pleaded with the Lord to please help me finish as I felt I could not do it on my own. The last 1km stretch I was basically jogging limping & to top it all it was uphill. As I pushed in crying out to the Lord for the need to finish this faith I felt something which I can't explain come over me and I started increasing my pace to an extent I knew it was no longer me but the Lord taking over at a place I could not dream of. When I finished in front of my house I just promised & glorified Him. I went into my house and shared with my wife. I was not breathing heavily or sweating and was so dumbfounded because of how I felt finishing as if I had not actually jogged that far distance. To all out there, this is my faith journey with all the enemies distractions, curveballs ect. He came to heal & restored my "Bruised" faith this morning. DON'T GIVE UP ON YOUR FAITH JOURNEY BECAUSE OF ALL THE "DISAPPOINTMENTS. Blessings in abundance

28/10/2019

09/07/2019

If we don't take God & His word seriously, how do you expect the world to take us seriously when we act like the world!!!!!!!

08/05/2019

Which party do I vote for. Very easy decision if you are a child of God. Do not vote out of fear but on Biblical principles if you are truly a follower of Jesus Christ. Remember, when you stand before God one day you will give an account where you placed your cross as you will give an account whether you accepted Jesus salvation and suffering on the cross.

Proverbs 29 v 2...When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice, but when a wicked man rules, the people groan.

17/02/2019

IF WE CAN HAVE AN ATTITUDE TOWARDS PRAYER AS WE TREAT OUR CELLPHONES:

1. WE SPEND MORE TIME ON OUR PHONES THAN IN PRAYER.

2. WE ARE MORE LOYAL TO OUR PHONES THAN IN PRAYER

3. WE COMMUNICATE MORE WITH OTHERS THAN WITH GOD

4. WE EMBRACE OUR PHONES MORE THAN PRAYER

5. WE ENSURE THAT OUR PHONES ARE ALWAYS MAINTAINED THAN PRAYER

6. WE READ OUR CELLPHONE MESSAGES "RELIGIOUSLY" THAN THE BIBLE FAITHFULLY

7. OUR PHONE COMMUNICATION LINE IS MORE OPEN THAN OUR PRAYER LINES

8. WE PROTECT OUR PHONE MORE THAN WE PROTECT OUR PRAYER LIFE

9. WE MOST OF THE TIME ENSURE WE HAVE ENOUGH AIRTIME THAN PRAYER TIME

10. WE ENSURE WE UPGRADE OUR PHONES MORE THAN OUR PRAYER TIME

11. WE WILL COMMUNICATE QUICKLY WITH OUR SERVICE PROVIDER IN AN EVENTUALITY IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG WITH OUR PHONE, HAVING NUMBERS READILY AVAILABLE THAN GOING INTO THE WORD OF GOD, FINDING & MEMORIZING SCRIPTURE THAN GOING TO OUR PROVIDER IN PRAYER

12. OUR PHONES DOMINATES OUR LIVES MORE THAN OUR PRAYERS

13. WE CHARGE OUR PHONES MORE THAN OUR PRAYER LIFE

14. WE RELY MORE ON OUR PHONES THAN OUR PRAYER LIFE

15. WE WILL SPEND MORE TIME ON SOCIAL MEDIA VIA OUR PHONES THAN IN THE WORD & PRAYER VIA OUR KNEES

17/02/2019

YOUR CHURCH ATTENDANCE DOES NOT PUT FEAR INTO YOUR ENEMY , YOUR PRAYER LIFE DOES.
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17/02/2019

IF YOU FALL, FALL ON YOUR KNEES..

AS JY VAL, VAL OP JOU KNIEË
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09/02/2019

*THE BLESSINGS OF DISAPPOINTMENT*

I was pondering about life, I discovered that: Sometimes, to succeed in life you need *ENEMIES*.... Yes!!!

You need people who will mock you, so that you can *run* to God.

You need people who will try to intimidate you, so that you can be courageous.

You need people who will say "NO" so that you can learn how to be independent...to stand on your own two feet.

You need people who will disappoint you so that you can put all your trust and faith in God alone.

You need people who will work towards you loosing that job, so that you can start your own business.

You need people who will sell your 'Joseph' so that 'you' can get to Egypt and be a Prime Minister in a strange land of captivity.

You need a cruel landlord, so that you won't be too comfortable in someone else's house, then you can get your own house.

But sometimes, when we are disappointed, we feel very bad and we tend to remain in that condition. Not knowing that the end-point of disappointment is the *beginning of your accomplishments.*

Understand this, "that every disappointment you had came with a *blessing!"* However, it is not everyone that partakes in this blessing.

You cannot see a new *OPEN door* while you are still putting all your attention, time and energy in trying to force the closed one to open.

Again I say, "No disappointment can ever come without an *attached blessing!"*

So, when the disappointment come, *thank God for it and tell "HIM" to open your eyes to see the new blessing that HE has in store for you!*

Disappointment is *PHASE1* while accomplishment is *PHASE2.* I doubt if one can bypass the phases.

That is why it is called *BREAKTHROUGH* Something must *BREAK* so that you can go *THROUGH!*

Encourage someone today....

Bless others by sharing this.

25/01/2019

Who is the Holy Spirit. What is His purpose in our lives. It's no wonder many churches & people deny His deity because He convicts us of our sins. He leads us into all truth He is our teacher, healer, deliverer in Jesus. He is not a "force" but God Almighty.

20/01/2019

Prayer should be a lifestyle not a "SOS". YOUR "SOS" HAS ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BECAUSE OF YOUR LIFESTYLE PRAYER.

20/01/2019

The level of your prayer life determines the level of intimacy with God