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Passover to Pentecost

4/21/2020

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Is it a test?
As I listen to the song “When You Believe” from the movie Prince of Egypt, it tells me:

"There can be miracles when you believe....
though hope is frail it’s hard to kill...
who knows what miracle you can achieve when you believe somehow you will..."

We are now between Passover and Pentecost, and I recently heard a powerful message from a friend about this transition period as a test.
I was reminded that during this same time in biblical history Jesus’s disciples were in disarray as they were trying to come to terms with what had just happened to their saviour, teacher, friend and Messiah. What did He tell them to do but to wait in Jerusalem until Pentecost.
And during this same season we remember the Israelites deliverance from the plague and from slaves to free men. Transitioning from slave mentality to a freedom mentally and yet God had sent them off with all of their captor’s gold.
At this time, many voices are clamouring for my attention...
But I keep hearing a steady whisper and it says:
“Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.”
‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭1:5‬ ‭NIV‬‬
I pause and consider these words...my thoughts race
“Can it be Lord...”
My flesh battles within me and wants to believe the evil reports.
Can I trust His words of truth, hope and comfort for a future for us all?
Deep in my soul, my resounding answer is:
Yes



Helene
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BEES

3/28/2020

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It was almost a year ago that the Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral was burning.

I recently had a conversation with a French citizen and he told me that the best firefighters in his country are in Paris.

Who survived this disaster that burned most of the church?
The bees.....the name Deborah means bee!
We Deborahs are often referred to as bees.

Perhaps this picture is a prophetic reminder that as we go through this current fire we will survive. We learned last year, from a newspaper article that these amazing little winged creatures get drunk on smoke, peacefully fall asleep and live.

What lesson can we learn from these bees?

Could it be that as we get filled with the Holy Spirit we will be at peace even in the fire.

“When you walk through the fire you will not be burned the flames will not set you ablaze” Isaiah 43:2.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
May God keep us in perfect peace as we focus on Him, not the virus or the chaos that it’s brought.
​
Hélène Milne
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While You Were Sleeping

10/30/2019

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“There will be, in the next generation or so, a pharmacological method of making people love their servitude and producing dictatorship without tears, so to speak producing a kind of painless concentration camp for entire societies so that people will in fact have their liberties taken from them but will rather enjoy it because they will be distracted from any desire to rebel by propaganda or brainwashing or brainwashing enhanced by pharmacological methods. And this seems like the final revolution.”
- Aldous  Huxley, Tavistock group, California Medical School 1961

No Truer words were said than these, and over 50 years ago!
The question is
What did Huxley know.....as we Canadians enter the one year anniversary of the national (no less) legalization of Cannabis.  
I’ve heard that some states like Colorado have experienced this liberal idea first hand.
A report from one of the locals said that there are still drug dealers selling it (at a lower price), which was one of our PM’s argument for implementing this law.  Secondly it has brought many of America’s homeless to their state because they can be on a constant high and last but not least, it turns out, that it has become a gateway drug...
Wow
Lucky for u  (!)
Was our PM thinking of his children or ours for that matter, and all these factors when he instituted this law.

Another good question.

What’s the purpose for this?

Could there be any truth to Huxley’ s statement?
Is the purpose to create docility, a zombie like state so as to increase the deception and to bring a nation under a rulership without resistance?

What’s going on here.

..So many questions.

​Helene
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What Love Got to do With it?

3/2/2019

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What's love got to do with it?


Well.... EVERYTHING.

Let me begin with a true story.

As I watched: her physical frame would not make you want to listen, but she spoke with authority and power when she declared these words on national television:

"For I will restore you to health and 
I will heal you of your wounds, declares the LORD, 'Because they have called you an outcast, saying: "It is Zion; no one cares for her."

"Thus says the LORD: 'Behold, I will restore the fortunes of the tents of Jacob And have compassion on his dwelling places....
From them will proceed thanksgiving 
And the voice of those who celebrate; And I will multiply them and they will not be diminished; I will also honor them and they will not be insignificant. "

“'Their children also will be as formerly, And their congregation shall be established before Me; And I will punish all their oppressors.”

‭‭Jeremiah‬ ‭30:17-20‬ ‭

As she finished speaking it was hard for me not to shake my head in utter amazement because this was the daughter of a well known evangelist, who in the past, had fallen from grace.

Anyone who knows her story would be encouraged because many years ago the picture was not so beautiful....

It was one of a family pulled apart and shredded to pieces by personal scandal; with children lost in the fray, a reputation and ministry lost.
A marriage broken beyond repair and a father in prison. 
The End.

...And so the enemy would like you to think
BUT
On the other side ... After the storm,
Came God’s redemption.

And It looked like this:

A father out of prison- check
A ministry restored - check 
A new marriage - check
A daughter finding her voice- check
A son finding his faith in God again-check
A family reunited and serving God- check

The Purpose? 

A testimony for the world to see that we serve a God of unrelenting pursuit for His lost sheep.
Just as the parable of the good shepherd who leaves the 99 behind to go after the one lost sheep.
And: the story of the Prodigal father running to the lost son while he is still afar off. 

THIS is the God we serve.

“And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭12:11‬ ‭NASB‬‬

Helene

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Sewing-a thread to life

1/20/2019

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When I was young, my father was an electrician. My mother was a seamstress. When I wanted something for myself, I was told how many hours my father needed to work
(at $4.00 per hour) to pay for the item. 
I stopped asking.

At the age of thirteen my father offered me a choice.  He would give me a monthly allowance of $15 to buy my clothes or I could have an unlimited amount of fabric if I was willing to make my own.  I chose the $15. 
In one week, I had purchased a “hatbox” handbag, a pair of shoes, and a grey flannel skirt.  My budget was spent.  A week later I asked my father if I could change my mind.  I began making my own clothes.
It became a passion. 
I obsessed over every detail of the Villager brand of clothing, and copied them as we could simply not have afforded the original garments.

With time, I took classes in couture sewing and pattern making. 
Now the horizons were unlimited for creativity.

Today I reflect on the multiple benefits that the knowledge of sewing brought to my life. 
It began as a money saving project.  It became much more.  In the days during university I returned home to make the clothes which I anticipated I would need in the next semester…from daywear to evening gowns.  After university I was making Yves St Laurent Suits, Givenchy dresses and Dior coats with all the couture ingredients…linings, interfacings, under-linings, and bound buttonholes.
I sewed almost every evening in anticipation of the next big date or social event in my life. I was never bored or lonely.

Why did any of this matter to the person that I would become?
The first lesson – was the discovery that I could take something (i.e. fabric) and create an entirely different product with it.  I was only limited by my imagination and skills. The ability to “create’ and “change” was exciting and rewarding.  At the end of the project I would hang it on display in my home and feel an incredible pride.
Life lesson number two:  I was never bored or lonely.  My mind was full of ideas for the next project and my free time was filled with the pleasure of executing my ideas.  In the end, the result was the ability to enjoy time with myself, alone.  I did not realize then just how many people are unhappy when not surrounded with people. 
Time alone affords one the time to reflect. 
It is a precious and rewarding part of our lives. I am not sure I would have come to that conclusion without a creative outlet like sewing to envelope me.

Life lesson number three: I quickly realized that with the ability to create my own designs, I could be unique.  I did not need to wear exactly what was “in” and be a carbon copy of other young women. I could express my own ideas.  It was now possible to present myself to the world as I wished…not as others demanded. This permission which I granted to myself extended to my life choices in many areas. Having the confidence to know that I could be myself, be different if I chose to be, and be in control of how I presented my individuality was helpful in many spheres in the years to come. It created a sense of self-confidence that I certainly did not have as a young girl.
Life lesson number four: This accomplishment translated later into a belief in myself in business.  I believed blindly that if I put my mind to a goal, it would be achieved. 
At the end of the day we had three retail stores (not by coincidence they sold the finest European clothing fabrics), which were a product of my inability to accept defeat and my preparedness to apply myself willingly until I had achieved my goals. It brought me much joy and fulfillment. Somehow the ability to create a successful garment, later translated into a believe in myself in other endeavors.

In the process of learning to sew I was using commercial patterns with very complicated instructions.  When I paid close attention, and followed them…. The product was amazing.  When I thought I knew better (or was too lazy to do as instructed) …. disaster. The parts of the garment simply would not fit together.  This was life lesson number five. 
I did not know better than the experts. 
It taught me respect and gave me the patience to pay attention to details.

Once I had conquered the technical side of creating garments, the innovative juices were flowing into all the areas of my life.  It was a feeling of empowerment. Something quite subconscious, which I did not identify until just this week, simply because I had not taken the time to look objectively at what shaped my attitudes during the formative years.
We are living in a technical age which has little time for hands-on creativity.  When my contemporaries were in public school as I was, we were taught how to sew on an incredibly basic level…but it was a beginning. Wives were not career women and there were different skills required generations ago.  Now our daughters and granddaughters are in computer technology classes and involved with instant-everything.  There is little time for hobbies and creativity. There is little time to sit and stare- unless it is at an electronic device. 
This is a tremendous loss.

The trend cannot be reversed, but the experiences of the young people in your life can be enriched if they are encouraged into hands-on creative activities.
​When you see a glimmer of light in the eyes of young youngsters (boys as well of course!) which can be nurtured through art classes, sewing or other inventive activities- encourage not just the participation but the development of these skills, as the side benefits are far beyond the obvious.

The day-to-day quality of the lives we are living in the 21st century is being impacted upon by the immediacy of technology. The stress of the demands on us all is encouraging our isolation from others and a diminishing of the creative spirit.  This is one of the essences of life which we can still enjoy and develop in those for whom we care.  It takes a concerted effort to combat the diversions sent our direction.
The powers that we are constantly distracting  from looking inwards, but we can make room in our lives for all the benefits and pleasures that creative productivity brings to us on so many levels.

Barbara Diamond (guest Blogger)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in the Washington DC area, Barbara has been a pro Israel activist for over four decades, having had a radio show in Jerusalem called "Barbara Diamond One on One" , doing in depth interviews which aired in Israel and in the UK. She participated in missions to the USSR to meet with Refuseniks, to Ethiopia with a medical team to help the Jewish villages and to China to open up relations prior to China recognizing the State of Israel, She has been pro-active lobbying congress and helping to start a Pro Israel PAC in Los Angeles. She stays involved through the Jerusalem Press Club attending up to the moment briefings which she would like to share with the readers. Ms. Diamond is the 2018 recipient of the "StandWithUs"-Israel leadership award.
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Hiding

10/27/2018

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“17 years we’ve been hiding.
When you’re hiding you’re safe because people can’t see you.
But funny thing about hiding,
you’re even hidden from yourself”
                                                Joy Mangano

I thought this phrase was interesting and it peeked my curiosity.  It comes from the movie Joy.
This story is about a woman who overcomes many obstacles to find herself and her long lost dreams.
I would highly recommend a viewing or two!  
What captured my attention in this quote was the concept of hiding...
The question is :
What makes any of us hide?
Why do we hide in the first place... from ourselves, our own abilities, potential or talents.
.....Is it the fear of being who we really are, the fear of taking a risk?
Or is it the fear of failure or fear of rejection?  I
n this story, life and all its pressures contribute to the extinguishing of the dream. But as the story unfolds, Joy, the main character, awakens to the gift she has known was present in her all along and with fearless gumption pursues her abilities boldly and without recanting. 
This movie touched me and awakened me to question what are the seeds, gifts and talents that are hidden in my heart that need to be awakened by the Creator who put them there.  
For some of us, these have been dormant for many years. 
Perhaps this is a season of the awakening of those “hidden treasures in dark places”.
Perhaps, the One, who planted these has inspired some to water and care for the gifts that have been dormant.
I believe some of us have been hiding for too long....
and as they say....
‘The times they are changing’.
And it is time for Godly women to be awakened to their hearts and what they are called to be.  Just as Joy awakens to her gifts... It is time, I believe, to be true to you, to honour you.  It’s time for women to rise up to their God given callings and bring their gifts to the table...because the world is waiting. 

​Helene


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Impatience

5/30/2018

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Impatience speaks to me 
She wants my attention.
Swift at drawing conclusions 
based in quick time,
like quick sand 
she wants to suck me into her final analysis 
about my current condition.
Don’t listen to her.
She is foolish and flippant in her ways.
Impatience
wants me to agree with her
make quick judgements 
ensnare me
entrap my tongue and take me down
and then 
call me a fool for listening to her.
Walk away. 
I say:
consider your ways,
trust the One who knows the end from the beginning,
who makes Time
and, who is always on time.



Helene'
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Soaring On Eagles Wing

3/10/2018

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One late afternoon at the beginning of the year 2018, as I was driving across our bridge returning home, I saw large birds, ones that looked like eagles. I’m not sure if they were, but what was interesting about them was that as they were flying they looked suspended in the air and by this I mean their wings were opened but they were not using them.
What captured my attention was that they were not having to make any efforts just glide suspended by the wind, completely at rest high up in the sky.
It was beautiful to see. 
No effort, just rest.
High up in the sky, no movement and hovering in a stationary position.
What was unusual was that this scene lasted a long time, it seemed as though they were caught in a wind current and were riding it not having to use their wings.
As I watched this (it ministered to me) I sensed that perhaps this new year would be one where we would soar without having to battle,
that we would 'ride on eagles wings' and flow with the wind of the Spirit.
As I looked at the birds, riding the wind that carried them, I sensed that perhaps just like these there was for us a momentum created from the ground work that had been fought for in intercession by intercessors and now we could ride the wind of our efforts.  
No need to work but let the Holy Spirit do the work and just enjoy the ride.
It was a sight to see, these birds playing in the sky, having fun with the wind!  
As I drove home I left this moment feeling renewed on some level with a sense of wonder at God’s workmanship.

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary, and they shall walk, and not faint.”
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭40:31‬ ‭KJV‬‬


​Helene
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The Righteous Seed

1/6/2018

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Do you remember when Terminator hit the box office, followed by a sequel?
What a movie!
What a story!
A mother protecting the future of the human race.
Or more importantly protecting the future of her son and his destiny.
Hmmm… Could there be something prophetic in this movie …especially the sequel?
My first reaction was “Wow, what’s going on here.”
But after a few viewings I remember feeling a kinship with the leading lady. There was something about this plot that was true.
But I did not understand it….. until recently.
Prophetic?
Definitely!
Because now we know about artificial intelligence.
Science fiction has become fact.
Countries are battling to be first in creating super human machines (robots or hybrids of humans with implants). Super strong soldiers to be used on the battlefield of war.
So now …here we are,  you and I, Mothers on the front lines.
Perhaps we are a little like the heroine of the movie, fighting for the survival of the human race as we know it.
Fighting for the destinies of our sons and daughters.
Interceding for that pure, unadulterated God given seed.

This year let’s have a scripture for our motto.
Let’s make it our continued declaration:

“The seed of the righteous is mighty in the land”.

It is a truth worth fighting for.
 
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Helene
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As The Saying Goes

10/13/2017

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"Good things come to those who wait"
And
I would agree.
Waiting for the fulfilment of a promise.
Waiting for that job offer, that holiday, those shoes or that perfect dress(!)
Waiting.
The journey to the good can be rife with personal ankhs, much anxiety and trepidation.
Why do we want it NOW.
What is it about the human condition that makes us so desperate for answers now... 
the good NOW Lord.
Not the long suffering Lord not now
Not ever, Please and thank you.
What does the long suffering do anyways but just upset us, discourage us and well... just plain old test us.
Waiting and waiting and waiting...
Hmmm
It makes me think of the life story of the farmer, the seed and waiting.
It says in the Good Book that as the farmer waits for the seed to grow and produce fruit so should we.
Recently I was walking in my garden and observed that after fourteen years the Kwanzan cherry tree which supposedly was not to produce fruit....did!
And after fifteen years in the ground and a rainy season...the hydrangea flowered for the first time!
Just as the farmer waits so are we to wait for the fruit which in time comes.
The seed is planted and will yield a crop if not up to ten, then to one hundred fold!
This passage says it well...
"For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth And making it bear and sprout, And furnishing seed to the sower and bread to the eater. 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. "
Isaiah 55:10,11
And,
“There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven”
‭‭Ecclesiastes‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭

And to finish,
"For the vision is yet for the appointed time. It hastens toward the goal and it will not fail. Though it tarries, wait for it; For it will certainly come, it will not delay.”
‭‭Habakkuk‬ ‭2:3‬ ‭
And so we wait....patiently, for the promise.

​Helene
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