Preparing for Fatherhood

Hung up on the way your life will change once the baby comes? Here's something to think about.

Have you been staying up all night thinking about all the things you and your partner won't be able to do once the baby arrives — seeing the world, taking up exotic hobbies, or even just going out at night whenever the urge hits? 

At 29 weeks pregnant, instead of thinking of what you won't have in your life any more (or won't have as much opportunity for), start thinking of what you will have in your life: A very special little person to share it with.  Will your life be different (your favorite hobby becomes blowing raspberries on that chubby little belly; your late nights involve rocking instead of dancing)?  Absolutely.  Will it be better?  Immeasurably.

Something new

So today we had lunch after our WOC and one of the platers had chicken livers on it so I decided that this was a winner... And so did Gabriella, she liked it so much so that she kept coming back for more.

The aftermath wasn't so great but I suppose something new every now and then won't harm.

 

A Trophy of Grace

This post has been a long time in the making, I have had to really think about how to lay this out and when would be the most appropriate time...

Let me give you the background before I share my thoughts.

It was in November when I was on security duty at church and one of the men that was supposed to on wasn't there because he had an ear ache. That afternoon when I got to the prayer meeting I was advised that he had been rushed to hospital... that was day 1.

The following Sunday he was still in a coma... that was week 1, during the week most if not all the midweek grace group meeting were praying for this individual and his family... that was week 3.

A month later he was still in a coma, to this day he still lies there... this is week 18!

Now I am sure when you get to this point you are thinking what the heck, and what does this have to do with the title of this post? Well let me explain... if this man comes out of this is will be NOTHING short of a miracle! It would seem that the condition that the doctors think he has has only ever been reported in only 3 other people in the world. Pause and think about that for a second... only 3 other people in the whole world!

So now you see that this will be a trophy of Grace, but what if he doesn't come out of this? Does that change? No, not at all... let me explain, we need to put out theology hats on for a second here and think on the sovereignty of God, absolutely nothing happens by chance and outside of God's control. So the fact that he is lying there didn't or hasn't taken God by surprise...

"all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose" Rom 8:28 b

You see, absolutely everything happens for a reason, we may not know the reasons why but they do. We need remember that if one person get saved through this trial I the life of this family it's for God's glory and the life of this man even unto death would be a trophy of grace!

This has challenged me again (and I hope it will in your life) to think not with our hearts but with our theology.

please if you read this no matter where you may be in the world join in prayer with the family of the Brackenhurst Baptist Church that whatever may come... and we are prying that God will heal and bring this family back together, but we most certainly pray for God's will to be done!

(Please leave a comment on this post so I can use it to encourage the family of your prayers)

Our little girl is growing... at a rapid rate!

Well it's been a while since a post, our little girl is really growing up fast. Today she started crawling and it was one of those moments that we not really paying attention : )


My brother and his family came round for a visit and Gabriella was sitting on the table by his wife Tracy and while we were talking she decided to make her way across the table to Debbie... and then the penny dropped that she did that all by herself!
She has really had lots of milestone moments in the past weeks, we went on holiday a few weeks ago and she started sitting from a lie and even clapping and blowing kisses, my personal favorite was in that week she ate artichokes... yay for Gabby!!

 

WOC 2013

So this week has been one of those crazy one in the life of the BBC family, we have been celebrating our annual World Outreach Celebration. We have really been blessed by the ministry of Ronald who ministers in his home church in Lusaka Zambia.

The main drive of the conference is on the 5 Solas...

● Sola Scriptura
● Sola Gratia
● Sola Christus
● Sola Fide
● Sola Gloria

It has really been tiring coming out every night but it has really been a blessing, there is nothing more satisfying than being exhausted from fellowship and time around the scripture.