WHM - Power Quotes

“Desire the sincere milk of the word, that you may grow through it” 1 Peter 2:2.

2008-10-13T12:56:00.000+10:00

Here the word of God is telling us to have a desire for God’s pure truth, found in the Bible. We should make it a daily practice to feed on the good Word of God. As we can see from this scripture, this desire and habit will cause us to grow. That is what God wants; God wants mature Christians that are ready to serve Him. As we grow, we will become powerful in faith and powerful in spirit, which will work out in our lives.

Some people wonder why they can’t have faith for healing. Yet they feed their bodies three hot meals a day and their spirits one cold snack a week. Just imagine if an elite athlete only fed their body once a week. It would not matter how talented or gifted they were, it wouldn’t matter how hard or often they trained, soon they would be left behind in the field.

We as Christians need to learn that our strength is in the Word and as we feed on it, we will digest it and it will go down and nourish our inner man. This word in us will transform us and cause us to walk in the Spirit. When we are in the Spirit we are unconquerable, going from victory to victory, our life becomes hidden with Christ in God. The secret of having more faith is to know more about God, and God has revealed Himself to us through His Word. Our work is to know Him and He is to be found in His Word, for He and His Word are one. Paul said; “That I may know Him and the power of His resurrection”, Philippians 3v10.

Dr Shaun Marler

Empowering you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

“I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am only moved by what I believe.” Smith Wigglesworth.

2008-10-07T11:57:00.001+10:00

If God’s Word says you are forgiven, then you are forgiven, if God’s Word says your needs are met, then your needs are met. If God’s Word says you are healed, you are healed. If you don’t let go of God’s Word, but keep it in your heart and mouth, then you can’t lose.

There is no force the devil can bring against you that can overthrow the Word of God. God’s Word will make you a victor every time. So if you have been wanting good success and it has been eluding you, quit wondering if you have what it takes to succeed and remember instead, who lives in you. Then turn to the Word and put God’s success formula to work in your life. Start talking it, start thinking it, start doing it! You can believe all day long that the Bible is true- and that’s to your credit- but what the Bible says will never affect your life in a personal way until you start acting on God’s Word.

Do not worry or fret that God has given more faith to others than He has to you. Rest assured in the fact that God has imparted enough faith to you to make sure you are covered from head to toe! Faith counts the thing done, before anything has happened. Remember, no promise of God can fail to be fulfilled. (Luke 1:37)

Dr Shaun Marler

Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

If you want something you have never had, you have to do something you have never done!

2008-09-29T16:03:00.000+10:00

Now think about that again. A definition of insanity is to do the same thing over and over and expect a different result. How much do you want success in life? Enough to change what you are saying or enough to change what you are doing or enough to change what you are focusing your attention on?

You have to act on God’s Word even when everything is telling you it won’t work. If you want it that much, the Word of God guarantees you will find success in life. The Word, or bible, tells us that God’s success is good success. There are two kinds of success, good success that brings happiness with it, and the kind that brings sorrow.

Too many people have succeeded at the expense of their health or family or relationships. That’s not what God wants, He says in Proverbs 10:22 “The blessing of the Lord makes one rich! And He adds no sorrow with it.” Now that’s the kind we want! The word “blessing”, used here is a Hebrew word for prosperity! The word, “rich” used here, means to grow rich or, to make one rich! Isn’t that excellent? “And He adds no sorrow with it”, that word means, “painful toil, mind or body, hard labour or sorrow.”

I will warn you, Satan won’t like it if you choose the way of success. He will do what ever he can to try to stop you having or entering God’s best for your life. He also knows what tactics to use against you to try to distract you from God’s will. His goal is to stop your dreams, by stopping your faith. Satan knows faith will bring you answers to your prayers and he will use all he has to get you to stop believing God’s word! He will put thoughts of doubt into your mind, thoughts of fear and worry. Anything opposite to God’s Word is what the devil will tell you. Don’t listen to him; don’t let those thoughts become yours, even though they are in your head. They don’t become yours unless you believe them and take them by speaking them.

Don’t speak the problem; don’t let the fear into your heart. Don’t dwell on what the devil is saying, but only dwell on what God is saying!

Dr Shaun Marler

Empowering you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

Faith

2008-09-22T14:46:00.002+10:00

Charles Spurgeon said, “A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; A great faith will bring heaven to your soul.” Faith is more than mental assent; faith believes what the Word says even though sight and feelings may be saying something different.

One of the greatest enemies of real faith is a thing called, “mental assent”. People who act in mental assent say they believe the Word, but when the pressure is on, they go to pieces and start speaking fear and unbelief. You can tell if they really believe the Word or not, by what is coming out of their mouth. If they’re questioning God’s love, His ability or just plain speaking the opposite to what God says, then you know they were in mental assent and not faith. When you are in faith, regardless of the circumstances, your heart is fixed trusting in the Lord.

Philippians 4:7 says, “And the peace of God that passes all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.”

People in mental assent just plain don’t act on the Word when problems arise. Mental assent says, “I believe the bible from cover to cover. I believe I am healed by the stripes of Jesus.” However, when sickness actually comes or attacks, it stops saying, “I am healed,” and starts saying, “I am sick.”

Faith doesn’t care what the symptoms are; it doesn’t care what the circumstances may be! It isn’t moved by the banker or doctor’s report. It is only moved by what it believes! And it believes what God said is true, and confesses it! Faith in God’s Word will change the symptoms. It will change the bank account. It will bring money to get the bills paid. Faith will turn defeat into victory. It is God’s success formula! But remember you have to give that faith an opportunity to work . Give it some time to produce the results it was designed by God to produce. You have to keep God’s Word in your mouth and meditate on it in your heart. You have to be obedient to what God says, by faith and patience inherit the promises. As you do these things you will make your way prosperous and you will have good success.

Dr Shaun

Empowering you to win in life by Jesus Christ.

“Faith is needed for the impossible, and so you dare to act on the Word, as though the impossible had become a possibility, a reality.“

2008-08-11T13:10:00.003+10:00

“Faith is needed for the impossible, and so you dare to act on the Word, as though the impossible had become a possibility, a reality.“ E.W. Kenyon.

The third step in God’s formula for success involves action. We must act as though the word we have been speaking, talking and meditating about, is true, even when the circumstances seem to say otherwise.

Jesus said, "The things which are impossible with men are possible with God." (Luke 18:27). We have to act like we have already received the answer. Right here is where a lot of people miss it, because they fail to act on God’s word even though they know it works. You may have been studying Gods word for years. You may know how to live by faith better than anybody around, but if you only know and fail to act or do God’s word, you will miss the rewards. Remember it is not what you know, but rather what you know and act on, that brings the victory into manifestation.

Mark 11:22-24 “Have faith in God. For truly I say to you that whosoever shall say to this mountain, ‘Be thou removed and be cast into the sea’, and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things he says with his mouth shall come to pass, he shall have just what he says. Therefore I say unto you, whatsoever things you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and then you shall have them.”

Notice Jesus didn’t say you should believe you receive when you see it. He said to believe you receive, when you pray. John G. Lake said, “Beloved, it is not our long prayers but our believing God that gets the answer.”

Now if you follow His instructions, how do you think you should act? You should act like you have it now, you have your victory now, and you have your answer now! Do something you could not do before. Lift that arm, move that leg, bend that back! Rejoice, be happy! Praise God for the Victory now, thank Him for answering your prayers before you see it with your eyes and then you shall have it!

Dr Shaun Marler

Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ

“One of these days” - is none of these days.

2008-07-16T13:07:00.001+10:00

“One of these days is none of these days”. The second step in God’s formula of success is “You shall meditate the word day and night,” (Joshua 1:8). Do it now, start today, and make it a habit for the rest of your life. To meditate God’s word is more than just reading it.

You must take it into your heart in a very personal way and then apply it to your circumstances.

When you read the word and you see a scripture on prosperity, don’t just go, “well I wish I was prosperous!” That is not meditating the word. To meditate means to dwell on that scripture, claim it as your own. Own it; see yourself as prospering by the Lord’s grace and favour. Get a mental picture of a prosperous you. Declare this is not a history book; this is God talking to me. God is communicating with me, I am prosperous, and I receive this truth into my life, in Jesus name amen. Digest the word, feed on the word; this is your bread of life. Allow the word to become active in your life!

Dr Shaun Marler

Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

Every tomorrow has two handles.

2008-07-07T16:48:00.001+10:00

“Every tomorrow has two handles. You can take hold of the handle of anxiety or the handle of enthusiasm. Upon your choice so will the day be.”

“Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth...” (Joshua 1:8) That’s the first element of supernatural success God gives us in this verse. I like to say it this way, make a decision this day and every day to talk the word.

Deuteronomy 6:7 says, “...Speak the word when you sit at home, speak the word when you walk along the road, talk the word when you lie down and talk the word when you get up.” Be consistent, talk and speak the word all the time, all the day!

Romans 10:17 declares that, “Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God”.

In Luke 6:45 Jesus said, “…out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks”. If you worry about your finances, your job, your health, or your family all day, that will be your focus and you will fill your heart with fear and anxiety. To change what is coming out of your mouth, you must change your focus. Fill your heart with the word and your mouth will get in line. Your answer is in God’s word in your heart and mouth.

Dr Shaun Marler.
Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

Against the Odds

2008-07-02T16:34:00.001+10:00

Aerodynamically the bumble bee shouldn’t be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn’t know this, so it goes on flying anyway. It takes courage to fly when the circumstances and every one around is screaming in your ears you can’t. It takes courage to stand on and continue to believe the Word of God when all hell is arrayed against you. But once you make the decision to do it, you will be ready to activate God’s three part formula for success.

Make the decision that you will win, make the decision that you will beat the odds; make the decision that you will achieve victory in life through Jesus Christ. You are not alone, God is with you today and He is on your side. Like the bumble bee, He will give you the ability to succeed in the face of impossible odds.

Joshua 1:8 “This book of law shall not depart out of your mouth but you shall meditate therein day and night that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it. For then you shall make your way prosperous and then you will have good success.”

In the Amplified bible, it says if we do this we will deal wisely and have good success. I like that, deal wisely! So what are the 3 steps God gives us here in this verse?

Keep your heart and mouth full of the word of God.
Meditate (speak, dream, mutter, imagine, think, get a mental picture) on the word day and night.
Observe and do (obey) according to all that is written in it.

There they are, three simple steps directly from the mouth of God. Steps that enabled Joshua to conquer the land of Canaan and bring Israel into their inheritance. Steps that will enable you to live like the conqueror God designed you to be.

God Bless,

Dr Shaun - Empowering you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

Eternal Life.

2008-06-23T14:13:00.001+10:00

“He is no fool that gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” Don’t miss out on Heaven for the world.

God Bless, and remember, you can win in life through Jesus Christ.

Dr Shaun - Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”

2008-06-18T14:12:00.002+10:00

“But Shaun, you don’t know me! I have tried every formula in the book. I just keep failing; I don’t have what it takes to succeed”. Well if that is what you are thinking, you need to change what you are thinking. God says you can fulfil your destiny and no one has a right to stop you.

God told Joshua in chapter 1 verse 5, “There shall not any man be able to stand before you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not fail you, nor will I forsake you” (Josh 1:5).

God had told Moses in the book of Exodus (Ex 3:12) when Moses claimed he wasn’t qualified to go before Pharaoh to demand the release of Gods people, that He (God) was with Moses. In other words, it doesn’t matter who you are, if God is with you all that matters is who God is a nd what God can do.

That’s the great thing about God’s success formula. It is not based on our abilities; it is based on God’s abilities. We may be inadequate in a dozen different ways, but the One who is with us is more than enough. In order to fulfil our destiny, we have to make a decision to act on and believe Gods word.

Make a decision today that with God’s help, with His ability, you will fulfil your purpose in life. Joshua 1:7 says “Be strong and very courageous, that you may do according to all the law which Moses my servant commanded you. Turn not from it to the right hand or to the left that you may prosper wherever you go”.

Wow, now that’s a powerful promise. If we take the bold step to act on and trust the Word of God, if we take the bold step to obey the word of God, live our life by the principles of God’s word, then God himself takes responsibility for our success and prosperity.

I dare you today to believe in your divine destiny. I dare you today to obey the word of God. I dare you today to make a quality decision to achieve your purpose in life, and do the necessary thing to make it happen.

Dr Shaun Marler - Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

If it’s unacceptable, don’t accept it.

2008-06-12T10:22:00.001+10:00

In last Men’s Breakfast, the topic of discussion was ‘raising the standard’. My brother in law, John, said his old boss, who is now retired, had a favourite saying and it goes like this, “If its unacceptable don’t accept it.” John said he now makes that one of his daily themes.

All too often in life we settle for second best, all too often we settle for a lower standard than what we really desire or hope for. Some people long to see a greater victory, a better outcome, a standard of excellence, yet never get to see their dreams realized, and become frustrated to the point where they lower their hopes.

The bible tells us that “Hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13v12). If we think of sick ground or sour ground, we know its ability to grow and produce is diminished or even neutralized. A farmer will plough his ground, fertilise it and sometimes he will even grow a crop, just to be ploughed back in for the express purpose of refreshing and redepositing minerals and elements that have been depleted through continual use.

If you have lowered your standards today, if your dreams have been stolen from you, if you feel depleted today, let me encourage you.

First - lift up again the standard of excellence, be determined to give life your best effort and expect life’s best back in return.
Keep moving forward; don’t settle for anything unacceptable.
When the desire comes, it is a tree of life (Proverbs 13 v12), keep pushing forward towards your dreams and practice the Praising Principle.

Remember, your best is yet to come.

God Bless you,

Pastor Shaun - Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ

Take Another Drink

2008-06-04T12:02:00.002+10:00

If you are thirsty and dry, lift your hands to the sky and worship the King. Rain doesn’t fall, gravity pulls it down. It is your passion and it is your hunger that draws God to you. Psalm 72:6 says “He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.” Mown grass speaks of a prepared and maintained field, it is ready.

When you give out continually, you can get dry yourself. The more you minister the more you need to be ministered too. If you constantly give water out, you need to go back to the source and be refreshed and refilled. Psalm 72:19 “And blessed be His glorious name forever and let the whole earth be filled with His glory, amen and amen.” Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.

God Bless,

Dr Shaun - Helping you to win in life through The Lord Jesus Christ.

Words words words....

2008-05-27T09:29:00.000+10:00

When you pray, watch out for both hasty words and too many words (Mat 6:7). The secret of acceptable praying is a prepared heart (Ps 141:1-2) because the mouth speaks what the heart contains (Mat 12:34). If we pray only to impress people, we will not get through to God. The author of Pilgrim’s Progress, John Bunyan, wrote. “In prayer, it is better to have a heart without words, than words without a heart.”

Ecc 5:2 “Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.”

Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ,

Dr Shaun

If you are born once, you will die twice. If you are born twice you will die once.

2008-05-15T11:41:00.002+10:00

Wow! Think about this, the bible says you must be born again or you will never get to see the Kingdom of God (John 3v3).

“Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God”.

Jesus said in John 3v5 “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water (natural birth) and of the Spirit (spiritual rebirth), he cannot enter into the kingdom of God”.

John 3v6-7 “That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not (don’t be amazed or wonder how can this be) that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again”.

Jesus here was speaking about a second birth, not a natural birth, but a spiritual birth. This second birth takes place by the Spirit of God in your heart, your inner being, your spirit man, making you born again.

John 3v16 “For God so loved (God is a God of love) the world (that’s you, me, everybody, everywhere, every time, every race, every colour and creed, the whole world, all people), that he gave (love gives, forgives and always lives, its eternal) his only begotten Son (Jesus, God incarnate in the flesh, Emanuel), that whosoever believeth (entrust your spiritual wellbeing to Christ, have faith) in him should not perish, but have everlasting (never coming to an end) life (the God kind of life)”.

I encourage you today where you are, whatever state or circumstance you are in, give your life to God today. Get born again and live forever!

Dr Shaun - Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ

We must Decrease so He can Increase

2008-05-06T11:21:00.000+10:00

“Jesus was the personification of humility in the midst of His unlimited power”.

Our goal should be, to be like our teacher Jesus. In Philipines 2v5-9, we learn that Jesus made himself of no reputation but took on Himself the form of a servant. He humbled Himself and became obedient (He became obedient, it was not automatic) unto death, even the death of the cross. Luke 14v27 says “And whosoever does not bear his cross and come [or go] after Jesus, cannot be His Disciple”.

Jesus emptied Himself, we must empty our self and get full of Him. John the Baptise said “I must decrease, while He increases”. We must decrease so He can increase in us. A disciple is a disciplined follower; it takes discipline to be a disciple, that’s delayed gratification.

Isaiah 8v16 : “Bind up the testimony; seal the law among my disciples”. The Hebrew word for disciple means: one who is instructed, accustomed, learned, taught and used. In the Greek it means “A learner”, one who is permeated or soaked with the knowledge of Christ and from this comes into understanding of Him. In Mathew 10v16 is says that Disciples were to be shrewd and innocent. Shrewd means wise, thoughtful (full of thoughts of God and considerate). They were to be discreet implying a cautious character. To go forward with wisdom and to be led by the Spirit of God.

Dr Shaun Marler - Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

God’s Spirit Knows – Look Before You Leap

2008-04-29T14:56:00.002+10:00

The Holy Spirit knows how to get you there safer and faster, there is a way that seems right to a man, but the end there of is destruction. The word says in Psalm 37:23, “the steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord”, notice it says steps not leaps.

When I was young my mum always told me look before you leap, and so when it came to jumping into lakes and rivers, I have always heeded this helpful piece of advice. Yet sorry to say I have not always applied this wisdom to all of life and as such have had to at times learn the hard way. Sometimes I have jumped into relationships, business decisions and other things only to regret that I did not look before I leaped.

You may want to get to where you are going as fast as you can but if you are not using Gods wisdom waiting on Him and doing it His way, you could be headed for a crash. My prayer for you today is this, pray and agree with me;

“Lord I thank you for the leading of the Holy Spirit in my friends life. Forgive us where we have wasted time and money and energy doing things our way. Holy Spirit be our guide today, please step into our lives and lead us one step at a time into the wonderful things you have planed and have in store for us. Please be our guide, our teacher, comforter and friend. Thankyou Father in Jesus name for providing us with this wonderful guide and friend, the Holy Spirit. Lord we open up ourselves in Jesus name to receive your wisdom and divine guidance for we know you have a plan for our lives and our best interests at heart. In Jesus Name, AMEN!”

Now remember to look before you leap, you may not like what you are going to land your self up in.

A thought for the day from Dr Shaun Marler - Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ

Come Apart Before You Come Apart

2008-04-14T14:11:00.000+10:00

“Come apart before you come apart“, my good friend Drummond says. If you give water out, you must go back to the source and allow God to fill you up again. Take time to allow God to speak, inspire, fill and recharge your batteries. We must learn to wait on God.

Try this: Choose a time and a place that is best for you, the only requirement is that you separate yourself from distractions, from the noise and confusion of life. This is your time to hear from God, you must come apart and rest awhile, for if you do not come apart and rest, you will eventually come apart. I have witnessed this happen to friends of mine. I have witnessed people of God suffer, and burn out.

I am also speaking from personal experience here. So remember, come apart before you come apart. The Sabbath day was made for man to rest, because Father knows best.

Dr. Shaun

Eternal Life

2008-04-11T13:44:00.000+10:00

Eternal Life. “He is no fool that gives what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.” Don’t miss out on Heaven for the world.

God Bless, and remember, you can win in life through Jesus Christ.

Dr Shaun

Divine interruptions

2008-03-19T01:12:00.001+10:00

In life we are frequently interrupted, some times those interruptions are not just life’s coincidences. No, they are often much more than that - they can be divine interruptions that help us discover our wealth and use our gifts. Most of the miracles of Jesus were divine interruptions. We need to be sensitive to God, ask “Father is this you interrupting me or just an attack from the enemy?”

Remember people are paramount to Jesus. You have God’s ability to be a life changer everyday, you can make a difference in somebody life today. Ephesians 6v8 shows us that if we make good things happen for others, God will make good things happen for us. In Mathew 8v1 we see a situation where Jesus allowed Himself to be interrupted and as a result a great miracle of cleansing took place in a leper’s life. Further into the chapter another miracle of great healing occurs when Jesus allowed a solider to interrupt His travels.

Go on I dare you, I challenge you today, the next time a little interruption comes along to mess up your busy day or schedule . Don’t just get annoyed but stop to see if this is not a God given opportunity for you to be used of God, to let your gifts flow, to make a difference and add some value to someone’s life.

This has been a thought by Dr Shaun Marler.

If it’s unacceptable, don’t accept it

2008-03-19T00:49:00.001+10:00

In our Men’s Breakfast on Saturday, the topic of discussion was ‘raising the standard’. My brother in law, John, said his old boss who is now retired, had a favourite saying and it goes like this, “If its unacceptable don’t accept it.” John said he now makes that one of his daily themes.

All too often in life we settle for second best, all too often we settle for a lower standard than what we really desire or hope for. Some people long to see a greater victory, a better outcome, a standard of excellence, yet never get to see their dreams realized, and become frustrated to the point where they lower their hopes.

The Bible tells us that “hope deferred makes the heart sick” (Proverbs 13v12). If we think of sick ground or sour ground, we know its ability to grow and produce is diminished or even neutralized. A farmer will plough his ground, fertilise it and sometimes he will even grow a crop, just to be ploughed back in for the express purpose of refreshing and redepositing minerals and elements that have been depleted through continual use.

If you have lowered your standards today, if your dreams have been stolen from you, if you feel depleted today, let me encourage you. First, lift up again the standard of excellence, be determined to give life your best effort and expect life’s best back in return. Keep moving forward; don’t settle for anything unacceptable.

When the desire comes, it is a tree of life (Proverbs 13 v12), keep pushing forward towards your dreams and practice the Praising Principle. Remember, your best is yet to come.

God Bless you,
Pastor Shaun

Helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ.

God never makes mistakes

2008-03-19T00:40:00.001+10:00

“You are God’s best. There is a sense of destiny in your life because you are God’s idea, His dream.

Yes there is nobody else like you. Realize your potential, you were born for a reason, a purpose. God has an unbeatable plan for your life, and you know it on the inside. You were born for greatness to be a child of the King.

It is time to awake to the plans of God, you were bon again to win. You must discover your relationships, you must assume your God-given authority, it is time to use your power. Jesus said to wait on Him, “tarry and you will be filled with power from on high,” then you can access your wealth as a child of God.

I encourage you to believe in your destiny. Yes my friend you have a destiny, and remember God loves you.

Gratitude

2008-03-12T21:23:00.001+10:00

“Gratitude is more than words. Its action and attitude”

Many people who order their lives rightly in all other ways are kept in poverty by their lack of gratitude. Gratitude is an attitude we need to posses if we are to succeed in life. Gratitude is something we need to put into practice everyday in our life. “Practice the attitude of gratitude” - we need to constantly remind ourselves of how blessed we are. Put yourself in constant remembrance of the things God has done for you.

Psalm 34v1 says, “I will bless the Lord at all times, His Praise shall continually be in my mouth.” This was one of the great secrets of King David’s life. King David practiced an attitude of gratitude, and God said of King David that he was a man after God’s own heart.

It is easy to understand that the nearer we live to the source of wealth, the more wealth we shall receive; it is easy to understand that the soul that is always grateful lives in closer touch with God than the one which never looks to Him in thankful acknowledgment. The more gratefully we fix our minds on the supreme God when good things come to us, the more good things we will receive, and the more rapidly they will come.

We must learn to obey the universal laws of gratitude, because in doing so you will stay in harmony with the laws of creative thought. God has put all these laws in place to keep the universe in balance. God is a God of order and discipline. These laws are for the benefit of all, and when we live by these laws, we in turn reap the rewards or blessings they produce.

Dr Shaun Marler

Having faith to see you through the tough times

2006-09-11T00:58:00.000+10:00

“Great faith is the product of great fights”, “Great testimonies are the outcome of great tests”, “Great triumphs can only come out of great trials”

These are three of Smith Wigglesworth’s pet sayings. I like to say, “if you don’t have a test you can’t have a testimony.” Jesus said that in the world you will have temptations, tests, trials and tribulation. But He went on to say, “be of good cheer because I have overcome the world”. Jesus has defeated satan and hell for us, and He hands victory to us on a plate. We have just got to receive by faith what the Lord has done. The Word says to fight the good fight of faith.

A good fight is one you win - and that is why when you fight-the-fight by faith, you win. Faith is the victory that overcomes the world. Jesus used His faith, the faith of God, to defeat and overcome the tricks and temptations of the devil.

He now says we can do the same, and hands us His faith which is tried and tested with which to win and overcome. Satan the thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy, but Jesus has come that you might have life and life more abundantly.

Yes, you will go through things on this planet during the course of your life. You will face many unpleasant and sometimes tragic circumstances and events. However, remember Jesus is there and He has given you faith to overcome and come through such situations.

By applying your faith in the circumstance, you will come through the time of testing and trial with a testimony to the glory of God.

A thought for the day from Dr Shaun Marler - helping you to win in life through Jesus Christ

Tribute to Steve Irwin 1962-2006

2006-09-06T00:26:00.000+10:00

He died doing the things he loved.

When I heard the breaking news of Steve Irwin’s tragic death I was overwhelmed with a feeling of loss, disbelief and grief. I personally had never met Steve, but being an animal lover myself, and growing up living on a one-hundred acre property in what was then Australian bush - I really felt I knew him as did most Australians.

I mean there he was in our living rooms on those nature and animal documentaries; I also went to see his movie when it was first released. Living not far from the Australian Zoo, I have visited it a number of times over the past twenty plus years. We used to take our children and their friends, nephews and nieces regularly when they were small. Sometimes I would take my young son and his cousin out into the bush and we’d go catching lizards and other critters pretending we were like Steve Irwin.

Steve, you were a role model, a kind-hearted and loving individual, a true Australian. In this day and age, when our TV and movie screens are filled with characters that portray anything but what we don’t want our children to be like. You stand as an individual, a shining light of strong moral and family values. You were someone that we were proud for our children to mimic, to follow and imitate. We never heard you swear, curse, or put down anybody.

You had a great love for life and a love for others. You loved your family, it wasn’t just words - you practiced what you preached. It shone out of your eyes, it was obvious to all. We loved your catch phrase “Crikey”, you were a great Australian ambassador.

The Bible says a good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children. You have left your children an inheritance; you have left all of our children an inheritance. We miss you Steve, we are praying for your family and loved ones that you have left behind and we know the Australia Zoo will go on.

Thankyou Steve for being such a great Australian and a strong example of a family man, a loving father and a friend to many.

Rest in Peace,
Dr Shaun Marler.

His Love

2006-09-05T01:24:00.000+10:00

“The only reason He extended His arms on the cross was so that He could embrace you!”

The word “embrace” means to hug, press to the bosom, accept willingly, to join, to encircle, surround, to receive gladly and eagerly, to take or clasp in the arms.

As they spread and nailed Jesus to the cross that day He was dying for you, He was dying for me. The great passion of His heart was to love us and set us free from the hell in our life and the eternal hell to come.

Don’t you know how much He loves you? How special and great a love, to go to the cross for you. Jesus was a real man with real feelings and a real body, He experienced real pain. Pain beyond what we could ever contemplate or imagine, and He did it all for us, for You!

Romans 8v31 says, “if God be for you who can be against you.”

A thought to help you win in life through Jesus Christ. Dr Shaun Marler.