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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
—James 1:12

Andy B 2 Minute Video, Tuck and Roll, Season 4, Episode 52

youtu.be/A4br89uWcns

With life it often seems like we have just two choices to make - wrap ourselves in plastic bubble wrap to protect us from falls and pain. Or we can wear a crash helmet and keep charging on!

Actually, I think there is a third option – a little bit of bubble wrap, a crash helmet, and some time planning out what is in front of us.

There’s always gonna be stuff that knocks us for six! However, more frequently if we’d simply taken a pause before charging along, we could have spotted the issues, or busyness, and figured out a better plan or route!

For a full transcript, or to listen to the podcast visit our website – berrybunch.family/andy-b-2-min

Andy B

Andy B 2 Minute Video, Look Back, But Don't Fall Over!, Season 4, Episode 51

youtu.be/lTLlD5p3Zl8

It’s really healthy to look back at what we’ve accomplished. It’s good to remember what we’ve done, or how we tried to do something last time.

It’s great to reflect on where we’ve done amazing things, and even not so amazing things. It can even be healthy to remember the foolish things we did and managed to escape serious injury.

However, if we look back too long, we end up risking falling over. Because we’re still walking forwards at the time!

Just a thought…

Andy B

For a full transcript, or to listen to the podcast visit our website – berrybunch.family/andy-b-2-min

Andy B’s first book, Broken Dreams, and Hope!

Broken dreams happen to all of us.

It can be as simple as looking forward to a cup of tea when we get home from work, only to find you forgot to buy some milk.

It can be waking up to a letter that has been pushed through your door over night telling you that you have just 2 months to find a new house to live in, when you know there is no way you can afford to move (we’ve had that happen, more than once).

Broken dreams can be a spouse filing for divorce or losing your job through redundancy when you’ve just taken on a mortgage.

“I want you to know that no matter what you are going through, whoever you are, irrespective of what you have done, there is a Hope that can overcome all of those things.” - Andy B

We all have dreams, and they vary from person to person, and with the different seasons of our lives.

Read more at our website --> berrybunch.family/andy-bs-firs

The BerryBunch

A quote from S. Wigglesworth

"We should be able under all circumstances to triumph.

Not that we have any help in ourselves, but our help comes only from God, and if our help is only in God then we are always strong and never weak.

It is always those people who are full of faith who have a “good report,” who never murmur, who are in the place of victory, who are not in the place of human order, but of divine order in God.

He is the Author of our faith, and our faith is always based on “thus saith the Lord.”

Lord Jesus,

How faithful you are! You are good even when we are not!

In these days of instability, help us remember that You are the God who "makes a way through the sea, and a path through the mighty waters." (Isaiah 43:1). You are the God who delivered Israel from tyrants when they were unarmed and enslaved. You fed them in the desert when there was no supply chain. You gave them water from a rock when their resources dried up. You are the God who "makes wars to cease to the end of the earth." (Psalm 46:9). And You command us to "Cease striving and know that I am God;" (Psalm 46:10).

Today, Jesus, we give You our worries and fears. We give You our anger. We give you our future. We rest in Your promises, especially that You will never leave us nor forsake us (Deuteronomy 31:6). We claim the attitude of the righteous man in Psalm 112 who "does not fear bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD."

Command victories for Jacob (Your children), O Lord! (Psalm 44:4).

When YouTube adds a banner to your video for "context", you know that you have just touched a golden cow.

@Berrybunchfamily

Thank you Andy! Much love to you and Jo and the BB Family as well as to all of my DD brothers and sisters! 🙂

@Overcomer thank you so much 😃 we're very excited in our household about this new project coming to completion

Even seeing a couple of proofs about the house makes me smile

@Susan you're very welcome.

I've just added those words to the book listing on Amazon.

Andy B

I got a prayer request today originally from a Finnish brother (Risto) about the war in Ukraine. The following is my translation (and I've added those in parentheses):

"The Russian troops have started to deport Ukrainians to Russia from the areas they have conquered. This same thing happened also during the Finnish Winter War (against Sovietunion), when the Finnish warprisoners were deported to Siberia (into labour/concentration camps).
Only God can stop this. Let us pray that God will intervene and stop this, and also that only God's will will happen in the Ukranian war and not the will of the rulers of this world."

I found a link about how Ukrainians are being deported to Russia:

aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/20/u

@Susan that's awesome. Jo had been thinking it, but hadn't yet said anything. Thankyou.

We'll factor that in.

Thanks again

Andy B

@Susan not a problem. I was worried is done something wrong to make it disappear

Andy B

@Susan super encouraging Thankyou.

I agree - numbers aren't the goal here! I just want people to know that no matter what they are going through, whoever they are, irrespective of what they have done, there is a hope that can overcome all of those things.

Your prayers are very much in line with prayers from another faithful sister!!

I'm overwhelmed by your kind comments, and encouragement.

Thank you

Andy B

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