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Volksrust Recorder - Column/Rubrieke 10 Recorder 30 January 2015 Change Your Story With Jacques de Villiers Moenie vanuit jou "genade-posisie" val Ek en jy raak soms so gewoond aan die gemak en seën wat ons uit die genade van God put dat ons op ‘n manier naby die afgrond van ons eie ondergang of val speel. Hoekom maak ek so ‘n stelling? Ek vergelyk die seën wat ons ontvang as ‘n “op-die-berg-belewenis” want God se seën bring ongekende voorspoed. Dit is egter die gevaarlikste plek om te wees want ek en jy is omring met hoë kranse en afgronde. My en jou val is nader as toe ons nog in die vallei was. Ek deel met jou ‘n welbekende gedeelte. 2 Samuel 11:1-2 “ En na verloop van die jaar, teen die tyd dat die konings uittrek, stuur Dawid Joab en sy dienaars saam met hom uit en die hele Israel. En hulle het die land van die kinders van Ammon verniel. En Rabba beleër, terwyl Dawid in Jerusalem gebly het. En teen die aand, toe Dawid van sy bed opgestaan het en op die dak van die paleis wandel, sien hy van die dak af ‘n vrou wat besig was om ‘n bad te neem; en die vrou was baie mooi van aansien.” Dawid was die man van die oomblik, die koning van die tyd. Hy het die guns en seën van God beleef. Hy was op die “berg” van sukses. Dit is vanuit hierdie suksesposisie wat sy val kom. Dit was nie Batseba se skuld dat Daniel geval het nie, sy het gedoen wat sy elke aand gedoen het. Dawid was op die verkeerde plek! Hy moes gaan veg het. Hy het moontlik te gemaklik geraak met sy posisie. Alles het goed gegaan in sy koninkryk. Tog kan ek nie anders om te dink dat Dawid so 'n bietjie verslap het in sy verhouding met God nie. Ek en jy kan nie bekostig om te verslap in oorlogsvoering nie. Ons moet ons verhouding koester, waak en bid. Op ons hoede wees! Want, ons val wag en loer om elke draai. Vanuit die dak van die paleis, Dawid se hoë posisie, kom sy val. Pasop kind van God. Ons sukses en self God se seën kan ons te veel op ons gemak maak. Ons kan fokus verloor, ons kan op ons eie krag begin staatmaak, ons kan belangriker en beter as ander begin voel, God se seën kan ons te besig hou. As ons nie pasop nie dan kan ons uitbrand. Moenie dat God se seën of guns jou 'n bietjie arrogant maak nie. Baie kom op ‘n plek waar hulle dink hulle is “ untouchable” dit veroorsaak dat hulle “unteachable” raak en dit bring hulle op ‘n plek waar hulle “unreachable” is. Pasop, wees nederig want die versoeker wag, en jou val kan baie groot wees! Dawid se val was baie groot. Hy pleeg egbreek, vertel leuens, verdoesel die waarheid, pleeg moord, bedrog, mislei. Sy val was baie groot en het baie vinnig gekom. Tog lees ons in Handelinge 13:22 dat Dawid ‘n man na aan God se hart was. Hoekom? Hy het berou getoon, hy het sy foute erken. God soek ‘n opregte man en vrou. Mag jy net opreg wees. Psalm 51 is sy oomblik van berou en genade. Ek haal net so 'n paar versies aan. Psalm 51: 11-14, “Verberg u aangesig vir my sondes en delg uit al my ongeregtighede. Skep vir my ‘n rein hart, o God, en gee opnuut in die binneste van my ‘n vaste gees. Verwerp my nie van u aangesig nie en neem u Heilige Gees nie van my weg nie. Gee my weer die vreugde van u heil, en ondersteun my deur ‘n gewillige gees.” Kind van die Here waak teen hoogmoed, bly nederig. As jy al klaar geval het, wees opreg keer terug na die genade troon. Die Here staan gereed om jou weer te restoureer. Dawid het verlies gely maar God het hom genees. Wat van jou? Vrede, Pastoor Johan Venter DR PIXLEY KA ISAKA SEME LOCAL MUNICIPALITY (RFP) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE LEASING AND MANAGEMENT OF COUNCIL FACILITIES Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality is inviting all accredited Cooperatives, SMME’s and potential Tourism Operators to submit proposals for the leasing and management of the following Council facilities: 1. Leasing and management of Uthaka Nature Bird and Park Resort known as Martins Dam in Wakkerstroom. 2. Leasing of Kiosk in Vukuzakhe stadium. 3. Leasing of Kiosk in Volksrust swimming pool. Successful bidders will be expected to enter into a lease agreement with the Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality for the period that will be acceptable to Council. The viewing of the facilities will take place on Thursday, the 05 th February 2015 as per the following time schedule: · Uthaka Nature Bird and Park Resort known as Martins Dam in Wakkerstroom – Time 10:00 -11:00 on the 05 th February 2015 · Kiosk in Vukuzakhe stadium – Time 11:30 – 12:00 on the 05 th February 2015 · Leasing of Kiosk in Volksrust swimming pool – Time 12:30 -13:00 on the 05 th February 2015 Detailed proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “MUNICIPAL MANAGER, DR PIXLEY KA ISAKA SEME LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, NAME OF THE PROPOSAL - CLOSING DATE: Monday, 16 February 2015 at 12:00 must be placed in the tender box at Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality offices, Corner Adelaide Tambo Street & Dr Nelson Mandela Drive in Volksrust not later than Monday, 16 February 2015 at 12:00 where proposals will be opened in public. Late proposals, and emailed proposals or fax will not be accepted. Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any proposal. All the administrative enquiries can be directed to Ms. N.L. Khuzwayo Tel 017 734 6163 and technical enquiries can be directed to Mr. M.G. Nyembe Tel: 017 734 6305 during office hours 07:45 to 16:30. PB MALEBYE MUNICIPAL MANAGER Notice Number: 4/2015 I don’t know about you, but sometimes I can have a really bad day … the kind of day that throws one off course. And, I’m not talking big stuff. The car breaks down. I forgot to get dog food from the supermarket I was just at and have to turn back. I lose my parking ticket. Need to take a family member to the doctor. Feed the fish. Feed the dogs. Fix the pool pump. Just stuff. Just life. The things we have to do as part of our journey. But, in those days one can just explode with frustration. So, when a day closes in on me and threatens to squeeze out the last ounce of sanity I have left, I take a step back and just breathe. Deep breathes. Once my breathing has calmed me down, I then have space to think about what I can be grateful for. The reality is that I don’t have real problems. There are folks that would love to have my problems. Many people don’t have a car that can break down, they can’t afford a dog and dog food might be a meal to them, they can’t get to the supermarket that often and when they do, they’re at the off cuts section at the back and they don’t have any family to care for or that cares for them. So, I’m grateful that I have a car, have family members that I can serve, can go to the supermarket, can play with my dogs and can afford a choice grade cut of meat. These days I don’t have too many times when I’m overwhelmed. I’m seldom a guest at a pity party. One of the concepts that help me tremendously is the concept of gratitude. I learned to keep a gratitude diary in which I write six things that I’m grateful for every day (three in the morning and three in the evening). After doing this for a while, I’ve realised that I am so blessed in every sense of the word. I have so much to be grateful for. I know that sometimes we can all feel that there is actually not much to be grateful for in a world that can be horrendously unfair. If you ever have a day like that, where your gratitude well has run dry, then start small. If you can see, that’s something to be grateful for, isn’t it? If you can hear, touch, taste and smell, this has to mean something? Do you have someone you love? Does someone love you? Do you have a bed that you can get into every evening and arise from every morning? Could you get out of bed and walk to the bathroom? How wonderful is that? As I write this, I feel as if I’m sounding patronising. That’s really not my intention. What I think I’m saying is that none of us should take anything that we have right now for granted. And, maybe we shouldn’t sweat the small stuff because we all have so many gifts that we can be grateful for. What I’m suggesting is that we could all consider getting a gratitude diary and list everything, no matter how small that we are grateful for. I think living with an attitude of gratitude is a pretty good way to live our lives, don’t you? For Further Information: Jacques de Villiers 082 906 3693 [email protected] www.jacquesdevilliers.co.za This is a prime spot for your ad! Contact us 017 735 1532
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Volksrust Recorder - Column/Rubrieke10 Recorder 30 January 2015
ChangeYourStory
With Jacques de Villiers
Moenie vanuit jou "genade-posisie" valEk en jy raak soms so gewoond aan diegemak en seën wat ons uit die genade vanGod put dat ons op ‘n manier naby dieafgrond van ons eie ondergang of valspeel. Hoekom maak ek so ‘n stelling? Ekvergelyk die seën wat ons ontvang as ‘n“op-die-berg-belewenis” want God se seënbring ongekende voorspoed. Dit is egterdie gevaarlikste plek om te wees want ek enjy is omring met hoë kranse en afgronde.My en jou val is nader as toe ons nog in dievallei was. Ek deel met jou ‘n welbekendegedeelte. 2 Samuel 11:1-2 “ En na verloopvan die jaar, teen die tyd dat die koningsuittrek, stuur Dawid Joab en sy dienaarssaam met hom uit en die hele Israel. En hullehet die land van die kinders van Ammonverniel. En Rabba beleër, terwyl Dawid inJerusalem gebly het. En teen die aand, toeDawid van sy bed opgestaan het en op diedak van die paleis wandel, sien hy van die
dak af ‘n vrou wat besig was om ‘n bad teneem; en die vrou was baie mooi van aansien.”
Dawid was die man van die oomblik, diekoning van die tyd. Hy het die guns en seënvan God beleef. Hy was op die “berg” vansukses. Dit is vanuit hierdie suksesposisiewat sy val kom. Dit was nie Batseba se skulddat Daniel geval het nie, sy het gedoen watsy elke aand gedoen het. Dawid was op dieverkeerde plek! Hy moes gaan veg het. Hyhet moontlik te gemaklik geraak met syposisie. Alles het goed gegaan in sykoninkryk. Tog kan ek nie anders om te dinkdat Dawid so 'n bietjie verslap het in syverhouding met God nie. Ek en jy kan niebekostig om te verslap in oorlogsvoering nie.Ons moet ons verhouding koester, waak enbid. Op ons hoede wees! Want, ons val wagen loer om elke draai. Vanuit die dak van diepaleis, Dawid se hoë posisie, kom sy val.
Pasop kind van God. Ons sukses en self Godse seën kan ons te veel op ons gemak maak.Ons kan fokus verloor, ons kan op ons eiekrag begin staatmaak, ons kan belangriker enbeter as ander begin voel, God se seën kanons te besig hou. As ons nie pasop nie dankan ons uitbrand. Moenie dat God se seën ofguns jou 'n bietjie arrogant maak nie. Baiekom op ‘n plek waar hulle dink hulle is “untouchable” dit veroorsaak dat hulle“unteachable” raak en dit bring hulle op ‘nplek waar hulle “unreachable” is. Pasop, weesnederig want die versoeker wag, en jou valkan baie groot wees! Dawid se val was baiegroot. Hy pleeg egbreek, vertel leuens,verdoesel die waarheid, pleeg moord, bedrog,mislei. Sy val was baie groot en het baievinnig gekom. Tog lees ons in Handelinge13:22 dat Dawid ‘n man na aan God se hartwas. Hoekom? Hy het berou getoon, hy het
sy foute erken. God soek ‘n opregte manen vrou. Mag jy net opreg wees. Psalm 51is sy oomblik van berou en genade. Ek haalnet so 'n paar versies aan.Psalm 51: 11-14, “Verberg u aangesig virmy sondes en delg uit al myongeregtighede. Skep vir my ‘n rein hart,o God, en gee opnuut in die binneste vanmy ‘n vaste gees. Verwerp my nie van uaangesig nie en neem u Heilige Gees nievan my weg nie. Gee my weer die vreugdevan u heil, en ondersteun my deur ‘ngewillige gees.”Kind van die Here waak teen hoogmoed,bly nederig. As jy al klaar geval het, weesopreg keer terug na die genade troon. DieHere staan gereed om jou weer te restoureer.Dawid het verlies gely maar God het homgenees. Wat van jou?Vrede, Pastoor Johan Venter
DR PIXLEY KA
ISAKA SEME LOCAL
MUNICIPALITY(RFP) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE LEASING
AND MANAGEMENT OF COUNCIL FACILITIES
Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality is inviting all accredited Cooperatives, SMME’sand potential Tourism Operators to submit proposals for the leasing and management of thefollowing Council facilities:
1. Leasing and management of Uthaka Nature Bird and Park Resort known as Martins Dam in Wakkerstroom.2. Leasing of Kiosk in Vukuzakhe stadium.3. Leasing of Kiosk in Volksrust swimming pool.
Successful bidders will be expected to enter into a lease agreement with the Dr Pixley Ka IsakaSeme Local Municipality for the period that will be acceptable to Council. The viewing of thefacilities will take place on Thursday, the 05th February 2015 as per the following time schedule:
· Uthaka Nature Bird and Park Resort known as Martins Dam in Wakkerstroom – Time10:00 -11:00 on the 05th February 2015
· Kiosk in Vukuzakhe stadium – Time 11:30 – 12:00 on the 05th February 2015· Leasing of Kiosk in Volksrust swimming pool – Time 12:30 -13:00 on the 05th February
2015
Detailed proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked: “MUNICIPALMANAGER, DR PIXLEY KA ISAKA SEME LOCAL MUNICIPALITY, NAME OF THEPROPOSAL - CLOSING DATE: Monday, 16 February 2015 at 12:00 must be placed in thetender box at Dr Pixley Ka Seme Local Municipality offices, Corner Adelaide Tambo Street & DrNelson Mandela Drive in Volksrust not later than Monday, 16 February 2015 at 12:00 whereproposals will be opened in public. Late proposals, and emailed proposals or fax will not beaccepted. Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowestor any proposal.All the administrative enquiries can be directed to Ms. N.L. Khuzwayo Tel 017 734 6163 andtechnical enquiries can be directed to Mr. M.G. Nyembe Tel: 017 734 6305 during office hours07:45 to 16:30.
PB MALEBYE
MUNICIPAL MANAGER Notice Number: 4/2015
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I canhave a really bad day … the kind of day thatthrows one off course.And, I’m not talking big stuff. The car breaksdown. I forgot to get dog food from thesupermarket I was just at and have to turnback. I lose my parking ticket. Need to take afamily member to the doctor. Feed the fish.Feed the dogs. Fix the pool pump.Just stuff. Just life. The things we have to doas part of our journey.But, in those days one can just explode withfrustration.So, when a day closes in on me and threatensto squeeze out the last ounce of sanity I haveleft, I take a step back and just breathe.Deep breathes.Once my breathing has calmed me down, Ithen have space to think about what I can begrateful for.The reality is that I don’t have real problems.There are folks that would love to have myproblems.Many people don’t have a car that can breakdown, they can’t afford a dog and dog foodmight be a meal to them, they can’t get to thesupermarket that often and when they do,they’re at the off cuts section at the back andthey don’t have any family to care for or thatcares for them.So, I’m grateful that I have a car, have familymembers that I can serve, can go to thesupermarket, can play with my dogs and canafford a choice grade cut of meat.These days I don’t have too many times whenI’m overwhelmed. I’m seldom a guest at a pityparty.One of the concepts that help metremendously is the concept of gratitude.I learned to keep a gratitude diary in which Iwrite six things that I’m grateful for every day(three in the morning and three in theevening).After doing this for a while, I’ve realised thatI am so blessed in every sense of the word. Ihave so much to be grateful for.
I know that sometimes we can all feel thatthere is actually not much to be grateful for ina world that can be horrendously unfair.If you ever have a day like that, where yourgratitude well has run dry, then start small. Ifyou can see, that’s something to be gratefulfor, isn’t it? If you can hear, touch, taste andsmell, this has to mean something?Do you have someone you love? Doessomeone love you? Do you have a bed thatyou can get into every evening and arise fromevery morning? Could you get out of bed andwalk to the bathroom? How wonderful is that?As I write this, I feel as if I’m soundingpatronising. That’s really not my intention.What I think I’m saying is that none of usshould take anything that we have right nowfor granted.And, maybe we shouldn’t sweat the smallstuff because we all have so many gifts thatwe can be grateful for.What I’m suggesting is that we could allconsider getting a gratitude diary and listeverything, no matter how small that we aregrateful for.I think living with an attitude of gratitude is apretty good way to live our lives, don’t you?
For Further Information:Jacques de Villiers082 906 [email protected]
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