The Christian Lifestyle Magazine, Issue 12
The Christian Lifestyle is a FREE tri-annual (three times per year-out in March, July and November) independent Christian publication and is not affiliated to any church. It is an evangelical tool, a platform to glorify God and share messages of hope, encouragement and triumph over the battles of everyday life. The magazine is distributed nationally through different industries and at most Christian events, conferences and is available in most of the major cities in South Africa. We tap into a range of features relevant to our daily lifestyle; including education, travel, marriage, parenting, finances, youth and so much more. It’s an exciting, eye catching read for all age groups and is available in both print and online digital formats. Our goal is for readers to engage with motivational, God-inspired content and come into a personal love relationship with Jesus Christ. We also want to offer businesses an opportunity to advertise their products or services through our targeted campaigns and strategies and by doing so giving them access to a growing readership. https://tclmag.org.za/
The Christian Lifestyle is a FREE tri-annual (three times per year-out in March, July and November) independent Christian publication and is not affiliated to any church. It is an evangelical tool, a platform to glorify God and share messages of hope, encouragement and triumph over the battles of everyday life.
The magazine is distributed nationally through different industries and at most Christian events, conferences and is available in most of the major cities in South Africa.
We tap into a range of features relevant to our daily lifestyle; including education, travel, marriage, parenting, finances, youth and so much more. It’s an exciting, eye catching read for all age groups and is available in both print and online digital formats. Our goal is for readers to engage with motivational, God-inspired content and come into a personal love relationship with Jesus Christ.
We also want to offer businesses an opportunity to advertise their products or services through our targeted campaigns and strategies and by doing so giving them access to a growing readership.
https://tclmag.org.za/
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TESTIMONY
POETRY
THROUGH
EYES
I once saw the world through common
eyes, As if the beauty was in disguise.
With fun and games at the top of my gaze
Testimony by Leon and Thea Clemons
For some time, Thea and I prayed for an economical car. We were trying to sell
two of our classic Mercedes cars to enable us to buy an economic car for more
than three years without success. All my life I have been a Mercedes enthusiast
and collector.
Tuesday 7 June 2021 a voice told me to look at the advertisements for the
3 series BMW in Auto Trader. I looked and saw the advertisement for a 2001
BMW 330i. Then I found a Car test for the BMW 330i in the December 2000
issue of Car and was highly impressed.
Wednesday morning, I phoned the dealership and spoke to the owner
personally. I went with my 1982 Mercedes 380 SE. The whole deal went as
I prayed for and to make a long story short: The dealership bought both my
1982 Mercedes 380 SE and my 1976 Mercedes 350 SE (which I failed to sell
for three years). At lunchtime on Wednesday 8th June, I went home in our
2001 BMW 330i fully paid, plus R30 000.00 cash in the bank. The 330i is now
our dream supercar: 0-100 km per hour in 6,7 seconds, top speed 250 kilos per
hour, and fuel consumption: average of 11 kilos per liter. (9,1 liter per 100 km.)
I praised God all the way home and I still praise God every time I drive or see
our BMW 330i.
No thought nor process about the deeper
beauty
For me it was just unruly.
Seeing life for what it was
Just chasing the next buzz
Then one day, as the flash of a powerful
lighting bolt,
the Lord Jesus came, took control and
brought me to a halt.
The veil was lifted
My heart was pitted
Then for the first time, I could see.
Many a thing, once believed to be
meaningless,
became the exact opposite, now
meaningful.
This eye saw birds in the sky
This ear heard words that rhyme
This nose smelled afresh the fragrance
of old This mouth tasted and saw the
goodness of God!
Life had new meaning
Meaning, creation had new meaning.
Colors were brighter
My body felt lighter
All this in a progression of time.
The earth smelled sweet
That led me to plant something to eat,
what a treat it was
that again proclaimed the glory and
goodness of God.
I want to take some time
To add to this rhyme my thankfulness to
God
Thank you YAHWEH for making me Your
son For breathing life into these lungs
For blessing me, for keeping me
For not deserting me.
Thank You that I can write this poem
To add my bit to make You known.
Let this bring You Glory
And be the beginning of my story.
BY: REINHARDT
VAN DER
WESTHUIZEN
58 THE CHRISTIAN LIFESTYLE 59
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