Annette Mace

12/01/2026

When you find yourself at a point where you need to make a decision, it doesn’t necessarily have to be a major decision or a very important decision, you are just at a point where you’re really not sure what to do.
When we find ourselves in a dilemma like this, we often deliberate on what we’ve seen others do in the same situation, and that’s a good way to learn. But…
Do we do what we’ve learned from our father (or from others around us) or do we do what we learn, receive and see our Father in heaven do (John 8:38)?
Man’s wisdom is limited. God’s wisdom is abounding.
Can I encourage you, don’t look only to what you know, with your limited head knowledge, and what you’ve seen done before.
God LOVES to do a NEW thing.
Look to Him for every decision you need to make, to do things in a new way and His way.

“Yet the truths I speak I’ve seen and received in my Father’s presence. But you are doing what you’ve learned from your father!” ‭‭John‬ ‭8‬:‭38‬ ‭TPT‬‬

31/12/2025

31/12/2025

Last year may’ve been a tough year, where you faced struggle after struggle.
Did you battle tormenting thoughts by day and by night?
But I want you to know - Jesus was there with you.
He brought you through.
And now, you’re coming out the other side, in Jesus name!
I thank God for His faithfulness. He never left you, not even for a second.
I praise Him for comforting you, for strengthening you and at times holding you up. He caused you to persevere - hallelujah!
And I thank Him and praise Him in advance for how He is going to continue to be faithful in your life and help you and bless you in this new year.
Last year may have been hard but it also had so many blessings.
And this new year may have some periods where you need to lean into the Lord, but the blessings to come are going to be even greater than the ones you received this year, in Jesus name.
I declare in the mighty name of Jesus, you are going to see the goodness of God in your life in 2026!
Amen and Amen!

30/12/2025

I don’t know what kind of year you have had, whether you would class it as one of the best or one you can’t wait to end. Regardless, l can guarantee there were good things embedded in 2025, even if you wouldn’t call your year ‘good.’
But before you begin 2026…
Finish 2025 by finding and focussing on all the ways God has expressed His goodness in your life.
Then, give Him thanks.
Some of you may not need to look very hard and your list might be extensive. If that’s you, then I celebrate and praise God with you.
Maybe for others the good things might be a little harder to find and your list short, but there are always things to be thankful for.
For everything on your list…
Praise Him! Praise Him for every single blessing.
And I pray you have the faith to believe you will see more of God’s goodness in your life in 2026.

“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord In the land of the living.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭13‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

29/12/2025

It’s easy to praise God when everything is going well.
It is much, much harder to rally our spirit to praise God when we’re angry and confused, heartbroken and disappointed, because life (or the enemy) throws a huge curveball at us.
I get better at it when I intentionally change my perspective from my current circumstances to focusing on who God is and what He does. Then I can begin to thank Him in advance for what He is going to do in my life, and my praise becomes so much more genuine.

23/12/2025

Have you ever held a little baby, and as you softly spoke to them, they looked up at you, AND SMILED?
It melts your heart.
I know it’s not scriptural that Jesus as a baby smiled at the drummer boy from the Christmas song, but….
What a thought!
What would it be like to do your best for Him, then He looks at you and SMILES!!!
Jesus does smile upon us.
Jesus IS smiling on you.
The Father is shining His face upon you.
Because He loves you.

"May the LORD smile on you and be gracious to you. May the LORD show you his favor and give you his peace". Numbers 6:25-26 (NLT)

I played my drum for Him,
I played my best for Him,
Rum pum pum pum,
THEN HE SMILED AT ME!
Me and my drum

23/12/2025

Christmas WONDERLAND
Are you living in the Wonderland of Christmas?
Jesus’ life on earth began and ended miraculously.
And the years in between were filled with miracles, signs and wonders.
This is the place we should be living in as well. (John 14:12)
Every day, but especially this Christmas, may you be full of WONDER as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, who caused the world to change forever, and who did it all for us.
It doesn’t get any more WONDER-FULL than that.

22/12/2025

What does JOY look like?
Sometimes our joy looks boisterous and sounds like a dance party.
But other times it may look peaceful and sound quiet in reflective awe and wonder.
It’s still joy though.
At times joy will bubble over with great excitement and praise to the King who has overcome it all.
Other times, it will be a calm, tranquil sentiment that trickles from our spirit to the One who carries us through every hardship.
If you are in the boisterous party season, then celebrate and express your joy unrestrained, for the audience of One who has had the victory!
And if you are peacefully joyful, then quietly worship your Saviour, Redeemer, Rescuer, the One who is supplying all your needs and sustaining you through it all.
This season, choose joy, regardless of if it’s a quiet reflective joy or a wild dance-worthy joy.

20/12/2025

There was once a man who was miraculously delivered from a tormenting condition.
Once freed, he was so OVER-JOYED he enthusiastically told everyone who would listen to him what had happened in his life. (Luke 8:39)
Have you ever had a miraculous moment, an impacting encounter with the Lord where you have never be the same again?
Please, don’t keep that experience to yourself.
It’s that kind of testimony that led me to have the faith to believe the Lord would heal me too.
Remember….
You are not bragging about yourself,
you are boasting about the goodness of our God 🙌
I pray your testimony will build faith in everyone who hears it to believe that what God has done for you, He will also do for them.

18/12/2025

If you are right now in a dark place, God showed me….
Hope is coming for you.
Strength is rising in you.
Peace is there with you, ready for you to receive.
Jesus is coming to rescue you.
This hardship, this darkness,
has an expiry date.
It will not last.
He is coming for you.

17/12/2025

Do you realise that the world isn't going to end,
the sky won't fall
if we stop,
just for even a few minutes.
Rest.
Take the time to breath a little slower,
have a look around.
Take in what's going on around us.
It's okay.
It is allowed.
We live such busy lives,
I wonder sometimes what we're missing,
what we're neglecting to notice.
I know for a fact,
if we desire to feel the felt presence of God
we have to sit still,
even if only for a few seconds.
I promise you,
it will never ever be wasted time.

16/12/2025

Through life’s storms, I couldn’t give up on God, I needed Him way too much.
If you’re enduring a rough patch, please, don’t pull away from the Lord, lean more into Him - He’ll get you through.