I'm quite content in life. I like where I am at!
Usually Im racing around, going from one thing to the next, anticipating the next big event in my life I have to look forward to. Never really appreciating each individual day for itself. Maybe i'm only like this because study and youth work at church hasn't started back yet.
Whatever the case I'm liking 2009 so far. Opportunities on the horizon are looking exciting, it's my last year of (uni) study (Yieeeeeew!), I have a375 hr Youth workplacement starting next week and i love my job!
Most importantly I'm finally at a place with God where I am excited and somewhat content. Although I will never be fully satisified until the day I'm face to face with Jesus, I am growing in the deeper things of God. Learning things and loving the life He so graciously gave. Life is good!
Life at present= working at Valley doing a whole lot of admin work post camps. Coming home from work and jumping in the pool and staying there for a considerable amount of time. Dreaming about what it would be like to live on the coast. Reading books on 'Unlimiting God' and Surfing and The Ellie Chronicles. Getting up early to invest in my Bible and journal. Driving up the coast to play with friends. Beach here and there. Looking at buying a surfboard. Preparing for this term's Youth. Going for runs up and down hills. Watching movies with mum. Wishing I was a mermaid.
I'm totally loving life.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Let me sing you a song.
Isn't it nice to know. That the lining is silver.
Isn't it nice to know.
That we're golden.
Pursued...Caught
I found these lyrics awhile back and simply love them. I don't know who they are by or how the song even goes....maybe one day I'll put it to music myself.
Here are the lyrics...
If I were you I would have given up on me
Long ago before you formed this world
You had a perfect plan
And now I know
You were there pursuing me
Everywhere moving me ...
With Your gentle touch
Faithful, tireless tenderness.
Hand of heav'n that wouldn't rest
'Til my heart gave up to your unrelenting love
Here I stand a few miles down this road of faith
And I believe
That You have drawn me near
With Your unending grace
And now I see I could never question
If You love me
Oh that's a proven fact
You took my thorns upon Your head
You took my stripes upon Your back
You hear me You hold me You won't let go
I love it because the lyrics are real...genuine and relative. I am definitely not deserving of God's love or persistence. Whilst I was off pursuing the love and acceptance of friends, boys and earthly things, God was trying to pursue me and let me experience His love.
A love that's bigger than what we know and can understand, a love that cost Jesus His life, a love that is unconditional, a love that is simply undescribable. A love that completely changed my whole outlook on life and turned me from south to north. I forget too often how grateful I should be for this.
Here are the lyrics...
If I were you I would have given up on me
Long ago before you formed this world
You had a perfect plan
And now I know
You were there pursuing me
Everywhere moving me ...
With Your gentle touch
Faithful, tireless tenderness.
Hand of heav'n that wouldn't rest
'Til my heart gave up to your unrelenting love
Here I stand a few miles down this road of faith
And I believe
That You have drawn me near
With Your unending grace
And now I see I could never question
If You love me
Oh that's a proven fact
You took my thorns upon Your head
You took my stripes upon Your back
You hear me You hold me You won't let go
I love it because the lyrics are real...genuine and relative. I am definitely not deserving of God's love or persistence. Whilst I was off pursuing the love and acceptance of friends, boys and earthly things, God was trying to pursue me and let me experience His love.
A love that's bigger than what we know and can understand, a love that cost Jesus His life, a love that is unconditional, a love that is simply undescribable. A love that completely changed my whole outlook on life and turned me from south to north. I forget too often how grateful I should be for this.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Llama or Alpaca?
Noo...i think it's more than a 'like' ...I would LOVE to own a llama, up on the central coast, in my ideal world.
Why? Why not!
I've been questioning different people the difference between a llama and alpaca for awhile. And whilst they have failed me in coming up with a logical explanation ...google did not. It's all to do with the quality of fleece and size that they grow to etc etc.
I feel like it could be an investment opportunity. All they need is an acre or two...a companion, and they can either mate ( and I could be a Llama breeder) or I could sell off their fleece. Brilliance!
I feel like it could be an investment opportunity. All they need is an acre or two...a companion, and they can either mate ( and I could be a Llama breeder) or I could sell off their fleece. Brilliance!
They eat as much grass as about 6-7 alpacas= 1 horse. Low maintenance, highly intelligent animals...who wouldn't one is what i say!
Ezekiel 37
Ezekial 37- The Valley of Dry Bones.
The story starts....Ezekiel is having a vision. The spirit sets him in the middle of a valley. Back and forth he walks amongst all these dry bones, piles and piles of them. Looking at how dry they were the Lord asks Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?". Ezekiel replies, "O Soveriegn Lord, you alone know"
The Lord asks Ezekiel to Prophesy to the bones- "Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord."
He did as he was commanded and as he spoke, the bones began to rattle and come together, bone to bone. Tendons and flesh appeared, however no breath. He was then commanded a second time to prophecy to the four winds- as he did, breath entered them. They stood on their feet- a vast army!
They said, "Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone, we are cut off."
The Lord responds with "...I will put my Spirit within you and you will live"
Woah! Now relate that to the people you know? Desperate for hope! Crying out for help! Suffering from this world we live in! Cut off from God....yet they don't even know it. It's not fair! How can they expereince the hope and love Jesus has to offer if they don't hear it from someone...better yet see it practically displayed?
My dream is that by investing into the lives of young people, breathing hope and life into them one by one we will see vast armies emerge in the generations to come - shouting and declaring His Mighty name! Living lives that are Heaven focused, creating a domino effect of revival for generations in their wake.
Can you imagine it? Quite often I can't. I limit God in what I think He is capable of doing, based on what my own limitations are. How wrong and silly I can be. One of little faith is another way to put it.
The other part of this chapter I love is the fact that Ezekiel, in obedience, did what he was told and prophecied and immediately stuff began to happen. However, the bones were still just as dead. It was God that finished what He started and sent His Holy Spirit to dwell amongst them and produce life. That is something us in ourselves cannot do. Which reminds me of the power and might of the God that I love. We can't do it on our own- He wants to do it alongside of us anyway.....not by himself, or our own lonesome...but together in unity!
How precious it is that I can have a personal relationship with this God- the creator and Saviour of all.
Thankyou - I love you Lord,
Nat x
The story starts....Ezekiel is having a vision. The spirit sets him in the middle of a valley. Back and forth he walks amongst all these dry bones, piles and piles of them. Looking at how dry they were the Lord asks Ezekiel, "Can these bones live?". Ezekiel replies, "O Soveriegn Lord, you alone know"
The Lord asks Ezekiel to Prophesy to the bones- "Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord."
He did as he was commanded and as he spoke, the bones began to rattle and come together, bone to bone. Tendons and flesh appeared, however no breath. He was then commanded a second time to prophecy to the four winds- as he did, breath entered them. They stood on their feet- a vast army!
They said, "Our bones are dried up and our hope is gone, we are cut off."
The Lord responds with "...I will put my Spirit within you and you will live"
Woah! Now relate that to the people you know? Desperate for hope! Crying out for help! Suffering from this world we live in! Cut off from God....yet they don't even know it. It's not fair! How can they expereince the hope and love Jesus has to offer if they don't hear it from someone...better yet see it practically displayed?
My dream is that by investing into the lives of young people, breathing hope and life into them one by one we will see vast armies emerge in the generations to come - shouting and declaring His Mighty name! Living lives that are Heaven focused, creating a domino effect of revival for generations in their wake.
Can you imagine it? Quite often I can't. I limit God in what I think He is capable of doing, based on what my own limitations are. How wrong and silly I can be. One of little faith is another way to put it.
The other part of this chapter I love is the fact that Ezekiel, in obedience, did what he was told and prophecied and immediately stuff began to happen. However, the bones were still just as dead. It was God that finished what He started and sent His Holy Spirit to dwell amongst them and produce life. That is something us in ourselves cannot do. Which reminds me of the power and might of the God that I love. We can't do it on our own- He wants to do it alongside of us anyway.....not by himself, or our own lonesome...but together in unity!
How precious it is that I can have a personal relationship with this God- the creator and Saviour of all.
Thankyou - I love you Lord,
Nat x
Monday, November 10, 2008
Forgiven!
1st blog.....I tried journalling, but it took me to long to write all the stuff I wanted to write.
Plus it made my hand hurt...
So here I am.
Amongst my troubles in life at the moment. My struggles with work and study. My tears of confusion and heartache. Feeling completely and utterely overwhelmed, I would rather crawl under a rock and sing to myself for the next 2 months. I've come to a point where I can hand that all over.
My beautiful Saviour brings a peace I can't explain.
Everyday is a choice.
I don't want to waste a moment.
Will I stand for the One I love or be swept away in my daily troubles?
I don't have to worry about tomorrow, I can focus on today.
And the beautiful gift that it is. I can worry about finishing my essays, my trip to India, back to back camps, work placement, a never ending schedule!!!
But then I will miss the beauty that is in the now!
I don't want to be one of those people Lord.
I'm sorry for the things I've rushed past and neglected.
For the moments of your glory that I've missed.
When I look to everyone else for the answer but fail to seek you first...
Forgive me!
Plus it made my hand hurt...
So here I am.
Amongst my troubles in life at the moment. My struggles with work and study. My tears of confusion and heartache. Feeling completely and utterely overwhelmed, I would rather crawl under a rock and sing to myself for the next 2 months. I've come to a point where I can hand that all over.
My beautiful Saviour brings a peace I can't explain.
Everyday is a choice.
I don't want to waste a moment.
Will I stand for the One I love or be swept away in my daily troubles?
I don't have to worry about tomorrow, I can focus on today.
And the beautiful gift that it is. I can worry about finishing my essays, my trip to India, back to back camps, work placement, a never ending schedule!!!
But then I will miss the beauty that is in the now!
I don't want to be one of those people Lord.
I'm sorry for the things I've rushed past and neglected.
For the moments of your glory that I've missed.
When I look to everyone else for the answer but fail to seek you first...
Forgive me!
And so...today I am free.
Free from the burdens that come with life.
I'm going in to today, focusing on what I can do to make the most of it!
I love you Lord...forever and a day!
Me xox
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