Having Faith
Sometimes it is hard to hang on when I can't see the hand holding me.
Sometimes it is hard to stand when my very foundations are being shaken.
Sometimes it is hard to keep going when the storm is raging around me.
But, if I don't hang on I will fall.
If I don't stand I will stumble.
If I don't keep going I will sink.
I will have faith because I know the one who holds me securely.
I will have faith because I know the rock who is my firm foundation.
I will have faith because I know who carries me through the storm.
Friday, 28 May 2010
Sunday, 23 May 2010
Beautiful
The weather has been beautiful for the last three or four days. Yesterday the temperatures were in the high 20s celsius. TO be completely honest, I don't know what that is in farenheit. But it's really warm. And I love it. Warm and sunny weather make me very happy. :D
Yesterday I was out and about in the city center and got a sun burn. That is how nice it is. :D This kind of weather always makes me so appreciative of nice weather and thankful to God for it.
Just less than seven weeks and I'll be heading back home to Maine. It has been a good year; not without its challenges but a good year none the less. It is time though. It is time for a new thing; a new season; a new beginning. And I am ready. Here am I Lord. Send me. Wherever you lead. I will follow.
Yesterday I was out and about in the city center and got a sun burn. That is how nice it is. :D This kind of weather always makes me so appreciative of nice weather and thankful to God for it.
Just less than seven weeks and I'll be heading back home to Maine. It has been a good year; not without its challenges but a good year none the less. It is time though. It is time for a new thing; a new season; a new beginning. And I am ready. Here am I Lord. Send me. Wherever you lead. I will follow.
Monday, 3 May 2010
Facebook Challenge
Facebook...everyone is either on it or knows about it. For me, Facebook is a place where I can catch up on all the news of friends and family back home. I enjoy going to their pages browsing their profiles and checking out new photos (even old ones :P). My friend, Jamie, said that loneliness, boredom, Uni work and Facebook all tie in with each other somehow. If you are lonely you go to Facebook to catch up with friends; check out their profiles, comment on their photos, sent them messages or even chat with them if they are on Facebook as well. If you are bored...same results. If you have course work to do and you're just not feeling it...eventually you will retire to Facebook. LOL.
However, the fact is that Facebook is time consuming. I wonder what I would be doing if I wasn't on Facebook? Well, this month will tell the story.
My friends, Jamie and Steven, and I are going without Facebook for one month. That's right. One month. Scientifically we want to find out if Facebook really is addicting...so we are each going to tally up how many times a day we have an urge to visit Facebook. At the end of the month we will graph it. :D
On the other hand, personally I want to be able to use my time more wisely. I want to take time that I may spend browsing Facebook to browse the word of God or spend time with God. I want to spend the time that I am studying pictures of family and friends studying for my upcoming Graded Unit Exam. I want to spend the time that I'm sending instant messages to friends and family with actually giving them a call. By the grace of God, I know that this is possible. :D
Ephesians 5:16, "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
Each day we need to take as a gift from God not to be wasted or used up by idleness. Let's redeem the time we've been given and use it wisely for the glory of God.
However, the fact is that Facebook is time consuming. I wonder what I would be doing if I wasn't on Facebook? Well, this month will tell the story.
My friends, Jamie and Steven, and I are going without Facebook for one month. That's right. One month. Scientifically we want to find out if Facebook really is addicting...so we are each going to tally up how many times a day we have an urge to visit Facebook. At the end of the month we will graph it. :D
On the other hand, personally I want to be able to use my time more wisely. I want to take time that I may spend browsing Facebook to browse the word of God or spend time with God. I want to spend the time that I am studying pictures of family and friends studying for my upcoming Graded Unit Exam. I want to spend the time that I'm sending instant messages to friends and family with actually giving them a call. By the grace of God, I know that this is possible. :D
Ephesians 5:16, "Redeeming the time, because the days are evil."
Each day we need to take as a gift from God not to be wasted or used up by idleness. Let's redeem the time we've been given and use it wisely for the glory of God.
Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Restless Heart
Restless Heart
What to do?
Oh, Restless heart
Thoughts galore
Anxieties are more
To free this restless heart
This is my desire
Oh Lord, what does it require?
"My dear child,
Let your heart not be troubled.
I am here
Just cast upon me your care
"Have not I promised,
I am with you always?
Do not worry or fear;
Be still, I am near.
"My dear child,
You ask what is required
To free your restless heart?
Surrender is where to start.
"Oh, Restless Heart,
Your anxious thoughts,
Surrender to me;
I will give you peace."
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Traveling Soul
When I went to Paris it awakened desires in me that have been dormant for quite some time. :) It awakened desires to travel and see the world; to see the earth and everything in it: oceans, seas, mountains, rivers, beaches, birds, animals; architecture, cathedrals, museums, master pieces, fountains, different cultures, music, paintings; amazing panoramic views of cities. Exploring God's earth and everything in it draws me closer to him somehow. I was thinking about how God has created me as a Traveling Soul and wrote this simple non rhyming poem. This is to all of the traveling souls out there...wherever you are. :D
Traveling Soul
You long for far off people and lands
You long for wondrous thrills and adventure
You long to touch the sands on every beach
You long to reach the heights of every mountain top
You long to move from place to place;
Exploring all that lays beyond your borders
Oh, You traveling soul,
Ever your feet will roam,
Till soon Christ will take you home.
Traveling Soul
You long for far off people and lands
You long for wondrous thrills and adventure
You long to touch the sands on every beach
You long to reach the heights of every mountain top
You long to move from place to place;
Exploring all that lays beyond your borders
Oh, You traveling soul,
Ever your feet will roam,
Till soon Christ will take you home.
Traveling Soul
When I went to Paris it awakened desires in me that have been dormant for quite some time. :) It awakened desires to travel and see the world; to see the earth and everything in it: oceans, seas, mountains, rivers, beaches, birds, animals; architecture, cathedrals, museums, master pieces, fountains, different cultures, music, paintings; amazing panoramic views of cities. Exploring God's earth and everything in it draws me closer to him somehow. I was thinking about how God has created me as a Traveling Soul and wrote this simple non rhyming poem. This is to all of the traveling souls out there...wherever you are. :D
Traveling Soul
You long for far off people and lands
You long for wondrous thrills and adventure
You long to touch the sands on every beach
You long to reach the heights of every mountain top
You long to move from place to place;
Exploring all that lays beyond your borders
Oh, You traveling soul,
Ever your feet will roam,
Till soon Christ will take you home.
Traveling Soul
You long for far off people and lands
You long for wondrous thrills and adventure
You long to touch the sands on every beach
You long to reach the heights of every mountain top
You long to move from place to place;
Exploring all that lays beyond your borders
Oh, You traveling soul,
Ever your feet will roam,
Till soon Christ will take you home.
Wednesday, 3 March 2010
Three little words...
I am human with failures;
I can't fight my humanity any longer.
I am in need of a power greater;
I need to trust that this power will fight for me.
God is above all powers;
He can fight my battles,
He can overcome my humanity.
I only need to trust that he has already fought;
I only need to trust that he has already won the victory.
Today I realized that no matter where I am; whether on a mountain top or in a low valley, God is my source of power. If I think that because I am on a mountain top it is because of my own strength then I underestimate the influence that God has in my life. If I think that because I am able to resist temptation because of my own strength then I underestimate the power of God's grace and power that overcame the world over two thousand years ago.
I have decided to begin each day by declaring three little words, "I need you". Whether I am struggling to resist temptation or going through a terrifying trial; Living victoriously above temptations or walking safe and secure in my relationship with God...may I always realize that it is because of His grace and power that I am kept from falling or that I am able to stand.
Throughout the day, no matter what comes my way, I have decided to say, "I love you". If we love God we will keep his commandments. As long as I love God, everything I do will reflect that. "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing and acceptable unto you, oh Lord!"
At the end of the day I have decided to say, "Thank you, Jesus". It is because of him that I overcome temptation. It is because of him that I am victorious. It is in HIM that I live, I move and I have my being. When I come to the end of each day in which he has blessed me with his grace and power to get through...I will give him praise and thanks.
Psalm 27:5-6
For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me; And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Don't underestimate any of these "three little words"...
I need you.
I love you.
Thank you, Jesus.
I can't fight my humanity any longer.
I am in need of a power greater;
I need to trust that this power will fight for me.
God is above all powers;
He can fight my battles,
He can overcome my humanity.
I only need to trust that he has already fought;
I only need to trust that he has already won the victory.
Today I realized that no matter where I am; whether on a mountain top or in a low valley, God is my source of power. If I think that because I am on a mountain top it is because of my own strength then I underestimate the influence that God has in my life. If I think that because I am able to resist temptation because of my own strength then I underestimate the power of God's grace and power that overcame the world over two thousand years ago.
I have decided to begin each day by declaring three little words, "I need you". Whether I am struggling to resist temptation or going through a terrifying trial; Living victoriously above temptations or walking safe and secure in my relationship with God...may I always realize that it is because of His grace and power that I am kept from falling or that I am able to stand.
Throughout the day, no matter what comes my way, I have decided to say, "I love you". If we love God we will keep his commandments. As long as I love God, everything I do will reflect that. "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing and acceptable unto you, oh Lord!"
At the end of the day I have decided to say, "Thank you, Jesus". It is because of him that I overcome temptation. It is because of him that I am victorious. It is in HIM that I live, I move and I have my being. When I come to the end of each day in which he has blessed me with his grace and power to get through...I will give him praise and thanks.
Psalm 27:5-6
For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me; He will lift me up on a rock. And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me; And I will offer in His tent sacrifices with shouts of joy; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.
Don't underestimate any of these "three little words"...
I need you.
I love you.
Thank you, Jesus.
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