There is one thing in my Christian walk that I regularly struggle with. That's prayer. I know prayer is important but it's the one thing I worry about, that I'm saying the wrong thing. Or I just don't know who to ask for things. I'm not sure what it is exactly, all I know is that I struggle with it.
Prayer allows us to communicate our inner most feelings with our Father. It allows us to thank Him for all He has done, it allows us to ask for the biggest desires of our hearts. So why do I find it so difficult?
I think sometimes I struggle to know what it is I want myself. If I don't know what I want then how can I ask for it? Or sometimes I think that what I want is too difficult or too much to ask for. Nothing is ever too much to ask for or too difficult for God. I guess, I just need to remember that He hears me no matter what the request is. And He will know whether I need it or not. If it doesn't come about then I know that He has much bigger and better plans but if I don't ask, I'll never know.
Basically... I need to pray more!
Saturday, 17 November 2012
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Psalm 100
"Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are His, we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations" (Psalm 100)'
I'm not sure if I've mentioned this Psalm before. It was brought up in conversation last night at our worship team meeting and I decided to go back to it today and have a look. There is one part that stood out to me...
"It is He who made us"
He made us. The word "made" got me thinking. Made means there was effort, we don't just make something without a plan. And we generally don't make something without a purpose. Sometimes, we may think we are doing it simply because but even then the purpose possibly just to give you something to do. Not a great purpose, but still it's a purpose. Each of us was made. Each of us was planned and made with a purpose. We may not feel that the purpose we have is great but to Him it is! It's funny that sometimes the smallest things are what make the biggest difference in our lives, it's the smile we get from someone that makes our day. It's not a big thing... but it can make the biggest difference in our life for that day. Maybe that's what your purpose is like. It may not seem like a big thing, but it could make a difference to someone's life.
I guess what I'm thinking now is that we shouldn't go about our day to day lives thinking that there is nothing we can do. If we listen to God, He will show us what our purpose is and how we can make a difference!
Thankful for: Forgiveness
I'm thankful for forgiveness simply because I felt like I had disappeared and walked away almost, but God forgave me and opened His arms up lovingly like nothing had ever happened. It's this forgiveness that makes His unconditional love real to me!
I'm not sure if I've mentioned this Psalm before. It was brought up in conversation last night at our worship team meeting and I decided to go back to it today and have a look. There is one part that stood out to me...
"It is He who made us"
He made us. The word "made" got me thinking. Made means there was effort, we don't just make something without a plan. And we generally don't make something without a purpose. Sometimes, we may think we are doing it simply because but even then the purpose possibly just to give you something to do. Not a great purpose, but still it's a purpose. Each of us was made. Each of us was planned and made with a purpose. We may not feel that the purpose we have is great but to Him it is! It's funny that sometimes the smallest things are what make the biggest difference in our lives, it's the smile we get from someone that makes our day. It's not a big thing... but it can make the biggest difference in our life for that day. Maybe that's what your purpose is like. It may not seem like a big thing, but it could make a difference to someone's life.
I guess what I'm thinking now is that we shouldn't go about our day to day lives thinking that there is nothing we can do. If we listen to God, He will show us what our purpose is and how we can make a difference!
Thankful for: Forgiveness
I'm thankful for forgiveness simply because I felt like I had disappeared and walked away almost, but God forgave me and opened His arms up lovingly like nothing had ever happened. It's this forgiveness that makes His unconditional love real to me!
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Distraction
It's so easy to get distracted these days. It's been a while since I posted... because I got distracted!
I went away on holidays to visit my family. And for three weeks I spent a lot of time with non-Christians. There is nothing wrong with this but I found myself distracted and almost forgetting about Jesus and what He has done for me. It was almost like I pushed Him to the back of my mind for the three weeks which is the complete opposite of what I should have done. It's not that I changed who I was, I was still the same person, didn't go completely off track but, I just didn't acknowledge Jesus in my life as much as I should have. This then extended and for the past 2 weeks that I have been back from my holidays, I have almost remained in this state. I decided it's time I get back to my serious walk with God. Tomorrow will be a day of prayer and fasting to get me back on track and get my mind back on God and not on what I want for myself.
I went away on holidays to visit my family. And for three weeks I spent a lot of time with non-Christians. There is nothing wrong with this but I found myself distracted and almost forgetting about Jesus and what He has done for me. It was almost like I pushed Him to the back of my mind for the three weeks which is the complete opposite of what I should have done. It's not that I changed who I was, I was still the same person, didn't go completely off track but, I just didn't acknowledge Jesus in my life as much as I should have. This then extended and for the past 2 weeks that I have been back from my holidays, I have almost remained in this state. I decided it's time I get back to my serious walk with God. Tomorrow will be a day of prayer and fasting to get me back on track and get my mind back on God and not on what I want for myself.
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Rooftops - Jesus Culture
Rooftops - Jesus Culture
Here I am before You, falling in love and seeking Your truth
Knowing that Your perfect grace has brought me to this place
Because of You I freely live, my life to You, oh God, I give
So I stand before You, God
I lift my voice cause You set me free
So I shout out Your name, from the rooftops I proclaim
That I am Yours, I am Yours
All the good You've done for me, I lift up my hands for all to see
You're the only one who brings me to my knees
To share this love across the earth, the beauty of Your holy worth
So I kneel before You, God
I lift my hands cause You set me free
So I shout out Your name, from the rooftops I proclaim
That I am Yours, I am Yours
All that I am, I place into Your loving hands
And I am Yours, I am Yours
Here I am, I stand, with arms wide open
To the One, the Son, the Everlasting God
I love this song, and it's message is simple... I am His. No matter what. I am His.
Thankful for: Food
A very obvious thing to be thankful for again. Food, we need it to survive. I just had a bbq with the family, and the food was great but I know there are people who didn't get to eat tonight so it makes me more thankful for the food that I am able to eat.
Friday, 19 October 2012
Don't Cut The Cord
I've been watching some Grey's Anatomy today and the episode that I was watching had a man with a giant tumour being fed by some sort of cord or something which they at one point believed they would need to cut to remove the tumour however, this would paralise the man. (I'm not a doctor so I'm not sure exactly what the situation was)
It made me start thinking about my relationship with Jesus. If Jesus were the tumour and I cut the cord, I would be paralised, I would pretty much die. But what does it mean to cut the cord to the tumour, or cut the cord to Jesus? Cutting the cord would mean cutting Him out of my life and not looking to Him for anything. Without Him in my life, my life would have no purpose or meaning, I would have paralised my life.
Sometimes we may find things difficult but if we cut the cord to Jesus we lose the chance of finding our way through it. The good thing is this cord can be connected again. All we need to do is choose to have Him be a part of our lives.
Thankful for: Animals
I have a pet dog, he is a rather funny dog. Strange really. But he brightens the day sometimes. God created the animals and they are such great entertainment for us. I love it!
It made me start thinking about my relationship with Jesus. If Jesus were the tumour and I cut the cord, I would be paralised, I would pretty much die. But what does it mean to cut the cord to the tumour, or cut the cord to Jesus? Cutting the cord would mean cutting Him out of my life and not looking to Him for anything. Without Him in my life, my life would have no purpose or meaning, I would have paralised my life.
Sometimes we may find things difficult but if we cut the cord to Jesus we lose the chance of finding our way through it. The good thing is this cord can be connected again. All we need to do is choose to have Him be a part of our lives.
Thankful for: Animals
I have a pet dog, he is a rather funny dog. Strange really. But he brightens the day sometimes. God created the animals and they are such great entertainment for us. I love it!
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Fitting In
Have you ever felt like you don't fit in? I know it may sound crazy but that's often how I feel when I come home to visit the family. I live a different life to them, I have different values, different ideas about everything. I use up the hours in my day differently, I often feel misunderstood like they don't get me and I don't belong. The funny thing is though... that I do belong, I do fit in because it doesn't matter what our differences are... WE ARE FAMILY!
It's the same in my church family. We are all so different, but we are family! And no matter how different we are, how much we feel like we don't fit in, the truth is we do fit in, because we have been made to fit. God made us different for a reason, and the only reason we would feel like we don't fit in would be because the devil is making us feel that way.
Thankful for: Flowers
It's a part of God's creation. The flowers give us something pretty to look at and something beautiful to smell. His creation is amazing.
It's the same in my church family. We are all so different, but we are family! And no matter how different we are, how much we feel like we don't fit in, the truth is we do fit in, because we have been made to fit. God made us different for a reason, and the only reason we would feel like we don't fit in would be because the devil is making us feel that way.
Thankful for: Flowers
It's a part of God's creation. The flowers give us something pretty to look at and something beautiful to smell. His creation is amazing.
Monday, 15 October 2012
New Day - Worship Central
Your love has opened my eyes,
In You I have come alive,
A new day, has come.
Your grace has turned me around,
Set my feet on solid ground,
A new day, has come.
It's a new day, it's a new life,
It's a new start for every heart that's found You,
Jesus we found You.
New hope, full of Your joy,
Iit's a new start for every heart that's found You,
Jesus we found you.
We have been healed and restored,
Everything we are is Yours,
We'll shine, for You.
We'll sing it loud, sing it strong,
Telling of the Fathers love,
We'll shine, for You.
Light the way, You lead me in Your perfect ways,
I'm not afraid, You're with me.
Light the way, with You in it's a brighter day.
I'm not afraid, You're with me.
It's a new day, it's a new life,
It's a new start for every heart that's found You,
Jesus we found You.
In You I have come alive,
A new day, has come.
Your grace has turned me around,
Set my feet on solid ground,
A new day, has come.
It's a new day, it's a new life,
It's a new start for every heart that's found You,
Jesus we found You.
New hope, full of Your joy,
Iit's a new start for every heart that's found You,
Jesus we found you.
We have been healed and restored,
Everything we are is Yours,
We'll shine, for You.
We'll sing it loud, sing it strong,
Telling of the Fathers love,
We'll shine, for You.
Light the way, You lead me in Your perfect ways,
I'm not afraid, You're with me.
Light the way, with You in it's a brighter day.
I'm not afraid, You're with me.
It's a new day, it's a new life,
It's a new start for every heart that's found You,
Jesus we found You.
When we find Jesus, we are given a new life. We can live a new day, we no longer have to hold on to the past, we can let go and look towards the future with a new joy. We shouldn't keep this to ourselves, we need to spread the word, share His love and shine His light for Him!
Thankful for: A New Life
After that song I just couldn't be thankful for anything any more than I am thankful for the new life Jesus has given me. I have grown a lot since becoming Christian, I have leart a lot about myself and about the mistakes I have made and through having a new life, I am learning to be a better person for God.
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