P.U.S.H

Hey Guys I know I have been away forever, but today I thought I would share a post I rote for a groups I am part of called the Proverbs 31 Experience http://proverbs31experience.tumblr.com/ . We are a group of young women who are trying to live a life in light of the Word of God and to encourage one another along this journey of life and faith. :)  
Today I would like to talk about the idea of pushing forward in God's will rather than on your own. 
Over the last week  I have been thinking about the idea of when we cry out to God. Do we cry out when we are fed up? When we have tried it our way and now we want to ask God? Or when we just feel like things are not going how we think they should be. Or you may feel like you are at the end of your rope etc. 
This takes me to the story of the Fishermen in Luke 5, who had been out fishing all night and yet had nothing to show for their hard work; but 
 'When he (Jesus) had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.”

What Simon said in verse 5 is key, He said "because you say so." Even though He could have said no that he was tired of trying.But because Jesus told him, Simon was obedient. 

It would have been easy for Simon to think that how could letting down the nets again make any difference but in that moment it changed everything( if you read on to verse 11, you will see this). 
The point I am trying to make is that when we get to the point where we would give up, we can keep on going because God will make a way. But the key is to P.U.S.H ( Pray Until Something Happens.) 

By pray I don't just mean pray, I mean continue to give God praise regardless of the situation, study the word, take a break from the world and listen to the voice of God and move in the will of the Lord. 
An analogy to illustrate the idea of Pushing is American Football. During training the players have to try and push the sled, if you are a rookie you may only take a few steps before you can't go any more, but the more you practice (P.U.S.H), the further you can go and when you are obedient to God's will, you will be able to push the sled to the touch down line. 


So this week I want to set us a little challenge:
when you at your door before you leave your house I want you to say aloud "God, I step into your plans.I trust that they'll be the best version of my future. I'll pursue them to please You. Then take your step out into your day. 
 
Please keep Nana and Patience in your prayers as they are in America 
Also please remember the homeless people as the weather gets colder 
If there are any other prayer points please get in touch 
I don't know what you are going through but I pray that God continue to guide, protect and speak into yours and your families lives.

5 Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.”

6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. 

Satisfied

Hey all

I know I have been away from the blog for a long time now, but soon I will have more time, to be better at blogging more frequently.

I just wanted to share a song that has really been on my heart this week. This song has really hit me. I have been thinking about so many things about my future, about my job, family etc, that but I never stopped to be satisfied with Christ alone. Because really and truly, that is where my joy should could from, the One who is the lifted of my head through it all.

What really brought all this together, was a message I received from a friend this morning,the message was all about being thankful and I realised (without being boastful) that I have soo much to be thankful, that I should be satisfied with all I have and anything extra is not what I deserve but what God has so graciously chosen to bestow upon me.

Have a bless week

       xx

Good Friday

Good Friday, a day we call 'good' because of the joy of what is to come on Sunday, yet in that very moment as Christ Followers watched as he took His last breath and left their world. It would have been a sad day, your teacher, the Christ was gone.


Imagine earlier in the same week they had shared in the Passover meal together and now he was gone. And Jesus what a man, knowing what He had been called to did not waver in faith or choose to disobey His Father, but carried out the command in order that we may have a new life.
Truly how deep is the Father's love for us?

"This is the kind of life you’ve been invited into, the kind of life Christ lived. He suffered everything that came his way so you would know that it could be done, and also know how to do it, step-by-step.
Not once said anything amiss.

He never did one thing wrong,

They called him every name in the book and he said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right. He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became your healing." ( 1 Peter 2:21-24) 

day 10

Over the last couple of days I have shared my experience of the Daniel Fast and as I come to this my last day, I have had time to reflect and think upon many things.

This fast has helped me to see many things in a new light and to personally take some much need time to seek the Lord more intently and closer than I had been to in the past couple of months.

If I said that this fasting period has fixed all the problems in my life I would be lying, but it has allowed me to view situations in a new light that has given me hope and faith that God will always come through. :)

Prayer (day 9)

Happy Sunday (day 8)

I haven't really got anything to say today, but the 2 songs below sum up my day. 

Patience (day 7)

As this fast has gone along, it has helped me to realise how much time I had been wasting on useless things when I could have been making my days more productive. Because there are certain foods I can eat, I try to plan my meals ahead of time and cook ahead of time so that I won't be as tempted to break my fast because I'm really hungry or craving cake lol.

So to the title of today Patience, during the course of the day, I had to help a family member out with some computer work ans tasks. At first I was a little annoyed because I wanted to enjoy my own time and here was doing someones work for them. But them I just to my eye off myself and realised the situation was about me, this person really needed my help. Once I realised this I felt like I could even do more for them than I had already done, Long story short by the grace of God alone, they were able to finish the work in time for their job.

People always say patience is a virtue, or you have to learn to just tolerate some people. I don't agree as humans we are not allows patience and we don't like everyone but, patience is a fruit of the Spirit, Galatians 5:22-25 'God’s Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, 23 gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways. 24 And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our selfish feelings and desires. 25 God’s Spirit has given us life, and so we should follow the Spirit,' (CEV).

On our own at time we may find it hard to be patience with people, but we need to let the spirit work in our lives. We need to see people as God sees them, seeing passed there looks and behaves to their hearts and their needs.

Being patience is hard, and it is still a fruit of the Spirit that I am learning to cultivate , but today I really learnt something.