As I sit here watching my little girl (aged 3) I can't help but think of how God blesses us. We live in a fast paced world where we are told that it is all about me. We are told that in order to get the good things in life we have to work hard and you can have whatever you like. It is very easy to start believing that what we are told on tv is right and that materialism makes you happy.
As I look at my little girl I realise how insignificant everything else is. God has blessed me abundantly. Firstly He offers me love that no one else can. He is always there and He promises to provide for all my needs (notice I said needs, not wants), He has given me a freedom in my life that the world could never give. He has given me a beautiful wife and a gorgeous little girl who teaches me more about appreciating life than anyone else I know. Sophie is happy because she just is and as a child, she is being that which God has created her to be and not what the world tells her she should be.
Is it wrong to work hard? no it's not, but sometimes in the words of Kellogs, "the simple things in life are often the best." I think sometimes we need to just stop, step out of the rat race, and enjoy the things that God has given us, and to just be, be the very thing God created us to be...human.
Saturday, 28 January 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
Why Blog??
Well this is the first post and to be honest I am not too sure how this is going to work out.
It's all on now, into my second year of training and can I say it has been an interesting ride. So much information to take in and I have begun to wonder if I will actually remember any of it. But God has called me to this even though there have been days when I have questioned this. I feel so useless some days, how could God possibly use me? I am not smart enough, motivated enough, I don't know my bible well enough. But then I am reminded that God doesn't care what I can do or how much I know, He just calls us to be obedient. This is a tough lesson and one which has caused me much confusion and doubt. God never calls us to do that which He is not willing to resource us in.
My prayer is that I will continue to trust Him and serve Him to the best of my ability. In Jesus I will succeed.
It's all on now, into my second year of training and can I say it has been an interesting ride. So much information to take in and I have begun to wonder if I will actually remember any of it. But God has called me to this even though there have been days when I have questioned this. I feel so useless some days, how could God possibly use me? I am not smart enough, motivated enough, I don't know my bible well enough. But then I am reminded that God doesn't care what I can do or how much I know, He just calls us to be obedient. This is a tough lesson and one which has caused me much confusion and doubt. God never calls us to do that which He is not willing to resource us in.
My prayer is that I will continue to trust Him and serve Him to the best of my ability. In Jesus I will succeed.
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