Lazily excited!
I'm in a funny mood tonight. Maybe its a melancholic mood, whatever it is I've managed to sit in my room all day and not really do anything productive. I've done about half a page of my media assignment and have listened to my 'Easy Listening' music playlist about three times over today. I just want to lie on my bed and do nothing - a lazy day.
Somethings I'm getting pretty excited about, firstly I'm going to Sportsfest this weekend! I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone and getting to know everyone better; and also just to help out where ever I can. Also really excited about hanging out with the Quinns Baptist students and getting to know them too. Which also brings me to my second reason I'm excited... I got a teaching job!!!
I already have a job lined up for next year and I haven't even graduated yet, how awesome is that?! I am so excited, I can't wait to get into it and get to know all the students and staff. Not only that, but I'll be the first one to set up the media course of study as media has never been run in that school. Its going to be an exciting and challenging year next year! Who would of thought I would be a media teacher? God's really flung open all the doors, from applying for my Dip Ed to getting a job. From start to finish He's paved my way straight. He's so amazing and I am so blessed!
There is so much to look foward to in my life and in the life of the people around me... God is so good! :)
Somethings I'm getting pretty excited about, firstly I'm going to Sportsfest this weekend! I'm really looking forward to meeting everyone and getting to know everyone better; and also just to help out where ever I can. Also really excited about hanging out with the Quinns Baptist students and getting to know them too. Which also brings me to my second reason I'm excited... I got a teaching job!!!
I already have a job lined up for next year and I haven't even graduated yet, how awesome is that?! I am so excited, I can't wait to get into it and get to know all the students and staff. Not only that, but I'll be the first one to set up the media course of study as media has never been run in that school. Its going to be an exciting and challenging year next year! Who would of thought I would be a media teacher? God's really flung open all the doors, from applying for my Dip Ed to getting a job. From start to finish He's paved my way straight. He's so amazing and I am so blessed!
There is so much to look foward to in my life and in the life of the people around me... God is so good! :)
Leaving familiarity
Its an interesting feeling, leaving familiarity. It almost feels as though ones been underwater and is breaking through the surface to take a breath of air. Maybe it can also be likened to the feeling of fresh cold air when it hits the lungs that makes it feel so liberating. So invigorating.
I think that we can be so caught up with the now and totally miss the perspective of the bigger picture. There is so much beauty in the world and God is doing so many things - and sometimes we miss that. Sometimes we can only see whats going wrong. When that happens, find myself caught up in my own things, my problems and my own little world. Those are the times I just need to sit down and gather myself in God's presence - And I'm reminded once again how small my world really is, and how my life is not really about me, but for others. I'm reminded once again why I am doing this.
The past few months have been an interesting journey for me. I've been reminded and have learnt so many things. I just wanted to share with you a few momentos I've collected and enjoyed lately:
I think that we can be so caught up with the now and totally miss the perspective of the bigger picture. There is so much beauty in the world and God is doing so many things - and sometimes we miss that. Sometimes we can only see whats going wrong. When that happens, find myself caught up in my own things, my problems and my own little world. Those are the times I just need to sit down and gather myself in God's presence - And I'm reminded once again how small my world really is, and how my life is not really about me, but for others. I'm reminded once again why I am doing this.
The past few months have been an interesting journey for me. I've been reminded and have learnt so many things. I just wanted to share with you a few momentos I've collected and enjoyed lately:
- There are great guys out there!
- I'm loving dining out and trying new things
- Real friendships are so important - its the basis to anything
- People are so interesting and multifaceted
- God has destined for me a beautiful life
- Boundarys are not always mutual
- God will never leave us high and dry with no way out
- As a christian, I am relevant
- Honesty is always the best policy
- God's outworking of grace is beyond comprehension
- Love can cover everything
Dear Jesus,
I love you, I need you. I come before you now, once again, as yours, asking for your help, your grace. My life is yours. My heart is yours. Would you please come and shine your light into the depths of my heart that I might understand myself better and come to know your healing and your presense more deeply. Help me to remember what I need to remember.
Help me to see, to understand, to repent, to forgive and to become. Jesus, I give you all access to all of my heart. I invite you into every part. Come Holy Spirit, have your way - that I might love you, God, more deeply and truly with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength.
In Jesus' name I pray.
Amen.
Beautiful Daughter
I can't really verbalise how I am feeling right now other than an intense feeling of knowing and surrender.
Hearing what the girls said at Beautiful Daughter tonight really sowed into my heart something I feel like I had forgotten for a time.
Tonight really reminded me that I am a beautiful daughter, I am valuable and I have a Father that wants only what is best for me. He wants me to have a beautiful life, something bigger and greater than anything I could ever dream of. I never want to lose the dreams He has placed in my heart.
I want so much more.
I am a beautiful daugher called to live a beautiful life.
Hearing what the girls said at Beautiful Daughter tonight really sowed into my heart something I feel like I had forgotten for a time.
Tonight really reminded me that I am a beautiful daughter, I am valuable and I have a Father that wants only what is best for me. He wants me to have a beautiful life, something bigger and greater than anything I could ever dream of. I never want to lose the dreams He has placed in my heart.
I want so much more.
I am a beautiful daugher called to live a beautiful life.
Things I would rather be doing right now than this computing assignment:
- Reading a book
- Hanging out with Ruth
- Sleeping
- Watching a movie
- Having a quiet time with God
- Writing on my blog
- Meeting someone new
- Going to the Furnace
- Socialising
But offer this heart of mine completely to You...
