preparing for travel.....

well, it is 5 days until i leave winter in adelaide.... and head to Vancouver... i can't wait til i get there...
Lately i have spent a bit of time thinking about what i need to take with me... and how much room i need to pack everything..... usually i take as little as possible.... however... i am taking some extra stuff over there and i am not 100% sure how much room it is going to take up.... with the fact that i have to be packed on sunday night (which is about 20hours before i leave, this is cause i may end up working on Mon before i leave), is making me think more about what i am taking... what is necessary and what is not...
hhmmm, this hasn't been the most interesting blog, but it is what is on my mind.... so i thought i would share what i have been thinking about of late.

God our healer

God is our healer.... from past hurts- emotional/psychological (like what i shared in my last blog... He reveals so that it can be dealt with and healed), and also physically...
This week, i have heard at least 3 different physical healings by God... and they are all people that i know.... a couple of them happened a couple of weeks ago, however i was only told this week... and these 2 things happened in the same family.... a mother of a work mate was healed of cancer.... and that work mate was healed of something else, someone had a word of knowledge for her and then prayed and she was healed... Praise the Lord... This mate is the same mate who patched me up after i stacked my bike.... and she agreed with the prayers that others had prayed over me for healing the night before....
My mate wanted to tell me, to praise God...
This mate is awesome and beautiful... she is middle age... young at heart.... and God's love just shines out of her, and you see Christ love in her eyes.... and also His joy... i'm going to miss seeing her while i am in Vancouver... even though i don't get to see her every week anyway...
Lord i thank you for your healing work that you do in people whether it is physical, emotional, psychological.... you are able to heal everything, cause you are the creator and designer... Lord thankyou also for friends that are strong in you and have a strong relationship with you...

How our past can affect our Present

Ok, it has been a little while since i lasted blogged.....
However i haven't been able to think of anything to blog about and i have had a busy week, with work, Gen1 and catching up with people.
Last Friday one of my workmates had her last day of work at my workplace..... She was a lot of fun to work with... I only usually work one day a week(Wednesday) with her, it is always fun.... Today was the first shift that i didn't work with her.... And it wasn't the same... it wasn't as much fun...
Also today, I learnt how much hurts from the past affect our lives in the Now..... even subconsciously.....
You see, my parents separated when i was in primary school.... and i realised today that it still affects me subconsciously.....
Let me explain... I was at work today i was finding myself getting annoyed at and judging the person that was working instead of my friend. I caught myself a lot, and consciously decide not to do this, and rejected the thoughts.... I asked Jesus to show me how He sees this person.... and i also asked why am i like this towards this person.... I realised after that, that he is fairly similar to what i remember my dad being like.... for example... he seemed low in self esteem and confidence... slow in speech.... So subconsciously i was responding to this person how i used to and sometimes still respond to my dad....after i had realised that it was easier to see the person for who they are and not through clouded glasses....
so obviously there is still some work to be done on that area of my life... and i ask Christ to continue that work...

Beauty

True beauty is not seen on the outside, but it shines out from the inside...
Lately i have sort of been learning this more.
I have been also learning that Our beauty is developed when we gaze on Christ, and let Him show us who we are, and how He sees us. Also when we gaze on Christ our ability to love unconditionally (even if we are not loved back), and to be loved increases.

Lux

Weddings

I had the privilege to attend a mate's wedding today, it was a great wedding, slightly different from other weddings that i have been to, the main difference is that one of the groomsman was also the Celebrant. This was interesting, it ran well and the whole service was awesome
It was really cool seeing their love for each other, not only that but also their love for God, and how their love for God shined through out the service and the day. They made promises to keep God the foundation of their marriage and also 100% devoted to Christ and let Christ guide them.
I can share a good illustration from the wedding about our relationship with Christ. When my mate was walking down the aisle her eyes were on her to be husband and wouldn't take her eyes off him, and wasn't distracted by everyone around her, she knew her goal and the guy she loves, and just had eyes for him. You see that is how we should be with our relationship with Christ... Our eyes should be on Him, and Christ being our only focus. That we have eyes only for Christ, so that we are not distracted by the things around us, things of this world, or even good things/opportunities that come our way that just may not be the plan that God has for us.

Homework

Today i have been given some homework.... basically challenged to do a timeline of my life... however this is not the normal timeline of life events.... it is a timeline of my spiritual life.... marking in when i have had new revealations of God, Experienced God etc....
This is a challenge (for me anyway) just in trying to remember the different times, I have started it.... however i am a long way off finishing it....
But the reflecting is doing me good.... it is showing/reminding me what Christ has done in my life and what He has taught me....
It may take me some time to finish... however i am looking forward to seeing the whole picture... of what Christ has done and is doing in my life....
Pray for me as i do this that God will remind me of the different things that He has shown and taught me...
God Bless
Lux

True Strength

True strength is not how strong you are physical, it is about love, compassion. i have been learning this more and more over the past years... And God reminded me last night of this when i was watching heros, it was mentioned

A guy is talking with Pete and says "you needed to hear the truth .... your heart has the ability to love unconditionally.... in the end all that really matters is love".

It is Christ that enables us to love in this way, to have unconditional love for everyone.... Cause He has unconditional love for us....

I pray that Christ's unconditional love will shine through me more and more....
I also pray this for you.....

Lux