An entire week of Mock exams! They are finally over! In a years time I will never have to do exams if I choose not to continue further education... a scary thought! What if I don't continue education.. what if God has other plans? I think he's starting to reveal them bit by bit. It's so exciting to be part of an amazing plan that glorifies God!! I don't know how may people will support the idea of stopping "education" but I'm going to do what God says and let some one else worry about other people's views!
In December the United Nations are voting on the "defamation of religious expression" which basically means that if it goes through, each government will be able to decide which restrictions they put on religious freedom. Basically, making the persecution of Christians legal. It might not happen, only God knows. But, it is very possible. There are already a huge number of Christians being persecuted all over the world and it's only going to get bigger. I'm not afraid. If God says it's going to happen, it will happen. It may not necessarily be in my lifetime. It's hard to imagine so many things changing but eventually, change will be inevitable. I'm not sounding too grim am I? It's not supposed to be! Jesus is our rock and our fortress, he has given us spiritual armour so that we may run the race of life. Don't worry! Jesus has already won!! The whole battle was won when Jesus rose from the grave! The bible says "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?" The road is prepared. It's going to happen with or without you, but Jesus wants you! Are you prepared to follow him, allow him to use your life as a reflector of his glory? Then tell him! Let him know! He wants to hear you say that you'll do anything and go anywhere for him! If you tell him that, he will use you to bring people to him.
In a world of darkness it's our time to shine! Let the love of God be our road map and the spirit be our guide. Think something is impossible? Nothing is impossible with God. Think you can't do it? 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 says; 9 But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. In our weakness, God is strong. Sometime (not always!) it's great when we don't know anything. People always say to me that I need to bring something with me when I go to Ukraine; some qualification to help the people. And you know what? That's great when people go as nurses or teachers! But sometimes God just wants us as we are. I feel, for me, I don't have the time to go to University before I go to Ukraine. But I have something for them which saves lives too, and it will never run out or dry up. Jesus. He is never ending! His love will never run out! They can just keep passing it on and on to others! I may not know how to save some one's physical body from dying, but I know how to save their spirit and you don't need a degree in that! I think it's great when people learn first aid but I don't want to bring bandages and medicines! I want to bring the healing power of Jesus! If I knew how to resuscitate someone, I would. But because I don't, I would have to pray for them! So in this case it's a good job I don't know other things to rely on. It's such a great adventure because it means relying on God alone! This is going to be a massive leap of faith, but Jesus told me that when I can't walk on water he will carry me. I never want to walk alone! And I will never have to. Jesus promised us that he would never leave us! I'm not worried about it even though it does seem quite scary. I have Jesus and he is my rock. My protector. We are immortal until God calls us home, I know God is going to use me for his glory so I will not die for any other reason than him! I need you to pray that the people around me will see this as being faithful to the call of God and not some lunatic adventure! (Even if it seems that way!) There will be a lot of opposition, I know. Especially from people I love most. But God is my highest authority. What he says goes. So I will obey him before anyone else. (Obviously I will make sure that what he is saying to me is really from him!) I know people will think I'm crazy but I care what God thinks not what other people think. Although it would be great to have their support too! ;)
I do need to be spending more time with God so I continue hearing him speak. I really want to but I'm so tired in the morning that I set my alarm and then turn it off and go back to sleep!! Any one got any ideas of how to wake up?!!! Maybe I should get a friend who is an early riser to phone me and not go away until I am out of bed! It's not that I think I have to but I really want to! The evenings aren't as good because its a good end to your day but not a good start!
So that's it from me really for now. A friend and I are doing a prayer day on Saturday for our school and friends and such so if you would like to pray too then please do so for our school! We are looking for God to start a revival wind in our school and that his love would rest upon us and he would start speaking to us about the school :D
Thank you!
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