Once again, what a crazy few weeks! And where do i start, I guess that last week was the most significant for me. Our speaker this week was speaking on the subject of identity, her powerful testimony and stories of how God has used her to influence the world of Hollywood. It continues to amaze me the lengths that God goes to, to display his love for us!!
Our identity has to be in Him, not our vocation or calling or how good we are but in knowing and understanding who He is and His Names reveal all! This is what we cling to despite the storms and the calm seas the droughts and the times of lush plenty! Orama, Great Barrier Island was a perfect place to really discover more of who God is through His name and intently gazing into His wonderful face!
Now we’re heading into the season of sailing, with just one more week until we set sail for 6 days until we reach our destination. Fiji. I’m pretty excited to see what God has to teach each one of us individually as we spend this time in the middle of the ocean!
Psalm 107: He stilled the storm to a whisper the waves of the sea were hushed.
....attitudes....
This quote really spoke to me just this past week, so I thought i'd share it!
What's your attitude?
Charles Swindoll sums it up beautifully.
'The longer I live, the more I realze the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me, is more important than facts. Its more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think, say or do. It is more important than apperance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break an organization, a church, a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding that attitude we will embrace for that day. we cannot change our past, we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable.
The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have and that is our attitude.
I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you, we are in charge of our attitdues."
Being a tourist!!
So this past week I have just spent with my Mum and Dad! It was real cool to see them and go do the tourist things that I havent really done round here, visiting the kiwi fruit fields, climbing the Mount, walking on the beach, visiting the Gloworm caves and the beautiful views from the gondola in Rotorua! It was so great for them to be here and meet all the friends and family I have here! I was blessed and God was seriously moving!
