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Death of Dreams.

God is bring me to a place of real joy and true contentment.

For so long I have struggled with the place God has called me to be. Trying so hard to change his will.

Trying break down the walls that I thought were holding me in. Screaming at Him that he was wrong to kill my dreams one by one.

I thought that my dreams were perfect. I thought I could do whatever I wanted just as long as it wasn’t sin, just as long as it was godly.

We are so important to God that he has a very important path for us to walk. He will kill our dreams, put up walls to protect us from ok to give us perfect.

Each day as I give God my trust, threads of true joy are born deep within my heart.

Every day I let God kill my dreams I am lead to my amazing future created by him.

Friend whatever pruning or death God is doing in you, it will lead to his amazing handpicked purpose for your life.

Hold on.

 

 

 

Book Giveaway

Exciting news!! My book giveaway has just launched!!

Enter to win a signed copy of my book Hidden Struggles: Purity, God, Guys and Life.

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Travel

Suitcase packed, ready to board a plane again next week.

I am addicted to travel, if I was rich I would do it all the time, if I was clever I would do it for a living. But since I am neither, I must settle with every so often trips. 

I never even stepped on a plane until I was 16 when my parents took me to live in the USA for 18 months but once I did there was no going back.

I love everything about it, packing, planing, killing time on those uncomfortable airport chairs. The safety videos, new cultures, far away from normal. 

At 19 I traveled to the Middle East alone, to board a ship that took me to Sri Lanka and India. 

I thrived on the challenge, the adventure. 

Travel has taught me so much about myself. Leaning that I am capable of more then I dreamed.

It has taught me that world over we are all the same, no matter our culture or race. We smile, hurt, and dream the same. It has taught me the kindness of strangers.

The sweetness of change and the beauty and uniqueness each country has.  

This place we call earth, I am proud to call home.

I encourage you to take the leap, dare to step away from the normal, seek adventure and you will be amazed at what you find out about yourself and the world around you.

 

You Are Called

The strangest thing has happened to me, God has decided to use me and not just me but you too. 

Image a celebrity rang you up and told you that they wanted you to work for them.

I’m guessing you would be shocked right?

Ok what about if the Queen decided that she wanted you to be her personal assistant.

Crazy right?

But what if the King of Kings, the Great I Am, the Creator of the World, decided he wanted to use you to reach the world for him. He didn’t just get his “people” to call you up, he personally called you by name.

Too good to be true! You say?

But its not, the most important person in the universe wants to use you. 

Let that sink in, You Are Called. 

 

 

Australian Blogs 2014 Competition

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Not Yet Independent.

“I still live with my parents.” Those dreaded words.

I love my family but sometimes I do feel ashamed that I am not independent and on my own.

Weddings, baby showers, those life events that many of my childhood friends are passing though while I still have meals with my parents every night.

I am young only 22 but often I feel so slow and old.

I worked so hard to become what I see is a “adult.”

Yet sickness has brought me back to where I started from.

Another pride issue God is working on, killing the pride of having it all together, showing me that it’s not me who plans my future.

Making me useful, able to reach those who struggle just like me.

I can hold my head high knowing that right now living at home is the centre of God’s will and that is the best and most successful place to be.

Chronic Pain Has Changed my Life in a Positive Way.

It’s been one year since I got sick with chronic pain, and I have to say its  one of the best things that has ever happened to me.

Yes my friend you did read that right.

No I am not some super brave person. I hate how weak my body has become, the pain that never leaves my body, I dislike the many things I can no longer do.

But chronic pain has changed my life in a positive way.

I used to read  Philippians 4:13 ”I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” and all I saw was the “I can do all things.”

My pride was feed the more I did things in my own strength. Yes I had a deep personal relationship with Christ but I forgot my strength comes from my dependance on Christ. So God gave me a very real reminder that I must find my strength in Him alone.

Many people say that pain is not from God but I believe God has used this sickness to make me a better person. I may have to live with arthritis for the rest of my life. But I have a bright hope and future because in Christ I CAN do all things!!!

I Need to be Real, Not Babyish.

“I hate being single”

” I have the worst life ever”

“Why does God hate me.”

“Pity me, my life is unbearable”

“I hate drama!”

Ever meet that one person that all they do is complain, their Facebook is an online journal, telling every tiny feeling or emotion they have?

Yes this has been me before. Because it’s so easy to do.

It’s important for me to be real, but I must not let it go so far that I let my emotions become babyish.

God wants me to be open about my struggles but also provide hope. To say yes I struggle but I overcome. Of cause there will be times when I see no light and need those around me to strengthen and encourage me.  I must learn to understand the difference between a load and a burden.

Loads I must carry myself but burdens are important to ask for help with as they are to big for one person to carry alone.

Dear God teach me to train my emotions and become less self-absorbed so I can be used by you.

Unworthy Author

I am such an unworthy Author.

I wasn’t the girl that dreamed of publishing a book. 

I’m the girl who comes from a family of dyslexics and sadly caught it too. 

I am far from good at writing and yet God asked me to write a book. 

With all my failings and shorting comings in that area. He said “In me you can do all things”.

So I shoved fear away and not so boldly stumbled my way through publishing a book. 

Truthfully my book has mistakes and so much to be worked on.

But I stand proud in obedience.

Unworthy but chosen.

God is going to use you too.

He sees you as the perfect person for the unique job He has for you!

 

 

 

 

 

Awkwardly Shy

I am not what you call brave, or really outgoing.  

At 5 years old fear was a stranger looking at me.

I would dissolve into floods of tears. Oh yes I was a real joy to take shopping, terrifying nightmarish strangers everywhere!

I was shy, awkwardly shy.

It continued on into teen years. I hated it.

Only those who have experienced shyness truly know how hard it is to overcome. I really didn’t feel like I had a voice or that I had much to offer the world because the wall of shyness seemed to high to climb. 

I wanted so much to be used by God but yet I couldn’t understand how he could use me.  

My unwanted friend “Shy” followed me everywhere. How I loathed being the quiet one.

What I didn’t know was God was planning to use me in my own unique way. What I didn’t know was little shy me had a hope and a future.

At 22 I still get shy, I still lack courage, but now I am learning to live in the freedom of being open for God use me in a handpicked unique way, instead of trying to copy the outgoing girl and falling short. 

And don’t worry I can safely go shopping with you and I won’t cry.