Well it truly feels like summer. Staying indoors cowering from the sun due to sunburn on my neck, Wimbles on the Telly. But is this useful? Am I gaining anything from what I'm doing. Every day I reflect and think I could have done so much more with my time. Time is precious and I'm not being respectful of that. But this is the calm before the storm. I've made lots of plans so maybe I won't be feeling this all summer.
One of the best things about being home is catching up with people. I'm starting to realise for myself that feeling I've heard many people express about how quickly people change. I know this to be true now. For myself and seeing it in others. But at the same time, theres no point waiting for people to change, because they probably won't as you expect. People who you expect to grow and step out into who they should be, fall to wayside and become a fraction of who they were. Yet others who you expect to go off the rails find a level-headedness that was bereft previously. But, we can always improve. That's the hope to cling on to, that there is more for us than we currently have. That is why time is important. I want to become the person I should be. Although it isn't so much about the destination but about the journey.
I have an analogy that I've had with me for a while. It goes like this;
Life is like a river. Time is water. Rocks are individual lives. We will have sharp edges to begin with near the source of the river. As we traverse through life we will get bumps and scrapes. They will hurt, and we will lose parts of us that we have become familiar with. But the end product is a beautiful smooth stone. As long as we stay in the current. The best place to be is the fastest place to be, the Thalweg.
Enough for now. I always feel I rant away but thats exactly what blogs are surely!?
Peace out brothers and sisters.
Let love be your only debt.
Monday, 1 July 2013
Thursday, 27 June 2013
First post
Good Morning, Afternoon, Prevening or Evening to you. This is my first post on my blog. As titled, this is my musings on anything and everything. hope you enjoy :)
Just got back from helping out at the final SWYM conference of this academic year. What a great time and a fantastic group of young people. Spent the majority of my time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning, which was a great time. Was involved producing some great looking and tasting food, although I didn't have much to do with the taste!
In my spare time I got to sit in on some sessions, a couple of morning devotions based on the topic of 'Leaders who last'. One shocking statistic I learnt was that the divorce rate is higher in people who consider themselves as Pastors than the national average. Wow. Having a job in the church really doesn't make you immune to problems and stress. The balance of work and play was stressed greatly. Although I have little responsibility, I do have to look after my time a lot better. Am definitely looking at a change in my life where I really need to prioritise my time and learn to say no to things. Would prefer to do a few things really well rather than doing lots of things with half the application and effort.
Another talk was on control. We have none. There is nothing in life that we can fully control. Our decisions are reliant on other things. In 'Counterfeit Gods', Tim Keller talks about how such of our live decisions are based on God. Examples include where we are born; this affects our wealth, status, class. Secondly, our genetics; this determines our physical characteristics and sometimes personal characteristics. Also included in the category of things we aren't in control of are decisions made by others; our name, our education opportunities, the decisions made by governments on health, the economy etc. We have so little say in the things that affect our lives yet we like to believe we are in control. I have learnt about things in my life I try and control and just need to hand over to God, for He has a better plan for me than I can ever decide.
Finally, I am starting to learn more and more about what God has saved me from, and the blessings He has given me. So much of what I have wanted has turned sour and in hindsight have been bad. I'm so glad God pulled me away from those comfortable zones and I'm now living, rather than existing.
Loving life!
Just got back from helping out at the final SWYM conference of this academic year. What a great time and a fantastic group of young people. Spent the majority of my time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning, which was a great time. Was involved producing some great looking and tasting food, although I didn't have much to do with the taste!
In my spare time I got to sit in on some sessions, a couple of morning devotions based on the topic of 'Leaders who last'. One shocking statistic I learnt was that the divorce rate is higher in people who consider themselves as Pastors than the national average. Wow. Having a job in the church really doesn't make you immune to problems and stress. The balance of work and play was stressed greatly. Although I have little responsibility, I do have to look after my time a lot better. Am definitely looking at a change in my life where I really need to prioritise my time and learn to say no to things. Would prefer to do a few things really well rather than doing lots of things with half the application and effort.
Another talk was on control. We have none. There is nothing in life that we can fully control. Our decisions are reliant on other things. In 'Counterfeit Gods', Tim Keller talks about how such of our live decisions are based on God. Examples include where we are born; this affects our wealth, status, class. Secondly, our genetics; this determines our physical characteristics and sometimes personal characteristics. Also included in the category of things we aren't in control of are decisions made by others; our name, our education opportunities, the decisions made by governments on health, the economy etc. We have so little say in the things that affect our lives yet we like to believe we are in control. I have learnt about things in my life I try and control and just need to hand over to God, for He has a better plan for me than I can ever decide.
Finally, I am starting to learn more and more about what God has saved me from, and the blessings He has given me. So much of what I have wanted has turned sour and in hindsight have been bad. I'm so glad God pulled me away from those comfortable zones and I'm now living, rather than existing.
Loving life!
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