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!
