Thankful

I'm Thankful for:

• God, Jesus, Holy Spirit
• family
• friends
• sun
• books
• authors
• stories
• jounrey
• electricity
• communication
• second chances
• third chances etc
• belief
• hope
• love
• job
• pain as I know how lucky I am
• joy
• my car
• trees
• birds
• My parents
• a place to live
• smile
• ability to learn and grow
• a place to be me
• God showing me He is in control
• life
• water
• opportunity
• new days and new beginnings
• and so much more

I realised I should start focussing on what I am thankful for rather than what is stressing me out. so those things above are just a few things I am thankful for.

Success and Failure

An interesting concept i experinced last week. I both succeeded and failed at the same time. The success was that I did my best and accomplised something I thought I couldn't do and even better when I re did it the next day I got a better result. However I didn't get the pass I needed.
I learned that it was a strugggle and the feelings that arose were something I had to process and allow Jesus in to work and show me His amazing love. I also learned that doing your best is all you can ask of yourself. I learned that I could do something that I didn't think I could do and even though I didn't meet the worldy standards it was an achievement.

So I guess one could say there is no such thing as failure but only steps or acheivements and or just a journey we are on.

learn each day. I know I do. even re learn concepts we already know

We can do anyting through JESUS.

I succeed becasue He Succeded.

I also was reminded that encouragement is so important. never underestimate your encouragement to someone. to those that encouraged me Thanks.

Question

So last night I was just spending time with God and one of the questions that entered my mind was one that I always ask.

What one thing in the world you would change if you could?

My answer that I wrote for a work article was I would stop Child Abuse and that is a cool idea but last night I had a revelation that I would like to change me. The cool thing in this is that I have the power and the ability with God's help to do that. I mean I want to get closer to Jesus and grow in my relationship and be more like Him and I can work on that.

Let Go and Let God!

I was at a conference last year and the question that was asked was:

"What would you do if you were 10 times more bolder?

I love this question becasue i think we would say tons of things and then the comment was made is what is stopping me or us as Jesus is on our side and also the Holy Spirit so we can do. We can step out in faith.

I even like the questions that like what is your favourite colour? As I think it seems to have a quick answer however there can be more to it.

Well now to discover more questions to ask to ponder and enjoy.

BOOKS!

I love Books. I love to read! I learn so much for reading about life and so forth. I enjoy reading a range of books. I love reading a well written book that just flows and at the moment I am enjoying reading books about peoples lives. I like these books because you find out what they have learned and where they are at and both the mistakes or challenges they have faced as well as great success or as i would call it learning or butterflies that have taken place.

I have recently read a book called Don't let Her See Me Cry by Helen Barnacle and this is something she said which i like and have been pondering on "Blame doesn't help anyone - it just keep you emotionally stuck where you are".

I am at the moment reading a book a friend gave me and I am learning lots it is called "Unlimiting God" by Richard Blackaby so far it is excellent. Can't wait to talk to my friend about it. So many great thoughts and ideas. loving it!

Always up for great suggestions on books! and of course the Bible is a great book with so many truths and promises.

Family

Oh how I love my family. I was blessed to spend the weekend away with my Mum, 2 sisters and also my nephew. It was a girls weekend however a baby needs its mum so it was awesome to have Tyson with us. I loved catching up with the girls. it is great to reflect on the growing we have done and to be there to support each other with the growing that will continue.
I am so proud of my sisters . They are so strong and full of love. They have this amazing bond with their kids and adore their husbands. Most importantly they love their Father in Heaven and contiue to jouney with Jesus. Yay! My Mum is well the Best. words don't describe her love and what she has done for us growing up and who she is. amazing. My sisters have many of her qualities and that is awesome.

Family for my family has included many people. family for us is more than just our relatives by birth. we are blessed to have many people in our family that are chosen to be there. They are our cousins, aunts and uncles etc. I love them all lots and they have given me lots and shown and taught me things.
I love that Family is different for everyone and that anyone can be part of it. So for all those people that bless me lots you are my family.

I have many thoughts on family and tradition but they can wait for another day

learned this week

Wow! I have learned so much this week. I have learned there is so many questions, so many emotions, so much love, so much pain, so much hurt, so much to hope for, etc etc.
The amazing this is all this is stuff I have already known. I do love however, that God re teachers us things and allows us to learn it all agian and add to our knowledge and experience.
I love that God Loves me. I love how He love everyone. I love that He is so faithful and that this week I love that I feel emotions the whole lot of them well maybe not every one but a lot of them.
I love that God brings People in your Life that just are there. watching and praying and caring and being Jesus to us. What a blessing.
Even though I have found this week personally hard I am glad I have Lived it. I am glad that Jesus is with me and I am glad that I get to journey.
I was reminded that God has the answers and that the cross is a great place to head. I got to actually experiece going to the Cross and it is great to go there.
God is SOOOO GOOD! He is TOPS!

Truth!

God is Good!