Saturday, March 19
Saturday, March 12
My testimony
Here's my testimony, nice and short :)
I was blessed to grow up in a Christian household where we sat down and read the bible together.
My grandmother taught me a lot about how to have a relationship with Christ through her own faith in Him.
Having grown up in this environment I never really doubted God's existence, and when I was 10 I prayed a prayer, a plea,
to God for forgiveness. After praying I felt such a warmth and energy and this made me want to tell everyone what God
had done for me, and what Jesus did on the cross, dying for my sins.
From that time to this I have been walking with Christ. He has blessed me, taught and disciplined me, and kept me through everything in life
with it's un-expectedness and my sinfulness.
When I went to University, God broadened my understanding of him and how to have a closer relationship. He taught me and showed me many gifts
that he had placed within me, of being able to tune my ear to hear God and to act upon what the spirit was telling me. He also taught me about the leadership
gifts that he has given me, and this was used when I became the small group leader, then co-ordinator of all small groups in the CU. I have been able to use this in my current church role of Youth group leader of a group called the Core.
In the past year I have had to lean and rely on God more through tough times of unemployment and moving to a new area, and also the UK's financial situation which has put a toll
on us all. I listen to UCB regularly and it has encouraged me to draw nearer to God, not to let guilt and sin keep me away from Him, for that's when we need Him most. This year is the first year I have committed to reading my bible all the way through and I am thoroughly enjoying it, God speaks to me and leads me daily and I am so blessed.
I draw upon his strength daily and Christ is in everything I do and because of him, he is everything I am.
I was blessed to grow up in a Christian household where we sat down and read the bible together.
My grandmother taught me a lot about how to have a relationship with Christ through her own faith in Him.
Having grown up in this environment I never really doubted God's existence, and when I was 10 I prayed a prayer, a plea,
to God for forgiveness. After praying I felt such a warmth and energy and this made me want to tell everyone what God
had done for me, and what Jesus did on the cross, dying for my sins.
From that time to this I have been walking with Christ. He has blessed me, taught and disciplined me, and kept me through everything in life
with it's un-expectedness and my sinfulness.
When I went to University, God broadened my understanding of him and how to have a closer relationship. He taught me and showed me many gifts
that he had placed within me, of being able to tune my ear to hear God and to act upon what the spirit was telling me. He also taught me about the leadership
gifts that he has given me, and this was used when I became the small group leader, then co-ordinator of all small groups in the CU. I have been able to use this in my current church role of Youth group leader of a group called the Core.
In the past year I have had to lean and rely on God more through tough times of unemployment and moving to a new area, and also the UK's financial situation which has put a toll
on us all. I listen to UCB regularly and it has encouraged me to draw nearer to God, not to let guilt and sin keep me away from Him, for that's when we need Him most. This year is the first year I have committed to reading my bible all the way through and I am thoroughly enjoying it, God speaks to me and leads me daily and I am so blessed.
I draw upon his strength daily and Christ is in everything I do and because of him, he is everything I am.
Saturday, March 5
Here's to another Saturday alone
Today's aim is to be inspired.
I have an unending desire to create. I want to write poetry, draw, paint, make something crafty, create a piece of writing, blog, bake and cook things, experiment, be proactive, be provocative.
I want to document these things. But the biggest problem with me, is not the ideas themselves, but the vastness of them, they are like swirling tendrills of smoke that if you don;t somehow catch and reign them in, they float away on the wind and are lost. Another barrier to creating things is a lack of materials and a propensity to begin something but never quite get around to finishing it.
For example at the beginning of the year I had this same urge and drive to create, so I made something out of some old material, I call it a 'something' not just because I am being lazy about the use of words in this blog, and can't be bothered to think of another word to use, but 'something' because it was the beginning of a small project that never
really took off.
Anywhoo, the lovely Fran has just rung me for about half an hour which was nice of her, and I need to head for a shower, so I might finish this later!!! lol!
I may not... ;)
Here's to another Saturday alone!
I have an unending desire to create. I want to write poetry, draw, paint, make something crafty, create a piece of writing, blog, bake and cook things, experiment, be proactive, be provocative.
I want to document these things. But the biggest problem with me, is not the ideas themselves, but the vastness of them, they are like swirling tendrills of smoke that if you don;t somehow catch and reign them in, they float away on the wind and are lost. Another barrier to creating things is a lack of materials and a propensity to begin something but never quite get around to finishing it.
For example at the beginning of the year I had this same urge and drive to create, so I made something out of some old material, I call it a 'something' not just because I am being lazy about the use of words in this blog, and can't be bothered to think of another word to use, but 'something' because it was the beginning of a small project that never
really took off.
Anywhoo, the lovely Fran has just rung me for about half an hour which was nice of her, and I need to head for a shower, so I might finish this later!!! lol!
I may not... ;)
Here's to another Saturday alone!
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