So I have been emailing a christian guy from Georgia this past week. I found his blog,and thought his story was amazing,and he has come so far,and he really showed me that God can do anything if you just let Him take control...
Prayers and blessings sent to Andy =)
http://www.crucialencounter.com/
So I visited one of Andy's friends blogs, and I found this video,which has opened my eyes,and once again given me encouragement,that no matter how much we want to give up,and sometimes do,God never does,and keeps using people to save His people...
It won't let the video appear,so just click on the link I'll soon paste, trust me it's worth it!!
Please comment and give your opinion on the video...
http://www.cbs.com/thunder/player/thunder.php?pid=ZlkVH0nHQBg2Oey2nUlkclKYlGKtk6Ge
Anyway
This week I have also reflected upon the fact that I have brothers and sisters in Christ,struggling all over the world,fighting to live,hungry to know Jesus...I just wish I could meet them...God has introduced me to some already,and I have learnt so much,I just can't wait to meet others!
May God honestly bless all of you,and keep the video in mind!
Blessings,Amy xxxxx
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Full but yet empty..
A week at soul survivor...one would expect total drastic change once back home...and though God has filled certain holes in my life...some of them are left un-filled...for a reason!i know there's a reason!and they're kind of getting deeper...
Anyway..
I apply to junior college tomorrow..and dls too!!Excitement and nerves!Especially on the course I chose!
Something I shared in the workshop I'm in...
So during a main meeting at SS,i asked god for forgiveness for all the things i needed to be forgiven for,and i needed to forgive myself for..and I felt him ask : "Sorry for what exactly?" So i got a paper and started to list all my sins down...God asked me to hold on to it,so I put it behind my name tag!the next day I lost it...I was really disappointed,I wanted to say sorry to God over and over again!So in the next meeting I let God know what was on my mind,and He told me, "I told you to hold on to it so you could lose it..just so you will realise that I let go of your sins the minute you realised it was wrong and felt shame and asked for forgiveness...."
I was like WOW!That's one of the holes God filled for me...=)
2 comparisons for you people xD
*drum roll please*
So as most of you know we rolled in the mud in England...and at first it was really exciting...it got really fun...then we got really tired,and the mud was going in places we didn't want it to go (not in a rude way)...and then it took ages till we actually got the courage to wash it off,and it took ages!I could have just thrown my clothes away...but I didn't,I showered and after lots of "EWW's" and "Oh my garlic bread's" we managed...and the showers were left really dirty..and the maids had to clean them and it took a while for all the traces of mud to totally disappear...
2 comparisons can evolve from this story....
1) Sin
Let's take drugs and alcohol.In the beginning it's really exciting,you're really into it!and it gets better for a while...then it starts to give negative effects...you get dizzy and dehydrated..throwing up bla bla..things start to go overboard,you're doing things you never wanted to do!So then you decide to stop.You keep doubting whether you can...and when you actually decide to,it takes ages till you get it right,till people stop talking about you..till your parents start to trust you again...so,you want to give up,you can't manage..you're scared....you think that even when you do stop there are things that will never go back to the way they were before...but that's until God cleans them up for you....FOR FREE!!!!
2) God's love
God created us...He made us,and played with us!He was mega excited about us..and we were about Him!!But then we grew into teenagers,God only got in the way..so we got tired of the you can't do this- and you can't do that routine...so we abandoned God,and started doing stupid stuff...God missed every one of us...then we turned back to God...we were so scared,thinking He didn't want us now...we lost our chance!But he hasn't given up on us,he grabs us,all muddy and smelly,hugs us and starts to rinse the sins off!And through all our hurts and moaning, He keeps cleansing us...till we're brand new xD
Sorry if I bored you....Leaving you with tissue blessings,and a runny nose!
xxxxxx
Anyway..
I apply to junior college tomorrow..and dls too!!Excitement and nerves!Especially on the course I chose!
Something I shared in the workshop I'm in...
So during a main meeting at SS,i asked god for forgiveness for all the things i needed to be forgiven for,and i needed to forgive myself for..and I felt him ask : "Sorry for what exactly?" So i got a paper and started to list all my sins down...God asked me to hold on to it,so I put it behind my name tag!the next day I lost it...I was really disappointed,I wanted to say sorry to God over and over again!So in the next meeting I let God know what was on my mind,and He told me, "I told you to hold on to it so you could lose it..just so you will realise that I let go of your sins the minute you realised it was wrong and felt shame and asked for forgiveness...."
I was like WOW!That's one of the holes God filled for me...=)
2 comparisons for you people xD
*drum roll please*
So as most of you know we rolled in the mud in England...and at first it was really exciting...it got really fun...then we got really tired,and the mud was going in places we didn't want it to go (not in a rude way)...and then it took ages till we actually got the courage to wash it off,and it took ages!I could have just thrown my clothes away...but I didn't,I showered and after lots of "EWW's" and "Oh my garlic bread's" we managed...and the showers were left really dirty..and the maids had to clean them and it took a while for all the traces of mud to totally disappear...
2 comparisons can evolve from this story....
1) Sin
Let's take drugs and alcohol.In the beginning it's really exciting,you're really into it!and it gets better for a while...then it starts to give negative effects...you get dizzy and dehydrated..throwing up bla bla..things start to go overboard,you're doing things you never wanted to do!So then you decide to stop.You keep doubting whether you can...and when you actually decide to,it takes ages till you get it right,till people stop talking about you..till your parents start to trust you again...so,you want to give up,you can't manage..you're scared....you think that even when you do stop there are things that will never go back to the way they were before...but that's until God cleans them up for you....FOR FREE!!!!
2) God's love
God created us...He made us,and played with us!He was mega excited about us..and we were about Him!!But then we grew into teenagers,God only got in the way..so we got tired of the you can't do this- and you can't do that routine...so we abandoned God,and started doing stupid stuff...God missed every one of us...then we turned back to God...we were so scared,thinking He didn't want us now...we lost our chance!But he hasn't given up on us,he grabs us,all muddy and smelly,hugs us and starts to rinse the sins off!And through all our hurts and moaning, He keeps cleansing us...till we're brand new xD
Sorry if I bored you....Leaving you with tissue blessings,and a runny nose!
xxxxxx
Monday, August 4, 2008
Not needed,but WANTED!
So I came upon one of the cutest videos on facebook!Listen and look...will compare after =)
Yes,you're allowed to cry =P So basically I kind of thought about it this way, the lion being God and the two guys representing us when we come back to God. It's really ironic because today's talk at Y4J was about the prodigal son...anyway,we start to push God out of our life,because we think He's getting in the way right? We can't get drunk or have sex bla bla...basically in the end we run back to Him,just like Tutzi (our youth leader) explained today.And God is so happy when we go back to him,he comforts us and shows us His great love!We usually go back to God in shame,thinking He would have forgotten all about us by now,but in fact He hasn't stopped thinking about us for one second!
Moving on...
Soul survivor in 6 days!I am really excited!Honestly!Today was our last Y4J meeting before Soul survivor,and I really gave it all I could!I opened up to God about everything,and asked him to take me as I am...
He's taken me guys...I am God's private property now,and you all need
permission from Him to borrow me for anything =P haha
Beer fest last night was good, Chinese was grand =D van trip home after took around an hour and a half!How mad aye?We went round all Malta!Then Vik,Bett,Ach and Rache slept over,and this morning bett and ach went to creche,while I slept again,got woken up by rob...then bett and Elaine came back...and we spent the day at my house eating and chilling! Leaving me feel like i just got run over! =)
My to-do list:
Re-do highlights & cut hair.
Go take passport photo for 6Th form applications.
Go wrap luggage.
Go lidl food shopping.
Put beads in hair.
Blow dry on Saturday.
Etc,etc.,
I'll share a poem tomorrow OK?because I'm about to fall asleep now!
God bless you all xxx
Yes,you're allowed to cry =P So basically I kind of thought about it this way, the lion being God and the two guys representing us when we come back to God. It's really ironic because today's talk at Y4J was about the prodigal son...anyway,we start to push God out of our life,because we think He's getting in the way right? We can't get drunk or have sex bla bla...basically in the end we run back to Him,just like Tutzi (our youth leader) explained today.And God is so happy when we go back to him,he comforts us and shows us His great love!We usually go back to God in shame,thinking He would have forgotten all about us by now,but in fact He hasn't stopped thinking about us for one second!
Moving on...
Soul survivor in 6 days!I am really excited!Honestly!Today was our last Y4J meeting before Soul survivor,and I really gave it all I could!I opened up to God about everything,and asked him to take me as I am...
He's taken me guys...I am God's private property now,and you all need
permission from Him to borrow me for anything =P haha
Beer fest last night was good, Chinese was grand =D van trip home after took around an hour and a half!How mad aye?We went round all Malta!Then Vik,Bett,Ach and Rache slept over,and this morning bett and ach went to creche,while I slept again,got woken up by rob...then bett and Elaine came back...and we spent the day at my house eating and chilling! Leaving me feel like i just got run over! =)
My to-do list:
Re-do highlights & cut hair.
Go take passport photo for 6Th form applications.
Go wrap luggage.
Go lidl food shopping.
Put beads in hair.
Blow dry on Saturday.
Etc,etc.,
I'll share a poem tomorrow OK?because I'm about to fall asleep now!
God bless you all xxx
Friday, August 1, 2008
People,places and potties xD
hey guys...my thoughts for the week!
So we went to Comino for 2 days,and I had a great time, I learnt so much,honestly! The scenery was brilliant,i was in awe of God's creation! Even jellyfish struck me with their metre long tentacles xD
So my mum decided to relate how I never wanted to use the potty when I was younger,but always wanted to use the toilet!so I used to get the stool and climb up on to the toilet seat and Voilaaaa...
But...I kind of realised I'm still like that,but in a God way! If God tells me to do something I might try to be independent and do it another way, because I think He'll be prouder of me if I try reach His ways without His help sort of thing...getting me?
Back to the potty story- it would take me longer to pee,until i went for the stool and climbed and stuff....so basically it takes me longer to do something,because I try to do it my own way. And even worse, I usually don't manage without getting mega stressed and frustrated at myself for failing!
So I'm gna paste a bit of a God-diary i keep on the comp..this is last years,but it shows how I don't give God control..
1st September 07
Hi God&co,
What in d world is gng on? Evrytings gng haywire God! I feel like I can’t take control of anything in life, I’ve totally lost grip and I don’t think I can keep holding on, I want to but evrytings just stressing me out!
And then this is me being mega positive xD
9/10/07
I'm lost…I need your loving guidance, I know ure here wit me Lord nd I thank u 4 it!I don’t know wat 2 do so I'm leaving dis in your hands!i hv faith dat ders a reason 4 everything!…..i know Ive got u by my side, never to be alone!Love you xxxxxx
so that's a bit of the real me...=)
not gna end here xD
So today during the workshop in our quiet time,i realised something else =D
I want to be loved,
But I need to love myself.
I want to be forgiven,
But first i need to forgive.
And I want to know you,
But first i need to know myself.
Its quite long this post aye/Sorry!Had alot to say! I hope I didn't bore you..well if anyone is still reading!
So what have I learnt this past week?
1) Give control to God.
2) Appreciate things more.
3) Give more service to others.
4)Comino hotel closes their kitchen at half 9 xD
5) Friends are too special to lose!
So I'll leave you in my 'Pretty Little Rebel' top,pink linen trousers, 2 tired,closing eyes and a cute quote xD
'We turn to God when our foundations are shaking,only to find out that it is God who is shaking them!'
Good night xxxxxx
So we went to Comino for 2 days,and I had a great time, I learnt so much,honestly! The scenery was brilliant,i was in awe of God's creation! Even jellyfish struck me with their metre long tentacles xD
So my mum decided to relate how I never wanted to use the potty when I was younger,but always wanted to use the toilet!so I used to get the stool and climb up on to the toilet seat and Voilaaaa...
But...I kind of realised I'm still like that,but in a God way! If God tells me to do something I might try to be independent and do it another way, because I think He'll be prouder of me if I try reach His ways without His help sort of thing...getting me?
Back to the potty story- it would take me longer to pee,until i went for the stool and climbed and stuff....so basically it takes me longer to do something,because I try to do it my own way. And even worse, I usually don't manage without getting mega stressed and frustrated at myself for failing!
So I'm gna paste a bit of a God-diary i keep on the comp..this is last years,but it shows how I don't give God control..
1st September 07
Hi God&co,
What in d world is gng on? Evrytings gng haywire God! I feel like I can’t take control of anything in life, I’ve totally lost grip and I don’t think I can keep holding on, I want to but evrytings just stressing me out!
And then this is me being mega positive xD
9/10/07
I'm lost…I need your loving guidance, I know ure here wit me Lord nd I thank u 4 it!I don’t know wat 2 do so I'm leaving dis in your hands!i hv faith dat ders a reason 4 everything!…..i know Ive got u by my side, never to be alone!Love you xxxxxx
so that's a bit of the real me...=)
not gna end here xD
So today during the workshop in our quiet time,i realised something else =D
I want to be loved,
But I need to love myself.
I want to be forgiven,
But first i need to forgive.
And I want to know you,
But first i need to know myself.
Its quite long this post aye/Sorry!Had alot to say! I hope I didn't bore you..well if anyone is still reading!
So what have I learnt this past week?
1) Give control to God.
2) Appreciate things more.
3) Give more service to others.
4)Comino hotel closes their kitchen at half 9 xD
5) Friends are too special to lose!
So I'll leave you in my 'Pretty Little Rebel' top,pink linen trousers, 2 tired,closing eyes and a cute quote xD
'We turn to God when our foundations are shaking,only to find out that it is God who is shaking them!'
Good night xxxxxx
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