Before I write the blog I was planing to write, I wanted to fill you all in on my progress to school! Hillsong is coming up super soon and I am getting really excited about it. I am continuing to work at the golf course so I can save up for school and that has so far gone really well. I have raised enough money to pay for my first semester, and my visa. But that reminds me! So originally I was planing on just going out to school with a 1 year visa and then if I decided that I wanted to stay out longer I would then renew it. Well, after looking into it further with my parents we realized that the smarter thing to do was to apply for a 3 year visa upfront. It would end up saving us quite a bit of money and a lot of trouble in the long run. So I now have a 3 year visa and I leave in 3 months! I am incredibly excited and nervous all at the same time.
This is where your prayers come in!
I am having to constantly remind myself to focus on what God is doing today instead of looking to the future. I want to trust God in everything and I have realized that when I am just looking to the goal I begin to have doubt and become afraid. But I know that God has a plan for me. I also know that it isn't just going to happen all of a sudden. It is something that is going to take a while to happen. It probably wont be easy getting there. But I am ok with that. I am ready to follow after God no matter what the cost is.
This kind of leads me to what I was going to blog about. I have been noticing lately how many people are so unhappy with where they are in life. Everyone is always complaining about something or making excuses for why their life isn't good. Complaining has become a normal conversation starter. I struggle with this myself.
But I no longer want to live my life looking first at the bad things. I strongly believe that we can learn so much from doing things and finding the good in it. I have recognized in my own life that when I complain about things less I can see how God is moving in me. Let me explain it this way. We have a choice to either walk in darkness or light. We have a choice to look at life and our situations in a negative way, or we can choose to look at even the worst situations with the knowledge that Jesus Christ came, died, and rose again so that I can have a personal relationship with the God who cares about my life and has a greater plan for me. When we choose to be full of God's light and love and peace, He can do greater things through us.
There are moments at work where I have found myself doing the less than glamorous jobs. It would be really easy to start complaining about all of it.. But the reality of it is, I still have to do it. So instead of complaining through out the task I encourage you to begin to ask God what it is he wants to teach you in this moment. Is it humility? What a servant's heart looks like? Maybe he is using you in this moment to show a coworker what it means to live a life like Jesus did. I know those are somethings that I have been learning.
So whatever it is that is going on in your life, seek God out first and ask for his love, joy, and patience to fill you.
This is where your prayers come in!
I am having to constantly remind myself to focus on what God is doing today instead of looking to the future. I want to trust God in everything and I have realized that when I am just looking to the goal I begin to have doubt and become afraid. But I know that God has a plan for me. I also know that it isn't just going to happen all of a sudden. It is something that is going to take a while to happen. It probably wont be easy getting there. But I am ok with that. I am ready to follow after God no matter what the cost is.
This kind of leads me to what I was going to blog about. I have been noticing lately how many people are so unhappy with where they are in life. Everyone is always complaining about something or making excuses for why their life isn't good. Complaining has become a normal conversation starter. I struggle with this myself.
But I no longer want to live my life looking first at the bad things. I strongly believe that we can learn so much from doing things and finding the good in it. I have recognized in my own life that when I complain about things less I can see how God is moving in me. Let me explain it this way. We have a choice to either walk in darkness or light. We have a choice to look at life and our situations in a negative way, or we can choose to look at even the worst situations with the knowledge that Jesus Christ came, died, and rose again so that I can have a personal relationship with the God who cares about my life and has a greater plan for me. When we choose to be full of God's light and love and peace, He can do greater things through us.
There are moments at work where I have found myself doing the less than glamorous jobs. It would be really easy to start complaining about all of it.. But the reality of it is, I still have to do it. So instead of complaining through out the task I encourage you to begin to ask God what it is he wants to teach you in this moment. Is it humility? What a servant's heart looks like? Maybe he is using you in this moment to show a coworker what it means to live a life like Jesus did. I know those are somethings that I have been learning.
So whatever it is that is going on in your life, seek God out first and ask for his love, joy, and patience to fill you.