the lost

Recently I received something back which I had lost by leaving it behind. Some of you will know the story behind this, and some of you will not - but that does not matter.

 

I was contemplating this when I started thinking about lost things in general, and then more specifically what can we lose and not ever get back?

 

I thought of a few things and you can comment and name some of them if you like, but the one I got stuck on was innocence. I contemplated ignorance but then thought, no, people can still choose to be ignorant even if they know better. Innocence in the sense of someone being protected from certain things by simply not knowing - examples which come to mind are mainly negative ones like homelessness, drugs, and abuse just to name a few.

 

From here though I started to think about what innocence means, what does it mean to be innocent? I thought about the court room kind of definition which means to be found not guilty. I thought on though, that really innocent should mean to be completely without fault, not just 'not guilty', but perfect.

 

My mind continued to turn, but nobody is perfect, so nobody is innocent. We are all born inherently sinful, caring more for ourselves than anybody else. How then can we know what it means to be innocent, perfect?

 

At this point I stopped thinking, because I already know the answer, it is written on my heart. I ask you though, do you know the answer?

 

And if you don't, does that mean that you're lost too?

a toast

*raises glass*

 

"Here's to life and love, in all their fullness, in all His fullness. Cheers"

 

*clink*

 

God Bless

what is strange

"7+8=15"

 

This is how a recent conversation I had started - it then continued through talking about head space, washing powder, bright colours, snow, frogs, and toilets, just to name a few. This is not an unusual conversation for me to find myself in but it suddenly occurred to me that such a conversation may be very strange for others to hear.

 

Our past, our personality, our situation, all affect the way in which we react to different things. What we consider normal and what things we find strange. I am certain that at some point that most (if not all) people whom I have met have found me strange, not necesarily in a bad way, but just different.

 

I'm not afraid of what people think, most of the time, which allows me to simply be the person I have been created to be. Some might ask, well who is that person, and the answer is not simple but the most important I shall put before you now. I am my parents child, my Fathers daughter, a sister to many, a sinner, a saint, and an individual.

 

Now some of those you many not understand so I will explain a few of the terms here.

• By parents I mean my earthly Mother and Father.
• By Father, I mean my Father in Heaven, God, Creator.
• As I am in Christ, all those whom are also in Him are sisters and brothers.
• A sinner is someone who sins. To sin is to do something opposed to God - at some point most every day I put myself first which is opposed to God.
• By saint I mean I am one of many (similar to sister) who are seen righteous because of Jesus.

So while I may be a little strange to some, and most conversations are always interesting, I am certain of who I am. Oh, and if you would like to hear any of the stories behind the afore mentioned topics which came up in our conversation, just ask!

 

God Bless

Fear or Trust

So, it's now been 3 weeks since I last wrote a blog and I am very sorry for that. Christmas / New Years is generally a quite busy time for most people and I am no exception.

 

At church on Sunday we talked a little about New Years Resolutions. Now I don't know about you but I don't make them anymore but I used to sometimes when I was younger. What I found interesting was they were talking about how many peoples' New Years Resolutions are a result of some kind of fear or guilt, and I am inclined to agree.

 

The talk continued from this introduction to then talk about the Father's Love. How each of us through Jesus have become children of God, and just what God's love is - how it is so much greater than any earthly fatherly love.

 

I have been reading some psalms recently and I would like to share a few verses from some of them here for you to have a think about...

 

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears... The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry... When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their troubles. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. - Psalm 34: 4, 15, 17-19

Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds... How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings... Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart! - Psalm 36: 5, 7, 10

 

So cast your fears away, place them with our Father and trust that He will know what is best and will protect you.

 

God Bless