In the absence of God… but not really.

Picture this: Earlier this week I was in my bedroom praying for Gods guidance for some pretty major things in my life right now. I was slightly complaining to God and saying that at the moment he feels like the wind to me. As I can sometimes feel a real God ‘gush of wind’, but that also there are times-like the time when I was praying this- where there is no ‘wind’, I can’t feel Gods presence. In those times I think if Gods not here then where is he? Does he really exist? After my little rant to God about how felt like the wind to me, had some quiet God time and focused on the lyrics in my music. Just then a MASSIVE gush of wind banged against my window. I knew it was God reminding me that he was still there and still in control.

This then reminded me of a video I saw a few years back:

Personally I think that what I went through is kind of like the disciples in the boat with Jesus when there was a storm, but Jesus was sleeping. Mark 4: 35-41. The disciples forgot that Jesus was still in control of the storm even though at that precise moment he wasn’t doing anything. We need to remember that in our own lives too, just because we can’t always see or tell that God is at work doesn’t mean he isn’t or isn’t in control of it.

Mezzoer out

Love to live life a bit differently

hey

i have been thinking about how on all the mezzo cards it says the phrase “we love to live life a bit differently” and i have been thinking what it means to be different. God loves us all to be different , he loves the fact that no-one is the same not even twins and we are created in his image. How amazing is that! We could search the whole earth and not find another person the same. The bit that I find the most amazing is that we were created in HIS image. So dont ever think that your ugly or worthless because the creator of the UNIVERSE created and loves you! Now thats amazing so thats the different part over . So what does it mean to live differently?

From what i can gather it means to stand out from the crowd and dont follow what everyone else is doing. Sometimes you might slag someone off because everyone else is doing it. Or you might walk passed an injured person because everyone else is doing it. Or you might experiment with drink because everyone else is doing it. God doesnt want that for us and the perfect example on how to live your life differently is jesus.

So why dont you try this , Jesus spent time with broken people so speak to the broken. Jesus prayed for the weak so go pray for the weak. Jesus went where god sent him, so go where god sends you. Dont try and blend into the crowd. Do whats right and follow god. Dont try and be perfect because you already are in gods eyes. And most importantly dont be like people be like JESUS! because god loves it when we are different

god bless

Too busy for god?

What is time? What does it mean to you? How do we make time for god in our busy lives?  These are questions which i get stuck with my relationship with god. Sometimes i fill up my week with lots of things and i never seem to have time for god but recently ive spent alot of my time just sitting and praying. its really amazing how god uses time to change us and to make godly moments.

In ecclesiastes 3: 1-8 it goes on about how there is a time for everything –  There is a time for everything and a season for every activity under the heavens ;

a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing, a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away, a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak, a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

This verse gets to me everytime i read.  I sometimes feel Why me? why now? and i understand now that its because its all part of gods plan for our life and he is always there and never goes or never leaves us because he is god almighty and we should love him as much as he loves us. We should make time for him because whats the point of having a one sided relationship but if you love someone you will wait and god waits for us he waits until we are ready to love him back so make time for god in your busy lives and dont you ever forget that god wants to have a relationship with you and makes time for you so make time for god

god bless

shining light :D

hey all

Recently there has been this verse that has been stuck on my heart and i want to share it with you all so here it is – matthew 5:14-16 – You are the light of the world. A town put on a hill may be seen by all. And a burning light is not put under a vessel but on its table; so that its rays may be shining on all who are in the house. Even so let your light be shining before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your father in heaven.

Sometimes we try to hide the fact that we are christians and maybe feel embarased about telling others and that its ok to feel like that i know i do sometimes. My biggest task as a christian is probably telling others about jesus but i do it and even though sometimes i feel scared its worth the risk because its a truly amazing  feeling to watch someones faith grow and to see there lives changed by god . God loves it when we tell people about him because he is never ashamed of us so why be ashamed of him. So remember god is always with you and even though you are scared he is there and he is looking after you so go and be a shining light for god

god bless

Listen to the lyrics…

This week has been a pretty hard week for me for various reasons, and when I am down and don’t know what to do with myself I turn to music and that usually cheers me up and makes things right. Only recently I have started actually listening to the lyrics of songs and thinking what kind of a meaning you can get from them. The song that has stuck out the most for me this week would have to be “Perfect” by Pink.

Pink’s (Alecia Beth Moore) father is Catholic and her mother Jewish and I am sure in this song there is messages from God included.
In the start of the song it says “Made a wrong turn,Once or twice, Dug my way out, Blood and fire, Bad decisions, That’s alright, Welcome to my silly life”

This just reminds me that no matter what you have done, God will always love you and all you have to do is ask for forgiveness and because Jesus died for us, your sin is washed away!

Later on in the song, in the chorus it says “Pretty, pretty please, Don’t you ever, ever feel, Like you’re less than, Less than perfect, You’re perfect to me”

Need I say anything? God has made you the way he wants, not the way anybody else wants. You should be happy with yourself because if you think you are perfect and God thinks you are perfect, THAT’S ALL THAT MATTERS!

So I encourage you to keep these two messages in your head for the following week and next time you listen to your favourite song on the radio, listen closely to the lyrics and you never know god might be speaking to you!
God bless!

muuusic

Christians in bands aren’t  unheard of, there are lots of openly religious bands out there, one of my favourites to see live are “the devil wears prada” I have seen them twice, and both times they have spoken of god to the audience, this is normal for one of their shows, they are known to stop their shows to spread the word of gods love. This isn’t always accepted, I have heard them being called “bible bashers” and being yelled at to ” shut up and go home” yet the band still persevere and continue to speak of god through their music and touring even if it doesn’t look like anyone is listening. The devil wears prada are of course just an example of an openly christian band – there are heaps out there! Personally I am inspired by them all as they find the courage to stand out and use their faith. I aim to be able to tell people of how god makes me feel as well as the many bands out there have-despite the pressures to behave and speak in a certain way in certian environments- I hope they continue to inspire others to do the same

“Don’t be ashamed of your faith” Is one of the lyrics in the devils wears prada’s track- dogs can grow beards all over, this feels special to me, as it is exact and straight to the point of what they are trying to say, you shouldn’t be ashamed of your faith, it’s yours and noone elses to take away from you.

the song may not be to everyone’s taste, but there’s a band for everyone x

Thank you

Today I found mezzo lovely, I really enjoyed what we did in the hall for a change,  don’t get me wrong - I love worship- but it showed me different ways of expressing my appreciation to god, through dance, art, prayer, reading the bible and everything else! I found it a nice way to think about myself in gods eyes, and see myself in my own eyes, am I who I wanted to be 5 maybe 6 years ago? Am I really proud of what I’m doing? Could I do better? I have regrets, I’m sure many people do, and god knows these regrets, and I can only hope that god will see how sorry I am and forgive me and see me for the new better happier person I wish to become by surrounding myself with god. Having regrets can’t change the past- believe me, but we’re only human, nobody after all is perfect. I feel like God recognises these imperfections and tries to help us escape them and to me he is sometimes the only person to act that way, I almost know he loves me. Now the only challenge is to get back on track with him and loving him as much as I hope he can love me.

Gosh I feel so self centred talking about myself, haha, but I don’t want anyone feeling like they aren’t good enough, or like they can’t get back on track, because they can with some effort and from being surrounded by people who love them and who they love in return.

Thank you mezzo !

I’ll stop rambling! Best wishes x

A new path.

Well for me this week with God has been almost a re-connection. He has shown me a new path which I didn’t really think of taking before. It felt almost hard to be in-tune with him for a while because I didn’t really feel – well lets say at my best – and just found it hard to speak to him. But recently I have had a lot on my mind and just let it all out before him. Then he gave me a picture of a raging ocean, that soon calmed. It really spoke to me and just made me think of when Jesus calmed the storm. I don’t have a perfect relationship with God, but no one does. But God certainly knows best.

Writing on the wall

Hi to all the Mezzoers,

Before I wasn’t I real Christian, I believed but I didn’t really take it seriously. When I started to go to Citychurch I started asking questions about the meaning of life and God. Then my older sister showed me the “Finger of God”  on youtube, and I thought it was amazing. Quite recently I found out the title of “Finger of God” came from the book Daniel in the Bible. Go get your Bible and look up Daniel 5 and read it and then you will understand what I have to say next. You will see that God predicts the future by writing on the wall with a finger. The writing on the wall is an expression now, for something definitely going to happen and I see it like God’s signs and wonders as see in the video of the “Finger of God” as the signs on the wall for us.

This is a link for the first part of the “Finger of God”

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=finger+of+god&aq=f

God Bless

God? God! God…

Well! God is the creature of everything. The being with in use all. God is Love and the Savior.
What more can I say, God bless.