church hunting.

I love the house of God so much. These past couple of Sundays have been both a little bit sad, and so beautiful! Leaving a really great church is hard, because the truth is no matter where you go your not going to find something exactly the same. but the beautiful thing is that it doesn't matter what city you're in because the house of God is STILL the house of God. a church might sing different songs, the preacher might have a different preaching style and the people surrounding you can be complete strangers - but the God of the universe, my best friend and saviour - it's always his home and therefore it's always ours. i remember before i left having this beautiful moment with God where i was having a bit of a waaah about leaving Arise, and he just whispered into my ear saying, never love my church more than you love me. that's a powerful thought, if it's God's will we should be willing to up and go if that's what he wants, because life isn't primarily about loving church, its about loving him. church on Sunday was so great. it was so different to any service i was used to, the whole night ran in a completely different order, the worship, the preaching, the atmosphere was different. But his presence was undeniable, and despite everything - the fact that he was there in the most unreal way... that's what made it feel like home.

longest week of my life.

This past week, has without a doubt been the longest week of my life... and that's definately a legit call. It has actually felt like at least a good 3 or 4 weeks since i've slept in my own bed in wellington or seen my friends - yet it's only been 8 days, the craziest 8 days ever.

the past week has been crazy - i swear i've felt every single emotion a human can feel, all smushed up into a week. It's been fun, scary, awesome, sad, hard, exciting, exhausting, full-on, lonely, busy, beautiful, eye-opening, crazy, heart-breaking, and so much more.

i'm quite excited to get started into Uni tomorrow, its been a long week just waiting for it to begin. This is going to be one of the hardest years of my life, but I am so pumped about that fact that my God is faithful. That his promises remain, and that though he never promised this was going to be easy I know with all my heart that it will definately be worth it.
2012 - you're mine.

big beginnings..

saturday was a day that i had been both dreading and looking forward to for over a year and a half, and its finally been and gone. the last few days have been such an adventure and so exciting, but definately 3 or 4 of the hardest, scariest and most exhausting days of my life. it's literally like trying to meet and remember the names of hundreds of people a day, as well as getting enrolment and uni sorted, and making friends, and trying not to miss home to much, and being independent, and having fun, and not sleeping through meals - something i have not mastered quite yet. it's a beautiful thing knowing that my saviour and best friend is with me every step of the way every day, because if it wasn't for him i'd be back in an instant. this is going to be one crazy year, and definately one of the hardest yet in so many ways - but his love never fails, he is a faithful God and we are the salt and light in this world, so that's exactly what i'll be. in other news, i'm legit counting down the days until sunday, can't wait to be back in his house!

freedom

we have a beautiful saviour who came to give us freedom

he gave his own life, so that every morning when we wake up, the mistakes we made yesterday can be forgotten, but when we choose to hold onto the past and not walk in the freedom that he gave up everything for, we take the power and the significance away from what he did.

he didn't die so we could hide away what's wrong, or die so that we could hide all our mistakes and put on an act. he gave it all, and so all we need to do is give us and all our imperfections back to him.

it's crazy watching how much God can transform a life that is willing to be changed, a person that admits their faults and acknowledges that they're not perfect, but are made perfect in HIS love. 

John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.