Friends

Check this song out:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfkYoMnQ_vY


The lyrics really spoke to me:
"More of you, less of me!"


This is my heart cry! 
The more we seek His face, the more we become like Jesus. This is the point, shown in John 13:34-35 to adventure together and show people Jesus. 


"So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other.Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples."


Our relationship with Christ demonstrates how we need to treat one another. It needs to be done out of love. To encourage and build one another up, not to be self-seeking. 
Being brothers and sisters in Christ is about bringing encouraging words from God, appreciating, supporting and serving one another. More of God and less of us! 


God asks us to do these things, to be an encourager like He is. We can do this with people who know Him and people who don't.

 "May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God." (Romans 15:5-7)

It's so important.

C.

Heart/Head

Hey,

I enjoy 1 minute awesome teaching from wise people of God, whilst passing in corridors. I grabbed hold of one of those moments, and began reflecting on it today when I went away. 

It went like this...

- "How was your trip?"

* "Fab, it makes me sad leaving."

- "Your heart's going there isn't it?"

* "Yeah, is that a bad thing?"

- "No, but sometimes you need to lead your heart not just follow it."

* "What do you mean?"

Then Proverbs 3:5-6 was quoted to me.

"Trust in the Lord with all you heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take."

There are three things packed into that verse that were revealed to me:

1)TRUST

2)Don't try and do it alone!

3)God will keep you on track.

• Trust. We have to trust God, trust that He knows best, that He can help and that He will help us in whatever we're facing. But in this case, God was teaching me about timing. If I was following my heart, I would probably be in a different place or even a different country tomorrow! But sometimes we have to lead our hearts through trusting God's timing, and acknowledging that He knows best! (All comes down to trust!)
• When we trust God, we will realise we don't have to do it alone, or feel like we have to make things happen, or even worry about the future. Things that you think about in the future may be rooted in what you're learning now, however, these all need to be surrendered to God's timing, no matter how big or small they are, or how near or distant they seem. He can figure out the next step, and let us in on it when it's the right time, we can just enjoy the lessons of today with Him.

God has amazing plans for our lives. He will 'make our path's straight.' We need to step in and live out these plans, instead of spending too much time worrying about them! Any worry is from a place of fear and insecurity and we know that "perfect love casts out fear" (1John 4:18) Our God is ever-lasting! 

Lets learn to lead our hearts, by building a connection between our head and our hearts, with God. 

Phillipians 4:6

"Do not worry about anything, instead pray about everything."

Building this connection comes from investing time into the quiet place with God, becoming more in tune with His moves and His words, and learning lessons with Him.

The Bible says, pray about everything...everything! That's a lot of topics to choose from. God can drop things into your heart to pray for, and perhaps one topic could be your future. But remember everything... means everything. So, with any little worry that's hidden away, expose it and chat about it to God. 

Let the exciting adventures begin and press in! 

I'm sure there will be more posts on heart/head. It's a connection worth exploring.

C.