Wednesday 20 August 2008

Skates.

At the weekend I went to this fab roller disco in London. It was a family members 21st and we dressed up and made an absolute night of it. I loved it and had lots of fun!!

I fell over three times......now you're thinking I must have been rubbish, but that ain't true :) I usually think I'm alright at skating but always manage to fall over and I usually blame it on other people!!

Is that the way though? Do I trip coz it is actually someones elses fault, or do I trip coz I'm the one who faulted?!

I guess it's that way with our lives and our faith and our beliefs as well as our morals and principals. We all trip up at times but do we unconciously or even deliberately blame others for our trips?? Do we automatically think that it can't be us and it's actually someone else?

Of course we do, that is life and that is what being a human does I guess. We have to remember that this is OUR life though and even though there is a higher person than us, someone who can change our life around, our life will always be OURS to live. We make the decisions, whether good or bad. Yes, people do influence but we make the ulimate decision. We can't go around blaming others because we will never improve and become stronger and better. Like with skating, if I continually blame others for my trips I won't think that there is anything to work on, so I will always continue tripping. It's the same with life.

Monday 4 August 2008

Patience.

At the moment I don't feel like I have much patience. There is one thing that I am really longing for and that I actually feel ready for and it is hard waiting for something with the patience required.

I do not want to be impatient...I want to practice those things which are good and which will bring more character, yet how does this happen when the things you long for seem so far away??


My answer is - I don't have an answer. I guess we just have to pursue our passions with the hope that what we long for IS coming - somewhere, someday.

'...We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end,
in order to make your hope sure. We do not want you to become lazy,
but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised...'

Hebrews 6 v 11 - 12