Blossoms.............


Today we had to go to Adelaide for an officers Christmas party and as we were driving I kept noticing these beautiful purple flowers on the trees that lined the sides of the road. Now I don't know if they are actually blossoms, in fact now that I have done a bit of research on the net I think that they are Jacaranda trees, but anyways, that's besides the point. They were really beautiful and I guess I probably noticed them more because purple is my favourite colour. But what I was thinking was that these trees have new flowers on them and it's kinda like my relationship with God, it needs to constantly have new growth. How good do we look to the "world" when our relationship with God is close and growing?


People kinda know and are drawn to us by the evidence of our relationship with God, it's like we radiate with His beauty. I talked to someone today who told me about something that happened to her the other day, she met a person on the street who she helped and afterwards when she told the person that she was a Christian and she worked for The Salvation Army the person said to her "I just knew you were a Christian, that's why I asked you". I want people to not just see me, but see Jesus in me.............and that is my prayer.


I am thankful for:

1. Jesus, my Saviour..........You are all I need

2. Blessings and reminders in nature.........thank You God

3. my gorgeous husband, who is my best friend

4. the chance to be able to talk to good friends..........msn yay

5. the computer working well tonight


Blessing on the journey................................Love Kylie XXX

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Iron sharpens iron........

Image
After coming across this verse today I began to think about it a little. You know sometimes we can get ourselves all worked up over the most ridiculous things and let something that really wasn't a big deal ruin our day. It reminds me of the need to surround myself with people that encourage me, but also to be an encourager. Sometimes we are a little preoccupied with ourselves and what makes us feel happy, but I think that it is the wrong way of looking at things. Yes, I am important, but if I focus all on me, then what happens to everyone else. I guess what I really mean is that if we surround ourselves with God-fearing, loving people who offer good role models and less rubbish then that is what we will become ourselves. Iron sharpens iron......how we act, speak and encourage or influence can really affect others, and if we want to be sharp for God then we really have to be mindful of everything that we do, think and say all the time. Challenging...... I was helping someone out to...
Read more

Busy, busy, busy...

Well, today has been quite a busy day. Started off with getting to the hall to let people in who were using the hall today and then ducking off for a quick much needed hair cut - yay! Then off to get the mail (drop home and hang a load of washing out), and get some groceries for the pantry at the church only to find that when I got to the cash register I did not have a signed cheque with me - cause we have to have two signatures. So then I had to rush back to the hall to get some cheques signed and then had a 10 minute time limit to get back to the supermarket and back to the hall for a Mission meeting. Mission meeting done, it was time to get home for a little lunch before we had to make some phone calls and visit someone in the hospital and pay a visit to some friends with whom I had to deliver a promised zucchini slice (which was really good - by the way, at least Colin enjoyed the other one that I made!) Then we could go home, more phone calls, and some planning to do. So, this wa...
Read more

God is closer than you think..... part 1

Image
In our small group over the last two weeks and heading into the next at least 5 weeks (depending on how long it takes to do each study..... this first session has taken us two weeks) we have been looking at the study "God is Closer Than You Think" by John Ortberg.... he also has a book of the same name. It has been encouraging to see the many ways through the Bible where God has been with His people, especially when they weren't expecting it. So, for the next few days I am going to do my homework on here as a blog each day. Hope that it works like that! The story of the Bible is the story of God's desire to be with people. He is determined that each of uys be His friend, His companion, and His dwelling place. He is stretching out to reach us and fill our lives with His presence. All it takes is the barest effort - the lifting of a finger, the whisper of a prayer - for all of us to reach Him. (God is Closer Than You Think Small Group Guide p.17) Ortberg talks abou...
Read more