When people around you are away due to their individual circumstances, you can't help putting yourself in a position of self-pity. That's human nature. In order to make sense of things, we constantly try to identify similarities, identify patterns. And so we think everybody's leaving me!!!
But I am a follower of Christ. Thus, I have joy and victory over things that seem miserable. Because I have hope in Christ, not just in the 'eternal life' sense, but in everything else in life, no matter how big or small. Phew! In the past I would have let myself sink into melancholy and listen to sad music and think about how heartbreaking everything is.
Now, I might go there but then I'll stop myself. Or rather, the Holy Spirit stops me, reminds me of who I am, snap me out of useless fantasies, and focus on Christ. We've got to realise that there is no separation of anything in our lives from God. This life with God, is life itself. No thing has nothing to do with God. (Oh, was that a really smart phrase or what!!!)
So in this time when loved ones are away, I will do the only thing I can do. Pray and trust in the Heavenly Father, for their lives and for mine.
Jesus said "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27
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AMEN!
yea man! amen to that! In Christ alone, our hope is found! :)))) eh, what's the song on your blog? it's a hyme right? NICE! oh yes, catch up this weekend???? sunday lunch! freeeeeee? haha! GFC forever! :) xoxo!
Hey dear friend,
I am really encouraged when I read your blog. You are really growing and changing and if I may say becoming more Christlike. Oh man, I miss you very much and thanks for keeping up with the emails, short or long, they really mean alot to me. I miss my GFCs... :( Well how apt your post is, but there are so many things you said in there that is a struggle for me and they are things that I'm learning to deal with. But you know the one thing I am beginning to realise is that God is there, he always is and he does care and provide. I just have to keep my eyes focused on Him and walk close. Well it is still something I am working on, havent exactly found my footing yet. But I feel that as long as I am trying my very best that I will get there eventually.
So yes I really miss our fellowship, our meals at FFT and just the sight of each of my dear friends...
Seriously, there are so many things that I have come to realise I have taken for granted and it hits home so hard now that I am in a land far away all by myself... Well almost all by myself...
But yes bearing in mind what you said in your post, I am never really by myself, because God is there... But I guess you know what I mean...
alrights I better safe what I want to say for an email reply to you, which is coming...
For now you take lotsa care.
Love,
Hazel, Fellow GFC :D
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