Hi all,
This is a real quick post to just say could the anonymous person who left a comment on my last post please identify themselves to me via another comment or an email on jeff@bbpl.com.au.
Thanks, Stay tuned, more later this week
jeffros
Monday, October 31, 2005
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Do the trains really run on time? Or am I just early?
This is a valid metaphorical question in my life right now. Do the trains really run on time, or am I just early?
Sometimes I feel like I have been waiting at life's platform for an opportunity train to come along for what seems to be an eternity! Finally when the train finally arrives, I usually don't want to get onboard because I am over it, or I am frustrated at how long it took to get there.
So I was talking to a friend at Tabor last thursday and we were talking about opportunities that God brings along and stuff and we were talking about one of the things that he really wants to do in the future, and he said to me "well it's all in God's timing, not mine." It's a phrase or statement that as a Christian I heard said over and over for years. I asked him if he actually knew what that meant. Then I asked myself if I actually knew what it meant. So I started thinking about what it does mean... I was looking at my blogger here... Trains Run on Time and I got a picture. When I am standing at the platform waiting for that opportunity train, I am looking at my time table. All the arrival times are the times that I created. I didn't take into account whether or not I had the right fair, the neccessary luggage for my journey or my destination... I just made the timetable fit what I wanted to do. But that's not the way it works. God creates the timetable that the Trains run to. He knows exactly when I will have the right fair, or have the preparations done, and anything else that I might need. It's at that point that the train is schedualed to arrive, not a minute before, and not a minute after. It's my responsability to be at the platform waiting for it.
So there you have it, the Trains really do Run on time
Jeffros
Sometimes I feel like I have been waiting at life's platform for an opportunity train to come along for what seems to be an eternity! Finally when the train finally arrives, I usually don't want to get onboard because I am over it, or I am frustrated at how long it took to get there.
So I was talking to a friend at Tabor last thursday and we were talking about opportunities that God brings along and stuff and we were talking about one of the things that he really wants to do in the future, and he said to me "well it's all in God's timing, not mine." It's a phrase or statement that as a Christian I heard said over and over for years. I asked him if he actually knew what that meant. Then I asked myself if I actually knew what it meant. So I started thinking about what it does mean... I was looking at my blogger here... Trains Run on Time and I got a picture. When I am standing at the platform waiting for that opportunity train, I am looking at my time table. All the arrival times are the times that I created. I didn't take into account whether or not I had the right fair, the neccessary luggage for my journey or my destination... I just made the timetable fit what I wanted to do. But that's not the way it works. God creates the timetable that the Trains run to. He knows exactly when I will have the right fair, or have the preparations done, and anything else that I might need. It's at that point that the train is schedualed to arrive, not a minute before, and not a minute after. It's my responsability to be at the platform waiting for it.
So there you have it, the Trains really do Run on time
Jeffros
Thursday, October 20, 2005
LifE GoeS up LifE GoeS DowN
what is it about the things in life that have this amaxing power over happiness? One day you can be riding high on cloud nine, then next you can be plumitting back to earth to meet what seems to be certain doom! People are so hard to understand! sometimes i wish that everyone would just think like me then we would all be on the same page. but of course that isn't a reality and praise the Lord that everyone doesn't think like me :) in today's world, there doesn't seem to be much emphasis on the importance of what true friendship really is. friends today are expendable, there are plenty of other fish in the sea etc.
what ever happened to loyalty, trust and commeradeship? (is that even a word?). i want the type of friend who will stand by me in tough times and happy times, the type of friend who is not afraid to be honest with me and will let me know if i am out of line or there is something in my life that needs tending to. if god lays something on my heart then i try to carry it out to the best of my ability (most of the time). sometimes it means saying something to someone that they don't want to hear, and that is hard - especially for me, i don't like upsetting people - but in the end, usually the situation improves through God's work.
like my good friend wilby pointed out in a journal entry at his deviantart site... christians are always talking about the battle they see going on but rarely do they raise the sword and fight. i agree for the most part, it bewilders me and frustrates me sometimes that all some christians do is talk about the battle/problem. nothign ever gets done!!! and when they finally get around to doing something about it, the prooblem is too big for them to handle or another problem has moved in. i really feel that we as christians need to take up arms against the enemy together and take back this land for God. we have been equipped with all the armour and weaponry that we need, so why is it just sitting in the corner getting rusty whilst we sit and have debates about how often communion should be taken, or what songs to sing in church, or how the church isn't giving us what we need. why is that stupid petty little stuff consuming our lives? people wonder why those outside the church think we are all weird! but why aren't we outside the church too? why do we confine ourselves to the 4 walls of our churces and wait for the 'lost' to find their way home into the throne room of God's grace and love. here's a concept, why can't we take God's love and grace to them... why should they be the ones who have to feel uncomfortable... didn't the great JC say that in this life we will have trouble and trials and stuff, it isn't going to be easy! so why do we take the easy way out and blame everyone but oursleves for the decline in our churches! it's time to take the fight to the enemy. instead of letting the emeny infiltrate our lines, let's get into his lines for a change and take back this land!!!
Ok, that's enough preaching for me for today... sorry all, I got a bit carreid away there... but that has been what's on my mind a but lately...
stay tuned
Jeffros
what ever happened to loyalty, trust and commeradeship? (is that even a word?). i want the type of friend who will stand by me in tough times and happy times, the type of friend who is not afraid to be honest with me and will let me know if i am out of line or there is something in my life that needs tending to. if god lays something on my heart then i try to carry it out to the best of my ability (most of the time). sometimes it means saying something to someone that they don't want to hear, and that is hard - especially for me, i don't like upsetting people - but in the end, usually the situation improves through God's work.
like my good friend wilby pointed out in a journal entry at his deviantart site... christians are always talking about the battle they see going on but rarely do they raise the sword and fight. i agree for the most part, it bewilders me and frustrates me sometimes that all some christians do is talk about the battle/problem. nothign ever gets done!!! and when they finally get around to doing something about it, the prooblem is too big for them to handle or another problem has moved in. i really feel that we as christians need to take up arms against the enemy together and take back this land for God. we have been equipped with all the armour and weaponry that we need, so why is it just sitting in the corner getting rusty whilst we sit and have debates about how often communion should be taken, or what songs to sing in church, or how the church isn't giving us what we need. why is that stupid petty little stuff consuming our lives? people wonder why those outside the church think we are all weird! but why aren't we outside the church too? why do we confine ourselves to the 4 walls of our churces and wait for the 'lost' to find their way home into the throne room of God's grace and love. here's a concept, why can't we take God's love and grace to them... why should they be the ones who have to feel uncomfortable... didn't the great JC say that in this life we will have trouble and trials and stuff, it isn't going to be easy! so why do we take the easy way out and blame everyone but oursleves for the decline in our churches! it's time to take the fight to the enemy. instead of letting the emeny infiltrate our lines, let's get into his lines for a change and take back this land!!!
Ok, that's enough preaching for me for today... sorry all, I got a bit carreid away there... but that has been what's on my mind a but lately...
stay tuned
Jeffros
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
God Truly is Amazing
Well, what an interesting day it's been. It has been a little hard for us adjusting to the monthly pays that sarah gets (instead of the weekly pays we have had all year) and this week is pay week and we have been pretty strapped for cash ever since teens camp. We were gettign desperately low on food and fuel today and then the postman came...
there was an envelope there with no return address, it was postmarked South Australia. I opened it and there was a $50 note inside with a little note that simply said 'Blessings'.
Totally bizarre, as no one knew that we were strapped for cash, and it must have been sent last thursday or friday to get here today... the exact day when we needed a little cash to tide us over...
I must say that God really does work in mysterious ways... So who ever you are out there that blessed us with this money, thank you and thank you for listening to god's leading. Lord thank you for once again providing for us in our hour of need.
jeffrs
there was an envelope there with no return address, it was postmarked South Australia. I opened it and there was a $50 note inside with a little note that simply said 'Blessings'.
Totally bizarre, as no one knew that we were strapped for cash, and it must have been sent last thursday or friday to get here today... the exact day when we needed a little cash to tide us over...
I must say that God really does work in mysterious ways... So who ever you are out there that blessed us with this money, thank you and thank you for listening to god's leading. Lord thank you for once again providing for us in our hour of need.
jeffrs
The Post Event Blues
Hi there peoples,
Well we are back from teens camp now and it's back to the real world. I am on holidays from college now so things are still a littel cruisy for me.
Wow!!! Teens camp was great! It was really great to be apart of the worship team for camp, I had a really great time and it was so inspiring to see all of the kids really worshiping God. I think there was around the 60 mark in attendance and a great and fun time was had by all - leaders and band included.
Sunday night was amazing, God really moved in the worship time and there were a number of kids that were in tears as they worshiped God through song. Trav spoke well and allowed God to work through him to achieve what needed to be achieved. it is my prayer that these kids who were touched by God continue to seek him out and change their lives and move forward with Him...
Ok well that's all I really have to say about teens camp...
We have our ultrasound for the baby tomorrow!!! I am so excited!!!!! so i will have more info for you tomorrow...
Stay Tuned...
Jeffros
Well we are back from teens camp now and it's back to the real world. I am on holidays from college now so things are still a littel cruisy for me.
Wow!!! Teens camp was great! It was really great to be apart of the worship team for camp, I had a really great time and it was so inspiring to see all of the kids really worshiping God. I think there was around the 60 mark in attendance and a great and fun time was had by all - leaders and band included.
Sunday night was amazing, God really moved in the worship time and there were a number of kids that were in tears as they worshiped God through song. Trav spoke well and allowed God to work through him to achieve what needed to be achieved. it is my prayer that these kids who were touched by God continue to seek him out and change their lives and move forward with Him...
Ok well that's all I really have to say about teens camp...
We have our ultrasound for the baby tomorrow!!! I am so excited!!!!! so i will have more info for you tomorrow...
Stay Tuned...
Jeffros
Saturday, October 01, 2005
Teens Camp Awaits
Well today we leave for teens camp. it's so exciting to be apart of a worship band again, but to be asked ot be apart of the teens camp worship band is very exciting indeed. i have enjoyed rehersals so much and the band has a great sound and we have really gelled together. i have this amazing feelign that God is really going to work in people's lives this weekend. for a couple of weeks now i have had this feeling (you know, one of those God feelings in your tummy) that on sunday night at teens church, God is really going to move in powerful ways. i don't know what is going to happen but i am very excited none the less.
well we attended our first worship team meetign fo rmarion last night and it was a lot of fun. hearing carl present a little of his vision for the progression of worship at marion to move to the next level was actually very exciting for me and for the first time in a while now i am feeling privilegded to be apart of a team that is moving with God instead of tryign to fight his movement. carl is a fantastic leader and i am really looking forward to working with him more at marion in the near future.
that's all from me for today... more to come after teens camp... i will have a full run-down of hte happenings so stay tuned
jeffros
well we attended our first worship team meetign fo rmarion last night and it was a lot of fun. hearing carl present a little of his vision for the progression of worship at marion to move to the next level was actually very exciting for me and for the first time in a while now i am feeling privilegded to be apart of a team that is moving with God instead of tryign to fight his movement. carl is a fantastic leader and i am really looking forward to working with him more at marion in the near future.
that's all from me for today... more to come after teens camp... i will have a full run-down of hte happenings so stay tuned
jeffros
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