Bush or No Bush?!
Hahaha.. I know what your thinking? Geez, this girl is getting dirty but before you continue to process that thought I must interrupt! I am not talking about that kind of Bush. I am talking about Bush as in the United States President George Bush. (I know your all disappointed now!) hehe..
You all know that APEC is held in Sydney now and it has just caused chaos from the beginning. From one week ahead of the APEC summit Sydney city has been in lock down.. total security and "sanitisation" of the whole city area. But is it all worth it?
I have been continually follwoing the newspapers this week, particularly about APEC and many views and opinions have been expressed about the way the security and policing of our state's resources.
Funnily enough, some opinions were even staged and costumed in the face of Osama bin Laden and President Bush, as comedians from ABC's
The Chaser, have staged their views about the US President. The irony and satire of this act was unbelievable. I think it was just classic. And smartly portrayed the feelings of many Australians. It represented the freedom of speech and democracy of our nation. Our nation that is an ally to that of the US who also shout out for democracy and freedom of speech.. but is it that these comedians were arrested and charged for doing something that the US President fights for?!
Isn't that just ironic?! I mean he sends his troops to Iraq and also Australian troops to erect a democratic country. A country that gives rights to its people to voice their views and opinions. There has been blood and tears that have been shed just so that this "vision" for Iraq can be a reality but why is it that these Australain comedians are arrested an charged for doing something that follows in line with what the President wants?
Isn't that just a bit hypocritical, in a sense?
Stop Living in Fear! Take it Day by Day!
Have you ever that the thoughts of 'why me?! I can't do the work! I'm not capable to that! why do I have so much responsibilities?' cross your mind?
Well I frequently do! So frequent that at times I believe that I am not able... I am not smart enough etc. I've learnt lately that if you were brought to it, there is a purpose, and you will learn and overcome it.
I look back and think God why do you believe in me? Why do you entrust me with so many responsibilites? Why do you always pick me and make me stand out? Why does it always have to be me? I am young, unexperienced, and not as smart.
But hey, I guess somebody up there see more than that. Because time after time, trial after trial, failure after failure, He still puts me up there. He still trust me. He still believes in me. He still loves me. Thta's the amazing thing! Because from a worldly perspective once you fail and trip over people don't want to know you anymore... they distance themselves away from you. But God never backs down.. He never stops to defend His children. He's always there looking down at you. He's there walking beside you. He's there even to carry you across the mountenous problems you face.
So why do we still fear? Fear the unknown? Fear the greatness in us? Fear the success? Fear the person we become? These questions I face everyday... and simply I come to the conclusion that things must be taken day at a time.. it is written in the Bible that one days work is ebough for one day... so why do we still over think about our future? why do we fear it so much that we drive ourselves mental?
God opened a revelation to me when I was pondering these thoughts and questions. He said that even Jesus took things one at a time. Day by day. Jesus knew perfectly well that we was sent to earth as the Messaiah but he didn't go around at the age of 10 years old and telling people that he was the King that everyone was waiting for. No! He waited until it was His time. He just believed in his Father. And with his faith he waited until he was 30 years old until God promoted Him.
I take this as a reflection of my life and even yours. You know what God has given you. You know what He wants from your life. You know your calling but your still afraid. Don't be!
Just take it day by day because He is there watching you.. walking beside you.. and even carrying you..!!Stop fearing what God already sees in you!
Listen! Or Mummy Talk!
Looks, like I have been neglecting my blog for exactly a month! Sorry! hehe.. I have been meaning to write but work just keeps getting me..My sincere apologies to my faithful readers! *waRm smiLe*
Anyways, so I had to teach last Sunday.. nothing different there except for the fact that I had to teach the older kids, aged between 8-12 years. I have taught them in a while, so I was "a bit out of touch", to say the least...
When I woke up that day, I was glad to be teaching the older kids (seniors) but that all changed once I got into the room... They didn't listen to me.. I couldn't get their attention, and worst of all they were cursing and physically abusing each other!
That was a sight for sore eyes for me.. I mean I am used to that in a school environment but to see that kind of behaviour in the house of the Lord, I think is definately unacceptable!!!
So I got one of the kids to pray for opening... and guess what he prayed for?! Yeph, that's right he prayed that in class the kids wouldn't fight, or hit or swear. He prayed that they would behave and care for one another.. Once I heard that, I was like yes I believe with my faith that this will happen...
I guess I was a bit optimistic! Once I opened my eyes, the total opposite happened! They were back to fighting and hitting! I didn't know what to do! So I told them off.. but 2 seconds later that didn't work.. so I said the next person who did it will be sent to the corner... but even that didn't work..
With a heavy heart and much deliberation (in the space of time I could have whilst yelling) I said that if that happened again I would send that person outside... but after saying that I was already regretting it as I thought that once theyr were outside they could go walkabouts.. and get lost.. but I said that I will not send them out because they were going to listen now!
Again, I was very optimistic... as again they were cursing like it was nothing.. so I said that I will have a "mummy talk" with the next child who disobeys me.. that FINALLY got their attention and repentance...
The moral from this post: there have been times in your life when God has specifically said to you to stop doing.. such as sin that you seem to keep on repeating... you know its wrong and He has tried to stop you but you fall and fall again... its just the same as me trying to get they children to listen and behave... I don't do that because I hate them or don't love them.. but that's just the fact! I love them to the extent that only through disciplinary action that I could help them to become better Christians, better children, better friends, better citizens and hopefully better mothers and fathers in the future!
This is exactly how God wants us to be! He tells us that there somethings that cannot be done or have placed "barriers" because He knows better.. like the way your parents know better, how your teachers know better, and how I know what is better for my Sunday school kids.
So whatever God has told you to stop doing, stop it! The ramifications are far worse than what your currrent situation reveals.
Things in life are not as difficult just as long as you take your faith, believe and know that at the end your are a winner...Don't wait until you get the "mummy talk"!
