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Day 14 19/02
Had soccer tryouts, pretty much dominated, (love the modesty?)…so I should make it, man it was hot! I’m off to A-league now so go Sydney FC!!!!! Haha and gl Margs with her awesome terrorism speech
When God seems distant
God will always be real, no matter how we feel…down times, GOOD TIMES, dismal times…God will always be real no matter what the situation is!
Just like any friendship, our friendship with God is tested when he seems distant, or when we’re suffering or whatever. If we get through these times, we’ll definitely mature from them…I must say God has tested me already but luckily I recognized it, just after camp…won’t expand on that but anyway.
THIS IS A TEST OF FAITH, GOD ISN’T AGAINST us!
When worshipping, we should not seek an experience, but should seek God.
When we pour our hearts out to God, tell him everything we feel, tell him that we feel hopeless, this is faith…
Focus on God’s NEVER CHANGING characteristics…he loves us all, he has a plan, he does care.
I got to learn how to trust God even when I feel he has abandoned me, I already have started to do that which is cool!
Think about what God has done for me, Jesus…His only son, and that will never change.
Hebrews 13:5
Q/A
Stay focused on God’s presence? Think about Jesus, look his Word that promises that God will always be there for us, that he won’t abandon us… Always to trust him, and have faith, even when things aren’t going good.
posted by Andrew @ 1:46 PM
1 Comments:
When God seems distant: Hard topic, but the key is the word seems, He may seem distant, but He never is.
Past experience: I've never failed in everything which is not a boast, but a sign that I wasn't prepared for what was going to happen in the last 2 years of my life. I must say those 2 years were more difficult that any of the 20+ years (yeah i know....) put together. I failed my CA twice, didn't get promoted for 2 years when ppl who started with me were already my like managers...job was really stressful, didn't get along with many ppl, got rejected by ...... <<-insert female->> blah blah....all at the same time.....yeah so i had 2 options, one to be angry with God and the other to trust that He still had good plans for me in the job. I took the 2nd option, even though it hurt heaps but even though it was the hardest struggle in my life I can honestly say i haven't felt as close or relied on God ever before. God used the ditch of my life for good, which i can now say was a wakeup call for being complacent with a 'failure free life'. Yeah, when God feels distant, the natural thing is to get angry with God and blame Him for the bad stuff in your life. But that's what the devils what you to do. And when you know that, you do the opposite! Work is still a struggle, but God and I are struggling together now ;)
Anyone know of an available job which allows me to play computer games and get paid $$???? =P
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