God Incident

23 October 2011

Today is Sunday and has been rather busy with church and family.  I didn't blog yesterday. Shouldve, couldve, but didnt. Yesterday i was practice fasting and again it was about 3.30 -4.00pm that i felt really hungry but managed to get thru.

 One thing that happened yesterday was i had already been out to feed our chooks in the morning, so i dont usually go out again but i decided to clean out the fridge and give the old potatoes to the chooks, so out the back i went again, and i counted our sheep, there were only 9 instead of 11.  So i walked around the property and still no extra sheep and no obvious places that they could have gotten out.  i came inside and told Matthew who was cooking lunch for himself.  Whilst eating his lunch i asked him to txt John the actual owner of the sheep (just in case he had taken 2 sheep away, without telling us).  John rung us straight back saying someone had just told him 2 sheep were out on the road and were they his?  To which he replied they were not his.  (not realising they were the ones from our paddock).  So Matthew and John went down the road to fetch these sheep, just as the sheep were coming towards John! They managed to get them into his spare paddock without any incident.  Praise God.  If i hadn't have gone out to feed the chooks when i did, and notice 2 sheep missing... and if John hadnt have responded so quickly to our text message..., and if someone had not have approached John and told him 2 sheep were running down the very busy road... then it could have been a very different outcome. We believe someone must have opened the gate and let them out, anyway they are back home now. God's Timing.  I was able to share with John that God was looking after us, he acknowledged that it must have been God.

Today is Sunday and we had church, i was on singing and Matthew runs the sound desk so we were at church early. I had been asked to do the Bible reading which was from Acts 2: 37-41. Pastor Colin spoke on Salvation and Baptism by full immersion. He challenged all those who had not been baptised to seriously consider it. i am hoping that Matthew will take the offer of baptism by full immersion.  Pastor Colin also spoke to the church fellowship about what i am doing and encouraged the church family to pray for me and to encourage me because i will need it.  i didnt realise he was going to speak about me and Haiti.  Every 5th sunday, we have a missions lunch and collect an offering for missions.  We have also decided that we will put a money jar beside the kitchen servery so that people can put $$$ in for missions as we have our cup of tea and cake after church. More money for Haiti. Cool.

After the service i had a few people come and talk to me about what i am doing, a few had questions as to whether i will be able to cope with not eating but i assured them i was doing ok on the practice fasting days and i know that God will help me. I reminded them that it is only a very small sacrifice what i am doing because at the end of the year, i can choose to go back to full eating but the children of Haiti do not have the same choices. it is only one year out of my life.

i was thinking today that this time next year i will almost be finished, i wonder how i will feel, how much i will have changed, in thought, in deeds, in body, in prayer, in worship, in gratitude, in study, in discipleship.

i have had someone from church, tell Pastor Colin that she doesnt think i am doing this for the right reasons, that God will not have told me to do something like this. He replied to her that i am doing what i need to do, that God will reward my obedience, that i am doing something unselfish for someone else. What were they doing for God's Kingdom???

i am not doing this for attention, or for the glory, i would definately prefer to stay in the background, but i really want to challenge people around me that everything we have, has been given to us by God.  We are to be stewards and wise,  I have been given so much, i am really blessed so who am i to not share what i have with someone?  I can and i will.

Just been reminded about the parable of the talents and how one hid it away and one invested it wisely.  i am happy to invest my time, energy, money, body, skills and talents for God's Kingdom.  I am putting my riches into God's bank and His interest rate is out of this world!!!!!

Today has been a normal eating day, i cant wait to begin for real, i think i am ready, i have been preparing for the last 3-4 weeks.

i found that even eating the normal food was too much for me. A real surprise, i can tell you.

Tomorrow is another practice fast day. Until tomorrow. blessings