God can teach so much in just one week – it's so amazing. I was taught some really amazing stuff last week. Some of the things God taught me, I didn't realise were important but now that I look back over it all, I should have listened earlier.
The three lessons God taught me in a week (and what a week it was!)
Lesson One:
If you have a story, don't share it with everyone, just the people God wants you to share it with. For the past 3 or 4 years I have been telling my story to everyone I meet. Last week I come to the realisation that God will tell me who to share with when the time is right. This is going to take some time for me to learn but I'm sure I will get there. I decided to only talk to others about God, youth work, the weather, and other people (in a good way).
Lesson Two:
Lesson two is a hard one and it is this – don't trust everyone you meet. Take your time to get to know people before you let them into your life. How many times do you hear of people being hurt because they let someone into their life and didn't really know them? I know this lesson sounds terrible because as Christians we should be able to trust each other but I just want to recommend to be careful. Guard your heart and take your time to get to know people.
Lesson Three:
Now this lesson everyone should know about, but it was shown to me last week (and now I think I get it) – Don't worry about things that are out of your control. There is nothing you can do about them and God has it all sorted out. I know that this lesson is easier said than done but it is true. I know that God has a plan for me and that everything has a purpose and that He will never leave me. It doesn't change the fact that you worry. I know I spent a ridiculous amount of time in prayer last week, which is a good thing. I found that prayer is a great way just to give it all to God and to move on as best as you can.
Notes from the week:
The week was hard but I did learn a lot. Don't you wish that God could teach you these sorts of things in a less hurtful way? I got really hurt by what happened and I reckon that there must have been a better way of teaching me these three very important lessons. But I guess God knows what He is doing more than I do.
I found out whom my real friends were and that they really do care for me. The one quote that got me through came to me on Thursday night and it was this: "How important will this situation be to me in 5 years time?" It's a very real and true statement and it had a very large impact on me.
So these are the three lessons I learned last week. I'm sure there are more but right now I can't think of them and some of them I still need to think about. There are a few really important people that got me through last week and I would just like to thank them – God, Kim, Carly, Lisa, Ran, Bec, Krystal, Chad, and Wilby. Thanks so much guys you all mean the world to me. I'm sure there is a heap of other people out there and I am so very grateful for all your help last week.
Just remember God is great even when life is crap.
God Bless Jesz
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