A walk through life with God
Posts that relate to God, church, Christianity, my faith, etc.
This summer, my husband and I took our little boy on holiday to New Wine. For those that haven’t heard of it, New Wine is a Christian festival of sorts – think camping, epic worship, thought provoking seminars, lots of prayer and all while spending the week with some wonderful people. We had an absolute blast, and have already booked to go again.
New Wine provided me with a real opportunity to get some much needed me time and God time. Continue reading “Because you’re worth it”
“Put your own oxygen mask on before helping others.” It’s a phrase we’ll all have heard when listening to the safety briefing on a plane. But for some it can also describe their mantra for life. And it’s not without merit. Another way to put it might be “first get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye”. That’s Matthew 7:5, and although I don’t think it is necessarily quite the point Jesus was getting at, the principle does sort of stand – it’s only when we are OK ourselves that we are in a position to help others. As Ed Sheeran put it, “So before I save someone else, I’ve got to save myself”. We have to get our own houses in order first; you can’t pour from an empty cup; etc, etc.
Another popular mantra for life is “if you’re happy, I’m happy.” Continue reading “Me Time”
Nearly 11 years ago I went to Soul Survivor with my future husband and his youth group. It struck me then how lucky I was that my boyfriend was a Christian, and I’m often glad that I’m married to a Christian. I love that I get to share my faith with him. I’m also lucky that I’ve got a wonderful group of friends who know this same God, and that we can share our faith together.
Of course, I’ve also got friends and family members who aren’t Christians. I wonder sometimes if there is a perception that Christians are always out to convert our non-Christian friends and family. Continue reading “I don’t want to save you”