23 +24 - Sat & Sun

Saturday

Slept in late (10am) and then read some more Experiencing Father's Embrace (Jack Frost). There are some questions in there that i don't have answers for... just because I have never thought about it... but they are key questions in life... About how you view yourself, and how you view God, and if you really believe that God loves you fully - without holding anything back...


It's funny that Eric Johnson asked in a sermon why it is that we question good news, and accept bad new without question. I think its true with how we see God... we always expect something good to have an end. We have the saying in Afrikaans that something nice is lasts just the length of a finger. I know its a very depressing view of life... that the bad of life is normal, and that anything good lasts just a short while...


What I am learning is that the way you see life, is also the way you see God... and that directly affects how God can work in your life - seeing that He works through faith - and that if you only believe that God will give you good things sometimes, that lasts a short while... then that will be what you get in life...


So your view of life, God, and His goodness towards you has major consequences in your life... Even to the extent that you hinder God from giving you good things that are supposed to be a part of your daily "normal" life... just because you believe "its too good to be true" or that "I am not worthy" or "God wants you to have enough - not more that enough"... these are all lies that keep us from God's goodness in our life... we are the gatekeepers of our own life - and God will not violate His rule that He has given us.


:) So we have to believe that God is fully good, and wants us to live good lives :)


Homegroup


Went to Christiansen's again for homegroup - with Toby, and later Harry... and a bunch of other people. We ate good food, and watched Gladiator :) Epic classic movie :) It never gets old :) We went on and chatted after the movie till before 12 at night... good times.


Sunday


Bill spoke on honoring the past moves of God, and the people God used in the past - even if we do not agree with their beliefs - or agree with how they lived their lives... We have to learn to look at what they did right, and not only at what they did wrong. We are to learn from their mistakes, and faults, and got further then them :)


Bill also spoke of his plan for a library and museum of past revivals. I got exited about it... which says a lot... I hate history... all the facts and dates... they go into one ear and out the other... I could not care less... but i have read a few books on the history of the church - and i love hearing about it... I think its just because the history of the church is the present reality we walk in today... so if we know the past, then we know where the now comes from in the church... everything from the church organ, to the pew, to the offering basket :) all have an origin somewhere...


We went to the black bear diner after church. FINALLY I ate at a place with decent portions of food :) ha ha :) I like the diner concept... it feels more homey, and the service is much better also. They should start some in SA :) Good times with Brandon, Rueben, and Toby :)


Eric spoke in th evening on his main messages... the new company of lovers... being people loved by God and loving God back... and not having a mentality of a slave in the house of God, but rather of a family member... God is not moved by dysfunction, but rather by faith. We are not supposed to be desperate... we are supposed to be hungry for things of God, and then by faith fill our hunger.


Many good points. Get the sermon at www.ibethel.org/site/sermon-of-the-week


We went to In-n-out after church... Brittany, Eden, Toby, Christian, (and a girl's name i forgot)... Got some food, and shakes and sat down. the place really gets busy after church... but we went directly after service... so we had some time before the people that went to the firetunnel (every Sunday) can to in-n-out.


I am really enjoying the times spent with people here... It is 500 times more socializing than what happens in Gtown... people want to go somewhere and eat together... every time after church... Its similar to what it is like in Potch... After each service we would go to the Akker... and pack the place... In gtown we don't have the same vibe happening... which is kind of sad :'( i'm going to miss it... There is nothing like a shop being filled to overflow with church people :) I love it :)


Blessings :)


I'm also glad to share that my financial situation is not looking like a 'situation' anymore :) There are a few people that have provided some funding toward me staying here... basically to pay for food :) All the rest of my expenses are paid for :) So if you are one of those cool people - Thank you ;) I really appreciate your support :)


If you still want to contribute to my stay here, you can e-mail me :)


God is good - believe it, coz its true :)