Tonight I am just broken. I don't know how to fix me, my heart, my issues... my relationships....
God have mercy on me, a sinner.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Breath, just breathe...
In our new rhythm, we meet on Wedesdays / Thursdays and have an informal meeting, mainly talking about Jesus, following Him in Johannesburg and being Christians in South Africa. The conversations are always challenging.
This week, we watched Rob Bell/ Nooma's "Breathe". Rob's premis is that we are calling God's name from the the time we are born until we die. See, in Hebrew (transliterated) God's name would be Jod He Waw He... do you hear the breathing? In Greek and Hebrew, the same words are used for breath, spirit and wind. By breathing, you are basically calling on God.
The conversation then centred around what you breathe in, i.e your expectations, your resources... and out... blessings to share? Needs?
Driving home, I realised that I am not breathing. I am holding my breath about so many things at the moment. It feels like I am choking and my chest is burning, all because I do not breathe.
So, in this week, I pray that God will reveal Himself in my life and in all of these seemingly impossible situations. I pray that God will help me to let go and breathe... just breathe.... Jod He Waw He.... in and out.
This week, we watched Rob Bell/ Nooma's "Breathe". Rob's premis is that we are calling God's name from the the time we are born until we die. See, in Hebrew (transliterated) God's name would be Jod He Waw He... do you hear the breathing? In Greek and Hebrew, the same words are used for breath, spirit and wind. By breathing, you are basically calling on God.
The conversation then centred around what you breathe in, i.e your expectations, your resources... and out... blessings to share? Needs?
Driving home, I realised that I am not breathing. I am holding my breath about so many things at the moment. It feels like I am choking and my chest is burning, all because I do not breathe.
So, in this week, I pray that God will reveal Himself in my life and in all of these seemingly impossible situations. I pray that God will help me to let go and breathe... just breathe.... Jod He Waw He.... in and out.
Saturday, November 07, 2009
The miracle of sleep
Last night I had the first "proper night's sleep" in weeks. It was AWESOME!
Today I am amazed at how God constructed the human body and how we really do need simple things like sleep to recharge and 'feel human'.
I am starting to believe that God really is in the simple things... Elijah's breeze, a simple night's sleep, the smile of a child, the purr of a cat... I think we overly complicate our lives with things we insist we need to do and need to own.
Gandhi summarised his mission in only three words: 'Renounce and enjoy'. Maybe it is time to simplify my life even more and have more time to marvel about the things I usually just take for granted.
What is our daily bread really? What do you really need to live a full life?
Today I am amazed at how God constructed the human body and how we really do need simple things like sleep to recharge and 'feel human'.
I am starting to believe that God really is in the simple things... Elijah's breeze, a simple night's sleep, the smile of a child, the purr of a cat... I think we overly complicate our lives with things we insist we need to do and need to own.
Gandhi summarised his mission in only three words: 'Renounce and enjoy'. Maybe it is time to simplify my life even more and have more time to marvel about the things I usually just take for granted.
What is our daily bread really? What do you really need to live a full life?
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