The war

This is to all of you who are facing a battle, whether you are in the middle of one, just near the end of one or facing another.

We are all in a war, and it is the same war, it is called life. Most of us are just trying to survive, others have given up and most are trying to win the battle.

Either way this war can be hard for everyone, it is full of trials and tribulations and we constantly are meet with new battles along the way, each with its own differences and lessons.

Some battles are small others are huge, and when we get to the nasty ones where the enemy is many, we barge in head first then quickly realise that it is too much to handle on our own. Sometimes we can get badly wounded and need some time to revive, and other times we use that pain to in-power us for the next battle, when we really don’t need to.

God will give us the strength and wisdom we so desperately need, all we need to do is ask.

When we are surrounded by the enemy and all hope seems lost God will create a miracle, He is really good at those, He may even send a rescuer on their horse to come sweep you up and carry you to safety.

And at the end of the day, when your wounds are many and your faith is running low, God will bind your wounds, and unlike other medicines, His wont sting.

“He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds.”

Psalm 147:3

So pick up your sword and shield everyday!

Slay those fire breathing evil dragons, defeat the enemy, but keep your dignity and heart.

“The righteous person is rescued from trouble, and it falls on the wicked instead.”

Proverbs 11:8

If you want a great start to your day, then pray.

“In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire- may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.”

1 Peter 1:6-7

“Consider it pure joy... whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know the testing of you faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”

James 1:2-4

Disney girls that we can learn from.

One of the things I love most about Rapunzle from the Disney movie Tangled, is that she looks toward the future, she isn’t trapped in her past or present situations, even tho she is physically and emotionally trapped in a tower, she has completely painted each section of the walls, as if she is painting them away.

She is a dreamer and isn’t afraid of going after what she wants, she hasn’t let her cruel ‘mother’ effect and stop her from dreaming and chasing her dreams... I think we can learn a lot from her, don’t let those that are cruel to you stop you from discovering your destiny, and chasing those dreams, some people will try to tare you down and stop you from succeeding greatness only because they are jealous. But don’t let that stop you, you can’t control others and their behaviour the only thing you can do is control your reaction, attitude and feelings.

Only when Rapunzle went after her dream and stood up for herself was when she finally discovered her destiny/purpose and true self.

Another great Disney girl, my favourite, is Belle (from Beauty and the Beast). Here is a girl that doesn’t fit in, which is one of the reasons I like her so much, because I can totally relate to not fitting in. She knows she doesn’t fit in and dreams of something more, she is a caring loving girl who would do anything for her father, but she is a beauty, so she can get the jerks like Gaston chasing her willing to do anything to be with the ‘prettiest girl in town.’ Even tho she could marry him and be a ‘little wife’ she stands up for herself and dismisses the arrogant man for the faith and hope that there is a man out there who can love her for who she is, the quirky, weird, good and bad sides to her.

So one of Belles many messages is to not settle for second best just because you are sick of waiting, trust in God, He has the perfect guy for you, and one of the key things to do while you wait for that guy is pray, ask God if that guy who just gave you his number is ok to be with, and He will answer you, it may take a while or a few seconds but either way He will.

In the end Belle transforms the lives of many with her love and finds true love.

Mulan, this girl keeps getting it wrong, the Asian culture is very strict and as she is a women there are many things she must do as well as many things she definitely cannot do. And even though she tries very hard, she just keeps mucking up, but she is very lucky as she has a supportive family that loves her and a father who adores her no matter what.

But there is only one man in the family, her father, and he must go to war despite his age and health, Mulan is disgusted and respectfully argues her fathers’ case trying to do the loving right thing, tho in doing so shames her father and is harshly shut down.

Mulan is fighting between her culture and love for her family/father. She then makes a brave decision to dress as a man and join the army so her father does not have to. On her voyage she discovers who she is, what is right and what is wrong, as well as becomes the bravest solder out of all the other male solders.

Mulans story shows us to do the right thing with bravery and determination , you will definitely come to many challenges and heartaches but you will be rewarded in the end.

Fear

Fear, something that can literally stop you in your tracks, it can hold you back from great things that you can accomplish and builds invisible walls.

It is a very interesting thing, it always amazes me on how much I feel it stops me from doing, it can make you shake and make your head spin.

It can be the fear of public speaking, fear of flying or something even sadder the fear to love.

Now fear can come from many different things, but it is nearly always created by something you have gone through. For example, when I was younger I was pretty fearless, especially at the beach, I would go as deep as I could get, the bigger the wave the better, till one day I made a mistake and got dragged under thrown around and left gasping for air from strong waves, lucky for me a family friend grabbed me out of the water in time but I have never been the same since, I don’t go deep anymore. Why? Because of fear, when I get to deep water I’m that terrified gasping little girl again, I didn’t get back on that horse, I ran as far away as I could from it, and that is no ones fault but my own. I let fear get the better of me and I seem to do it all the time with many things in life, and it really is disappointing.

But like most things fear can be overcome, it is inside of you, to do it you just gotta dig deep and roar!

I have always wanted to learn how to surf, and one day I will, and when I do and I ride that scary wave... I’m gonna blog about it! :) Just you wait.

But until then I have many other fears I really need to have a chat to. I saw this great picture on face book the other day, put up by love and inspiration and it says:

‘Everything you want, is on the other side of fear.’-Unknown

Brilliant and oh so true!

Let’s talk about the fear to love, and to be loved, ha-ha yeah, here’s one I KNOW we all have inside of us, which I believe is to be expected, some tho have much more fear of it than others. And yes I am one of those people, well common think about it, to love someone is like, placing your heart in their hands while on your knees begging, please don’t crush it, and you know what the perfect answer to that would be?

“I’m sorry, but I am human, and I make mistakes all the time, I never wish to hurt you, but during sometime of all this there is a big chance that I will hurt you and you hurt me, and before those days I want to apologise in advance for any pain I may cause to you.”

Well I’ll take that heart back thank you, pack up my things and go... see ya.

Ha-ha, no, how many times are we going to have to reject others till we find the one that well never ever hurt us? Hmm, let’s see NEVER!

That human does not exist, sorry to break it to you, its apart of life, unfortunately some hurt you on purpose, others are just human, and that includes us. (But don't let yourself be disrespected and used.)

Don’t let this powerful curse of fear stop you from great joy and happiness (at times). You can conquer it, common you are strong enough, even if you aren’t, it will make you stronger!

Stop letting fear get the better of you.

You only live this life once, so common LIVE it, for the good times and the bad times, even if the worst may happen God will carry you through it then bless you with great things, don’t let fear get in the way of your blessings either.

Take that chance to be happy.

‘Never let the fear of striking out,

keep you from playing the game.’-

 A Cinderella Story.

How is that fair?

How many times have you been used by someone? Common be honest.

People come up to you like there your best friend, they tell you there problems expecting you to fix them, suck everything they can out of you then just leave, and then ignore and forget about you during their happiness.

Yet how many times have we done that to God?

How is that so unfair on us, but not Him?

Another thing is, time. It breaks my heart when people don’t make time for me and check what is more important first to then spend time with me.

But how often do we think, oh nah it’ll be right I can read my bible and spend time with God tomorrow, I’m too tired or my favourite T.V show is on.

He is the maker of time, and gives us time but we sometimes don’t give any of that time back.

You know what it feels like to be used and not wanted, so don’t you think God will be just as crushed if not more when we do the same to Him?

He loves us so much and do you want to know one of the things He loves to do the most?

Spending time with His child, that’s you, and me.

It actually isn’t that difficult to do, think about it. When you have to go to school or work you set your alarm and get organised so that you can make it on time. When you have a T.V show you like, you watch the time so that you don’t miss it.

So then how hard is it to take 15min, 20min or half an hour or more to spend daily with Him, just read your bible and pray. Tell Him all about the things you are going through, tell Him that you love Him, thank Him for all the blessing He has given you and tell Him about your dreams. :)

He loves a chat, and will ALWAYS have time for you!   

The Tree

A while ago I was in the city and as I was walking up a concrete street there was a row of tail trees on the side of the foot path.

Out of all the trees on that cement foot path only one of them had no leaves... he was so unhappy.

One part of me didn’t blame the little fella because he is a tree, he isn’t suppose to be in a cement street with no birds, grass and tones of pollution around him, no wonder he is dyeing and unhappy.

But on the other hand the other trees were just fine; sure they would be even healthier and happier out where they belong with nature, but this is the life they have been given and the others were doing the best they could in their situation while the other had just given up.

For a very long time now I have found myself trapped in a situation that I felt for a while I couldn’t escape from.  And I got to a point when I asked myself and God, am I becoming a better person out of this? Or is it destroying me?

Am I (like these trees) growing or withering?

Better yet am I doing the best I can in the situation I have been given?

I’m still working through the answer and what God wants me to do. But in saying all this, if you are in a situation that is dangerous to you emotionally or physically then you get out of it, you don’t owe anyone the favour of letting them torture and disrespect you.

Are you in a tuff situation?

Are you doing the best you can in the situation you have been given?

Are you going to grow? Or wither?

Keep your chin up, life can’t be this way forever, it is constantly changing from worse to better, better to worse. But the main thing to remember is that it will never stay worse throughout your entire life, it is always changing and when you get to the better part, than you enjoy every second of it!