There is still Good in the world, there is always Hope.

The news was on the other night and with-in only a few days a woman had been assaulted and murdered, a soldier slaughtered in the streets, a massive terrible tornado and the sad complicated death of an Aussie Icon.

I don’t know what your news is like, but man it just makes you sigh and shake your head, where is the hope? Belief in good? The love? Cause I was finding it hard to see.

But though there is all of the terrible sad stuff, the news doesn't always show us the good things that are happening and the happy stories. 

The other day I got in a little disagreement with a friend at uni, she was claiming for there to be no hope as she had herd of some devastating stuff and has been a part of many terrible things throughout her life.

But I protested with saying that there is always hope! There is!

She protested saying there isn't.

I mentioned how the news only really shows the bad things, she shook her head, and this made me sad.

Yes terrible things happen, and every day, I’m not a fool, but miracles happen every day as well. 

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news. My mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

To this day, especially in times of disaster, I remember my mother’s words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers-so many caring people in this world.”-Fred Rogers

Now there is a wise woman, I was once a negative thinker, heck, sometimes I still can be but I trained myself to be a positive thinker. (You can find this journey in the 21 day diet blog.) Now don’t be saying you’re a realist and not a negative person... common, you are only kidding yourself, but you can change for the better like I did.

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Sometimes our lives can be very dark, and it is so hard to see the positive side, I have experienced these feelings many times, but I have always looked towards the light in life, I have always looked to God. He kept the hope in my heart, and always reminded me of the love and joy in life, and remained by my side throughout it all. There were and are times when He has been silent, and it has driven me insane as it almost felt as if he was ignoring me, when I wasn't asking the right questions, and at times had the wrong attitude and was wanting the answer and what I wanted far too quickly. If you are going through a difficult time don’t be afraid to be honest to God and ask what is happening, and what you should do, He will let you know but in His time, not your time, which will be the right time.

There is still light, you just have to look a little harder, there is still hope as you are still breathing. There is still time to fix broken relationships, to show how much you love someone.

I believe that everyone is capable of good, but they are also just as capable for bad, and that is their choice...your choice.

Infograph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22AIXPMO0Bk

If you are wondering why I haven't been blogging for a while than this is why.

This is an Infographic assignment I have been working on day and night for uni, I hope you like it and feel free to share.

More blogs are on the way. :)  

Pure love

I have a family member that I feel very close to even though he lives a little bit far away, I definitely see him as a father figure. When he hugs me all of a sudden I am overwhelmed by his love for me and I get teary each time.

Why? Because I have issues, ha-ha well yes but mostly because of the crazy amount of love that surrounds me in a big warm hug. And I believe that Gods love is like that only 1000000X better, perfect and more.

It is so amazing and overpowering in a beautiful good way... it makes your emotions (well mine anyway) go nuts as you can’t understand how someone so spectacular could possibly love a little old someone such as yourself. God’s love is confusing as we can’t understand it yet it is such a beautiful stunning blessing that we can enjoy and shine in, like the morning sun hitting your face and warming your body on a cold winters morning.

If it isn’t clear enough already... crikey Charlie batman!... the God of the universe loves you!

Yes you, the one who couldn’t get to sleep the night before because of stress or worry.

Yes you, the one reading this right now.

Yes you, the one who at times feels worthless or unlovable.

You, the one who thought of or maybe even attempted to take their life.

He loves you more than you know and more then we can comprehend.

“How precious to me are your thoughts, God. How vast the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand- when I awake, I am still with you.” -Psalm 139:17-18

“I know all the things you do and I have opened a door for you that no one can close.” -Revelation 3:8

Feeling lost.

For a little while now I have been feeling lost, and I have been asking myself and also God, what is happening? Why have I been feeling this way?

It hit me yesterday, the only time that I have felt lost is when I have been keeping God out if my life, when I let the world get to me.

I was feeling lost when I was listening to my friends telling me that I need to get myself out there more, go out on dates with cute strangers. When I let the attention and excitement of guys chasing me and me searching/ longing to be loved, only then in these times did I feel lost, because I was keeping God out. When I went to make decisions I didn't think or ask God what he wanted, or what he was thinking.

But then I come back to this loving God who is merciful and grand and though I do not deserve His love and grace I feel complete, safe, happy and at peace. Whereas the world may have been exciting it left me with this sadness that I was not good enough that I have to be a certain way to be accepted... well if that is the case then I don’t want to be accepted ever by the world.

I long for something much more fulfilling, I long for so much more than a petty night life lived out every weekend, no, God has so much more planned, so much fulfillment in the path He has set up for me, and I need to stop being such a fool and come back and focus on the most important thing, and that is God.

That other life, the world, it is empty, but God is forever.

I don’t need anything that this world offers, all I need is God, and that is all that I want.

What is it that you want? What do you keep searching for? Do you keep ending up with this emptiness inside your heart? In your soul?

Because I know someone who has the power to give your life Hope and meaning, no one is a mistake.

We all have paths that we can choose to take, what will be your choice? 

Your choice.

I recently meet up with someone, they where inspiring and fun but this person has a serious history, well we all have a history, and every ones history is very different.

It was interesting we got talking and we chatted for hours, we shared some of our story with each other, and though our stories are both very different, at the same time we connected with many things as the end result of our struggles or circumstances throughout life ended up being similar.

But near the end this person said to me, ‘wow, you are so innocent....I guess you haven’t gone off the rails yet.’

At the time I just laughed, but that really got me thinking, will I go off the rails? Will I just snap one day and drift from God?

No, I don’t think I ever will, God has become and been my foundation, he is my roots, and that is the way I have decided to live my life and I could never be happier.

I know there are a lot of people who think that if you are a Christian that you just don’t know how to have fun, because our God holds us back... but that is complete rubbish!

I mean I love fun, ha-ha fun is fun! I love being crazy, letting my hair out, dancing, singing, going to a party, I love that stuff and God has never stopped me from enjoying life, He has shown me how to enjoy it with this peace and freedom.  But there are some things God tells me to keep away from, not because He doesn't want me to enjoy myself but because He knows that I may enjoy myself for a second, but once that moment is over, He knows that I would be left with this emptiness, hurt and anguish from something that may look good but is plain bad.

There are so many people with one foot in each world, I’m sorry but you can’t have both, and until you realize or change you will never stop, because you will just keep searching and searching constantly wanting more, wanting the next best thing. And that is just so draining; some of us really need to relax and take a deep breath.

“Be still and know that I am God”- Psalm 49:10

‘You can’t ride two horses with one backside.’ (quote from Sweet Home Alabama)

I hope that this will challenge you and it would be great if you could really think about this with God, go to your favorite place, take a bible and listen.