Kind of different

OK, here's a test for you Victorians. If you're from SA you're not allowed to play..

What do you think these are???

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3. A 'terrace' is a what?

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Answers (pronounced aarnswers) soon!

Through the harshest drought...

Jeremiah 17:7-8
7 “ Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
And whose hope is the LORD.
8 For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters,
Which spreads out its roots by the river,
And will not fear when heat comes;
But its leaf will be green,
And will not be anxious in the year of drought,
Nor will cease from yielding fruit.

(coincidently also biblegateway's Verse of the Day)

I found this verse pretty encouraging. God is still here and is still faithful in whatever drought or trial I seem to be facing (many). I also feel a great sense of joy through it all (joy shouldnt be confused with the worldly view of 'happiness'. There is a difference! One is of God, the other isn't.)


This is the way life should be. In fact it very much should be if the bible says so!

I hope this encourages someone as much as it just encouraged me..

On that I got thinking about the drought Australia is in. I know a lot about the drought. I grew up in the outback (although we had an abudnace of underground water), and now I live in the very drought-stricken Bendigo.

Last week I went to an event that raised money for 'drought-relief'. Now this is a really good cause, and I love to get behind drought relief, because the drought has distraught so many lives. But on that I know that the true drought relief we need is rain.. And I've come to the realisation that we can raise all of the money we can, but only one thing is going to make it rain.

And that is God!

And in my honest opinion, I think we, as God's children, need to get down on our hands and knees and pray for rain! Because, I look around, and this place needs it! Also for a spiritual rain to fall down! Because like water, this land can be so void of God's spirit! Because a tree needs the water to survive, and we can't survive if the tree isn't planted near the water when there isn't any!

Stay green, Australia!

passionate?

This morning I was innocently sitting waiting for a lecture on health to start, when one of the guys in my course stood up the front with something to say.

Now I do know this guy, we're not best friends, but we worked on a tute presentation together, hence why I know him. He's a very rough type of guy, known as an "emo", a bit out there and crude, almost what your average education student would be.

Anyway he starts off speaking about something utterly random, but then goes on to talk about his beard (..okay?) and to answer everybody's questions, he had been trying out new styles with his beard because he was going to shave it off.

He is doing shave for a cure, and in my mind, I thought, fair enough, so are a lot of people. I then waited for the general ask for a donation, but instead he went on to say why he was doing this.

It turns out he has had people close to him (some pretty young) pass away from Leukemia. And he was so serious about raising money to fight the disease that he said he was going to match whatever somebody donates to him (ie, if I give him $2, he would then put another $2 toward the cause = $4).

Now, I don't usually like to compare myself to the world, and although this man isnt a christian, I could feel this passion just radiating off of him. This had touched his heart so much that he was willing to sacrifice his finances, and hair to make a difference in this world.

This got me thinking, what am I passionate about? What has touched my heart so much that I am passionate to see a change in the world?

May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose. - Psalm 20:4

He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them. - Ps 145:19

Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name And for the remembrance of You. - Isaiah 26:8

It does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. - Romans 9:6

I've found so many good verses I wanna blog about! Maybe later..

My desire, my passion, is to see God's will be done! I want that at the moment above all shiny things. I desire to not conform to the world and to be content in that.

I may be back!

So I'll do a Cara (pose a question).. what are you passionate about?