Fear

What is it about fear?

I remember back to some of my earliest childhood memories. The first feelings of experiencing the amazing power of fear. My instinct was to run for shelter. Or to call out to my Mum or Dad. I remember sometimes been so scared in my bedroom alone at night that I would not want to move from under the safety of my blankets...It was amazing how the monsters would never get me when I was under my blankets (there you are kids, buy a blanket, powerful monster shields!)

These days, well I've grown up, as you do. And I understand and know now what fear is. I could probably break it down enough to tell you the source of my fears...Things like relational fears, fear of failure, fear of rejection. I know I get these feelings sometimes.

The thing is I have noticed is I still want to go to that safe place, I want to hide, I want to stay in somebody's shadow till the monsters go away....Isn't amazing how fear is one the things that make you feel as powerless and dependent as you were when you were a child.

Because I give in to fear from time to time, I do really stupid things.

but check this out...

1Jn 4:18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.

Perfect love, only comes from a perfect source.

Love holds no grudge against you, so what are you scared of?

what do you want, fear or love?

Weight loss strategy

If anyone needs to shed a few pounds before summer comes I have discovered a new weight loss strategy that is bound to work...

Its called the "my license is suspended for 3 months" diet.

Here are the 5 steps to success:

1. Drive 5-10 k's over the speed limit everywhere you go.
2. When you are driving switch off and forget to look out for speed traps.
3. Don't watch out to see if you are going through a school zone...especailly if your driving through an area you've never gone through before.
4. Speed on double demerit weekends.
5. Check your mail for the love letters from the traffic control department.

If you follow these steps. You will be walking everywhere. Walking to train stations, bus stops, and to shopping centers....etc...and I promise you will loose weight. I used to weigh 80 kilo's, now I'm so skinny I look one of those Ethiopians that run through the desert for days...well except I'm a white version.

ryno :)

As big as?

Here's a thought...

God is only as big as our faith will let Him be.

To the one who knows God created this world. God is massive.
To the one who was healed of cancer. God is very real.
To the one who was lost and now is found. God showed them the way.

The one who has no doubt, and says to a mountain "get out of my way mountain!" and does not stop to think of the logic of his or her statement, but knows God can and will do it, is unstoppable.

Faith cannot be explained, it is not a science. It's not an art. It's a gift to believe.

How big is God?
He's real big.

The question is, how big is your faith. What do you believe?

Leaving home

My little brother left for Sydney yesterday to follow through on a dream to join a band.
Look out for them, they are called "the valley".
Yesterday was a sad day. I'll miss you Joel.

Joel is on the left. The other two people are my sister Connor and my brother in law Karl.

The choices we make

Choice is the most powerful force in our lives.
The power of choice is one thing that we truly own.
Alot of other things are quite temporary.
This life we live is determined by what choices we make along the way.
But...
Every choice has a consequence. Whether good or bad.
That, we have no control over.

Good or bad. You choose.

Generosity.

I dont like stingy people. You know the kind that make you feel lucky that they answered the phone when you call them.
Generosity is an attitude that affects way more than your finances. I have found that the person who is stingy about their money is also stingy with their time, affection and ultimately are not the best people to hang around.
Generosity opens doors for you. When your generous to someone they never forget. Never. You'll leave a positive mark on their minds for everytime they think of you.
All a stingy person does is leave a bad taste...they'll just talk about their agenda, their life, their problems. They'll talk about everything to do with themselves. And nothing will ever be their fault, they'll complain the world is against them.
If they would buy someone a coffee for once maybe life would get better for them.

Be a generous person.

Graffiti culture

Why in the heck do teenagers love to 'tag'
I don't know about you but here in my city we have this culture of teens who have a tag and they love to put it up on walls with spray cans.
thing is it looks real crap!!!
You cant go down any street without seeing something sprawled across a wall or fence in black or silver paint.
As far as I know it is teenage boys who are the main players in this hobby. But why??

Is it the rush of doing something illegal, but not necessarily dangerous. Or is it deeper?
Is it a longing for an indentity. To have your tag in as many places as possible mark your territory. To have a place, that even though it is public property you claim it as your space.

Maybe its a product of the culture we live in. Fame is what is worshiped in the Western world these days it seems. Maybe its the knowing that if you can tag as many wall as possible that there is going to be more people who know your tag. In your little corner of the world you could be famous!! Just go and tag walls. The famous are the ones who seem to get all the attention, all the roaring crowds. All the photos published in the latest magazines...

The Famous are definatley our modern day gods, or idols.

Sad thing is that nobody really cares. After a while a wall gets so covered in tags that it just looks like a local gathering place anyway. Nobody really takes much notice of the person who wrote that tag, who is just looking for an identity, who is just looking for his space in the world. Who would just like a little attention for his existence on planet earth.

Graffiti is messy, it messes up our tidy streets that we pay our rates to keep clean. The local businesses get annoyed cause it makes their building look bad, sending out the wrong message about their indentity. Nobody wants to look messy.

but life is messy...Tagging is a reflection of what is really going on in society. Its just youth searching for identity. For purpose of existence. Eventually they'll move on an become the local business people who complain about the youth running riot in the streets. They'll buy their big houses, etc, etc...

Soon they be like us adults. Still looking for an identity, purpose, or at least some darn explanations...Just in different ways.

hey!
this my first ever use of a blog.
Watch this space for some cool stuff!