Winter survival!

Today it’s like 20 degrees celcius warmer then three days ago. We went from minus 10°C to plus 10°C. It’s one of the few big temperature rises I love, because now spring is coming.

Little Boy in the Blue Pyjamas

Hey little boy in the blue pyjamas,
Did you know that I’ve been watching you?
I saw you playing a lot outside,
Mostly just on your own.

Where you’ll lead me I will follow

It was some decision making time… And it was a hard one for me… Because I need to put my own desires behind Gods will and purpose for my life.

Maybe Gods will is the same as my desires, but He showed me through a few scriptures that I need to follow Him first…

His ways are far above my ways and his plans are far beyond my plans, like Isaiah 55:8-9 says. He sees the whole picture, where I just see maybe one or two years ahead… If I can fully see them anyway.

So yesterday was a day spend with God… Time in the forest and alone with God. A time to get a peace in my mind even though I still want to go the other way around, but it’s alright if it’s not happening. Following God is what I want to do first! And I’ll just wait how He will lead me…

Nothing without you

Today our sermon was about Jesus serving us. It was about psalm 23, which is very known of course. The Lord is my shepherd, He will lead me and guide me. And the pastor also spoke about John 13; where Jesus washes the feet of the disciples. Jesus wanted to learn us, by doing so, to lay of our dignity and learning to serve others no matter what.

Be enthroned upon the praises

Be enthroned upon the praises
Of a thousand generations
You are worthy. Lord of all
Unto You, the slain and risen King
We lift our voices with heaven singing
Worthy, Lord of all

It’s a song by Bethel Music.

Be who God meant you to be

God, You have promised me that You will use me to set the world on fire!
You have showed me amazing plans for my life. Thank you for showing me, and thank you for reminding me…
It was, and every once in a while still is, a hard way to learn and to become more and more who I am meant to be, but still I see God’s hand through all the suffering and pain in my life.
And now I’m just looking forward to what will happen next.

Party planner

Martha received and welcomed the Lord in her house, but still didn’t had time to listen to Him. I ask God a lot too.. I ask God to come over, I do invite Him in, but then I forget to just sit at His feet. I play music for Him; I listen to sermons about Him; I talk about Him. But I forget to take time to really listen to Him. I’m more like a party planner, always thinking about what is coming up next.

Living in purpose

I like my job, I really do. I still think that becoming an OT was a good thing for me. But a few weeks ago I had to draw the conclusion that even though I like helping people as an occupational therapist, I still have the feeling that I’m walking in my purpose for God when I’m travelling abroad 

Not if, but when? Maybe at 9?

I know some countries always have dinner late at night, so probably for you it doesn’t sound weird. In the Netherlands normal people have dinner around 5.30 or 6 o’clock. And back in the days people had dinner even earlier. But for me it was 9 o’clock today. And I was happy about it, even though it may sound weird, because most people believe it’s not healthy to eat that late at night (which is probably true).

Addicted to silence

Actually, I’ve wanted to write this blog a million times already. And now I am writing it on a day that isn’t as glorious and awesome as the last few months. Today, I have no concentration at all, before I really started typing I already interrupted myself four times, because I had to make some Mocha Latte (amazing and healthy recipe!), flip over the LP and find some new batteries for my keyboard. This morning in church I couldn’t focus, while the sermon was very interesting (at least the bits and pieces I did hear), and yes I was talking way too fast last night so my parents couldn’t understand me at all…
And that all because these last few days I don’t notice the effects of my meds like I’ve gotten used to over these last few months.