reflections...

i am so blessed.

God has been so incredibly gracious to me all my life, and today just reminded me of how blessed i am. normally i get so caught up with my schoolwork and other insignificant details that i forget the big picture. but today i was able to get things back into perspective.

looking back at my life (ok so it's not that long...yet!) i can truly see God working in me, to change me. i'm a totally different person to who i was 5 years ago. this is through my dear brothers and sisters in Christ whom God has richly blessed me with. They support me when i'm down, encourage me to persevere, share with me in my joyous moments, pray for me, pray with me, and love me for who i am. it's such a comfort to know that these people are my spiritual family- that i will spend all eternity with them!

in the end, the important things in life are not assessment marks or HSC, or UAI's, or what uni course u got into, or anything like that- but the relationships that we have. A restored relationship to God first and foremost, and then relationships with other people. So treasure the relationships that God has blessed you with...like our parents for example. Though i as all teenagers do get annoyed with them sometimes, i shouldn't take them for granted. They are a gift to me from God! if you don't think so, try to imagine life without them...and gratefully realise how much they mean to you and love you!

too often we complain and grumble about not getting things we want, not having things our way. (just like the Israelites in the desert...) it's so easy to take things for granted, and so hard to truly appreciate what we've already got.

Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever.
Psalm 106:1