Seeking God

Hi there,
The rain has finally stopped, and the snow has not come our way again.
And all the people are so very happy here in Dunedin that it's not cold anymore.
I had to laugh when I was up at work, and I was helping the chef with the cafe, and one of the cafe girls came in, and was laughing so much she was crying.
What had happened, was that an Australian mother and her family were staying up there, and because of the snow, it looked rather magical, in fact it didn't look like you were in Dunedin.
But what had happened was, that the mother wanted to take a photo of the grounds and the castle, walking backwards, but she walked a bit to far, and walked right into the duck pond, and was in chest deep in cold freezing water.
So her kids quickly ran and got help and someone had to pul her out of the pond.
So yes, perhaps she need to seek the Lord on that one.
We haven't had that before.
I can rattle on, about things, and all how you go about seeking the Lord, but I need to say a few things myself.
Seeking the Lord isn't easy, let alone hearing from him, but that's ok, because we know how to hear from God, reading your bible, going to a good church that not only inspires you, but you get inspired from God, that is our aim.
So I put God to the test, I went for my first job interview, yesterday. I wasn't meaning to leave my job, that's another thing, but I just wanted to see what's out there.
It was for Hobberton, in Matamata, and cooking at the Hobberton movie set.
If I am successful, and they offer it to me, I might just go up to the north Island for a time.
However I am still loving being at home, still loving my work.
So if I'm not wanting to move on, why should I think about going?
Well, for one example, it would be fun, to have a road trip, for a girl that hasn't driven North of the Dunedin City gardens, it's going to be a journey.
I'm not going out of spite, or get a label for myself, it was just an interview, probably hundreds had applied for the same job.
So when people asked me how my day went yesterday, I told them about my interview, and they said,
"Oh I'll pray that you will get it.'' I want prayer for seeking the Lord on it.
So has the interview been a complete waste of time?
Not really, it was good for the experience.
So you see, seeking the Lord is a  2 way street, sometimes in church we get  so many ''we must rules''  in our summons.
What do I mean by these rules or perhaps we put them on ourselves.
''We must come before God, with a blameless heart, with everything fixed up.''
We are broken people, and we will continually be broken before the Lord, we can never fix everything up, or come before God with a blameless heart.
Because we are broken.
That's one of the main rules.
Sometimes we have to be happy and understanding, of God in church.
Sometimes I know I am not happy, and I don't understand God, so why do we put this rule in our hearts?
Because sometimes people are happy in church, and that's good, but what happens if Life happens and you're wearing the mask of fake happiness?
What happens if you get constantly disappointed, and things just don't go to plan?
What happens then, well it's OK, because that's real life.
In Real life, my friends, things don't go to plan, horrible things happen, but God is there with you straight by your side, you're not fighting this fight by yourself.
Seeking the Lord on big things is daunting, and with seeking the Lord on it, like a sudden change, in work, job, or perhaps relationship, you simply can't pray alone.
you have to have other older people around you that pray, that give Godly advice, if you're not doing that, then I suggest you start.
Before you go into this, think about all the things, that line up, and the things that don't line up.
Even though it feels like it's an erupting volcano, of endless worry, there is that still quiet voice inside, of you.
We all need courage, and we need it more and more every day, in this world.
So Go after God, with all you have, and if you're in that erupting volcano, you're not alone, God is there with you, guiding you through it, so it won't harm you.
Chloe