Things I've learnt from this week

Hi there
I hope all is going well with you.
You might be tired from all your comings and goings. you might not even know what day of the week it is.
I caught up with a friend the other day, it was great, it was really cool to catch up with her, we might do it a bit more often.
Town was crazy in Dunedin, there was a rugby game on, the uni had their science festival on, and it was cadbury week, add in that school holidays.
We managed to get a quick cup of coffee at Mc Cafe, and as we were looking for seats, we sat down, and started talking about our lives and how God has encouraged us this past few weeks.
My friend Becs, talked and shared about, a book she's been reading, and found it encouraging, and then we talked about Christ working in our lives.
We didn't know but sitting opposite a girl was listening in, and wanted to ask us about our stories, we all shared about God.
We all learnt things, in our lives that encourage us, something might not be pretty, it might be that it might have been to other people, it might be to what we do to ourselves.
But be encouraged you're never out of God plan.
It's ok to not be ok, if you're in that empty space right now, you might think that you're on the wrong course, you are not alone, there's someone else who's on that same path.
You might be busy but with the wrong things, you might be pulling out your hair, and God might be asking you if you need to do all those things.
It says in the bible to encourage yourself, in the word of God, and sing songs to him, if you're tired, if you're just plain tired, if you're just wanting it all to stop, you can call out to him, and get the peace that you are wanting.
In my own life, I wrote many suicide notes, I was angry, for many years I secretly sufferred from wanting to die, even when things were going well, there was something going wrong.
I went to God in my anger, I was wanting something more, I wanted this daily, weekly monthly thing to go away, and I prayed daily and looked to Christ, to help me.
And he did slowly but we got there.
God is always there when people let you down, or don't help.
And we are called to encourage ourselves in God, because he is the only thing that lasts.
If you find it hard reading the bible, or perhaps you've heard all the popular easy sermons to hear in your church.
The Lord, is fighting for you. and he never gives up on those who seek him.
To those who seek him with all their hearts.
That's all we need to do.
Dust off the past, and walking brightly into today, tomorrow, this week, because you know you are an overcomer, a fighter, and you've over come bigger things.
It's not over yet.
Chloe