December Thoughts

Hi there.
Well it's nearly that time of year, when the new year is coming.
And I was thinking about, about things the other day.
i was on the net, and I came across this really cool story.
I don't know about you, but there seems to be a pattern going around, and it's really bad for our character.
I can't speak much, because I have done it this week.
Thats grumbling or gossiping.
We think by spreading it, or making it big, we will get people to our pity party.
We hold unforgivenes  and grudges, and we set a heart of hate in us.
We are only doing it to ourselves, because, it's hard to go against the flow.
I was having a grumble to my friend Guan, and she said something so wonderfully wise.
It made me feel heaps better about what I was going to confront.
She said when we trust and put our faith in Christ, he is our prince of peace, Jesus has heaps of names, but we think about that, he is our peace.
When everything is going mad crazy, when we don't get that break we need or a worker lets us down, or puts blame back on us, we are more than conquers. It's hard and tough, and it's really unpleasant at times.
But we are made stronger.
When we speak up, we are doing not only for us but for other people.
If you think about Nathan the prophet when he confronted David about Bathsheba, it wasn't for Nathan's gain, it was for David.
Confronting in a Godly and wise way, is hard, but when we pray or tell others to pray for us, for strength for people who listen, and take it on board.
Nathan was human he was going into a very personal thing, a very hard problem, telling David that his son will die due to the sin comitted.
Now I'm not saying that because of sin it will get worse, but when we speak up about treatment, we encourging people to raise the bar in themselves and in their work.
So next time when you're tempted to spread it,  take time, pause for 5 secs and get to know Jesus the prince of peace.
That's all that I have today, and if you're caught, up in a trap that you have to perform, and keep up with the appearances, you don't have to.
God has made us strong in our weakness.
Chloe