when life is between the cracks.

Hello there,
How are you?
I hope that you're going well.
Today, i was out gardening,getting moss out of the cracks in the concrete flag stones.
and it got me thinking about life, as you're down on your hands and knees, you have quite a bit to think about, getting moss out of cracks. and it gave me the title for todays post.

Life is always changing,  and sometimes in life, we see just the cracks, and not much else. my friend if that's you. simply make a cup of tea and sit back and relax.
Life is always going forward, you might not be in the space now, to hear it, but you will be when the time comes.

It is important in this time in our lives, that we keep the ''weeds'' out, it might be purist thinking. but keeping on top of the weeds, and constantly handing them over to God means, that  you're not fighting it alone.
Life is always good, you might go through times, when life isn't good, people will let you down, you might be excited one day and feeling like rubbish the next, and if you feel like this, it is important to seek help.


If you're in the middle of the tunnel now, and can't see the light of it, please know, that you're not alone, that your friends are in the middle with you.

And if you always see the cracks and not the life, that you have, make good plans to change it.

Plans that give you hope and future, you might need to take a step back, from things, and go ''hang on a minute this  weed is encroaching  on.  what I have.

and it might take time, to get that out, I'm not saying to cut out things that are good, it's important, to have this in our lives, to have good creative ways, to make new conections in our brain.
but be careful of, our commitments.

Extend the good in our lives, not the bad.
like a diet, you don't have pies and chips every day, because that ends up with heart disease, but only for a treat.

in this way you are keeping the weeds from entering in the cracks. be on guard with your life, treat your life well.

If you're not getting anywhere, and you feel like everything is against you, seek help, you can't fix or solve this on your own.

Life is hard, it is incredibly hard.

but it also is good.

Add a bit of soul into your life, so that the crevices in your life, will be like wild flowers, flowering in the spring. plant some seeds and watch it grow.
Chloe

Live out every day like it's worth it.

Hi there,
In recent times, we have had White Island, eruption, in New Zealand, Ohope.

A lot of people have died, is missing and serverly, burned.
It was a dark day for New Zealand.

A lot of people are blaming, the island, the cruise boat company, and possibly the tour operators that take people out to the island.

This people were on holiday enjoying their time, but extreme risks were taken that day the volcano erupted.

1.2 million pieces of skin is needed, to help heal these people.

We are made in the image of God, our father, and he still delights in us, no matter what race we are, or who we are.
Jesus love still loves you so much, that he knows how much pain you are in.

We can't rush grief, we can't hurry it up so we get over it faster, or quicker, it is like a wave in the ocean, out there by St Clair, and if you have seen a wave come, it only forms then crashes on the beach. maybe that's you, and you're ridding that wave of grief.

Maybe you're world has turned upside down, this year, and you're looking forward to the new decade of not being so tramatic.
Jesus loves you, just the way you are, nothing outside of that love is going to change that, there is no barrier with Jesus.
he reaches down to your need.

We have needs every day, no matter how big or small, we work with people who have done there best and their best might not be up you your standard, but it's all that they can do.
Jesus sees our needs, and he knows, what we need at the right time, and place.
It might not be, what we need, and yes people might have met our need in the past, now, and during.
Some people might not have, they might have disappointed us,  made promises to us, causing our heart to break.
But Jesus in the only one who will be there through thick and thin.
We might think that girl might meet our needs, or that drink, or that porn website, or another church, or that family member or that loyal friend. but there comes a point, where we reach the end of the line.
That drink won't satisfy us, or the new girl that you've got, or that website, or that friend, we will constantly let others down.
We try our best not to,  but we will.
We don't know when our days will be up, or change or cut short, the people on white Island didn't know that, they woke up, on the Ovation of the seas, the cruise liner, and probably looked forward to going out on the island.
Some didn't return.
That is why we need to live in the now, and make our lives worth while.
We all go through stages, where we don't know why, or what for.
Perhaps it wasn't in the diary, or planner, but what we do know,  that friends and family, stick closer to you in the hard times, thats where the rubber hits the road.

We need all those important friends around us, that will help us on our journey.
We live in a world constantly, hit by fear, dread, and depression.
All real mental health problems.


I am living with a disability, that shortens life. a mild dose of it, but I'm determined, to accomplish, anything that I put my hand to.

To make an impact on the others around me, and hopefully a good one. and that is why we need to be considerate with others around us, because we don't know when our days will be up, our days are numbered.

We are called not to live with a spirit of fear, but that of a sound mind, and know the lord our God and walk humbly with him.

Those are my thoughts for today.
Chloe

keep fighting the fire.

Hello team.
How are you?
I hope that you're getting, on well with your things.
My thoughts are with the kiwi fire fighters over in Australia, to fight the fires over there.

My thoughts today, are pure and simple.
Fighting the fires, that come our way, we can not stand alone, and fight them ourselves.
Like the firemen that fight fires, the uniform up, with fire protection clothes so that they don't get burnt.
My friend, we might not be like that, we might not face fires in the real world, but we do face the fires in every day life.
getting burnt isn't something that we like. or intended.
 The walls that we build come tumbling down,and trust gets abused.
My thoughts are with the people who have been burnt in the past.

Picking up the pieces, of the scared burnt heart.
 afraid to trust again.
You can trust again my friend, the prince of peace will go the distance with you. your heart will learn to trust again, and the best is yet to come. don't set for mediocre. that's when doubt creeps in, and you're left wondering where you are.

My friend, keep the anchor of faith, it will ground you, and find you.
My friend, if you're facing the fire now, it won't continue to burn, and if your left fighting, it you're not alone, have a band of friends around you so that you can face life together.
and read your bible, a pastor once said, messy life, messy bible, best life, neat bible, neat life, missing much.
Chloe