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Post by ''potty-mouth spratt'' on Jun 12, 2005 21:35:51 GMT
ive always wondered wot im destined for.ive always felt ive had a callin to do mission wrk in africa or on a boat which was weird cos i had been thinkin bout it + den da mission boat came to town!!
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Post by Emergency on Apr 25, 2011 23:51:40 GMT
Right I know this post has been dead for a long time and I'm not normally a fan of resurecting them but I've been quite interested by it. A lot of you in this post seem to want to look really far into the future on things. The question ' what does God want me to do' keeps coming up. Some of you are now at the point that you were stressing about, ie going to uni, doing your exams, doing summer mission things. I would really like to know where you think you are now. You may look at this and go, oh yeah that was then and this is now, and that time sorted itself out, and I'm ok now. Then tell me what has happened. Maybe a long term answer to prayer, you never know. Thought this would be an interesting thread to resurect (for the second time apparently...) It's been about 5 years since this thread was started, and we've all grown up a lot. How has God moved in our lives over the past 5 years? Has he called us to unexpected places? What have we learnt about Him along the way? Please share...
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Post by Raza Azteca on Apr 26, 2011 0:04:23 GMT
So Newcastle not so much but apparently Newtownards was very much on the cards. But even looking at all the Telkibanya posts is weird. At that time I was completely against going out and now preparing to go out for a second time!
Just goes to show, you can make all the plans in the world but you never know where God will take you!
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Post by ''potty-mouth spratt'' on Apr 26, 2011 11:30:14 GMT
ive always wondered wot im destined for.ive always felt ive had a callin to do mission wrk in africa or on a boat which was weird cos i had been thinkin bout it + den da mission boat came to town!! Not necessarily mission in Africa but Asia instead!!craziness
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Post by Oecolampadius on Apr 26, 2011 13:37:48 GMT
ive always wondered wot im destined for.ive always felt ive had a callin to do mission wrk in africa or on a boat which was weird cos i had been thinkin bout it + den da mission boat came to town!! Not necessarily mission in Africa but Asia instead!!craziness Asia? You'd fit right in!
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Post by ''potty-mouth spratt'' on Apr 26, 2011 13:40:19 GMT
Harsh Mr Lynn and yes it did take people a while to find me in a group photograph!!
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Post by captaincob on Apr 26, 2011 14:40:05 GMT
Harsh Mr Lynn and yes it did take people a while to find me in a group photograph!! AHAHAHAHA Also: ur spellin + grammer was reli gud back in da day Anyway, during Telkibanter '09 I really felt we were all called to be there, everybody really added something to the team. It's funny, the first time somebody mentioned the team back then, I thought, "nah, I don't really fancy going", but the more I thought about it, I got this growing feeling that I should go. And it was amazing!
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Post by ''potty-mouth spratt'' on Apr 26, 2011 14:46:34 GMT
My spelling and grammar was inspired!
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Post by Chicken Lady on Apr 26, 2011 16:18:17 GMT
"Back in the day" I had no idea that I would now be sitting in my apartment in Goteborg, working towards the completion of my Masters degree and planning my marriage with BigFat. All I knew was that I liked to make things and Craig was pretty cool.
However, finding myself abandoned in Sweden has been the most amazing experience. Before I left I had all sorts of fears and questions over why I was going and how it would actually benefit me. It had never really been in 'my plan' to go study in another country. BUT a couple of weeks after getting here I joined a church and have been blessed in so many ways. I'm surrounded by a family of believers that really love God and each other. I've had so many opprtunitites to learn about and serve God and share Him with others. And I've seen the incredible beauty of God's creation during explorative adventures and Bible studies on rocky outcrops by the sea.
To cut short what could be a VERY long post, I'll say this: As Doowaa commented earlier, sometimes it takes a risk to find out where you're really meant to be. Sometimes you don't know you're meant to be there until you get there. Sometimes you don't fully understand why you were there until you get back. But you can be fully certain and confident in the fact that God will be with you everwhere you go, whether that be Telkibanya, Sweden, Asia, Africa or just down the road to Newtownards.
Jeremiah 29v11 "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
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Post by cheekycrocodile on Apr 26, 2011 17:35:49 GMT
Suzi;i just read what you wrote and its really encouraging! Sometimes we want everything to appear in front of us but we dont know what it is until we're in that situation!
Jeremiah 29v11 is very encouraging not only for me but others i know aswell!
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Post by Emergency on Apr 26, 2011 18:03:07 GMT
I think what we can really gather from the last 5 years is that God is full of surprises!
I would have never guessed that I would have spent a year working for a church in Dublin. He takes us to scary unknown places and teaches us that He is the only sure and certain thing we can rely on, I literally knew no one when I first went down south and took great comfort in the fact that God is the same yesterday, today and forever and when everything changes God does not, and His goodness, grace and perfect plan for our lives remains exactly the same as it was before creation!
I think the most important thing is to put your plans and ambitions to one side and submit to Gods will, because although it may be full of a lot of uphill treks and blind corners, God will lead you to where He needs you to be! First Bangor, Sweden, Telkibanya and beyond...(Buzz Lightyear style!)
And anwyay...this life is only temporary, and while some of us do not know what the next few weeks/months/years hold, our ultimate future is secure which is amazing! Partying it up in Heaven!
God is good. BOO-YAH!
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