Answers from God...

I was looking back over some notes from Mobilise and I come across this conversation that I've had with God. My memory is often fuzzy, so a pat on the back for writing it down. It was so refreshing and funny to read it and to be reminded of it again.

I could have asked a million deeper questions or requested something massive, but in this instance I asked a very weak and pathetic 'what if' question. As if the God of the universe needs to listen to a 'what if' question!

To give a little context to the conversation (which, perhaps rather riskily I will put up) a friend of mine is going through a really hard time and is in a difficult situation, which does not make it massively easy from where I am to support them. But, God has given me this friendship and a heart for this person so it is my responsibility and should be my joy to support them.

Context briefly given, the conversation went a little like this (with no gender specifics to make it a bit more anonymous):

"You are to be their support and their friend"

Me-"But what if they turn me away?"

"Then you keep trying. You keep fighting. You don't lose hope."

Granted it was a short and sweet conversation, but there is little more to be said when God Almighty says something as incredible like that to you.

I still find it incredible that even with a simple, weak question like that, God takes the time of day to listen and answer. Its with those words that I know what God wants me to do and it's clear that God has given me the privilege of such an influential position in that person's life.

I just love the fact that Job moaned, Jonah ran, I questioned...and He answered us all.

God's Steadfast Love vs. Human's Wavering Heart...

So today I heard some potentially bad news, but on reflection I found myself praising God for it. He blessed me with the most amazing conversation, that set everything straight in my head and brought great clarity to me. What a great God I have!

I came away thinking how amazing is His love!? It is constant and steadfast and never changing.

On Earth we go through constant change in love and our interaction with people and yet God remains the same. When one day we could love one person and the next be broken-hearted, God continues in His love for us and never takes it away.

Being loved by someone is undoubtedly one of the greatest feelings in the world, so imagine how incredible it is to be loved by the one that made you and planned and numbered your days!

Our love can be fleeting and wavering but God's love never is, how incredible! I hurt God constantly with my foolish ways and yet He loves me unconditionally, not because He's weak and needs me, but because He knows how much I need Him.

His love encompasses me and brings me peace and comfort. And it is with that happy thought that I am going to bed!