God so loved

Hello! I have recently come across a video on youtube, it is a talk given by Reggie Dabbs at a conference in 2007. The talk is given alongside some clips of the movie 'most' (The Bridge).

I found it really inspiring and it made me think, so i thought I'd share it here........

I have watched this about 3 times now, once on my own then showing my mum, then Sam at work. The first time i was sitting alone and had to pause the video because i couldn't see through the tears spilling down my face :s haha (I'm a big baby when it comes to sad things) But after watching it again i found it really interesting! Obviously the movie doesn't match exactly to how Jesus died for us but as metaphors go this was a pretty effective one!! 

After watching again with my mum, who is training to be a methodist deacon at Durham university, she was at first a little critical (obviously used to having to look at differant angles of things for essay writing) saying that it didnt work too well, as in the movie the child dying was an accident, whereas Jesus died purposefully for us.
But if you think about it the child chose to risk his life and attempt pulling the lever and even if falling in was an accident, the father choosing whether or not to put the bridge down 'save his son, or save the train'

was a choice!

And just like God, the father chose to save the people, he 'sacrificed' his son to save the lives of others, the save the lives of unknowing people....
to save our lives.
Knowing this has made me think so much about how i live. Do i make sure that everything im doing in my life is what God wants....what Jesus died for?
No, its probally not. so how can i be so selfish and do things or say things that i know God wouldnt want me to do or say, why? just because i can? becasue thats what everyone else around me is doing? well ive decided those arnt good enough reasons anymore. and as the video said 
you cant change the past but you can change your future  
So instead of worrying or feeling guilty about things ive done, i will ask for forgivness from God. 1 John 1:9-  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
THEN and only then can i start changing and shaping my future! without any wilful sin, without any guilt only with love!
Because..... God so loved the world that he gave his only son

God so Loved the world that he gave

Because God so loved the world   

Lydia x 

Out of the loop...hello blog!

Hello!

OK so let me start by saying this a blog written not because i want to but because i HAVE to, and not by anyone forcing me to do this but because i will not be left out of the loop!!

Maybe some back story would help?

So i was applying for a part-time bar job at T.G.I Fridays over the Internet, and happily filling in the questions and personal details, having done these style of questions a billion times i feel like I'm some sort of pro at answering 'what skills can you bring to this role' and 'how long have you had a passion for this kind of work' (i mean bar work really isn't something to get that passionate about, right?) yea so there i was getting on with my questions, when all of a sudden BAM the next page catches me off guard and practically makes my head explode.......'T.G.I Fridays are really into Blogs, and we like our staff to be too! tell us about a Blog you've recently read and enjoyed and why?' .........*stunned silence* .......urm...wah?

WHEN DID I MISS THIS MEMO ABOUT BLOG'S REPLACING CV'S?!

So after the initial surprise i realised i was not in fact qualified for the job because of my lack in Blogging knowledge! I'm 19 and out of date! When did this happen? So no I'm not writing a Blog because I'm really keen on a job at T.G.I Fridays but infact because i refuse to not try something! i will not be so young and already not up to date with these things!

So Here I Am!

This Blog is a new thing for me but I'm quite excited about it! I originally thought i didn't have anything to write about, I'm just your average 19 Year old . But as i stumbled across a page on my Church's website labelled 'blogs' it gave me an idea and made me realise i do actually have something to write about and id be mad to pass up this opportunity!

How to be young and still a christian

Maybe 'how to' isn't the write wording because I'm in no position to tell people how to be a good christian however i thought maybe sharing my day to day experience with God in my life, some stories from others and things i learn that maybe i could help others in their Journey with God, or just some support that we are all in this thing together!

Lydia x