Youth - awesome!

Just a very brief word about "Gen Y".....

This summer that is almost drawing to an end has been traumatic and horrifying what with floods, cyclones, fires and earthquakes. It is hard to imagine so much trauma could fit into such a short space of time.

Well I just want to put this thought out there.....

They say young people (gen Y) are entitled, soft and selfish. I think that what we have witnessed has put paid to that. The volunteers that have shown up to help with clean up, encouragement, and helping in whatever way they can has been made up of many different ages - however, no one can deny that the massive number of young people has been staggering and inspiring.

They have proven that gen Y's when fronted with something bigger than themselves, are big enough and selfless enough to give their time, energy, courage and compassion to do whatever is needed to help out.

I reckon with these young people our future is looking bright - I think these young people are awesome!

Gen Yers, hold your heads up, pat yourselves on the back and go into your future with confidence... you're certainly up for it!

With love,
Lynda

MIXING IT UP WITH FAITH & LOVE

Hi everyone,



I was thinking this morning about that challenging idea of doing the right thing. It's not too difficult to do the right thing once, but to keep doing the right thing over and over again can be difficult.



We want to do the right thing, we want to please the Lord, we set out to do just that and then get 'weary in well-doing' as time goes by. This weariness can cause us to get angry and want to give up. We might find ourselves saying such things as, "it doesn't work anyway - why bother?"



What brings the spark of life into our efforts of doing the right thing?



1. FAITH. We need to actually put some belief and trust into our efforts. It's not really a good idea to put all our faith into people because they may not realise what we are trying to do, or they may not care leaving us hurt and dissapointed. We need to put our faith in the Lord.



Why?



Because He has promised that He notices, and will reward us for our efforts. It may seem to take a long time in coming, but it will come!

"So lets not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we dont give up" Galatians 6:9

2. LOVE. You know how we feel when someone does something for us, but you know instinctively that there is a 'price tag' to it? Well, even though the Lord promises to reward those who dont give up doing the right thing, how much better it is to say to the Lord, "I'm not doing this to get anything, I just want to please you", thus simply making our obedience a gift to Him.



This is the essence of true worship and true faith.



Here is a favourite saying I heard once....

"My desire is to minister to the audience of One"

This may not sound very appealing to you, but I have found that when I mix my obedience with the element of faith, it raises my level of expectation and hope.......and when I mix my obedience with love, it adds sparkle and joy to what otherwise may be dull drudgery.

A much better way to live the Christian life I'm sure!

Perhaps if we all remember to apply this truth (myself included) others that look at Christians may get a pleasant surprise, and Christianity would lose it's reputation for being legalistic and boring.

Now there's something to believe for!

Aside from all these comments I sincerely hope that you are doing well, and enjoying life.

Much love,

Lynda

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