All My Heart

I've been thinking lately, I want all of my life to overflow with Love. I want to be selfless. Kind.
and I can't do that. No matter how hard I try, there's always a selfish motive.

The only way I can be truely selfless is if Jesus changes my heart and completely rules my life. I've believe in God all my life and have given my life to him officially, and many times over and over again.

But often I just live my life... and don't let him change me.
So I've decided that who I hang out with really changes me, so obviously I need to hang out with God more if I want to be more like him.

As I'm currently on holidays I spend 20 min tanning the front, 20 min on the backside out in the sun most days... (Don't worry I sunscreen up a bit!) and I enjoy that, so i decided to read my bible while doing that. I got out my mums bible and opened up to look at some texts she had underlined and turned to Philippians.

I read the whole book, not that it's very long. It was all about love and living a life of love, so it spoke to me right where I'd been thinking.

"Make my joy complete by being like minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourself, Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus."  Philippians 2: 2-5)

I turn on the tv, and the world is falling apart.
I look on facebook, and people are saying "pray for North QLD and the cyclone"
Earthquakes in NZ, Floods in Brisbane and Victoria. Bushfires in WA and Victoria.
I guess it's easy to be scared when everything seems to be going nuts.

I'm not sure where I stand on this all (I'm gonna be completely honnest with you all).
I believe that God has the power to calm storms. I believe that God has power over EVERYTHING. and could do anything,  But I also believe that Jesus is coming again, who knows how soon, and that before he comes things are going to get crazy. There'll be wars, famines, earthquakes (Matt 24:-14) and all sorts of crazy natural disasters...

So Although I know God's heart would be breaking for all those people who are scared and worried, and he wants to keep them all safe. I don't know what me praying for them and for the cyclone to go away would do.

Although I believe that those who draw near to God and ask for his protection that he will draw near to them and will protect them through it all.

So there's my confusion on the matter. I spose my human mind is not anywhere near as capable as the creators so it shouldn't be expected to be able to understand how everything works. But the scientist in me wants to.

But God doesn't give a spirit of fear, instead he gives us a spirit of power, love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7)


Here's a song from my all time favourite artists.
"What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, Who can be against us?"(Romans 8:31)

"The lord is my light, and my strength. Whom shall I be afraid?"



and another one I found along the way...