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July 22, 2018 by mish No Comments

this last week, i was amongst a group of people, most of whom believe in jesus.  we met together, but not in a physical church building.  each night, we heard short messages from the book of john in the bible, and talked about jesus.  then, we said grace and ate together and had meaningful conversations.  during this last week, i’ve had conversations around  generosity, grace, faith at work, the love of jesus and experienced these in action – love, patience, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control.  and we witnessed god’s goodness and faithfulness through his wonderful creation of sun, snow and wind.

each of us came bringing food and drink to share it with others in the group.  and there was no lack.

was this gathering called “church”?  or do we physically have to be in a building to bring joy and worship our maker?   i believe this was an example of the church scattered.  we all came together, drawn by the love of snow.. and in the midst of life, deep conversations occurred.  and people who haven’t experienced the church gathered in a physical building were able to experience the depth of fellowship that exists because of our common love of our creator, our maker, our God.

 

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serenity. this has been my view over the last two serenity. 
this has been my view over the last two days.  was only planning on stopping one night, but waking up to this was so therapeutic (even though it wasn’t sunny) that i ended up staying here again tonight. 
i always thought i was a beach gal, but i got to say, having a lake side view has been very calming! it’s changed my perception of lake views. 
i’ll definitely be back here again... 

i’m curious - what’s one thing that has surprised u in 2021? 

#dronephotography #bermagui #ingeniaholidays #vanlife
i wonder - could our inability to rest be linked t i wonder - could our inability to rest be linked to our identity? 

i wrote a few thoughts on rest recently and here are some things i’ve been pondering over...

bill johnson said, “busyness is artificial significance.  busyness can make us feel important, but neither our identity or our sense of significance should come from our schedules”
 
don’t be mistaken - it is courageous to give Him space to speak into your life.  it’s brave, to make a deliberate decision not to crowd your life, to deliberately make space. to listen.  to seek Him.  to want to know your maker and creator more intimately. 
 
i don’t know about you, but i think sometimes in my life when i feel overwhelmed, it’s cos’ i have crowded out my life and don’t make space to seek Him and just listen to Him.  or I know what I’m doing isn’t pleasing Him, and I make myself so busy so that I am numb… to everything.. 

here’s a drone shot from today as i spent the day relaxing, chilling and taking it slow on this rainy day! 

i’m curious - especially if u have read to the end of this long post... what do u enjoy doing when u rest?

#dronephotography #bermagui #vanlife #australia #visitnsw
adventure. it’s in my blood... and every so ofte adventure. it’s in my blood... and every so often, i feel the need to explore this great world, to stir my visual senses... travel to different places, experience new things. 
i find that when i get out of my normal environment, it helps me see things differently, think differently, expand my creativity and come up with new ideas. 
i’m grateful for being able to take time out to slow down. breathe. 
selah
new. i sense a change of seasons. a freshness. a new.
i sense a change of seasons. 
a freshness. 
and i’m posting now to remind me of this moment. this feeling. 
now is the time.  i don’t know if i can fully articulate it in words, by every cell in my body senses the change.
finally.
the time is now.
the waiting has passed and i’m declaring a season of fruitfulness, abundance and fullness. 
in the last couple of months but increasing in the last week, i’ve discovered new things about myself, new gifts 🎹, new miracles, new friendships, new communities to embrace, new business, new ideas... at such a phenomenal pace yet with such calm, ease, and flow.  maybe this is the easy yoke i have been pondering over. 
all thanks and to my maker, who creates, provides and sustains everything. 
soli deo gloria

for those of you waiting, i want to say... it was worth the wait. every single second.  cos it tastes all the sweeter knowing the journey it took to get here.
change i woke up to this view and realised change change

i woke up to this view and realised change is part of the clever design of creation.  change that every season brings.  over the last week, these branches have transformed from barren and empty to blossoming beautiful purple flowers. 

often we try and resist change... and fight it.  but i wonder what new thing He is currently doing in your life? often it takes time for others to see what work has been done internally.  so dear friends, keep going, keep preserving, for the fruit will be worth it.
its crazy, this place is only a few kilometers fro its crazy, this place is only a few kilometers from my current home, and after all the years i’ve lived in sydney, i’m still finding new places to explore... 
i feel truly blessed to call australia home... and to be surrounded by amazing creation - both natural and made by people...

today, as i exited this quiet neighborhood with a friend, i was almost shocked to find the busyness and noise of the traffic.. it was almost as if we had entered a peaceful haven for an hour - totally out of this world. 

i desire to find time each day to enter into peace and find stillness with my maker, and to find rest as i commune with him and listen attentively to his words... if only for a brief moment.
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