My break in TAUPO

Hello.. Well i am having a wee break in Taupo for a few days with a great friend of mine - Brooke - from the USA. We were flatmates in 2004.  Brooke is out here for afew weeks, so its been so awesome to catch up with her. I love the Lords timing - its so perfect. I feel like I'm at the start of a new season.. some changes are happening for me - like living situation, work etc. Its awesome to know that the Lord knows what we need before we even ask. 

I have just received an amazing gift of a New Computer - i am using it now.. its a Mac Book. I am so blown away by the Lords provision, and the generosity of the people who gave it to me. 

I was at the lake yesterday- enjoying some time with God.. i was reminded of Psalm 1 where it talks about Being like a tree planted by streams of water. The part of the Lake we were at was a surrounded by lots and lots of trees- I was asking the Lord about this. Trees are quite amazing- they get planted.. and they grow.. and they go through the seasons. Some seasons they do not bear fruit etc. some they do. I was encouraged by my thoughts about trees. I found some verses in Gen 2, and Rev 22 - wow -Life started with the Tree - with Adam and Eve, and it will end with a tree - in Heaven - the Tree of Life. This gave me some great perspective. 

Life can be hard, and its easy to get distracted by things of the world and he situations we are facing.  Rev 2 - says to the Church in Ephesus - Return to your FIRST love, - do the things you did at first, Repent - return to the Lord - Get back to what its all really about.     verse 7 says - He who has an ear let him hear what the Spirit says to the Churches. To him who overcomes I will right to eat from the TREE of life which is in the paradise of God.

I dont know about you, but I know for me right now I need to return to my first LOVE, JESUS -do the things I did when I first came to know him.. Get back to the most important thing of all. Let the things of the world, and the challenges of Life be bought into right perspective - realising that through JEsus we can overcome...and one day we will be with Him in Paradise- eating from that TREE...!  

My prayer today is that we would return to JESUS - fall in Love with him again - do the things we did at first.. and know the overcoming power for JESUS today!!

SHINE

Shine - The girls mentoring groups that i'm involved with started today. We started a group at Aquinas College - which is just up the road from my house. We had 5 beauitful girls today and next week there will be another 3 girls join the group. We had lots of fun talking about how unique and special we are, and how we need to look after the bodies that we have. The girls learnt about skin care and even got to do a special facial on themselves - this is always a cool start to the programme as its often something the girls have never done before.

February has come FAST

Well 2008 is definitely rolling... I can't believe that we have already into February. This year is set to be a very interesting one for me. I have just resigned from my piano teaching job, and am trusting God for the next thing that he has for me. ( I will write another update soon with more information on this). I am excited about this step- although I know that it will have its challenges to.
One of my very special friends Brooke - who I flatted with in 2004 is in NZ for a holiday, so I am looking forward to seeing her soon and having a wee holiday with her. I am heading up to Auckland next week to pick up a Laptop that i have been very generously given. This too is a major answer to prayer, and such a provision from God. I have been wanting to be able to record music, and generally keep up with the times, espeically with ministry things this computer will be a great aid. God is sooo good.
Next week the Shine mentoring prgramme that i help with is staring. There is a possiblity of 3 schools this term... so it could be busy. Its an amazing blessing to be part of this ministry, and I believe that it is going to grow even more in NZ.
I have been enjoying spending time at the Tauranga house of Prayer.. and am going to be making this a prioirty. I know that right now its a very important time to be keeping my heart soft towards God, and open to Him- and desperate for Him.

Well I will write again soon.... be blessed lots
katie