Love Song

I've heard it said that a man would climb a mountain
Just to be with the one he loves
How many times has he broken that promise
It has never been done.
I've never climbed the highest mountain
But I walked the hill of calvary

Chorus:
Just to be with you, I'll do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'll give anything
I would give my life away.

I've heard it said that a man would swim the ocean
Just to be with the one he loves
All of those dreams are an empty emotion
It can never be done
I've never swam the deepest ocean
But I walked upon the raging sea

Chorus:
Just to be with you, I'll do anything
There's no price I would not pay
Just to be with you, I'd give everything
I would give my life away.

(Bridge)
I know that you don't understand
the fullness of My love
How I died upon the cross for your sins
And I know that you don't realize
how much that I'd give you
But I promise, I would do it all again.

Chorus:
Just to be with you, I've done everything
There's no price I did not pay
Just to be with you, I gave everything
Yes, I gave my life away.

Love Song - Third Day

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Mooregirl came over for dinner tonight. It was lovely. Good to have a few laughs and be silly at times! We then headed out and went to a supper here at college for the women. A few of the faculty wives spoke about some of their experiences and they shared a verse that has been significant to them. All four of them who shared, all four of the verses, I felt God's assurance.
God will not test me more than I can bear. God will be with me in all things. God is the same today, yesterday and tomorrow.

I am still feeling quite burdened, but I know that God is with me, he loves me enough to send Jesus. Which is why the song above is precious to me tonight. It is another reminder of God's mercy and his grace.

I am thinking of using the above song in my talk tomorrow night. We are all broken, but yet we are cherished.

The question is: how do we respond to God's offer of salvation?

I jigged class today.
Met up with RJG to do some greek this arvo.
He described my mood quite well. He told me that I look as though I have the weight of the world on my shoulders. I think he is right about how I am feeling right now.

But you know what...
I don't need to bear this weight. I need to trust God. I need to give it over to him.
*slaps cheek, wake up and do it then*

study space

It's not too bad at the moment, but I would like to see it clear in the next couple of days.



But then again, I have been trying to clean the rest of my room for the last week too, and that never seems quite finished.

touched

I was touched yesterday when Mooreboy (and Mooregirl) told me that they had put me down as an emergency contact for their eldest at preschool. He started on Monday, and apparently, I am on the list as one of 2 people (other than themselves) who can pick him up from preschool if it is required.

Made me realise all the more just how much I love their friendship and love being part of their family. It amazes me how time and time again, God will move me in different spheres of life, and there is families there that I grow strongly attached to, so much so that I feel a part of them. I am so blessed in this college community to have a couple of families that I feel very much a part of.
Today when I walked out of class early as I was struggling to sit still, I walked over to where Junior Jivers was happening and I saw Charis or I should probably say that she saw me, when I saw her she was running over to me and gave me a hug!
It was a precious moment for me.

Being part of family life is something I must continue to place a priority on in my life in ministry.

How long O Lord

My weary body cries out

I may not look my age ;) but I have come to the realisation that I certainly am feeling it. Once upon a time I would bounce right back after a night out, after severe sleep deprival. Even last year I wonder about how I managed to commute and not sleep. This year I am struggling. Last night's sleep count was four hours and I am not coping too well on it.

I have quite a few deadlines this week. If you are of the praying inclination, please pray that I will not be overwhelmed, but just focus on each task as it heads my way, deal with it and move on.

Liladurchgang

Gott aber erweist seine Liebe zu uns darin, daß Christus für uns gestorben ist, als wir noch Sünder waren. Um wieviel mehr werden wir nun durch ihn bewahrt werden vor dem Zorn, nachdem wir jetzt durch sein Blut gerecht geworden sind! Denn wenn wir imit Gott versöhnt worden sind durch den Tod seines Sohnes, als wir noch Feinde waren, um wieviel mehr werden wir selig werden durch sein Leben, nachdem wir nun versöhnt sind.

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Ich denke, dass ich dabei bin, in Römern 5 eine Zeit lang noch zu arbeiten!

How much more!

I have been reading Cranfield on Romans 5. Am totally loving his work. I am at least a week behind my class at this point as they have already moved onto Romans 6, but hey, what the heck, I am so totally getting into it.

It’s is God’s grace by which I stand. It is in God’s grace that I boast. It is the grace that is found in Jesus Christ.

How much more then? That is the refrain that is stuck in my head when reading this passage. How much more? How much more then has Christ done to remove the consequences of sin, that is, death? How much more is it that Christ has done in that he has dealth with not just one man’s sin, but the sin of many?

How much more!

a real threat? who knows!

A typical night at the chateaux de partae will consist of the never-ending battle against the local wildlife. Unfortunately wildlife in this city is of the roachkind.
We have baits, we spray, and to date there have only been 4 live roaches spotted in this abode. But that is 4 too many for my liking. Or for English Lass’ liking for that matter. She keeps threatening to move home! (I’m still not quite sure just how seriously I should be taking that threat)

presents

as some of you may know, my dad is a tradie. A couple of weeks ago, he presented me with my first ever power tool. It was all very exciting.
Apparently the guys down at Hardware and General found out about this. So they sent home a present for me. I am now the proud owner of a drill bit set.

Now I just have to work out how to use it!

ahhh for a sleep in

it has been a tough weekend, but I have come out the other end of it reinforced in God's goodness and love for me his daughter.


on a more suprising note
after spending the weekend at my parents, I am hanging to get back into my own bed. I thought that it would be nice sleep ins over there, but now to be. A night in my parent's room as they were out of town, and then a night in my bro's room as he was on a surfing mish. Neither night I slept well. So here's to hoping for a good night tonight! I never thought that I would be this settled this quickly into my little place. I guess it is a good thing.

at least class doesn't start until 10 tomorrow. Then I MUST and I WILL go to the library!

What makes it hard for you to trust God?

This was the question asked at youthsurge last night.
I think my answer would be:
when i doubt or forget his goodness.

another day...

bed won the battle last night
another day, another 8am doctrine lecture with doylie,I was going to say another coffee, but I woke too late this morning to make one. This morning we were treated to a sermon by Jonathon Edwards. I was a little dissapointed that we didn't get to listen to it all the way through, so I might put it on tonight and listen to the end of it.

yup, I didn't quite finish the essays in the way that I would prefer, but that is ok. RJG and I went through last years NT2ii paper. It was interesting, helpful and depressing.

jumping in puddles

having stripped off my soaking wet jeans, I now sit and download the fun filled evening that was had...

the day started dreary, with another 8am lecture. I spent the morning wondering how I would be able to make it through the day.
BUT YES, the day did evolve!
Doyle for Doctrine at 8am, yup, well not much more to say than "I wish I'd made a triple expresso, not just a double"
OT Canon and Text, not really sure what was going on there, but it is my own fault for not doing the pre-reading.
PtOB spent our Romans class today to talk about NT Wright's visit yesterday, which I found most engaging and feeling a little lost, but also wanting to read some more (which is always a good sign).
Lunch was spent in the lovely company of English Lass, and we discussed domestics, logistics, and vegie buying schedules.
I spent the next hour with some friends, where I chaired a discussion on the place of music in the church meeting. (interesting, maybe more thoughts to come on that later)
Then came chick's chaplaincy group...
Followed by a Heeb session with Swan. She taught me the ins and outs of compund shewa's and stuff. And we got to have a quick weekly catch up, which was nice.
Walking back to college, I bumped into some fellow Heeb students, and so chilled and ran through heebs with them for a while.
Finally got home at 5:30!
Now the fun begins....

Cooked dinner for Trinity and the Irish TG from SMBC. Much laughs. The Irish TG (hence for referred to as ITG), is a friend of English Lass' from a few years ago. So Trinity and I got to sit back and be amused by their accents.

Then, one of the guys from SMBC had organised an outing to the Marly. So of course we had to go drop in. Might I add, that that is the first time that I have been out to the Marly since moving into the city!!
Was fun hanging out with old and new friends. I hope we do it again soon.

Then walking back, the silly spirit bit me. Knowing that I had to come home to be writing these 2 exegeticals on Romans 5 for tomorrow, I was just itching to let all my silliness out. Linking arms with Trinity, I proceeded to stop in front of a puddle, got her to look down at it, and you guessed it, I jumped smack bang in the middle of it, soaking both of us!
Then got the hysterics.
I think after the weekend, I needed to have a good laugh.
Am feeling better now. Although am severly tempted to put off doing these essays, and submit them to RJG on Friday. I mean, it isn't as though we haven't got stuff to work through tomorrow, he is taking me through my NT2ii paper to pick holes in it.

But alas, my bed cannot be seen amidst the mess of papers, so I guess that leaves me working for a little while longer.

I am struggling between social and study life at the moment. I want to study, well at least I want to want to study. It seems that at every turn I am faced with another option of a social event. Last night it was Jedi Master's birthday, so we went out to this delish vegan place for dinner.

As some of you know, I have been experimenting more and more with painting. Now, my parents have enjoyed some of these (dare I say it) artworks, and they have been gradually filling our lounge room, but for the first time, I painted something for someone other than family, with them in mind. I gave Jedi Master a canvas (with paint on it!) for his birthday. I was a little dubious about this, as you never really know how art can go down, or what style someone is or likes. I think he liked it, or at least he was being polite, and thanked me for it. (JM, if you read this, am totally not offended if you want to hide it away under a book or something!)

But as for art, I think I need to be disciplined, and put it away for the next week or so.

I think a quiet night in tomorrow night is in order. English Lass is going out, so I can cook my potatoe and rice curry, clean my room, and get stuck into readings. Also it is a late library night, so I may head up there at some stage to do some more copying for my essay.

Ok, ok, enough of the marathon, really is time for me to run away (and join the circus)

What: is the jay more precious than the lark because his feathers are more beautiful? (Petruchio, IV.iii)

Gefühle

It has been a while, but lets see how rusty i am!

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Im Laufe der letzten Woche habe ich eine volle Reihe von Gefühlen gefühlt. Jetzt weiß ich, dass Gefühle gute Dinge sind, aber manchmal ich sie gerade zerquetschen will. Anfang letzter Woche war ich in kurzer Zeit eines tizz. Verwirrt, und in alle Richtungen. Ich verbrachte eine Zeit mit Ould, wer mir half zu sehen, dass ich versuchte, meine Gefühle zu zerquetschen, wie ich nicht zugeben wollte, dass ich sie hatte, oder dass sie ein ok Ding waren. Er half mir zu sehen, dass Gefühle tatsächlich ein gutes Ding sind, es anerkennen, sich damit befassen, und damit fertig werden.
Obwohl ich kämpfen und diese Gefühle nicht wollen kann, muss ich der Tatsache gegenüberstehen, dass sie ein Teil des Lebens sind.

my body cries out in disgust

I think my body is in shock tonight. I fed it red meat today, not only once, but twice! I'm trying to get my iron count up so that the doctor doesn't give me another lecture when I go back in a couple of weeks. Eating green leafies are a much more my style (esp with the cost of meat these days), but it isn't really working well. My stomach is having a hard time tonight.

On a more positive note, my bro got discharged tonight from hospital. For two reasons mainly. They didn't have enough beds, and they got sick of him pacing the halls! They wanted to keep him in another couple of days, but he is quite a trying patient.

i haven't even watched it recently, but i can't get it out of my head

I hate the way you talk to me
And the way you cut your hair.
I hate the way you drive my car.
I hate it when you stare.

I hate your big dumb combat boots
And the way you read my mind.
I hate you so much it makes me sick.
It even makes me rhyme.

I hate the way you're always right.
I hate it when you lie.
I hate it when you make me laugh;
Even worse when you make me cry.

I hate it when you're not around
And the fact that you didn't call,
But mostly I hate the way I don't hate you;
Not even close;
Not even a little bit;
Not even at all.

i need to get into gear this morning

What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?
-Dr. Robert Schuller

just got in from the hospital, my bro is doing ok. more bored than anything else really.

sleeping at my parents tonight
one of my other bro's birthday tomorrow
forgot to get him a pressie (slacker)

sleep calls

i feel as though it has been a long time since i have seen my bed. in all reality, it has just been a little over 40 hours. i didn't think i would be back home today, but the series of events that took place has meant that somehow, i am now in the city, back at home, but without a car.

my bro is doing ok. he had to have surgery this arvo. he shattered his left wrist, and has broken his right one.
he should be home from hospital tomorrow.

i hope this teaches him to slow down a little, or a lot as the case might be.