The Bible says: '...God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey Him and the power to do what pleases Him...' (Philippians 2:13 NLT). Often the dream that won't let go of you, and the challenge that consumes you, is God 'willing and working' in you. If you have the faith to answer His call you'll achieve things you never thought possible.
Thomas Edison said, 'If we did all the things we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves.' Don't let your background, your preconceived ideas, your present difficulties, your past failures, your self-doubt or the opinions of others keep you from becoming all that God wants you to be. In If It Ain't Broke...Break It! Robert J. Kriegel and Louis Patler write, 'We don't have a clue as to what people's limits are. All the tests, stop-watches and finish lines in the world can't measure human potential. When someone is pursuing their dream they'll go far beyond what seems to be their limitations. The potential that exists within us is limitless and largely untapped...When we think of limits, we create them.' Israel did that; they 'limited' God. '...They did not remember His power...' (Psalm 78:42 NKJV). As a result, they died in the wilderness.
Sharon Wood, one of the first women to climb Mount Everest, said: 'It wasn't a matter of physical strength but...inner strength. The conquest lay within my own mind. I had to penetrate those barriers of self-imposed limitation and get through to the good stuff - the stuff called potential, 90 percent of which we rarely use.' The Scripture, 'With God nothing will be impossible' is not just a nice sentiment, it's the absolute truth!
I had an absolutely wonderful New Years Eve. Nicole, T and i all headed over to Fred's place for a BBQ. I had not seen Fred or spoken to her properly since that big argument back in February. I didn't really want to go another 5 years without speaking to my mother so forgiveness was something that i had to do - and i am glad that i did. We had a really lovely evening, with no mention of past arguments.
I dropped Nicole at a friend's place for the night, and she went out to a party with all of her friends. After dinner T and i headed home, watched some TV and waited until about 11pm before we went for a drive to a look out point on a hill and watched the fireworks go off all over Auckland at midnight. We had a lovely and romantic time. I then proceeded to wait up until 4am!!! for Nicole to text me and tell me that she was safe in bed at her friend's house.
I did not write anything yesterday because after such a wonderful New Years Eve we decided to start our New Year with a big fat argument. It was a rather nasty one that left us both feeling emotionally drained. You know - one of those ones that you can see escalating before your eyes as if it is in slow motion but neither of you stops and shuts your trap long enough to de-escalate it? Yeah - one of those.
It all started with T getting annoyed about something to do with one of my exes, which then led me to tell him that he had no right to comment regarding any of my exes - at least they were exes from before we met - not while we were together...
Needless to say - it was all downhill from there! I guess i need to stop throwing that in his face every single time we argue. Maybe. Huh?
Anyway - we stuck to our promise that we made to each other ages ago - to never go to bed on an argument, and today has been wonderful again. The love is back with a vengeance.
I hate arguing with the T. It really sucks when that happens.
I have spent much of today making the most of the break in the weather/rain in my garden trying to salvage what is left of my tomato plants. The poor things have been ravaged by the elements!
WHERE IS SUMMER?!?!
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| Me and Mum - New Years Eve 2011 |
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