Jonathan

Word of the day yesterday... In your twilight years, will you look back and feel you've spent your life struggling to fulfil other people's expectations? Or know that you lived to the fullest by striving to fulfil your God-given dream? Think about it now, while there's still time to change direction.

Word of the day today.... As believers, the Bible tells us not to '...look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen...' (2 Corinthians 4:18 NKJV). 'Now' faith stakes its claim on 'something...even if we do not see it' (Hebrews 11:1 NCV). Paul says, '...we walk by faith, not by sight' (2 Corinthians 5:7 NKJV).

 'When we believe that reality is confined to what we see, we become trapped into thinking the only truth is what we see. We become prisoners of our own perceptions; we cease walking in faith... For those who walk by faith, appearances are never the ultimate reality... Reality extends beyond what you can see...the things we do not see are eternal [time and circumstance do not diminish or alter them] (2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV). Even though things may appear bad, God is working things out for our good (Romans 8:28). He knows how the story ends, so fix your eyes on the unseen and not on what you see.'

Last night I was given Jonathan Livingston Seagull. 

Last night the bible study encouraged us to put faith in God, despite human circumstances. It encouraged us to become the person God made us to be. He is the lantern to our feet and we just have to worry about the next step. 

Who is the person he wants me to be? It seems that the more I become that, the further I get from my own hearts desires being even a possibility. The more I feel that I would have to change in order to have just one person, that wouldn't be ashamed of me in public.