The Point Is This.

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.  Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.  And God is able to make all grace bound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, so you may abound in every good work.”

2 Corinthians 9:6-8

It’s been a while since I wrote a new blog and truth be told, I’ve missed it!

Life has been a bit nuts over the last few months, but I’ve had some fantastic times and this post is a bit of a thank you and a testimony of how God has continued to bless me even when I have let Him down.

This summer, some of the other youth leaders and I at Beacon Church took 12 of the young people to Newday which was great.  God answered our prayers beyond what we could have imagined in us being able to see visible changes in some of the young people and we are still reaping from it now! 

I had an amazing holiday to Greece with Peter where I met some really great people.  It was a fantastic opportunity for us to go away together while making new friends along the way and getting a good tan ;-)

I have had the privilege of joining a new small group at church run by my very good friends Ben and Sophie.  It is going really well and I’m sure it is only going to get better!!  

So I’m very thankful for some great experiences!  But I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank God for some very special people in my life.  Without sounding cheesy, I know I’ve been blessed with some amazing friends who genuinely care about me.  I don’t tell them enough how much I appreciate them taking a very big part in my life and being there for me when I need them the most.  The fact that they take a genuine interest in my life, want to be there to support me and who show me they love me by just being my friends, I am so very grateful to God for them.  I can never thank Him enough and I want them to know just how much I love and appreciate them! (You know who you are!) xx

So the point is this.  I am TRULY blessed.  I don’t deserve any of these blessings but God has been faithful and has given me more than I ever imagined and continues to do so even though I don’t deserve any of it.  I’m so grateful to Him for the amazing friends He has put around me who I know love me, even when I let them down too.  Jesus says that “whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly”.  I’m not saying that to be blessed this much I have given loads, because I haven’t!  But He also says:

“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him!”

Matthew 7:11

The GRACE that God pours upon us comes from His love.  It doesn’t come from how much we can give or what we do, but from the heart that He has for us which can turn our hearts towards Him and we can realise just how thankful we are.