20th June 2007

I am moving again... I've discovered that God must have something really important to teach me through this fun activity... he makes me do it so often! Hang on, maybe there's something in that... maybe am beginning to trust Him more for my daily bread, to realise that even something as small as my day to day living is in His hands. And also, that I should be so grateful to Him that I know tonight, tomorrow night, in fact any night in the near future I will have a roof over my head!

I think it's important to get the balance right between God's grace working in a situation, yet giving people their due encouragement. This morning we were reading from Matthew 6, when Jesus is talking about our attitude to giving, praying and fasting. He talks about how our left hand shouldn't know what our right hand is doing, and how we shouln't be like the hypocrites when we pray... in other words we shouldn't do so called 'holy' acts so that other people think we're holy. But I've noticed that sometimes we can fall into a false humility, people get so caught up in not wanting to seem proud, or like they're doing things for show that they begin to deny God's work through them. For instance, if someone talks about Jesus, and their friend who is listening decides they want to come to church and see what it's all about, then yeah, it's thanks to God's grace that He used their words... but well done you for speaking out for Jesus!

It's always God's grace that He allows what little we give him to succeed... but we have the choice about what we give him to work with... and I think people should be encouraged for what THEY do to help bring advance God's kingdom.

It's not so sunny today, but it's pretty warm and that's good!