Hi guys, this is my 2nd ever Vlog post.
In this post I am sharing my heart - presenting the Gospel which the world so desperately needs to hear.
Here is the link to the Vlog on YouTube, it's around 10mins long:
What follows is the script, if you'd prefer to read:
Have you
ever thought about writing something down to be a message to others after you
were gone?
I know that
might sound morbid…but personally, I do think quite deeply about my life and
I’m an expressive person…sometimes thoughts and ideas just bubble up inside me,
so much so, that I need to express them – sometimes in writing, art or singing.
And this is where the beginning of
this post is coming from today…
Being able to
talk to people via my blog page has been an awesome blessing for me – but today
I’m choosing to present what I have to say today in two mediums - video and text - and the reason for that is because
not everyone enjoys reading and this message is quite personal, and I think ‘seeing’ me also helps – so I hope it
makes you feel as if you’re here with me in my home maybe sharing a coffee with
me…
Okay so just imagine we’re here
having a cuppa together and I wanna ask you another question?
If you won
the Lottery would you buy your loved one something special?
Now you may
be thinking, that’s a stupid question – of course I would!
I might buy
my wife a diamond ring or my poor relative a house…and so on and so forth…
Well I’m
sorry to say no I haven’t won Tattslotto, and I don’t have extra money to give
you…but I actually have a treasure that’s worth more anything to share with you
and it’s totally FREE!
You see this is how I feel about
Jesus – this is why I do what I do, say what I say, and I live the way I live
my life…
I was having
a shower earlier and this idea for the video was bubbling up inside me – it was
all coming together in my mind and then I had thought of Jesus and of when I’ll
see Him one day and I pictured Him smiling and saying excitedly to me… ‘Did you
tell ‘em? Did you tell ‘em about me and
about how I changed your life?” And I could see myself there, smiling back,
before our embrace, and saying, “Yeah, yeah I did!”
Jesus loves
you and He wants you to know the Truth about this life and if I truly love you
as He does, how can I not share with you and share with you about the greatest
treasure ever!
Our western world today is so awfully
self-absorbed – to the point where most people worship themselves…
While
Christians here where I live aren’t being physically harmed, we’re usually easy
targets for people to name call and accuse of being judgemental when people
have their consciences stirred.
And I admit
sadly there has been stuff done by wolves amongst the sheep working for the
enemy, that have damaged the church and then there are some Christians who’ve
perhaps have gone astray being enticed by what the world has offered them and
that’s also has impacted the church.
But I’m
gonna tell you now what I have to say is free and comes from my heart…I am NOT
gonna ask you to give me money for some ministry or to join my own private
church group or anything like that…I’m just gonna share my heart with you about
Jesus and then spend some time with my kids…all I wanna do is this (pointing
up) point you to Jesus…I am not some guru or your answer for life fulfilment –
I am just an ordinary Aussie woman who has had her life changed by Jesus.
“I just want
my kids to be happy.”
“Don’t judge
them, they’re happy.”
“Do whatever
makes YOU happy.”
“Don’t say
that – what gives you the right – how are you loving them by saying that?”
“Don’t listen
to those prudes what would they know…they just don’t want you to be happy!”
What’s happening here in the West
atm?
What is
happening to Freedom of speech? Personal
Privacy?
Morals and
the choice and strength to say NO?
It seems
rights and values are changing, to that of government control and the total
acceptance.
There is a mantra
of ‘Whatever makes YOU happy’.
Let me just
say there is nothing wrong with happiness and enjoying God’s gifts in
moderation. But the
world twists what is good and sucks you in to keep you from the Truth.
Pharrell
Williams has the mega-famous catchy tune ‘Happy’…
My boys and
I have enjoyed dancing to this catchy song…but I must admit that I struggled
with the line ‘Happiness is the Truth’ which Williams presents in a Gospel-like
setting, where he sings and dances with a church choir in the music video.
The truth is
actually that happiness is temporary and fluctuating…it is not deep, like joy
and peace…happiness isn’t long lasting, it gets drained, life is not easy and
people need to keep topping up on the things that fuel their flesh and give
them a shot of adrenaline or stimulate serotonin like chocolate, shopping
sprees, gambling, drinking, partying, drugs, sex, new relationships, holidays –
just SOME examples…
The truth is
that there is an enemy trying to keep you from God and having true Joy and
Peace…and the enemy is smart…he is like the slickest salesman ever…he’s clever,
he’s not gonna hold up a big neon sign saying ‘destruction and ruin this
way!’ For who would seriously follow
that?
The enemy
tempted Eve and Adam with the line that they’d be knowledgeable like God and
all they had to do was eat the fruit that God didn’t want them to eat…because
after all God wouldn’t want them being as smart as Him now would He?
They fell
hook, line and sinker and used their free will to disobey God by trying to do
what? Make themselves God! And this is
still what we humans are still doing today…we are rebellious and try to have
ourselves as God…we don’t want to be humble and seek God’s forgiveness and have
God as number one in our lives.
The enemy is
subtle and tries to keep you busy and distracted, always seeking your own
welfare over that of your relationship with God…he doesn’t want you healthy and
thriving, cause then you’re a bigger threat, as you’ll lead others to the Truth
– who is Jesus.
Life has a
spiritual side which most of us know…But there is also a spiritual battle going
on which many are blind to.
I don’t know
how long I’ll be here for, but I do know how I want to spend my days and that
is proclaiming the truth – who is Jesus Christ – to our desperate world.
The truth is
that sin leads to death – eternal separation from God.
And we all
have sinned and fall short of God’s holy requirements for us to be near Him…for
He is Holy and pure…which is why Adam and Eve had to leave the garden.
But God
wasn’t satisfied with this and this is why Jesus who is God the Son, through
the Holy Spirit was put inside Mary and became a human being, so that He could
become our way for forgiveness and reconciliation with God.
I don’t know
if you’ve heard this before or understood this before…but when perfect Jesus
suffered and died on the cross he took upon Himself the consequence of your
rebellion and sin…remember sin = death!
Jesus truly died,
but also rose to new life 3 days later, and when he rose to life this is our
promise, that when we seek forgiveness and reconciliation with God through
Jesus, we too can be raised to eternal life when the world is restored to its
original state before sin occurred. This
will happen when Jesus returns to save His people and deal with the enemy.
The
Christian message is NOT just say a prayer and she’ll be right mate!
This is NOT
to say that people can’t repent and turn to God on their death bed – think of
the man on the cross next to Jesus who believed.
But for
those of us who hear the message and believe now we have a new life to lead –
one in which we partner with God to reconcile others to Him – our lives are no
longer our own, for we were bought with a price, and we are so blessed to have
received the free gift of forgiveness and reconciliation with God that leads to
eternal life so how can we not share this message with others…for when you
experience the joy of being forgiven and set free from your sin and the peace
of knowing that you are God’s beloved one how can you not tell others?
So again I
picture Jesus in my mind, standing before me saying, “Did ya tell ‘em? Did you tell ‘em about me? Did you tell them the Truth about life…about
how they can be my friend and know true joy and peace?” And I can
say… ‘Yeah, yeah I did tell ‘em!”
If you want
to know more grab a bible – pray and read it – then pray for God to lead you to
a great church and go…you don’t need me!
Be blessed!
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