Sunset
That’s what the sky looked like here tonight. Beautiful.
Freedom
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.
Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
[ Galations 5:1 ]
Baptism
My baptism last night was so amazing. Baptism as a symbol of my faith in Jesus and my love for Jesus is powerful in itself, but to celebrate it with my family there and so many of the people I’ve grown to love here in Glasgow. There are no words. I had some coffee with my parents, my wee brother and my aunt afterwards, then headed back to the flat where a few friends came round to celebrate… such a lovely lovely evening…
I’ve waited all my life to be here face to face.
I never knew that I could feel this kind of grace.
The way You show me that Your blood has washed me clean,
Could never be erased; it lives inside of me…
I stand here in this place,
See the Glory on Your Face,
Taken by the wonder of Your name.
I’m desperate for Your touch,
Never needed it so much,
Cause all I want is You.
[All I Want Is You – Planetshakers]
Snapshots
Thought I would share a few snapshots from the last few days…
Jenni had a few of us over for some tea and Scrabble playing on Wed past, had a blast hanging out and having a laugh together. I had this cup… amused me to no end! “I know I’m not perfect, but I’m so close it scares me.”
I passed this church out walking recently, and loved how the sun was glinting off it. The image doesn’t show it very well as it’s off my camera phone, but I’m gonna head back down past it with my proper camera some day soon and take some pictures.
On Saturday we had dinner together as a flat, as one of our flatmates was leaving. We cooked a proper roast dinner, it was immense! Loved it. Thought you’d like to see some pics!
How was your week?
There’s Still Fire In You
Originally uploaded by emmaboyd.
Does it have to start with a broken heart
Broken dreams and bleeding parts
We were young and world was clear
Young ambition disappears
I swore it would never come to this
The average, the obvious
I’m still discontented down here
I’m so discontented
If we only got one try
If we’ve only got one life
If time was never on our side
Before I die I want to burn out bright
So a spark ignites
In time and space
To make it through this human race
You fight and crawl your way back home
But you’re running the wrong way
The future is a question mark
With kerosene electric sparks
There’s still fire in you yet
Yeah there’s still fire in you
If we only got one try
If we’ve only got one life
If time was never on our side
Before I die I want to burn out bright
[Burn Out Bright – Switchfoot]
Blessed
I spent today in Portstewart with a really amazing friend just hanging out, resting, enjoying each other’s company.
Blessed. That’s how I feel. Enjoying her company, rejoicing in God’s goodness in giving me her friendship. She challenges me a lot too!
Today she made this comment about noticing the little things. It made me realise that, in many instances, I don’t notice the little things anymore as much as I used to. Kinda made me sad. How many gifts does God send my way everyday that I miss?
Been reading John Ortberg’s book ‘God Is Closer Than You Think’ lately (needed something less academic for a few days!). He quotes a passage from a novel called ‘The Prince of Tides’ which I thought fitted in very well with this:
“I would like to have walked his world, thanking God for oysters and porpoises, praising God for birdsong and sheet lightning, seeing God reflected in pools of creek-water and the eyes of stray cats. I would like to have talked to yard dogs as if they were my friends and fellow travelers along the sun-tortured highways intoxicated with the love of God… I would like to have seen the whole world with eyes incapable of anything but wonder, and with a tongue fluent only in praise.”
I think this may be a point I need to work on a bit again! Becoming incapable of anything but wonder… how amazing would that be?
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