Break my heart for what breaks yours!

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” 
John 16:33

It’s been a short but good week; Monday was a public holiday so we’ve all had a really long relaxing weekend which was lovely!

On Tuesday we got back in the office and back to work. I’ve been working on articles this week to add to our ‘Being A Volunteer’ series, it’s actually been hard as my last few haven’t been very good and I didn’t know exactly what to write. It’s a shame because they were my last ones but I’m still happy because I’ve learnt a lot from writing them. I’ve also been preparing for a presentation that I will be doing on my last Sunday at Connections church; it will be about serving and my experience volunteering for Links. It’s all very nerve racking but I’m actually looking forward to it. I get nervous speaking in front of people especially church’s but I do really enjoy it as the same time, I always feel really proud of myself after and feel as though I have achieved something.

This is my second from last blog post and I’ve thinking about my blogs a lot as I’ve really been hoping that my last few ones are really good, I think I’ve been thinking a little too much and blocking out what God wants to talk to me about but in the end it does always get through and I’ve found it really exciting waiting on God and blogging about what he wants me to say.

Today I got a little too excited about blogging and had so many things I wanted to write about and I started writing loads in my diary but I realised if I wrote everything  then it would be a bit of a mess.

When you have really close friendships/relationships do you ever find yourself feeling down when they’re down and rejoicing when they are?

I do. I find it particularly hard to be happy when I know my family or best friends aren’t. When I feel like this I know that’s when my heart is involved, when I’m emotionally attached and when I really care and love them.  Recently when I’ve read the bible or blogs, stories and articles about God or about what God is doing I’ve found myself getting very choked up. Especially when I’ve read stories about when God has been or felt heartbroken, I just can’t imagine how he feels.

“Show me how to love like You have loved me, Break my heart for what breaks Yours, Everything I am for Your Kingdom's cause, As I walk from earth into eternity” 
(Hillsong United – Hosanna)

Have you ever cried over your best friends or sister’s hurt, pain and heartbreak? It’s like that.

Now I know that I really do truly care about God and that I don’t want to break his heart anymore. He’s my best friend, my sister, my everything. He has caught my heart and I’m now so attached.

I think it’s amazing that even though you can’t see God you can have a relationship with him that feels more real than anything earthly. Your missing out if you haven’t experienced it.

"Eternal life is to know you, the only true God, and to know Jesus Christ, the one you sent”
John 17:3

“Because you have seen me, you have believed...

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”

 John 20:29

I’ve had such a good week, I haven’t done anything majorly exciting but I’ve realised I’ve been feeling so peaceful. Over the past 2 months I’ve been praying for peace and It’s finally here and the timing is perfect. I’ll be leaving South Africa in 2 and a half weeks and I’ve been dreading it but all I feel now is peace, It’s wonderful!                                                                                                                            


As I was writing this blog this song came on – Celine Dion-Alive  
It’s a beautiful song, it gives me peace.

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. 

Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid” 

John 14:27