tomorrow...

I don't really fancy going to college tomorrow =[

What i do fancy doing however is, a trip to Aberdeen and to Starbucks, A nice walk in the lovely graveyard, come home early, transfer money for Africa, go buy some flowers, pay a visit to Mr Birthday Boy/Man , come home and watch Superman....but i can't!

Maybe i could pop into town after college though...late night shopping on Thursdays.

So, for tomorrow...Happy Birthday Dad, 51...Old Man! I miss you =[

God's Love...

Is the theme of the Vocational Fellowship meeting for our mission weekend in June.

And, Kelston's invited me to prepare a sermon for the Sunday morning in Findochty. Based on God's Love.

bible passage - Lamentation 3 v22-32...(i think, not set yet).
Songs: God's love is Wonderful.


When i got the letter from Kelston, i was in tears, simply because I don't like doing talky things, which most people know, but I've came round to it, and it'll get my first sermon over with quickly i guess, and plus, i have no reason to be scared..God called me to be an officer, so therefore he will supply all my needs for that day.

The End.

Spiritual Gifts...

I have just been cleaning out my room, and found the spiritual gift quiz we got given to do again in a few months, and this time it's come out as this:

Being the top three:
- Service to Society
- Pastoral
- Teaching

Only one new one there, the society one. Well, teaching was one of my low one back in January, but through helping out with band learners, i think it's been a big help.

Testify to Love

I've been thinking a lot lately. Thinking about the Army actually.
I've had interesting conversations, the one that has stuck with me being the one i had with my doctor.

He was asking me what i was going to do with my life etc, and i said music, and then I'm off to London to the Salvation Army training college. And his response: "Oh wow, that's really good"....then we went on to say..."I've always had a soft spot for the Army, they're the ones who seem to help people before they get all preachy at them!" And it made me think, think of how much we are doing to help those people who are in need in the world, but more so, in our own town.

We give out food parcels, the doors open...etc etc, but could we maybe be doing more to help?

Like, every since i was working in Murdoch Allan's and was stuck washing dishes, i actually had a lot of time to think. And what seemed to somehow get into my head was a soup kitchen, and it's now something, after thinking about it, i would really really like to be involved in very much.
Maybe before i Jet of to London i'll get that chance. Would be nice.

Other than that, I've been doing some reading. Suggested reading for candidates, still reading I'll fight, trying my best to finish it for tomorrow and give it back to matthew and maybe start reading another one.

...."I'f i'm not called to stay maybe i should go!" -I'll Fight by Phil Wall.

For as long as i shall live i will Testify to Love ♥

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The past week, has been sort of scary.

Scary because i had a cornet prelim which i wasn't ready for, a thought to prepare for church on Sunday night that scared me to death, then when i thought it was all over, i had to say my testimony whilst out with the Songsters on Monday night.

Gotta love God's sense of humour. Because, for someone who doesn't have the confidence to stand up and talk, like these things, it has been a very emotional week.

But i did it, i got through it. And it's all part of the training, as everyone has kept telling me.

But last night, someone from me at church told me that through the last six months everything that I've done talky wise that I've gained more confidence and that I'm going to be a good officer.
I seem to be hearing those few words a lot right now :"You'll make a great/good officer".

All this, like officership, has constantly been on my mind lately. 2 years to go now!

My Thought!

Hebrews 11 shows us some great examples of faith, and how God used the people of that day. These people in Hebrews, like Sarah, Noah, Enoch, Abraham, they all did something that was thought to be the impossible. With God all things are possible, which is why we have our faith. Faith to be sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. We need our faith to be invincible, Hebrews 11 v 1.

From verses 3 – 31, most of them start with “It was by faith”, by faith that these people let God use them and did things that in that day seemed impossible.

I am called to be an officer, and through that calling God may ask me to do some things that I Samantha Davies can’t do, but with by acts of Faith and by the Holy Spirit I can do what God wants me to do. I wasn’t very keen on doing this tonight, because I don’t really have the confidence for speaking in public, but through prayer, faith and placing my trust in the Lord, God will provide the confidence that I need.

In Hebrews 10 v 35 it says “So do not throw away this confident trust in the Lord, Remember the great reward it brings you!”

This verse makes me think of college at the minute. It gives me reassurance to not give up. I had a prelim the other day for my grade 8 cornet exam, and let’s just say it didn’t go very well. I went into my prelim with so much on my mind that I broke down into tears. Through that first half hour my tutor was very helpful, and reminded me that I could do my grade 8, and when I told her what I was talking about tonight and said I didn’t know what to say, she started laughing, I had just explained to her a situation that I could not do unless I placed my faith in God and believed in him.

It’s by faith & the Holy Spirit within them that they could believe and do what God was asking of them. This is how we are invincible, by faith and by having the Holy Spirit living and working with in us.

When we become invincible we don't like to see people hurt, people gossiped about, people left out. We want to make a difference. We want to use that special power inside us. And you can have these special powers. Power to love the unlovable, befriend the friendless. Give hope to the hopeless. That special power is the Holy Spirit.

Hebrews 11 v 39 – 40 says this: “³⁹These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised. ⁴⁰God had planned something better for us so that only together with us would they be made perfect.

Therefore together with God, we are invincible.

Don't give up!

Fridays cornet prelim didn't go too well. I got in there and broke down in tears in front of my tutor, but if you put aside all the music and the whole grade 8, it was actually a nice half hour, was nice to talk to someone who doesn't know me that well, do wasn't directly involved with all that's been getting me down. Dorothy has been amazing recently, and I'm glad she was so supportive and interested yesterday. She's ace =]

And Cindy and Kelston have again been a great support recently, through cards, hugs and texts, they've made things seem less scary. They have given me some good advice;They've just been amazing ♥ I wish they weren't moving in August, I'm really going to miss them =[