Stepping onto the water (and the boat sails away).

In the boat. It feels comfortable in the boat and easier to stay in then get out.

What is my boat? What prevents me from moving forward? We all get in a boat of some sort.

The Boat example at W4C

W4Chicks women's weekend. Burning our addictions & procrastinations & other negativity roadblocks such as lack of exercise & yo-yo dieting. This was a new beginning for me.

Yes so a bit random this one but necessary. This was a weekend I went on recently that I go on every year called Weekend for Chicks (W4C) and is run through one of the churches I infrequently attend (I attend Ev Erina every week) called Narara Valley Baptist Church. It is a fantastic weekend and every year God speaks to me.

 The first year it was "You need to come back to me" although his voice was faint as I was far from him in my body, mind & spirit.

The second year I went (last year) he told me quite loudly (as I had come back to him by then) and told me to stop blaming NVBC for not coming back to him sooner. I had blamed them for not taking me through the baby steps compared to the church I am now in (Ev Erina) as I had no idea of who Jesus was as I was placed into a lovely home group that had been Christians for a really long time; whereas, I was a 'baby' Christian. I did not know hardly anything. No idea at all. When I went to Ev, they put me in a group for 'beginners' which was so good as I learnt who Jesus was & is. So important to get the little things otherwise it is easy to walk away & never really GET IT.

 AND the last thing God spoke to me just recently on this camp was: "It is time to leave the Central Coast Leagues Club" (CCLC) Yes I am not kidding. His voice last year and this year was clear. It was not a loud voice to other people, but it was to me. So profound. I remember I was meant to do the giant swing and always go out of my way to do adventure activites to test myself. But on this day, Saturday, my head was really hazy and I did not feel up to it. I went to the teaching of Walking on Water instead. My oh my. So good. Especially when she says that God speaks to us all of the time and that we just have to hear him. She said if we are ready to hear him, he does speak to us. I think I was ready that day to hear from him as most days I either pray or read the bible, or neglect to do either (but I am always praying for things throughout the day) & don't necessarily hear his voice. The next day at worship I remember hearing a leader speaking to us and she said If someone has heard Gods voice over the weekend, we were to listen to him as he honours his good and faithful servants. I started crying. Man I hate crying in public. But that is okay. It is a good place to do it. God speaks to us through tears. It is about allowing him to break us, in a good way. It is not about staying too strong in that we don't need him. It is about admitting we are weak and that we need him.

On this 12WBT I have been tempted. But I just keep looking up and looking at my bible for inspiration. I reallylove this concept of that Michelle Bridges is establishing through her healthy eating plans. She does care for us, even though she doesn't really know us and I believe she was sent by God to do the work she is doing now to help others. Yes, it is her business and I bet she is making loads of money from it. But it is of value and that is good in my eyes. Yet I wonder how many people place an emphasis on their physical body without really considering their spiritual body? I suspect many people.