1 week since arrival

Okay, i have now been here for about a week now,
i just quit my job this morning and im going to be looking for another one today,
it was good and fun but nothing i will be good at and be able to succeed in.

I love my home, i love it so much
My family is amazing and i cant explain how blessed i am.
Jan comes and picks me up from the station every nite and yesterday i left my fone at work and she was there waiting when i got in from the station. I have honestly never felt so loved. And its not a burden for her, she wants to do it. And she actually went out and brought me some wool to nit. Because i told her i wnt to nit. And she also said if i want to buy a coat i can and i can just take it off my rent. I cant believe it!!! Shes so nice, and when i come home late, she puts my dinner in the warmer and so its still nice when i get home. She is so special and shes so lovely.
Jan also told me that if i dont find a job soon, i will have 6 weeks work anyway, so i dont have to worry. :D

So Gods working everything out perfectly.
And believe this, On the news the other nite it said that ringwood has the dogiest public transport.
Okay, so there is a reason why i am in this PARTICULAR place then!!!!
You know God does everything for a reason and if you look close enough at events and things going on in your life you may just see a puzzle coming together.

For example... this happened rite? oh... so that actually relates to this and means that?
you see..
and most of the time God shows you things but you jst have to identify the key parts and put them together.
Sometimes things are foggy and you cant see in the distance, but if you hang in there, trust God everything will turn out how its planned to turn out. And if its ment to be, god will make it happen.

I have come to realise something, if you do something big and take a step of faith. You wont be able to do it without Gods help. And see him intervene.
Because doing something so big, that you actually wouldnt be able to do in your own strength and going through with it actually shows people around you how much faith you have and how much you trust God.
Which ultimately shows people Gods power.

I went to planetshakers on Sunday nite, it was good but i was late because i got lost. haha..
I left at 3 pm rite? and the service doesnt start till 5pm. So i thought, il have plenty of time.
Got to surrey hills where it said it was and guess what? wasnt there.
So i ended up getting directed to this massive place called youth for the mission,
I think its called yamma... dont know exactly. But the complex was massive, couldnt believe it.
Finally saw a human being haha.. and i asked him, do u know where planetshakers is?
and he said, oh no u actually are in the wrong town. And guess what? the head office was located in this area which is chatham.
So we went to a computer and after looking for it for about half an hour we finally found it.
I wrote down the information, and he wants me to go to a nite that they have a youth for the mission. So im really excited!! :)

I then ran to the station to catch the train, when i got there found out that it doesnt come for another 15 mins rite? so i waited and talked to this guy who is actually a kiwi as well.
He was very friendly :)
We got on the train and talked for a bit longer, then i talked to an aboriginal guy. He was quite shy haha.. so it was struggle to get him to talk much but he talked :)
When i got to the city, i was lost and by this time i was exhausted and i was almost late for church. It was getting really dark and i didnt know which tram stop i had to be at because there were so many it was insane. So i thought id ask people, well the public. And i cant believe that most of the people here are actually tourists believe it or not hahaa....
So after about20 mins i found a guard. So i asked him and he directed me. As soon as i got to the stop the 109 tram came, and im like this is not a coinicidence haha..
So i got on the tram and in 5 mins i was at the church.
Couldnt find it, thought i was locked out. But no! kept walking and there it was !! Praise God!!
So now it was about 5:45pm, the service was good, I got in there and cried and cried and cried because it was such a challenge to get to church and honestly by the time i got there i didnt want to go in. But i did and it was good, i worshipped and praised and i prayed. I felt so much better.
But do you know wat this story shows me?
The fact tht things in our life are hard and tiring and if we search hard enough and do what ever we can when we are tired and stressed to find God we will surely find him! With dedication and hard work. And when we get there we need to embrace it,even if we are tired because those are the moments that matter the most. Thats when you will see God for yourself, you will see his power and his love.

After the servie i went to this place like a dairy, called 7 eleven. And i brought 2 chocolate bars. And only ate one. Had to wait 20mins for the tram and it was absolutly freezzinnGGGG!!!!!!
It everntually came, and when i got to the parliament station i saw i homeless man and God told me to ask him if he wants any food. He said thanks but im full. He was freezing!!
And i tlked to him for about half an hour i was so shocked about all the things he had to say.
There are about 4-500 homeless people in melbourne city and the government think that there is no problem! And on top of that pretty much all of them are teenagers! WHy? because they are rebelious wont listen to there parents and there parents cant punish them because you arent aloud to smack your kids. Like i was saying, so many teenagers smoke, drink and would most likely do drugs. Not only that they actually abuse it. They are so rude and arrogant and have no respect for the elderly or anybody in general. Its so hard to see and it hurts so much. And what i have seen in the past 7 days is flippen shocking and disturbing but i do no that i am here for a reason.
And i know God has put on my heart to love people and this state is definately lacking love.Its insane.
And then after talking to this lovely man i said my goodbyes and he said, if you ever need help you know where to find me. I cant believe how nice that was. He also warned me not to come out on friday and saturday nite because it gets crazy. Theres stabbings and everything.
So tht hurt a lot, knowing how much hate there is here.

While i was talking to this man a guy came and asked fro 50c for the fone. So i said yup here u go, and asked him if he was homeless as well. He said that he was. I was like what? how come?
he said that his parents kicked him out because of drugs and he said he was still on them. It was insane. I was tired nd exhausted but not too tired to talk to some kids.

So i finished talking to this man and started walking into the station. I saw that young guy trying to call and asked him if everything is okay. He said tht it was and thanks for helping out. There was about 5 kids. I talked to them nd asked one guy if we was homeless and how old he was. He said yes, ive been out of home for about 1 month and im homeless. Im 16. Im like are u flippen serious?? you are homeless and you are 16. It was even harder to take, things were going from bad to worse. So i said, are u hungry il go and get u something. Do uwant something warm and he said yes. But his other friend needed to go in a hurry so we couldnt get anything. So i ended up buying him some chips.
And i got his number so i can contact him.

But its hard and i dontknow if you guys know my dream. But one day i want to build a massive massive place where the homeless can come and kids and prostitues and druggies and mums who are facing violence. Where they have beds to sleep on and somewhere to stay temporarily. We will shower them with love, and it says in the bible that when all else fails love will find a way. And i can see this happening in this state. I want to show them what it feels like to be accpeted and treated like a million bucks. Help them to make the rite decisions and give them a hand up in there lives so they can find peace and eventually be able to face the battles in there lives.

I believe you need to start at the root and work your way up! And man Gods going to do mircales here I amso flippen excited and pumped! He is so faithful and through him all things are possible. I know that he is lighting my path and has favour upon me, but i now know how corrupt the world is and how much it needs Jesus.

I cant believe how everything is piecing out so perfectly. That has been my dream since i was about 11. And i know that it will happen one day
and i definately can see it happening here.
Its amazing how God works and how everything goes good for those who love the Lord.

My life is incredible, everything is amazing! Everything is turning out so well
I cant wait to start writing again and share with you my heart.

Thanks hope this inspires you! Because God is amazing and a miracle working God and i wouldnt be here without him.

Love Maree

Arrived in Melbourne

I arrived here about 2 days ago.
On Tuesday night i got about 1 hour sleep, it was a little hard as the next day i was pretty exhausted. But, i wanted to make sure that everything was done before i left. So me mum and josh got to the airport at about 5:00 and check in was at about 6:am. But i was way early, its so cool you can check in at a computer now i was like.. and this is all you do and now i can go hahaha..
We then went and had something from mc donalds and that was nice. Before i new it mum needed to go and so me and josh went on the vibrating chairs. Trust me it wasnt easy to get him to do it.. hes like awww this is so embarrassing hahha... and im like do it!
And it was honestly the strangest feeling in the world :)

But then Josh had to go so i gave them both a hug and then i walked upstairs where i filled out my forms to board the plane.
I talked to this lovely man, he has just started reading a book called the shack.
Hes reading it because his father and law just passed away and he wanted him to read it. And i let him know that its an amazing book!

We chatted for a bit, and i finally got my form right after filling it out like 5 times hahaha..
I went through the gates and looked at all the beautiful places... oh the joy of having money.
But not being able to spend it haha :)

I sat down for a while and then before i new it i had to board.
So off i went, entered the plane and i got to have a window seat! YAY!!
hahaha...
it was so awesome.
So i looked over the whole of auckland it was so beautiful! :)
When we got into the air properly it was so beautiful, it was sunny the whole flight, and i loved the fact that the clouds looked like massive bundles of cotton wool, hehe
i just wanted to grab it and brake the window open hahah..

There were so many movies i could watch but i couldnt really get into it, all i wanted to do was look at the clouds haha.. i eventually went to sleep for about an hour, which was lovely.

Before i no it we landed and i couldnt believe how much land there was that we flew over it was insane!
It took forever to get out of the airport , and its so small with like nothing there at all haha...
and the escalater had broken and i was hungry so i couldnt get upstairs, but they finally worked it :)
went up and it was all so expensive so i came bck down, brought a sim card and txted jan and told her that i had arrived.
I then decided to walk over to the bus bay and i caught a sky bus. I sat next to this lovely man that helped me to get on the right train, (i cant believe how friendly people are and how much they want to help me!! its insane!)

I then caught a train from the city to place called ringwood where im stayin. And the name of the train was called lilydale and im like lol, thats a cute as name for a town! :D

I met this guy and his name is Tom, he was so friendly it was awesome.
It took about an hour to get back from the city. When i got their Jan was there waiting to pick me up.
It was amazing!
I then got home at about 1pm. I went to the main shopping centre in my home town and its massive. Its called eastland, i must say i got lost yesterday hhahh... was so funny!!
But hve been getting quite lost in general which has been hillarious.!!
but everybody helps me so its all good!
havent felt lonely at all and made my first friends today at this place im going to be working at called the vox company. They work for Victoria electricity and they offer cheap as rates for electricity and gas so it was awesome. the culture there very party party, very social and chatty, fun and awesome loved it!
everyone is so friendly and i met a guy that comes from new zealand and he moved over here 4 dys ago hillarious ay?
from west auckland.
But had heaps of training yesterday nd t0day so im all sussed.
Passed my so called 'exams' haha
but there is a drinks nite tomoroo but dont think il go.
My boss is real relaxed and pretty much a pretty boy who gets all the girls, but he is awesome. He knows im christian and i tld him im a goody good and he said thats good i admire u for that. And im like thanks \:)
Any way the pay is $18 dollars an hour including tax plus comission.
So fingers crossed i can do well.
Been fun travelling to the city and back, getting lost, meeting people and having animals for the first time in agees. But i will post tomorrow and let you know more. we are having a movie nite at my house and gonna go join them! thanks for reading!
Love you all xox


(so tired hahahah)

MELBOURNE HERE I COME:)

I will be boarding my plane in about 13 or so hours and will be at the airport in about 11 hours.

I am so excited and so pumped about going.

God gave me the dat 5th of June. And when i wasnt able to go on that day he told me, I was disappointed and hurt because I thought if i dont go on that day then it wont work out for me.

But you know what its all in Gods timing, not mine. And ive come to learn that very well.

I can tell you right now that i wasnt ready to go 2 weeks ago, i wasnt mentally or physically right to go. It didnt seem real enough, more like a fairytale yet to come true. I was excited and everything but i hadnt given it to God. I had managed to take this special thing he gave me into my own hands and started making my own decisions instead of doing what God wanted me to do. And that was to trust him COMPLETELY.

And over the past 2 weeks i have realised again it is me and God. And i will only have him, i will feel lonely often but i will push through with his strength, love and support.

And my relationship with God has stepped up. I used to think me, everyone else and God.

But no, God is MY God.

And yesterday God said to me, you are ready and i know you are.

Lead the way and prove my power.

I have started applying for jobs the past 2 days, and i praise God.

I have officially got 5 interviews so far and 1 job that looks like a definite and they think i would be perfect for the job.

The jobs mostly involve talking with people, (which most of you know would not be hard for me, ahahahah. ) A few of them are charity work, talking to people about a product and one of them is farming. Not 100% sure on the other ones though :P

But im thinking, wow God you are so good!

You have transformed my life and you are blessing me! Incredibly i cant even believe it.

I am stunned and shocked that people want me for an interview considering the fact there are so many people applying and i live in New Zealand and i'm moving over.

But i guess the Lord is good and works everything out for those who love him.

I think trust is an important thing, something to hold tight to your heart.

Because trusting God and saying heres my life, i give it to you. Your will be done, not mine.

And trusting that whatever happens God will be there and knowing that he will love me and look after me.

I am so excited and looking forward to hanging out with my amazing friends tonite and spending the last moments with them.

Thanks

Have a fabulous night and i cant wait to share with you what its like in melbourne.

Love you all

:)

2nd to last day before MELBOURNE!

Okay, so i am leaving to go to Melbourne in 1 day time now. And my flight is at 7:50am, and my mum is very lucky hahahaaha.. because she is taking me to the airport at 4:30am. But im sure she doesnt mind because she will be the last one to see me :D

I have been re-evaluating my life lately, looking at the mindsets i have developed and looking at certain things i do and why i do them. I have come to realize why i do them and what they are, over the past 7 days since i talked to my amazing beautiful friend.

1. I constantly look at people for approval, and when i dont get it i judge them.

2. I am scared of not being able to control my life, and think im not good enough to do what i want to do.

3. I have been expecting pastors to to talk to me and love me, but i havent exactly stood in their shoes and wondered what its like for them.

4. I have become familiar with my life, my world and what God wants me to do. Familiar with my family, my city, and genuinely the beauty of life.

5. Depend on people and their help and dont trust God enough

And after looking at the things i do, i have thought okay.

Well this is me, i am a sinner.

I muck up, i do things sometimes i probably shouldnt but at the end of the day God is God, And i am human. And no matter how hard I try to pretend like I'm perfect and have everything together . Its just going to make my problem more larger than it is and if i hide it away from my friends then they arent able to help me deal with it. But in that you need trust, and even in church it is hard to find people that you can trust fully.

I have learnt that you need to love people and compliment and share a little about yourself so that trust is able to be built.

For example in Matthew, it talks about how if you build a house on a rock it wont collapse. In this case love, respect, honesty ... are all apart of that rock and once you have that rock built you are able to start building your mansion :) (which may not be the prettiest mansion, but it will be large and it will take hard work and dedication to clean it out, and making sure the junk stays out.)

I am going to live purposely, and do things on purpose to change my mindset.

I am going to love aggressively and live each day as it comes.

To look at people in a positive way and see what is beautiful about their character, not look at them and say oh i dont like this or avoid them.

I am a part of the church and the people are my family. If i judge them i dont have a chance to love them.

No matter what someone does, no matter what their position in the church is they are human and Gods second commandment is to love your neighbour as yourself.

They are people and they arent perfect, and if they do muck up in someway i think its important for eveybody to encourage them and support them because they help bring life to the church.

I have also come to see that all that matters is God. And in Melbourne on a number of occasions its going to be only God and Me. He is the one who has all the power, life and love.

But im looking forward to leaving it wil be good!

Thanks for reading!

:)

All we want

My passport has arrived this morning, and after me trying to take control over things last night i finally said this is it. Its only you and me God thats all that matters.

I have talked to a friend of mine that helped me understand the reason why i do certain things, and i have been selfish, but again not focused enough on God. My focus has gone off God and has been put on the things that he wants for me. And once you take your focus off God, the enemy has a chance to get to you.

Last night i went to bed at about 2:30am because i was making things to give to people before i leave. When i eventually decided to sleep i was so frightened. And i hadnt been so frightened in a long time. I couldnt comprehend it. Michaela was asleep in our room and i though i would go back in there and sleep in my bed. But God said to me you are only human and so is she. She cant protect you from the enemy. I repeated the scripture ' By your stripes we are healed' over 100 times. I prayed and prayed and told enemy where its att and he left. And then i slept peacefully.

I think that was the start, i am now leaving.

So excited and so pumped for what God has install for me.

I will let you know which date this week i am leaving!

Lately it has been a struggle, to put my trust in God. To not worry and to know that everything will be okay. On sunday night i got something from God. I am going to be in a jet plane going a million miles an hour and there is fog in front of me and i dont know where im going. But God said 'Trust Me' and i will bring you forth to paradise. Do not fret or worry, although things are going fast i will look after you and make sure that everything is okay.

And you know i think about that and do realise that and can actually link many bible verses to that. Its sort of like jumping, your either fly or have to learn to fly type thing.

So, i just need to know that things will work out one way or the other and everything will be alright.

I have been spending some time today looking up quotes and i got a few here.

The secret to success is to start from scratch and keep on scratching.

Dennis Green

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all

Dale Carnegie

Keep your dreams alive. Understand to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination, and dedication. Remember all things are possible for those who believe.

“When you have come to the edge Of all light that you know And are about to drop off into the darkness Of the unknown, Faith is knowing One of two things will happen: There will be something solid to stand on or You will be taught to fly”

“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.”

“As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit.”

“Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”

By our love Christy Nockels

here is a couple of songs you should have a look at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NPUWCzsU0&feature=related

By our love - Lyrics

Brothers, let us come together
Walking in the Spirit, there's much to be done...
We will come reaching, out from our comforts
And they will know us by our love...

Sisters, we were made for kindness
We can pierce the darkness as He shines through us...
We will come reaching, with a song of healing...
And they will know us by our love!

The time is now
Come Church arise...
Love with His hands
See with His eyes...
Bind it around you,
Let it never leave you,
And they will know us by our love...

Children, You are hope for justice,
Stand firm in the Truth now, set your hearts above
You will be reaching, long after we’re gone,
And they will know you by your love!

~~-HEART -~~

wow, i found out how to write in colour, as well as different Font,

Wohoo!

So atleast it will be a little easier to read my blog entries. :)

I havent written for a couple of days, have been a little busy trying to sort things out with Melbourne. I have actually come to realise a few things

I have realised how important Love is, how important encouragement is and how important support is.

No matter how old we are, what our profession is, how smart we are or the intelligence we have. We are still human and we are still going to crave love, attention, encouragement and satisfaction.

And the thing is that when people go through there teenage years most kids have never ever experienced love, encouragement, attention and satisfaction from their parents. Maybe because they lack a sense of love, dont understand it, focused on their own lives and own needs or generally just miss it. But the most important and crucial part of a girl becoming a women or a boy becoming a man is the process where they develop their own character and find themselves. And unfortunately the world that we live in today tells girls that they have to be thin to be beautiful, that they have to wear makeup or they wont be accepted. With guys, they cant show affection or that is considered "Gay." They have to have the latest gadgets or latest car to even be considered slightly lets say 'Cool' or 'accepted' by society. But these are just the stereotypical things that we all have to deal with in our lives. And i'm not saying that its bad to have the best gadgets, or to wear makeup. But maybe we need to take a second and look beyond the circumstance and situation. You see, we are all battling it out, look around you?

Do you see yourself doing it subconsciously?

Not realizing that you are in a competition?

We have a human instinct inside of us that tells us that we have to prove ourselves to be worthy, we have to accomplish something great to be noticed. I mean look at a cat life for example. Im sure you have come home one day and one of your cats has a nice little present for you waiting in the living room. And what is it? A rat or maybe even a mouse.

And what do they want, they want encouragement and to be noticed for what they have achieved. They want to you be proud of them and treat them special. But in most cases we just go eww.. and chuck it outside.

I guess thats a little bit like us. We go out there and we get the degrees and spend money. We want encouragment and acknowledgement from people that we are worthy and accepted. But most occasions people dont care about those things all they care about is you.

You as a person, a human being. Loving you, caring for you, respecting you, encouraging you and acknowledging you.

I just want to let you know that money does not define you.

Money is not your God, God is your God.

You dont need to have the latest toys, or always look perfect

because at the end of the day we are not judged by how much

we get and receive. God judges us by how much we give.

How much we love, enthuse, inspire and guide.

Money only has a temporary fix for love. Could last one day,

it could last 2 weeks, but ultimately God and his love is the only

thing that will satisfy our craving souls.

And his love is shown through his followers, you and me.

Most of all money doesn't buy happiness, never has, never will,

but it does certainly make life easier

Just a lil something i stumbled across tonite

Hope you enjoy!

Love...

xox

Day 4 :-

It is a challenge the fact that i am leaving in 3 days time and i am a little worried that my family will fall apart without me. In some cases i am the rock of my house hold, the one who does all the things behind the scenes and with the love and support i give them as well.

It will be a wake up for them and im hoping that its not too much of a shock.
I just need to keep up my praying and make sure that they are under Gods control and that i dont try and take control myself.

And i admit, that it is starting to hit me, the fact that i wont have my sister always around 24/7, my mum, my little brother or my step dad. Its going to be me, all alone in the world by myself. And i am ready, i know i am.
I am freeking out a little bit, trying to understand everything that is happening. I mean God is working miracles right before my eyes and im just finding it hard to comprehend. But i know that once im over there and once i am on the plane i will feel better and more stable.

This lady im going to be living with is so lovely and so funny. I talked to her on the phone last night,. Im really looking forward to meeting her on Sunday.

Even though things will get challenging, things will get hard and i will need to pray and pray for a miracle and breakthrough but i just need to remind myself that God is big. He is in control, he understands and if i ask for his peace and guidance surely he will give it to me.

So, i say. No more worrying and more praying. More reading and more trusting that everything will turn out okay.

You know it says in Romans, believe for what you do not have and it shall be given to you.

Tonight i am going to pray more, and pray for breakthroughs. If you need any prayer leave a comment,
This is a short blog but i encourage you what ever you do doesnt ever go un-noticed.
It is appreciated and respected and i thank you so much for the love you show people in your life.
Christ love, because that is what is going to bring Glory to God.

You are so loved, you are so valued, you are respected and honoured for your love for the Lord.
You are amazing and i pray for blessings over all that you do in your life.

Love Maree,
:)

Day 3 :- Preperation for Melbourne

Today i have spent a lot of time reading my bible and reading a book called the Love Revolution, which is written by Joyce Meyer.
This is something that i stumbled across, Jesus said we would be known by our fruit. Which means that people can tell who we really are on the inside by what we produce with our lives and by our attitude.

I have spent a lot of time in worship and trusting God with my life, and that he will do something good out of what im doing.
Its not easy i need to constantly remind myself that i am not my own, that i am Gods and i need to be a blessing and light to others even when it is inconvinient for me. And i have found it hard being at home and spending time with God, organising things for Melbourne and ultimately believing in myself and i mean i just need to be ready and prepared.
God has me in his arms and knows the future he has for me, i need to know that and take a step back and stop trying to control things that are beyond my control and just know that things will turn out right.

It is about 3 days left until i leave,
so far God is looking after me and i trust that he will continually look after me and protect me. I need to pray continually in successes and when im struggling because i am finding that im not praying as much as i should be, so i need to spend atlest 2 hours tonite praying.

I have prayed so much about finance, accomodation, a job and trusted God with my life. And he has come through, but i have come to realise that the reason that God wants me to go to Melbourne is to love and to impact peoples lives. Its not all about me, and if im spending all this time praying for 'ME' "MYSELF' and 'I'. Then technically im being selfish and not using my time wisely.
I do need to pray for myself and its amazing about the breakthrough that God has given me, and im not saying that im not thankful for it because i am very very thankful, but i have come to realise that i need to spend more of my time in the lives of other people, and if not being around the people i want to be around i need to pray for them and be believing for miracles in the lives of other people so that God can work. God doesnt work by himself, he works through his followers. And for him to be using me i need to be more active and be loving more. I'm not saying that i am a bad daughter, a bad sister, a bad friend because i know that i am a good daughter, good sister and a good friend. But, somehow i want to impact more. And i cant do that myself because its God that works through me. So technically i need to pray, pray, pray so that God can open up opportunites for me so that he can work.

Today, i received another email from this man at an Italian Cafe over in Melbourne and told him that i am available to work and that im moving over on Sunday and he said. 'Okay, come in on Monday at 10am and we will discuss an employment opportunity for you.' So now i have managed to get myself 2 interviews in the matter of one day

The lady i am going to be staying with said she can get me some work on a farm for the first few weeks, where i get $17 an hour, which would be good for the first couple of weeks just to have a bit of an income.
And she said that i can also do some pony parties if this lady likes me! How exciting ay?

Today i have been talking to my friend, and realised something.
I need to make sure i humble myself everyday before God, ask for his peace and love because i am a gift to the world. You and i both are a gift to the world and we have the opportunity to unwrap that gift and use it or keep it wrapped. If you unwrap it you begin to release the love of God, Because ultimately Love is God.
Okay, so God is Love and Love is God. What does that mean?
Jesus wants us to be his hands and feat right? You ask, how do i do that?
'Love' that means encourage, inspire, guide, protect, defend, not judge or be hard on, to care for and believe in.
It means to look upon people in the way Jesus would, look at what is good about that person and their potential because we are all brothers and sisters in Christ and ultimately we will all see eachother in eternity.
So i dont know about you, but im not wasteing my time looking down on people unless im going to help them up.

I am excited, inspired by God and am passionate about what he is speaking to me.

Thanks for reading
Love Maree :)

Day 2:- Preperation for Melbourne

Today was good, didnt really do much apart from search for jobs on the internet and also cleaned the house for mum.
My faith has declined slightly over the past couple of days. All i have wanted to do was snuggle up on the couch and forget about where God has called me to go and what he wants me to do.
Ive been like to God, i have no accomodation, i have no job, i havent even booked my tickets yet let alone got my passport back. Am i ready to go?
God said, dont worry because i have everything under control.
For the past 3 months people have thought that i have been crazy the fact that im moving away from home to step out of my comfort zone and do something that God wants me to do. And i have never been so sure about anything in my life. I have had a lot of people not believe in me and think that im all talk. They cant and dont understand how it will be possible, because what im going to do is pretty much impossible with the amount of money ive saved and the leap of faith that i am taking.
Again, God said, dont you worry because i will look after you, all you need to do is trust me and listen to me when i tell you things.
So i said okay God, i give you it all.
On Sunday the 23rd of May i sent away my passport, it takes 10days to get back, on the saturday just gone i posted an add on this website for accomodation, and today i started looking for a job.
On Sunday morning i checked my inbox and i had received a couple of emails from 2 ladys interested in having me live at their house.
I had one email, where the lady said that the rent will be $600 a month and you have your own bathroom and it was an apartment and looked relatively flash, but i emailed her back and said im sorry but the rent is out of my price range as i am looking at spending $400 a month on rent at the max. And said thankyou anyway for your offer.
The second email i receieved was from a lady called Jan.
She emailed me pictures of the room that was vacant and said that the room is $150 a week including food. So i replied to her email and asked so that includes food as well?
Later on i checked my emails. The first lady said to me that she can offer me the room for $400 dollars a month not including food because she need someone who is reliable and trustworthy and she was really interested in having me.
Im thinking, okay God so you told me not to worry about anything. I havent looked for accomodation, a job or anything i have just been praying and praying and praying and of course trusting and you bring me to fantastic offers in the matter of a day?
i really couldnt believe it and found it relatively difficult.
I had 2 amazing choices and i had to weigh the 2 up yesterday.
So, i thought to myself,
christian, or not christian.
Family or not family
Loving and motherly or not?
So i decided to go with Jans offer.
I actually emailed her yesterday and told her that its confirmed and i would love to stay with her.
She has been incredible over the past day and ive seen Gods miracles fall right in front of my face.
This house has 3/4 of an acre of land, there are animals like cats, rabbits, and chickens there so i will never be lonely :)
The house is beautiful and so is the room.
Jan has a daughter and another lady is staying there she is 25, and she said she wants to go to Planetshakers with me!
Wow!! what a blessing i tell u!
I am just so excited. I received an email from Jan this morning telling me about jobs and websites and all that sort of stuff. And she told me to apply because it would be really good if i could have a job before i go over there. So i spent some time looking for jobs at cafes. I came across many and applied for about 10.
4 hours later i checked my email and i had 2 replies and one wanted to have an interview with me. And im thinking is God just real or what?
I checked my email just now, and this lovely lady has just emailed me and told me that she has got me some work next week at the factory and at the farm and they pay $17 an hour. And that work is for about 6 weeks i think. And i have 6 weeks until my course starts?
this could potentially work out perfectly! :)
And her daughter has a pony, and im just so excited because i know God is in this definately, and the fact that i have found this amazing christian lady who is willing to take me in and is so lovely and motherly to me that just makes it a miracle in itself. Im feeling at home and im not even there yet.
Praise God!


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