Good to see you are still with me! I hope you enjoy walking with me through some ups and some downs, things I have learned that I wish I would have learned earlier on in my life, but that's life, if only it was that simple.  Suppose better late than never! And...it's never too late to learn. After my conversion to faith in Christ, some probably thought it was going to be a short lived experience that was in 1982!  I didn't know what happens next.  I met other Christians and this started my journey into different denominations/churches, not knowing any difference. I knew immediately I had to come away from the Catholic Church, which wasn't difficult after I read the scriptures and the fact that I had never heard the Gospel and my need for a personal saviour. I needed to belong to a church where I would hear the Word of God preached as it is straight from the Bible; not always happened, sadly! Seems my reliance on Church leaders for spiritual food, love, encouragement etc was misguided and after years of serving churches by giving, attendance, playing in worship bands, leading groups I eventually burned out in 1994. I didn't know then what God was trying to show me; I felt a failure, I was accused of being a 'quitter that God doesn't approve of' .....Yep really! So I tried to carry on because I couldn't escape my Catholic mentality of the dreaded fear of God or that I had to do all these things to gain God's approval and forgiveness...WRONG!  

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I was asked to sing and play guitar in all manner of churches, events, conferences which I did and enjoyed but looking back I was scared not to.  I tried to juggle work, family and church and lost who I was, my identity.  I had no one spiritually who could help me make sense of all of this and to be honest didn't like to share how I felt thinking I would be judged WRONG again!.  Thankfully I had a loving supportive husband and family.  

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In 2008 after being diagnosed with M.E. (came after a viral infection around my heart and lungs) as well as a pituitary tumour and kidney disease, I had to retire from work.  Now my life had changed dramatically, I wasn't able to work because as anyone with M.E. it is what is termed as a 'fluctuating condition' you never know what sort of day you will have from one day to the next.  I asked God to heal me, people prayed for me to no avail.  The Apostle Paul wrote in the scriptures that he had asked God to take way an affliction but it wasn't to be God told him ''My Grace is sufficient for you' I believe that myself; God has been so gracious to me. I love and am thankful for my life. Do I wish I was well, of course, but these are things that I have been dealt, I don't need to understand or be angry or resentful, I'm happy to trust God. 

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My journey of faith has taken me to some wonderful place, with some wonderful people. After all these years I am at a point in my life where I am now settled that church is not a building, it consists of the people who are truly born again, who know God, I don't put my trust in ministers but in Christ alone; He promised me the Holy Spirit would teach me and guide me into all truth.  He has taught me how to discern truth because I measure everything according to what the bible has to say....that is the truth....the only truth.  I have learned who I truly am; God loves me, forgives me, gives me joy, peace and hope. I have a home waiting for me in His Kingdom.  I love being taught by Him every day is a new day with something new to learn.  I see now my life is to glorify God by loving Him, loving others by showing kindness, compassion; encouraging and building them up.  This is life, the life Jesus promised; life in all its fulness.  My house is built on Solid Rock...Jesus Christ.  Follow by blog for the lessons I have learned and keep on learning day by day.  Thank you and well done for getting to the end!. 

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