Winds of Change

Wind is an important dynamic in the natural (and no I'm not talking the bottom burp type!)... I'm talking about the thing that moves turbines and dries your sheets, the thing that gives you goose bumps and strikes fear into those guys with comb over hair. Wind can be harnessed to move yachts at great speeds and kites to soar giving hours of fun. Wind can't be seen - yet we know its there because we can see the effect it has upon the physical  realm. Wind causes trees to put their roots down deep to anchor themselves and wind can cause vast changes to the landscape moving huge obstacles in its path. Wind promotes evaporation and wind can restore atmospheric balance. Without wind there is stagnation... 

So what's your point Ruth? well it this - Life is ever changing it's continually in a state of flux. I look at those who follow the teachings of Jesus (ordinary peeps like me and maybe you) and I see how we need the Holy Spirit to keep us flexible and awake. If we permit Him, The Holy Spirit will and blow on our lives, He'll use the winds of change to shape and strengthen us. He'll bring balance into the areas where we're wobbly and evaporate the fog which so easily obscures the truth of God's word. Are feeling the rush of wind in your world or crusty stagnation cause you've not moved your position for so long?

Lets step outside - throw wide our arms and enjoy the richness of the Holy Spirit as He blows the dust and cobwebs off and releases the change in us we need. 

Love Ruth x

Diamonds or Rock?

Did you know diamond are formed in the unseen, in the depths of the earth under extreme temperatures and pressure.  All diamonds start out as a lump of rock, which gets compressed and heated over many years to become the most strongest substance on earth. It takes tremendous effort and sacrifice to locate, mine and refine a diamond. Most diamonds are slightly imperfect and no two are exactly the same.  The only thing that can polish another diamond is another diamond, but unless it's polished it's true brilliance can't be seen...

Gosh diamonds are amazing! Do you know we are diamonds in waiting? The intention, the destination of your life is that you will shine, you will catch the light. Your colours will one day dance as you reflect the glory of God.  The world might look at you and see a lump of rock or coal but God sees you very differently. He knows the treasure in you and your true value.

You may feel under unbearable pressure, you may feel hidden in the depths, you may feel scratched and rubbed up against other 'diamonds in waiting' but hang on in there because God works best in the unseen! He is a master craftsman He will find you, He will lift you up, He will gently wipe you down and heal your impurities and polish you to brilliance. Be encouraged someone once said "A diamond is just a rock that stuck it out".

Hugs Ruth x