The Real Nicole.

God is constantly teaching me and the more i learn to sit and listen the more God reveals to me. God has put so much on my heart lately, and im learning more about the opportunities it leads too and about following that call as soon as God says it rather then waiting and seeing. God is telling me about Prayer adn being faithful in my Prayer life... this is something i struggle with a lot as im often someone who will pray in difficult times but doesnt always rejoice with God in the good and constantly pray for people like i want to. God is teaching me about the importance of prayer and how he truely does answer and speak if your willing to listen. God is speaking to me about my money and using it wisely and for his glory. God really spoke to me on friday night and challenged me to step out in my faith by giving some money to someone and trusting God to supply me with my needs. this was such a scary idea because as a young person i was hesitant to give money to others when i know im...

Today i went to day 1 of leadership school. i went not expecting to learn that much since i'd been to many differnt leadership things before but man was my mind blown with how i was challenged. Session one was about embracing your calling to leadership and how there are tWo main fears which stop us...the first being our fear of what ability we have and the second being the fear of failure. We had a time of reflection after the session and i sat in Gods presence and listened... i was really challenged to work with youth but wasnt sure how ... i also struggled with the idea of following gods call when it was against what my parents want me to achieve and become. i declared to God that no matter what i would follow this call on my life Session two was about having a heart for God and being passionate, broken and sold out. to be this type of person you need to... 1.be ministering to people where they are in thier life...take ministry to them 2.not give up during the hard times 3. p...

today i went to Preaching school, it was awesome... i learnt so much about how to preach and felt a calling on my life to preach Gods word. Half way through the day i had a major headache and was struggling to concentrate...i went up to the speaker Neil at the end of one of the sessions and asked if there was any panadol i could take...he asked if he could pry for my headache first...after the prayer my headache went away...i thought that was so cool... i was talknig to Neil about Gods healing power and he said Gods only as powerful as you let him be...my first thought was but Gods Gods...hes either there or not there...btu waht Neil was really saying was if we actually believe that God can heal and God can do crazy miricles he will. God also spoke a word on my life at the end of the day...i was questioning God on if i was truely called to preach of if it was my pride and maybe others wishes that were my motives....GOd said Nicole, you are a preacher through actions and words...i want ...

I'm not perfect, i stuff up, i get tired and i get angry. Everyone carries stuff and takes turns and bad times in life. its the way life works. that doesnt mean you just have to push through the tough times and keep fighting. im not suggesting giving up i saying you need time to spend on your own resting. this year for me has gone so fast. i only have 16 weeks till the end of the school year, and with that short time comes so much pressure. pressure to increase my grades from this term, pressure to enjoy my time at school as its the last chance i have and pressure to get my life sorted out for the future. this year is crazy. if im completey honest with you i will tell you, i dont know everything, and right now i cant deal with anything. this yeasr has brought so many tears so many tantrums and some very loyal friends and leaders who were willing to tell me how it was and not be afraid for me to yell at them, hate them, not talk to them and eventually say sorry when i realis...

1 Chronicles 28:20 - David also said to Solomon his son, "Be strong and courageous, and do the work. Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD God, my God, is with you. He will not fail you or forsake you until all the work for the service of the temple of the LORD is finished. 1 Thessalonians 5:11 - Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing Psalm 91:14 - "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. As the pressure of year 12 and exams and my studies is on my I found myself flicking through my hope journal and reading the past entries. It seems as I get more and more school work I end up spending less and less time with God. But what I found amazing is that though everything God is still there and he is still waiting. Thats pretty awesome!!! So even through school and my tests and exam God is with me and he cares. So I need to work in those situations li...

Often in my life I feel like there are heaps of people who are telling me they see a great plan for my life and that I would make a good youth leader, lawyer, youth worker, children’s pastor and the list seems to go on. At school and even at church we are told that our futures are bright and that there is so much we can to in the future and that God has a plan for us. In Jeremiah 29:11 it says “For I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” I think this verse talks about how God does have control of our lives and he does have a plan and that plan is good even if at first we are unsure of what’s being asked of us it wont harm us and it will grow us. God wants what’s best for us and he wouldn’t give us a plan that didn’t agree with our talents. We just may be unsure to start with. But I also believe that when we talk about God having a plan for us I think we feel that that plan is for the future...

What do people what to do in their life? this is a question i've been asked many times this year and even this year its changed so much. there ar eso many things i could do and so many opportunities avaliable. noone wants to go through life unnoticed. i know that i want to make a difference and impact someone elses life. at easter camp in 2008 God spoke to me and told me that i would do amazing things in my life and impact others but to do that i first had to think about me and grow in my faith and think about me. one of the most important in that is not just about making a difference, it's about growing in faith and my understanding of God. to be able to grow as christian we need to be honest about where we stand with God. we need to be honest to each other as well as to God about where we stand. its okay to have worries and questions and doubts but God wants us to bring them to him. ive been challenged to openly and honestly say who i am and where i'm struggling, alt...