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This blog will not be deleted, but if you come here, there'll be nothing new.

Hope to see you there.

Regards,

Lisa

I can finally see the end! I'm almost finished year 12! I hope to give my books back to mum in two weeks. I'm so exited!!!

Now, can you guess the question that I've been hearing a lot these past few months? 

"What are you going to do when you finish school?" 

The truth is that I'm not really sure, and I've been asking the same thing myself. There are a few things I do know, though. 

Firstly, whatever it is, I must be sure it is what God wants me to do. (It might sound obvious, but sometimes it is just so hard to know exactly.) I want to serve God whole-heartedly with my life, which everyone tells me is more than just what occupation you have. Of course that is true, but I find it hard to imagine living such a lifestyle as a make-up artist for example. 

I want to do something that is really going to be of benefit to the world. Neither teaching or nursing or anything like that appeal to me very much at all, even though the world needs a lot of them. I might just add that I have much admiration for those people, especially the surgeons. 

I enjoy music very much but I'm not what one might call "outstanding." I also love designing and creating things*, and what's more, I actually think that God has given me a talent in that area. So that's where I'm headed at the moment. If everything comes together, I'll know that's where God wants me, but if not. . . well I won't worry about that just now. I've first got to speak to some different mission organizations and see if they have any need for designers.

So there you have it. The long answer to the simple question. 

*When I say "things", I don't mean fashion as most people seem to think of first, but useful things. Things that are helpful and practical and help solve problems and all that sort of stuff. I never had much inspiration when it comes to fashion.

In today’s culture many people regard education as the greatest force for change, and hope about the future of our society. Education is a very powerful tool in shaping the way our children think, and everyone knows that the children of today are tomorrow’s adults, living and influencing our world. But is this where the future of society lies? Isn’t there something greater than this? Yes there is. True religion and faith in God are the brightest hope for our future.

It true that it is through education that progress is made. We learn better ways of governing the nation, we learn how to better use the limited recourses that are available to us, we learn how to cure diseases that we once considered to be deadly, and so much more. If we were to cease to educate the children, all these benefits would be lost. Not to mention the individual benefits of education, such as development of sound reasoning and logic.

While all these things are good, one must look at history and the great nations of Greece and Rome. Both of these nations, particularly Greece, were famous for their knowledge and civilization. They had scholars and learned men and loved knowledge. Yet even with all this, and with some of the greatest armies of their time, they still fell. What remains of them now? Rome was not even conquered by some more powerful nation, but collapsed from the inside. If education and physical might couldn’t hold a nation together, what was lacking? The days of Rome and Greece, while they prospered, have shown that education is indeed beneficial, but without love, respect for others and faith in God, it is of no value. Imagine a government that did not care for the people. Imagine what would happen, as it has in the past, people become proud and greedy. Wars arise, civil unrest and tyranny result. Then who thinks of the environment? Who will care for the aged and elderly?

Love and kindness, which are to be found in abundance through trust in God, are far more important than education. While they are to be found, knowledge and learning are merely tools to help others. If people were to live by the golden rule, this would bring the greatest hope and positive change to society.

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I really love to sing. I am not a pro, but I usually sing on-pitch. Singing and music plays a big part in my family. When I am feeling exited or happy, I'll talk a lot, but nothing beats singing. Listening to music is good, and playing to piano is good, but the sound never come quite so alive as it does when I sing. It is vibrating inside me and comes right out of my heart. I can't thank God enough for this gift. So I'll praise Him through my singing. And even if I don't think about what exactly I'm singing, I'm still expressing my heart to God. I'm sure that is what it was designed to do.

Rom 15:9 and that the Gentiles might glorify God for [His] mercy, as it is written: "For this reason I will confess to You among the Gentiles, And sing to Your name."

1Cr 14:15 What is [the conclusion] then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the understanding. I will sing with the spirit, and I will also sing with the understanding.

Hbr 2:12 saying: "I will declare Your name to My brethren; In the midst of the assembly I will sing praise to You."

Jam 5:13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms.

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Home Stretch!

I'm very sorry to my readers for the lack of blog posts, though I'm sure that when you hear what I was doing in the meantime, you will not hold it against me.

SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY! I am nearly finished and I'm determined to have it done ASAP! I was supposed to have finished a few months ago, but better late than never I reckon. 

I'm on chapter 44 of 57 and part 6 of 7. I'm so exited about what I'm reading and I have recommended it to my siblings, but I think that the size of the book itself is slightly, um... discouraging. 

I'll let you know when I'm done.