For those who know me well, you would know that I LOVE orange juice.
I really cannot live without it, however after a discussion with my relatives tonight about the negative consequences of drinking too much organge juice (such as what the acids can do to your stomach), I’ve decided that I’m going to QUIT! Well… quit drinking as much as I have been anyway I’m going to limit it to only breakfast. Usually I have it with every meal so that’s a huge step for me. I’ll surely miss it during my lunch and dinner meals. *sigh* I’m going to challenge myself to drink more water.
So yes, if you ever go out for lunch or dinner with me, please help me make sure that I go no where near orange juice.
Here’s a sneak preview of what we got up to at our last WAM E-Quip for dance. It was so great to learn from Bessy and her crew, MnB Entertainment. I was really blown away by the vision of this group and it was so inspiring to witness how God has empowered these guys to live out that vision. They have a vision to deliver the gospel through the art of dance and next week they’ll be going on a New Zealand tour to minister to the various schools there and also to a prison!!!!! Seeing what God has done through their ministry has opened my eyes to the possibilities of what God can do through WAM!
For those who weren’t there last time, you need to make sure you’re there at our next WAM E-Quip because MnB will be dropping in again!
Check it out
And here’s the better version of the choreography Unfortunately Bessy couldn’t dance as she had injured her foot The little boy is Bessy’s son (in grade 7!!! can you believe it!?) and Bessy’s husband Michel is the one with the hat. His choreography is awesome! The little girl in the second clip is Michel and Bessy’s daughter who is 9 years old!! Watch her groove!
Was clearing out my pile of CDs and stumbled across this video that a couple of us made together a few years back for Build Unidus. Haha- man, I REALLY think someone should have screened the script before hand. I’m sure you all would be able to create something much more advance than this! Don’t you love the choppy editing.
This past term working with Ausdance has been extremely refreshing as God has been teachingme so many new things; I don’t even know where to begin sharing. The area which has shaken me up the most is in the area of walking with confidence in the calling of God. I have always known that I struggle with confidence whenever it comes to teaching, both in work and in ministry in the church. Many times I’d hold myself back in speaking with authority as thoughts of self doubt flood my mind. “They don’t want to hear what you have to say Lucy, what you have to say is insignificant. You can’t teach Lucy, you’re such a nag. They don’t’ find you interesting enough Lucy, don’t bother trying. Don’t bother correcting, don’t bother approaching, don’t bother instructing; they won’t listen to you” I have always struggled with thoughts like these running through my head as I am up in front of people teaching. I believe I had in fact come to a point where it was no longer just thoughts running through my head- but real beliefs which I had adopted into my heart and which caused great inferiority, insecurity and timidity in the way in which I went about teaching and leading.
Praise God for my awesome work colleagues in Ausdance who spoke straight to my heart. They both said to me very simply: “Take authority because you have been called by God!”Wow. It’s strange how I’ve always known this- but I never truly believed it or owned it as a reality for myself personally. I don’t think I have ever fully understood what it meant to walk with ‘authority’, and to accept that it’s okay for me to walk with authority…because GOD has given me the authority… and I have been called by Him. It’s not about mustering confidence within ourselves- but it’s about having a healthy God esteem and knowing for certain that almighty God, creator of the universe has called us individually for something, hence we have every reason to walk in the call with confidence, boldness and authority.
How often do we really look at ourselves in the mirror and believe with all our hearts that the person in the reflection is an incredibly important person with a task with eternal consequences? I think too many times we fail to realise that we are not just mere humans, but we are Christ’s ambassadors who cannot afford to shy away in timidity. We cannot afford to think lowly of ourselves, we cannot afford to not walk in authority. I really pray that every single one of us would step up and walk every moment & everyday certain that ALMIGHTY GOD has given us full authority to walk in what He has called us to. If you’re called to be a leader, do not be sorry for leading. If you’re called to be a teacher, do not be sorry for teaching! If you’re called to be a worship leader, an intercessor, a shepherd, an evangelist—WALK IN IT and don’t be sorry for it.
I believe God wants to do something powerful through the church; but he waits for people like you and me to throw off all that so easily restricts and entangles us from embracing what He has called us to do. It is clear in His word that timidity, inferiority & fear is not of God. Let’s throw these things off and run with perseverance the race marked out before us, without hesitation or uncertainty of not being the right person. You are the right person! Run it! If God has placed a burden in your heart for something- RUN IT! You’re the one who God entrusted that burden with. So Run! RUN! RUN! And let’s not be sorry
As some of you may know already, I have been offered a position at one of my dream schools, Macgregor State High School, to teach dance in Semester 2. PRAISE GOD! It was truly a miracle from God! Ever since my university days I had drempt of working at schools like Macgregor but it never seemed possible to me because of how difficult it is to get into the school. Every teacher wants to work at Macgregor and usually only the top of the top teachers get in. Usually it is the teachers who have had country service experience that would be able to get into the inner city schools, and usually the inner city schools would only accept teachers with an S1 rating. I however am a S2 teacher with no country service experience- yet God made a way. HE IS AWESOME!!!!
I promised everyone that I would write more on how it all happened so here’s the story:
Right before I was offered the position at Macgregor, I was offered a position at Wellington Point. (Yes, very far away). I went for a drive one night out to Wellington Point to see just how far it was and whether or not I’d be able to handle travelling that distance every day. On way my home I said to God, “Lord- this is REALLY far away and is going to take a lot out of me; but maybe you want to stretch me? Maybe it’s a neccessary season for me to go through learning how to adapt to travelling and full time work? Other teachers like Rachelle and Belle have had to travel great distance in their first few years of teaching; maybe I need to do? God if this is what you want then I’ll take the position, but if not, please provide something much better before I confirm my decision.” At that moment, I sensed that God would surprise me with something- I wasn’t sure what it was going to be but I just knew that it was going to be awesome and that it was going to be a miracle! So I left it at that.
The next morning, I called up Wellington Point to enquire about the position a bit more and I said to them that I’d call them back later in the afternoon to confirm my decision. Straight after that, I recieved a voice message from the deputy of Macgregor State High School offering me a position. HALLELUJAH! The moment I heard the words, “Macgregor State High School” I was so over the moon that I ran– I’m not sure where I ended up running to but I just ran, and ran and ran and ran! I cannot describe the feeling in that moment- I was so overwhelmed by God’s faithfullness and by His incredible power to make all things possible. On top of it being my dream school to teach at, it’s incredibly strategic of God to place me there as a large majority of my life group members attend this school- and plus my being there will now enable me to help support the girls who are currently running a lunch time fellowship group. Praise GOD!
So yes, as of next semester I will be going back into high school teaching. There’s more to share in regards to what God has been teaching me over this past term as I have been away from high school teaching- but that will have to wait for another blog.
God’s timing & God’s way is so perfect and so wonderful to walk in. He’s so, so awesome!
I’m going to limit it to only breakfast. Usually I have it with every meal so that’s a huge step for me. I’ll surely miss it during my lunch and dinner meals. *sigh* I’m going to challenge myself to drink more water.
The little boy is Bessy’s son (in grade 7!!! can you believe it!?) and Bessy’s husband Michel is the one with the hat. His choreography is awesome! The little girl in the second clip is Michel and Bessy’s daughter who is 9 years old!! Watch her groove!
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