Pretty much the online journal of a twenty-one year old missionary working in South Africa." I hope it will be entertaining,if not insightful and at the very least an honest view of how I see life".-Shenkou,circa 2010
Saturday, July 9, 2011
10 Things I loved about my time Cape Town
1. I could see Table Mountain every time I opened my kitchen window
2. The sound of the ocean lulling me to sleep.
3.Muizenberg ( where I stayed)..perfectly sandwiched between the mountains and the ocean
4.The Eastern Food Bazaar in Central City...best value for money if you love curry and naan.
5.Muizenberg Flea Market....whether you need a piece of scrap metal,a dress or fried calamari,you can find it every Sunday at this eclectic market.
6. The four seasons you can experience in one day...just gotta love it lol
7.Everyone thinking I was South African and people speaking to me in Xhosa.
8.Township Meat!!!!
9.People under the age of 50 having tea parties...seems like the most natural thing to do now
10.The diversity....a Cape Townian could be anyone
Love is in the battle
In communicating I receive clarity and release...so here goes.
Its been three weeks since I have been back in Barbados,three very challenging,humbling weeks.Challenging because though I may have changed and grown in my spirituality I have come home to the same if not harsher
circumstances than before,humbling because I have seen what God can do through me and yet I know my present struggles...weaknesses,and I know that they did not suddenly appear they have always been there,dormant .
But God knew,when I was drawing prophetic pictures and having all of my mountain top spiritual experiences. He knew then what lay beneath,He knew what would still need to be tested and refined and yet He chose me.Out of His love He called me...and that is what I battle with,the knowledge of the love of God. A knowledge that Paul says is too great for us to fully understand ( Ephesians 3:19).
As I listened to this song I dared to verbalise what I believe I have been feeling now for awhile...how could He?Why does He?It can't be that simple,His love can not be that great.And it hit me that all the resistance I have experienced,externally and in my own mind.....is because I have refused to believe that God loves me as much as He says He does,that when He says something its because He loves me and wants what is best for me...I have been resisting the love of God.
As I listened to the lyrics of this song,all my walls came down,every reasoning and justification that I had just melted away as I started to receive the truth of God's love.
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