The Discipline Challenge

 

I, Aneeka Kristiane has now decided to do the discipline challenge!



I saw this first on Mrs Francessca Lewis's blog (www.francesscalewis.wordpress.com) and it inspired me, as my spiritual life is an area that is the most important thing to me, so after coming back from the trip of a lifetime, I've decided to put my flesh on lock and invest more in my spirit.


I will be doing it for 3 weeks with a friend of mine, and will be making a video daily of my journey through this. I know its going to be hard, but I've got my eyes on what I want, which is to be closer to God.

I cannot wait to start sharing my experiences with you guys.


If you want, join us in this, trust me you won't regret it :)





See ya next with Day 1!

Old Post - Showing the difference

This is something that has been on my mind recently, and that is to show the difference.
In speaking with some friends last week, I began to see the importance in showing the difference with God in your life.
Don't get me wrong, when you change and decide to walk with God there are things that naturally change, its evident and without a second though people can see the difference, however there are other, more serious, in which you need to show the difference.
My mentality since finding God has been: God knows my heart, God knows me and who I am, etc. However, only recently have I realised that it is not enough that God knows you, because if people cannot see God in you, how is he supposed to be able to use you?

It's FINALLY my turn!

Even before the campaign was announced, I was excited. I didn't know what it was going to be based on, but I was in and ready, as I had a vision of what I wanted, but was finding it hard to put it into words..
Sacrifice is so funny, because no-one willingly wants to do it, but we all want the result! I knew from the moment I walked into church last Sunday what God wants from me, and the funniest thing is that these are things I should of sacrificed already. I shouldn't of needed a purpose or campaign to sacrifice them. 

Oh we'll, at least I know for next time !

Now it is finally my turn!

Who you really are

Hi, Right now I'm sitting in my garden reflecting and I couldn't help but think about my day, and my life in general..I find that when I have moments like these, sitting or walking alone I can really speak God about everything that is in my mind, and its amazing.. it's not a prayer or something organised in a physical way, it is natural, like breathing, I love it.
 My brother just pointed something out to me, which was how in the Bible, it said many times that Jesus went up into the mountains to pray, or to be alone. It is mentioned so many times because He was leaving for us the direction to follow. It's only through our communion with God that we know who we are, when there is no church, campaign, purpose of faith, people to look after, under all that who we really are as it is really easy to use these things to cover up or hide behind, but when we are not in church or around people that have the same faith as us, then we will really know who we are, and for this I will be forever grateful, because I remember who I was before and I know who I am now, and it was through moments like this that always revive me and bring me the greatest joy, I had to share with you :-)
 And yes, I know we go through battles, hard times, pressure,etc, and yes it can be hard, and you can get caught up, but when you make time to connect with your God, these things will never overtake you, and you'll  be able to deal with the things God will reveal to you to change.
What a privilege it is to know God. :-)

Day 19 - Owww.. That's ugly!

A situation occurred on Wednesday which allowed me to think about something we spoke about in a Godllywood meeting in 2011 with our Big Sister via conference. We were speaking about humbleness..
She was saying to us that someone that is not humble is not born of God. When she said it, it was like a bullet.. Pow! Straight to the heart, if you saw our faces you would of laughed, especially mine. She hadn't explained yet, so the initial thoughts were, am I humble? Umm.. yeah, sometimes.. Looking back on it now its funny, anyways let's get back to the point! :)
So, she began to explain to us, and this key line stuck in my head until this day as a trigger point:

It is not your INITIAL reaction that counts, its your reaction afterwards.

When she said that, it was as if a weight had been lifted from my shoulders! As I identified this in myself at times, not all the time but sometimes..

Its like when you get rebuked, or in trouble for something you didn't do, or don't understand, your initial reaction most of the time is: What? Why? I didn't do that! Whether you say it or think it, to be honest is the same thing. Now, the part that counts is after: What do you think after the moment/emotions have died down? Are you still upset, angry or feeling like injustice? If you still hold these things, you need to analyse yourself deeper..

Even when you haven't done anything wrong, we still humble ourselves because we believe God is our judge, not ourselves. This shows real humbleness, not fakeness.

So an opportunity came up for me to practice this, and I can happily say that I did but not straight away.. But like I learnt, its not your initial reaction that matters, its after.



Day 18 - You can have it!

 This has really been on my mind each time I pray recently.. During these past days, filling my bag it brought to me; what's the point in holding anything back?  If I die now, I'm not taking anything with me, only my name stays here, how can I not afford to give my all?
I've given my all, to the point that I can say: You can have it all, I have nothing left; in spite of this, there is still more I can give!

When you have your total surrender, you have an assurance that God will answer you, whether its to be born of Him or to become special before His eyes.

Lets keep filling our bag!

Day 17

I can't believe that the 21day is almost over!

I am still filling my bag, everyday as I don't want to leave anything behind. During this time, God has shown me some things, and the main thing that is a constant occurrence is TIME.

The way I spend my time, don't get me wrong, I'm not a time waster, I have a time for EVERYTHING, if you look at my phone you will see my alarm go off when its time to move on to the next task, but I've noticed that God likes spontaneity! Aneeka, what do you mean?

I mean like this..

 

Your at school/college/uni/work, and your doing your work, concentrating on what your doing and you stop everything, go to the bathroom and start seeking God, telling Him how much you need Him and how you want Him to take full control over your day! Now tell me, do you think that God wouldn't like it? Or He just prefers that routine prayer you make every morning and evening? It shows that it doesn't matter where you are, and what your doing, He is priority in your life, and you make it known.

This is just one, of many examples I can think of to describe how random actions can please our God.

I've learnt over these past few weeks that God likes it when I do these things, as I'm not just saying with my mouth that I love Him, but I'm showing it, and this is something I want to do more of.

I want to take more time, random time to spend and speak to God, to be constantly connected to Him in my thoughts, my spirit to show that He to me is NOT my rest, but my best and my all.

Now what about you?
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