like a vapour

Rising temperatures, warmer nights, earlier sunrises, daylight savings kicking in on Sunday, more flies coming out of nowhere, the sound of cicadas at dusk... It can only mean one thing, another hot Aussie summer is just around the corner.... Although most Aussies will talk about how great Summer is, I personally, would much prefer a freezing cold and rainy winter day than a stinky-hot and sweaty summer. It's just plain unpleasant.

Though summer does have it's bonuses - grapes and mangoes are in season, the sun sets later, it's great BBQ weather, and there's always an excuse to have ice cream! I guess it's not all that bad in the end. :)

With the whole thought of summer being just around the corner, the thought came to me as well that Christmas is nearly here too! A bit scary really. This year has gone by really REALLY fast. I was thinking about this and just wondering what I had really done this year for God, and I really don't think it was much at all. At times I feel as if the weeks and months have passed by so quickly and it just seems as though I have been standing still watching everything fly past me.

But as I really reflect about what has happened this year, I think I have gained a lot more of an understanding of the Word and I have been able to just get some basic concepts right in my heart. God has shown me some really awesome things and has given me some revelations in my understanding of who He is. So really, I guess it has been a good year so far in that sense, but the more I understand who God is, the more I realise the need to do more for Him. There's still time this year to do more! And there is always the rest of my life too :)

God, please remind me every day to value each day and see it as an opportunity to serve You. Knowing that Your return is soon, and that every day that You allow me to have on this earth is another expression of Your grace to an unworthy servant. In Jesus' name, Amen.