Ang the flying kiwi ~ living by Romans 12:2 God wants spiritual fruit - not religous nuts!

Dec. 20, 2006

Baptism

I know I said I wasn't going to blog again until after the New Year...and I won't be blogging much, but this is for my friend 40winkzzz:

About my baptism:

The day so did not go the way I planned! My parents and little sister and brother all turned up, and as soon as my little brother (16yo) got there (he drove himself) he had a severe seizure. It's never happened before. So he was on the ground unconscious (after the fit) while we waited for the ambulance. They don't know what caused it, but he may have epilepsy. He won't be allowed to drive for one whole year and has to take other precautions incase it happens again (it might never happen again, or he might suffer from seizures for the rest of his life...they just don't know).

So my brother and my parents and sister all went to the hospital with him and missed my baptism. I could have pulled out and done it again another time, and although I really wanted my family there, I really had it on my heart that I needed to be baptised before the end of the year, so I didn't let it stop me, even though I was a bit of a mess after all that. It was a really amazing and powerful experience.

We left church soon after my baptism and went to the hospital to see my brother. He is okay now, just really tired. After we had been to the hospital my grandparents and sister came back to our place for lunch. My sister has just recently ended her engagement and after the events of the day, she broke down and shared with me how hard she is finding everything at the moment - it must be so hard to have your whole life planned out with someone, then due to finding things out about that person have to end the relationship...he is really lashing out at her now, trying to hurt her as much as possible. Not only is your relationship over, but also the dream of your whole future together too which must be really painful. My sister and I have never really been close...so it was really nice to be there for her when she needed me.

But, you know what the devil meant to hurt me, God used for His good...I got share The Message with my sister, told her how much Jesus loved her, and that she didn't need to carry the burden alone, and how much I loved her, and how special she was. She even said that she might come to church with us at Christmas!

So please pray for my little brother and for my sister as well.

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Posted by Happyhome

Despite the enemy's attempts to thwart God's plan, it just doesn't work. He WILL make those things work together for good. You had a lot happen in one day,but were able to keep your focus on the Lord. Wonderful!

Loved your "what I've learned" post...especially the one about fruits, not nuts! That's great!

Blessings,

Angela

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