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Mike Mawhinneys Musings: November 2009

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Random musings from a young man working through his hopes and fears . Thursday, 19 November 2009. My current challenge . Do you let go of the things of the past, in order that you may live, ye. T, how do you let go of the things that shaped you into who you are? Wednesday, 18 November 2009. Seedy bread, wine and love hearts. Seedy bread, wine and love hearts. A weekend to remember. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Squeeze it like a lemon. Life is hard. Life is painful. Life can change in a moment....After Ibi...

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Mike Mawhinneys Musings: Christian - Open your eyes!

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Random musings from a young man working through his hopes and fears . Saturday, 2 January 2010. Christian - Open your eyes! Us Christians, so comfortable with church, so comfortable with our lives. Do we really see? Do you really see others or do you just see yourself? I challenge you to see past your tradition and your cultural norms; I challenge you to see with Jesus’ eyes. A chance to welcome her with open arms and remind her how powerful God is and how he can overcome anything? Can you see past her w...

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Mike Mawhinneys Musings: ReWiNd

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Random musings from a young man working through his hopes and fears . Sunday, 14 March 2010. I wonder in life, if things ever really leave us? Recently, the same old things keep cropping up with me, the same frustrations, the same difficulties, the same struggles. It's not new stuff, it's not exciting stuff, it's not any more difficult than it was, but it's not any less easy - and I'm tired. So tired. To say the least. I still don't know. I'm getting burnt out and it worries me. Been there before. God ha...

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Mike Mawhinneys Musings: Insantiy

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Random musings from a young man working through his hopes and fears . Saturday, 2 January 2010. It's funny how the smallest thing can drive you to the point of madness. I normally love the airport wait . I love the book reading, the people watching, the exciting prospect of travel thousands of feet in the air, the acceleration, the scary but secretly enjoyable turbulence and even my own personal battles not to open the emergency exit door when mid-flight - I normally love all this. 2 January 2010 at 17:57.

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Mike Mawhinneys Musings: I'm small, but you're big

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Random musings from a young man working through his hopes and fears . Wednesday, 24 February 2010. I'm small, but you're big. 25,000 people die everyday because of poverty … one person … every 3.5 seconds. What’s your response? What’s your heart cry. Does it make your eyes gloss over? Does it make your heart break? This leads me to ask why? A dangerous question, a question moving me from the comfort of my life to uncomfortable reality. It’s through prayer, God changes things. Jesus calls us to look to hi...

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Mike Mawhinneys Musings: Unspoken Prayers

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Random musings from a young man working through his hopes and fears . Thursday, 4 March 2010. I asked God for strength, that I might achieve,. I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey. I asked for health, that I might do great things,. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things. I asked for riches, that I might be happy,. I was given poverty, that I might be wise. I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men,. I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God. I think,...

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Squeeze it like a lemon: Errrrrrr......

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Squeeze it like a lemon. Tuesday, 22 March 2011. I think, I er, lost the plot a little. Well that is to say I wondered a bit from the track, or lost sight of the end goal, or whatever other analogies you wanna, use you get the picture. So then came the time to do the talk, to get deep in. Here I am,. Mould me shape me. Let the things that break you, begin to break me. And I’m right here and I’m ready so. Now’s the time. The battle fields open. Now it’s our time and it’s our turn. So what you waiting for?

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Squeeze it like a lemon: January 2011

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Squeeze it like a lemon. Sunday, 30 January 2011. Today I sat in a ‘traditional 1980’s church, the type I grew up in. The type my Dad use to lead and the type Id fallen asleep in too many times. Yet this time it was different. All together to back a church planting, community building, relationship growing thing. It was beautiful. This is the prayer or St Brendon the 2. Shall I abandon, O King of mysteries, the soft comforts of home? Shall I throw myself wholly upon You, without sword and shield, without...

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Squeeze it like a lemon: can you help?

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Squeeze it like a lemon. Monday, 22 November 2010. My eyes found hard to recognize at first. Although we’d spoken often. It’d been a while since I caught his gaze. Felt like I’d been trying often. But, I got caught up. He looked solitary, in the distance. I thought maybe He spoke so I tried hard to listen. But the words were missin. He just gave that same old same old. Tip back ‘e the head. He wanted me to follow, but no words were said. We paced the darkest landscape as yet unknown to me. Why I sad-crie...

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Squeeze it like a lemon: October 2010

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Squeeze it like a lemon. Saturday, 23 October 2010. The rest of the trip lead us a little deeper, a trip to Colonia , distributing food to poor (poor and poorer) families, meeting people in desperation. I always struggle with the concept of ‘mission tourism’ you know just looking at poverty, just observing rather than reaching in to try and help people out of it? Let me paint you a picture that sums up the trip. But believe it or not these things are not what struck me most. As we sat and heard her s...