Fill your brain

Just a few thoughts.

I was at Church a couple of weeks ago when the guy who was talking gave what i guess you could call a modern day parable. He began talking about land which in countries such as Kenya if left unoccupied will inevitably soon be home to squatters. If you don’t want your land to occupied by squatters then don’t leave it unoccupied. He then compared this to us. If we don’t fill ourselves with God and leave it unoccupied then inevitably the devil will occupy that space. It sounds very simple and obvious but i think in reality we often do this. Sin is when we allow ourselves to think or do things which are not of God. 

Philippians 4:8 (The Message)

Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.

Süösie ünd Eädy im Germänz

HALLO!

Thing's we've learnt auf Düetsläand:

1) HALLO
2) YAY YOGHURT
3) MIRRI
4) Käse
5) Susie's into older men
6) German's don't sleep.
7) Ever.
8) Photographing things ruins real life
9) Living in a basement isn't all creepy
10) Wishing someone a "good naked" always goes down well.
11) "Freaking outrageous" is hard to translate

And now for something completely different...
We arrived in Berlin the other night and after minimal faff and face washing went straight to sleep. About four minutes later we were woken up at the crack of dawn for some traditional German essen. Miriam gave us a tour around Berlin which was interesting, and what struck me most was the relevance the aftereffect of the war still has on the city and it's inhabitants. It's difficult to find somewhere where you aren't reminded of Berlin's history and the implications of the division that was in Germany but, I also found, the hope and the pride in the city and what it's done and the identity of it's people. Miriam spoke of the part she belives God played in the freedom being found in the East, the wall coming down and what he's doing now in Berlin, which all sounded freaking exciting. Up till now, everything I've learnt of the war and the wall and  At the moment and for the next few days we're staying at her church (or cherry or something..) with the youth which is pretty hectic and tiring but a lot of fun. I've found that praying and worshipping together creates an intimacy within minutes that was a bit lost to begin with because of language barriers and such. We did a bit of speaking today in the service, about what God's been doing with us and what we're learning with Him back home after spending the day in the most beautiful town in the world.

We both need to go faff and laugh now, night