Word Alive Vlog 2016

Here's my Word Alive Vlog 2016. I attended on the Tuesday & Wednesday (5th & 6th of April). I attended some helpful talks and also brought back a few things from the book shop to show you.

A New Year - Latest Update

Hello everyone!

One of my "New Years Resolutions" was to keep up to date with my blogs so here I am! It's been a very long time since I last posted here but this will be updated a lot more frequently! Writing my thoughts down into words helps me a lot whatever the subject, updating this blog will help me spirituality also.

It's very easy for any Christian with a Chronic Illness to be too brain fogged, fatigued or just in too much pain to spend time with God. I've been making more of an effort to think of ways I can spend time with God despite the daily struggles. Something as simple as listening to Christian music can be so helpful, if you're too foggy to take in any information then simply just listening to a song with lyrics about God goes a long way, you're still spending time with God. Certain things will enter our subconscious that we will remember without us actually doing anything!

Church Help

I've been making more of an effort to mix within the church I attend. I can't always chat to people after a service on a Sunday due to the extreme exhaustion from just a conversation but what I can do is get involved in certain events outside of the church. I've started attending/co-helping out at a group once a month on a Saturday evening, it's encouraging teenagers to get together, play some games and have some food whilst there's also some spiritual input.

Another group I help out with every so often is called "Stepping Stones" which is basically looking after the 2-4 year old kids during the Sunday service. There's two of us and we'll play some games, get them to make a craft/colour in and there's a short Bible story whilst they have juice and a biscuit. I really enjoy working with the kids and it's something I'd like to do more of in the future.

Theology Study

Outside of the church I've been studying Theology for quite a while. I've left myself with a bit of an uphill task but I'm determined to get through it. I have until 16th April to complete 3 and a half modules to get my level 1. It's previously been very flexible as to when I get work finished (hence why I've only completed 2 and a half modules in around 2 years) but unfortunately the whole course is finishing in the summer so there's no flexibility this time. I will blog more about this in my next few posts.

The course has been very mentally challenging, mainly due to my brainfog. I was hoping to get to level 3 but there's always opportunities in the future to further my study. This course wasn't about qualifications, it was about keeping my mind active and to help with grow spiritually which it has certainly helped with.

I was actually going to write about a sermon I'd just listened to (I wasn't able to attend church today) but I've written quite a lot already! I like to keep my posts relatively short so maybe I will write about that next time!

This post was basically to bring you up to date with what's happening with me in this field, there's obviously a lot more I can say but I'll save it for another time!

Hope you've all had a great weekend and were able to make it to church!