A Lot.

Can change in 24 hours

2011

M e l b o u r n e ? ? 

Like a Switch.

"we are all riddled with the limiting power of insecurity"

this book will change your life. i only started reading it today and my life has been changed for Jesus.

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So i have decided to fill all this spear time i have on my hands with something else instead of thinking and that is seeking Jesus. so I'm just chilling in my room walking around praying and i noticed this book. 'Isolating Insecurity' by Paul de Jong out the corner of my eye, it was as if God was pointing it out to me. The one and only Jayden Stuart gave it to me as a gift almost a year ago. I chucked it straight on the book shelf cause i was thinking "pffft ha, I'm not insecure" and "people cant see me with this book they will think I'm insecure"...now that i think about it, that just shows how insecure i was, being insecure about being insecure ha ha. so as soon as i noticed the book i picked it off the shelve and began reading it, immediately i realised how insecure i really am and how much it has been holding me back from living to my full potential. as i was reading, it reveled to me the answers to what i was praying about and showed me how i have been living throughout high school until today. it was totally a God thing that i saw the book.

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one thing it reveled to me is how chronic i am at compering my self to others, i do it all the time, causing me to give up on opportunities that come my way because i think that there are other people that are better than me. classic example lately is one of my best mates likes the same girl as me, he hangs out with her for one day and sends flowers to her for her birthday. so I'm like oh snap iv got nothing on this guy and pretty much give up and stop talking to the girl cause i think i don't have a shot. i was just letting insecurity rule my decisions.

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It's like a switch has flicked inside me this afternoon when i was reading, iv just all of a sudden stopped compering my self to others and fearing that people are always negatively judging my actions. I'm loving life so much more now and am just gonna be ME from now on in every area of my life. God has given me the dream of being Prime Minister and changing New Zealand for him because I'm ME and not someone else.

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Read this book. it will change your life for Jesus. no jokes.

In other news>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpxZwbPcA38

Over Thinking.

So i have been off Uni for a Month now and have found my self with hours upon hours of free time with absolutely nothing to do, so i think... alot! i have discovered that thinking is bad, thinking just leads to over thinking, and over thinking leads to worry, uncertainty, indecisiveness and i just get stressed.
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 i think  I know that its time to start living spontaneously. when i look back over the past about 4ish years all the best moments and decisions i have made have been spontaneous. asking Jesus into my heart was not a thought out decision but a spear of the moment one were i took the opportunity and didn't have a second thought, by far the best decision of my life. Turning down a 3 month $15,000 mountain biking contract in Mexico to go to uni was made in the moment, and has resulted in the most challenging year of my life, where i have grown so much, realised the effort i need to put into achieving my goal, and had life changing God encounters i would not have got if i went to Mexico. i guess when we think to much we focus our attention on our selves and not on God, blocking out what he is trying to say to us. Matthew 6 : 27 says
"Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life?"

over thinking and worry is just stopping me from getting all i can out of life, opportunities, and the moment. I just need to stop over thinking, trust in God and live spontaneously. starting now. 

Life, it can change in a second.

Walking.

possibly moving out of home next year, I just cant stand the control my parents have over my life at the moment. 'you cant do this or you cant to that', 'you have to be home by this time', 'you cant go to summer camp'. i don't even know if i want to go to uni next year or if I'm doing it just cause it seems to be the only thing my parents will support me in, they will pay for what i do only if its uni. I know they love me and they want what is only the best for me, and i am grateful for every thing they do for me. But I'm 18, school's been over for over a year for me and I'm a uni student, i want to live my life and to live without been treated like a 15 year old. i cant even use my student loan without getting told off. its such i joke, i just want my space.

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Big.

My God, is big, so strong, so mighty. My Gods plan for me goes beyond my wildest dream. My God is good, so good to me. He's My God and he is my refuge. He's the rock on which i stand, He's my fortress. God he is my life. He Holds the oceans in his Hand. There's nothing my God cannot do.

Half Full.

Hung out with Caleb tonight after elevate for the first time in yonks, it reminded me how much of 'the man' he really is. It also reminded me why it is so much better to get advice from my leader rather than my friends, my friends always tell me what i want to hear, were as Caleb tells me what i need to hear. not saying that my friends give horrible advice, i do value it, particularly Luke Smiths, hes a pretty onto it guy.

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its funny how when you look at a situation from one perspective it looks bad, but when you change your perspective to one that is different it looks good. The situation is the same but the perspective from which you look at it changes it from a bad situation to a good situation...if you get what i mean haha, its like that good ole illustration of "is the cup half empty or half full?" it all depends on your perspective.

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also, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHlJODYBLKs

"I was born revolutionary and will be until the day i die" - Immortal technique

Immortal Technique on Obama, 9/11 truth & Corporate America. the guy is a genius.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJuxb7HddOM

"P-51 cadilac of the sky"

one thing very few people know about me is how captivated i am by World War Two Fighter planes, in particular the P-51 mustang. it has to be the most beautiful plane ever built, the greatest fighter ever built. none of this computer power jet engine rubbish of today, its completely raw, i would give any thing to be able to travel back in time to fly one of these during the war. i am adamant that one day i will own one for my self!

Life's A Skate Park.

life can be like a skate park.

I'm on my bike steering at a jump, time passes and I'm contemplating attempting the jump. I'm thinking what will happen if i case the landing? what if I'm not carrying enough speed? what if i go to far?

I do a couple of run ins to gage my speed, I sit there again steering at the jump, thinking what will happen if all goes wrong.

The longer I sit there thinking the harder it becomes to move and the more excuses I find not to do the jump. I end up pulling out and going home without even attempting the jump.

Its time to stop thinking and hit the jump with no hesitation. because the more i think the harder it gets, and going home with the regret of not attempting the jump will annoy and hurt me more than the cuts, gashes and bruises that i will get if i fail.

"At Least We Made It This Far"

this time last year i couldn't wait to leave school, but now i wish it had never ended. i had no idea what i wanted to do, film school? Uni? Gap year?...Christchurch? ha. i have ended up at uni this year doing a BA in public policy and international relations but who knows I'm always changing my mind about what to study. although its been one of the hardest years of life, its also been one of the best! its changed me for the better, its changed my view of the world and of whats really important and my reliance on God has gone to another level. God has revived my dreams and i can see that what i am working towards is truly from God just because its so out there and that it almost seems impossible that Sam Forty from Upper Hutt will one day become Prime Minister of New Zealand. but hey that's what God does, he takes the averageness that is me and makes it great. he took David the little ginger Kid Shepard and turned him into a warrior and one of the greatest kings in history, but like David I'm going to have to kill some lions and bears in the back Fields to turn me into the man for the Job. its going to be a log journey and a hard one but in the end the reward is worth the price. as there is nothing better than living the life God has called you too, anything else is mediocre.

p.s. i take back what i said at the start about wishing I was back at school, school was fun but now its over ever day brings me closer to the day when then dream comes to pass. so why would i want to leave where God has placed me now and turn back to the old and familiar.

Im Tired,

I'm tired,

tired of it all,

tired of being someone I'm not,

tired of living other peoples plan for my life,

tired of silencing my dreams because of fear.

I just want to live,

live for God,

live for me,

i don't want to live for you,

i don't want to live your life.

its time,

time to run my own race,

time to live my own life.

Samuel Forty

To Bike.

To bike, is to escape.
when i grab hold of the handle bars and grip the pedals with my feet nothing else matters. for that brief moment i am on the bike every thing is irrelevant, every thing is blocked out, my worries fall off my shoulders and the only thing i am aware of is the bike and the ground. hours seem like minutes. i am completely focused on the moment.

To bike, is to praise, it is to worship.
i don't need the voice of the angel, i don't need a guitar. my bike is my voice of praise, my instrument of worship. i take what he has given me, my talent, my bike and i give it back to him, for the plans he has for me are greater than i can ever comprehend.

To bike, is to say its not about me.
its not about showing off, its about the people around me, it is about showing the people around me the love of Christ.

To bike, it is my mission field.
i have a passion for biking for a reason, i have a biking talent for a reason. God has placed me in the Upper Hutt skate park for a reason.

Samuel Forty

p.s. photo is legit of me.

God Of Nations

God of Nations at Thy feet,
In the bonds of love we meet,
Hear our voices, we entreat,
God defend our free land.
Guard Pacific's triple star
From the shafts of strife and war,
Make her praises heard afar,
God defend New Zealand.

Men of every creed and race,
Gather here before Thy face,
Asking Thee to bless this place,
God defend our free land.
From dissension, envy, hate,
And corruption guard our state,
Make our country good and great,
God defend New Zealand.

Peace, not war, shall be our boast,
But, should foes assail our coast,
Make us then a mighty host,
God defend our free land.
Lord of battles in Thy might,
Put our enemies to flight,
Let our cause be just and right,
God defend New Zealand.

Let our love for Thee increase,
May Thy blessings never cease,
Give us plenty, give us peace,
God defend our free land.
From dishonour and from shame,
Guard our country's spotless name,
Crown her with immortal fame,
God defend New Zealand.

May our mountains ever be
Freedom's ramparts on the sea,
Make us faithful unto Thee,
God defend our free land.
Guide her in the nations' van,
Preaching love and truth to man,
Working out Thy glorious plan,
God defend New Zealand.

The founders of this nation clearly had a vision for it. that God has set the Nation of New Zealand apart for a specific purpose. Our very anthem is a Prayer to God asking him to protect, bless and guide our nation according to his plan and purpose. This anthem is what sets the nation of New Zealand apart. Unlike any other nation on this planet our National Anthem is a prayer to God, it is not a song that sings of how great our nation is our how great our queen is, it is a song that sings of our need for a great God. This anthem is the reason that New Zealand has survived two world wars without been harmed at all, our government is not corrupt and our economy does not experience the full damage caused by the current world economic downturn. God hears this nations prayer and he answers!

Samuel Forty