Connecting with nature has many benefits. That is pointed out to me again today.

Here they are:

I am reading that connecting with nature decreases ANXIETY. It decreases also NEGATIVE THOUGHTS. Connecting with nature increases CALMNESS.

I am experiencing again and again myself that even a walk into town is good for the mind, the body and  the soul. The mind is cleared and I can think clearly again.

I am reading also that not being connected to technology, but being connected with nature instead, improves our solving of problems.

We are having winter now here in New Zealand (Aotearoa) and in a couple of minutes I am leaving the house for my walk into town.

And here is a quote by Albert Einstein:

“LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER.”

If being connected with nature does so much for us already, how much more does being connected with the creator of nature?

We read about that in the Bible.

“LOOK DEEP INTO NATURE, AND THEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING BETTER.” – Albert Einstein

There is a photo competition in KAITAIA at the present time, and I think I am going to take part with this picture:

MANGONUI in the North of NZ

“NTHWAY

THE ONLY WAY”,

it says on the numberplate. Again I saw the car with that numberplate today in front  of one of the many garages here in Kaitaia on my way to the shops.

I am sure it means that the way up north is the only way.

Bible readers, and I am a reader of the Scriptures, remember straight away that the Lord Jesus Christ says, that he is the only way to God the Father.

In John 14:6 the Lord Jesus Christ says that he is not only the WAY, but that he is also the TRUTH and the LIFE. He says also:

“NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME.”

 1. The Lord Jesus Christ does not show us the way – he is not a signpost – he is “the Way”. – If we do not go “the way”, we are going astray and ruining ourselves.

2. The Lord Jesus Christ is not a teacher of the truth, he is “the truth”. – If we do not have the Lord Jesus Christ we remain in error and falsehood.

3. The Lord Jesus Christ is not a leader to life, he is “the Life”. – If we have the Lord Jesus Christ, we have eternal life.

I hope, I see the car with that numberplate  again and again to be reminded that the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way to God the Father. Jesus is the way because he is both God and man.

We are assuming too much at times when talking to people, especially when it comes to special subjects. (Talking about the weather is alright.)

I noticed that this morning, when talking to someone about the football game yesterday, EURO 2016, when Germany was beaten by France 2:0!

I mentioned the penalty in the first half of the game and the replacing of a German player in the second half because of injury.

Something like, I don’t really know what you are talking about, I was told when I was just about finished with what I had to say; and I was speaking english.

Apparently the person I was talking to did not know the ABC of football. (I grew up with football in Germany.)

The LESSON again:

When talking to someone about the Gospel, assume that it is a “special subject”  for your listener. Sooner or later you will find out whether you are right or wrong.