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\"IMG_0220\"<\/a><\/strong>Was I alive today?<\/h3>\n

Yes!<\/p>\n

What new things have I learnt about life?<\/h3>\n

From a report on a TV programme about \u201efemale beauty\u201c: Lebanese women are considered the most beautiful in the Middle East because of their facial features and figure \u2013 that\u2019s what my German-Lebanese friend told me, of course. They devote an enormous amount of time and energy to caring for and maintaining their beauty \u2013 going \u2013 if they can afford it \u2013 to the hairdresser about three times a week. In a society where there are three women for every man (many young men work abroad), competition is also incredibly fierce. 90% of all women choose a caesarean section as their method of delivery, because they consider it safer and less of a threat to their beauty than a natural birth. Younger, educated women in particular find themselves torn as to whether they want to continue playing this \u201egame\u201c\u2026 but often have no choice.<\/p>\n

What new things have I learnt about myself?<\/h3>\n

Sometimes it bothers me a bit when I compare myself to how things are supposed to be done \u2013 and I love it when God reassures me: \u2018You\u2019re fine.\u2019 There are people who can plan everything down to the last detail \u2013 I\u2019m not one of them. I can only tackle things in stages, bit by bit.<\/p>\n

Every now and then, people criticise me for the way I\u2019m going about the boat project: \u201eKerstin, you should first hire an engineering firm to draw up a full plan before you carry on.\u201c \u201eYou should hire a naval architect\u2026\u201c and so on.<\/p>\n

My good friend, with whom I am currently enjoying a few relaxing days, prayed this morning and asked God what He wanted to say to me. She felt she should read Proverbs 6. Among other things, it says: \u201eThe ants are self-organised, have no king, and yet they fill their storehouses!\u201c<\/p>\n

She felt that God was trying to tell me: \u201eKerstin, there are work teams that have a leader who calls the shots. In your shipbuilding, it\u2019s more a case of teams that organise themselves to a certain extent. And that\u2019s fine! That\u2019s also a possibility. And you\u2019ll reach your goal and \u201efill your barns\u201c too.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was a great comfort to me. I don\u2019t need to be any different from who I am\u2026 I am allowed to be just as I am\u2026 and my God acts and works with me in my own way. How incredibly comforting!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

War ich heute lebendig? Ja! Was habe ich Neues \u00fcber das Leben gelernt? 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