I am officially a kiwi !
After living in New Zealand for eighteen years, I have intentionally chosen to take out New Zealand citizenship. Many of my friends wonder why it has taken me this long . For many years I felt that my South African and Swiss citizenship’s were all I needed, but while I was ministering in Australia it occurred to me that a New Zealand passport would make travel to Australia easier, and so I decided to go through the long process of becoming a NZ citizen . It was a wonderful inviting celebration and I feel proud to be a New Zealander.
I have since been thinking about the many blessings and inheritance I have received as I hold three citizenship’s. Not only do I have easy access travel all over the world, there are also certain blessings and experiences that are uniquely connected to each of these citizenship’s .I have insights, humour, understandings, thinking processes, world views, adventures etc that I get to enjoy and live because of these three citizenship’s
I’v also realised that when I’m in South Africa, I can’t stop thinking and processing my thoughts as a New Zealander, or when in New Zealand ,my South African and Swiss heritage is carried with me.
As a Christian, I get to live with a heavenly citizenship as well as my earthly inheritance . I have a dual heavenly and earthly citizenship, according to Ephesians .Paul declares, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in
Christ” (Ephesians 1:3) and vs 6 says “ we have been seated in heavenly places”
We are not just heavenly tourists ! We are citizens, and that truth should change the way we live.The truth we believe in must become a reality and experience. Truths must be explored as adventures rather than tucked away as principles.
I love visiting the many amazing places there are to experience in New Zealand,South Africa and Switzerland and enjoying the amazing adventures in each of these lands. In the same way ,I believe we should explore and enjoy heavens realm !
Most are satisfied with seeing our inheritance in the distance rather than exploring what it looks like up close and personal. We have to discover what our inheritance is and take our position in the heavenly place with Christ.
Its time to start thinking and living in a Kingdom way .
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