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Showing posts with label Psalm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Psalm. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2014

Blessings in Disguise




Long time no see, Internet.

It has been definitely way too long since I last wrote here.
I have missed you a lot.

Today, I wanted to write about this phrase, "Blessings in Disguise".
It was a topic that came up in my youth class today. During my class, the kids had a strange way of bringing out the topic of Blessings in Disguise.

It got my thinking gears moving.

How often is it that we just do not see any blessings in our lives?
Especially on things that we just endlessly complain about?

"Sun is shining too bright on me today, I couldn't sleep."
"It was too rainy to go out and enjoy the weather."
"I have too many things to do, all I want is rest."



Why can't we say "all I want is God"?
Nope, scratch that.

Why can't we just appreciate that God love us?
Why can't we just be thankful that Jesus Christ showed us the greatest compassion, the greatest sacrifice, and most importantly, the greatest love that no one can replicate?

Whether it is good or bad, it always is a blessing.
It is still within God's plan for us to be built up in our daily walks.





Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
- Proverbs 19:21


Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

- Psalm 73:23-26


His Glory is Beautiful and His promise is everlasting. It is so encouraging just knowinn that He is God and He is there to give us His plan according to His time.




Good or bad, it is all good in Him.



Thursday, January 16, 2014

Body of Church, Body of Christ - Part 3


It sure has been a long time since I wrote my last blog.

Love-packed month with GKYM, Mosaic Retreat, and all the other things that have been going on in my life. I guess I have not had a chance to sit in front of a computer and write what I feel about the body of the church.

This will my last series on Body of Church, Body of Christ.

To summarize the Body of the Church, it is necessary to remember that church is not a physical place. Church is spiritual, church is behavioural, church is sometimes abstract. The church in the bible can only be explained by the people, those who follow Christ and put Christ as the head.
With this in mind, Christians are given the opportunity to love, to be passionate, to have fellowship, and to train together. 

One member from Hillsong United said this at the concert I recently went to. He talked to the congregation about salvation.

He showed how the idea of Christian life is not as hard as people think. This convicted me deeply. 
So many people in the world are scared to devote their lives in God. But really is not something He needs from us. He does not need us to "support" Him or "Live for Him and Glorify His name". He is well-off without us, probably even more well-off. It's by His Grace that we have a chance, not the other way around. 

Firstly, Hillsong asked everyone for an altar call, THOUSANDS of people to alter call. Although only God knows who really received Jesus as their personal saviour and Lord, it still was a moment of surrounding love. 
The member said;
- First thing to do, is to talk to others about your salvation and greatness of God, how your life has changed. 
- Secondly, go find a church, and then be the church.
- and lastly, take your Bible and make it your own. Read it all the time and sincerely, think about the verse and pray about it. 

There really is no other thing in life. Life is just an opportunity that God gave us. Without this life, we would be just going straight to hell, the moment that we were born, or even, born in hell. 

Sometimes, that scares the crap out of me. The idea that we wouldn't be born into this life but we would be born into hell. This opportunity of 60~80 years of age is such a blessing from God. 

Psalm 28:7 says:

The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.


The fact that he gave as a living chance, the fact that we are far from deserving any piece of it, but he still gave it to us, is amazing. 
We are saved from His strength, from His shield and we should be, if at least, thankful.

I hope you all see this biggest miracle of love.