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-ONWARD
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
some errors
For a long time i have misunderstood a lot of what i read and expect from a christian life. I believe strongly that we reap what we sow and so for a long time i endeavoured to sow only the good things and was some what disappointed when i don't get back. I think that's error 1. Yes it is true that we reap what we sow but that does not mean if i sow enough good things, i create a buffer so that only good things come my way. On the contrary, people who do good things often have evil come their way. I know it sounds crazy. I didn't accept it for a long time but think about it. What right do I have to demand goodness? Who am I? Does being a christian miraculously make me special? Am I immune/exempt from the stuff 'other people' go through? Well this is my opinion, NO!
The only thing that makes a christian seem to be different is how they react to the things life throw at them. We have the bible which we have come to believe as God's word and over time God has shown us that we can trust the bible. And we can trust him. So we hold on to those promises of being delivered from evil but evil will come. I had a friend who broke up with his gf and almost passed out drinking himself to numbness. Christians also deal with breakups and they hurt just as much but the difference is in how they handle it. We don't drink or numb ourselves. We like sheep are helpless stupid creatures that God loves to smother with love and affection if we will only come to him when it hurts and tell him how we feel and what we need. That's the way to deal with it. And therein is the difference.
It is very important that there is that difference because what separates us from 'the others' is not much. We are saved by faith through grace, something we had no effort in.
Now i said we are not special but in God's eyes we are. He values the human soul more than the whole world. So much that he sacrificed something special just to save everyone of us. So yeah, sorry about that. We are special but we have no right to feel like 'the others' are second-class.
Again i thank God for good sermons. Onward baby :)
Father help me to go beyond myself, force me if you have to. Change my heart. You have my permission.
{update}
this is the second time i'm editing this. I think i'm claiming the typo king crown from kenin. blogging tip: read what you write before you publish. It will save you a few embarrassments.
-ONWARD
The only thing that makes a christian seem to be different is how they react to the things life throw at them. We have the bible which we have come to believe as God's word and over time God has shown us that we can trust the bible. And we can trust him. So we hold on to those promises of being delivered from evil but evil will come. I had a friend who broke up with his gf and almost passed out drinking himself to numbness. Christians also deal with breakups and they hurt just as much but the difference is in how they handle it. We don't drink or numb ourselves. We like sheep are helpless stupid creatures that God loves to smother with love and affection if we will only come to him when it hurts and tell him how we feel and what we need. That's the way to deal with it. And therein is the difference.
It is very important that there is that difference because what separates us from 'the others' is not much. We are saved by faith through grace, something we had no effort in.
Now i said we are not special but in God's eyes we are. He values the human soul more than the whole world. So much that he sacrificed something special just to save everyone of us. So yeah, sorry about that. We are special but we have no right to feel like 'the others' are second-class.
Again i thank God for good sermons. Onward baby :)
Father help me to go beyond myself, force me if you have to. Change my heart. You have my permission.
{update}
this is the second time i'm editing this. I think i'm claiming the typo king crown from kenin. blogging tip: read what you write before you publish. It will save you a few embarrassments.
-ONWARD
Monday, November 02, 2009
photojoy
I've decided to start a photography collection of sorts next year God-willing. My aim is not to take the best shot or be professional or compete or anything but just to do what i love. I don't have the discipline to do a 365 like some people but will be shooting on a to-be-determined theme.
thats all ;p
-ONWARD
thats all ;p
-ONWARD
Sunday, November 01, 2009
i love them
Its the 1st of November, in a few weeks we'll be sitting for finals. Its hard to believe another semester is over. Its been a struggle this sem but thank God for everything.
So my mom launches her book tomorrow in church. According to my sister the book is titled dealing with affliction. I know it has been on her mind for years now and finally she can launch it. I just wish i was there with her :) she's really an inspiration to me, and in many ways i wish i can be like her but we are two different people.
There's something i feel whenever i'm around the vcf people, something i've not felt until quite recently. I think it has taken time and a few recent events to make me see that i'm responsible for and to these people. I feel a sense of love? I know i care for each one of them and nothing makes me happier to know that they're alright, fighting their battles and trusting God. I tell you the way they all serve is amazing and thats something i always thank God for.
God bless my brothers and sisters, may your face shine on them, may you be with them through the tough times, let them know that you never leave, that you are always there, that nothing can separate them from your love. Help them realise that we can never be too bad or dirty to come to your presence to ask for forgiveness. And Lord that thing that is pure in them, that love for people and for you, i pray that you increase it. That as we are one family we will make every effort to continue in your love :) thank You father ^^
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