Hello everyone... its been some time since i last posted... well, hope you all found inspiration in the 2 videos i posted and do set aside time and resources to support the ministries involved (links on right hand side) as much as your faith would have you give... =)
This week is really unique for me.. Think about this for a moment: imagine your friends are going out one evening. What are the options for things to do in Singapore? The likely answers: Movie / Karaoke session / Shopping / Some form of exercise or interest or sport. Well, all these are great... but it just seems to me that most people require some form of common activity to bring them together, some interest in common, as well as usually some money to spend, to be able to enjoy the time together. Otherwise, interaction with others is generally a bore.
Not so with the children of God... while we also do the things mentioned above, there's obviously at least one more noble and significant reason that we spend time together and enjoy the time. The basis for our coming together is not a common interest in the activity or like the need to find entertainment. Instead, being brothers and sisters in Christ we have these --> mutual love (possibly strong enough for us to lay down our lives for one another), a common purpose in life, common overriding interest in each others' lives and the lives of non believers, a common values system, and of course love and loyalty to God. Having these things, all the activities that are mentioned above can be transformed into meaningful activities that build our lives as we spend time together. Also, new entertainment and stimulation to make us temporarily happy are no longer necessary, since we are really happy just sharing our lives and loving each other by prayer support and encouragement. Of course, these are again only possible when we have a common purpose and the love is there... This is definitely why we enjoy fellowship so much, even having dinner together is so joyful.. =) hours together seem like minutes and days seem like passing moments when we are filled with love for one another...
Yup... this week, like i said i would, i had 3 sessions of extended prayer and QT.. of course the fellowship was wonderful - something that even time and money cannot buy for people who do not know God. Also, i think i finally could settle down and talk to God more about stuff... u know, take a step back and refocus on Him... and read the Bible in large chunks at a time - something i havent done for a long time... Praise God, the more i read, the more i want to read.. (^_^) well... read the psalms quite a lot, and the as i read, the words began to look so much more significant than they did usually when i skim thru the passages thinking that i read them many times b4 and knew what they were talking about...... God is really wonderful and loving... ever so patient with us and waiting for us to turn to Him and be ready to listen to Him speak to us.... also another great thing was that i found myself more able to focus on God and talk to Him as i faced everyday stuff... like a constant dependence on Him, a constant conversation with God.. have to work on this even more... really helps to focus my life (",)
.....was thinking about how we can discern God's will in my last few blog posts right? One of the things i remember best about Pastor John Piper's 1988 sermon (mentioned below) was that he pointed out an important thing to note: the quest for guidance has to be the quest for holiness. We want answers and solutions, but they only come when we are in tune with God.. and He will guide our thoughts, when we are in tune with Him and focused on Him, to the things He wants us to see...
Great stuff... will post more about it... really really thank God for this week, was great.. well hope that the coming week will be as well, though its much more busy a week for me.... also really thank God for all my brothers and sisters in Christ... you all are such a big blessing from God... ;) anyway now i'm really really tired too.. so let me end off with a psalm......
Psalm 8
For the director of music. According to gittith.
A psalm of David.
1 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
You have set your glory
above the heavens.
2 From the lips of children and infants
you have ordained praise
because of your enemies,
to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands;
you put everything under his feet:
7 all flocks and herds,
and the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air,
and the fish of the sea,
all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 O LORD, our Lord,
how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Indeed, lets remember who God is, His infinite almighty power and what it means for us, His children whom He loves so much, this coming week.... "You have set your glory above the heavens" - indeed Lord, may Your name be glorified in our lives... may we see You clearly for how awesome and amazing You are.......
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