Wednesday, December 05, 2007,
Thank God for the great time that I spent recently.
Studies, with friends, sharing my life experience with someone else. All, cannot compared to the time I spent with Him.
Sorry about not writing devotions yesterday, because I chose to not to write and going to sleep, around 3 but sharing my life experience and a tiny bit of Christ with her, in msn. Just from yesterday, I began to see my priorities in my life. and well, I am changing my priorities slowly, adapting to the new found christ in me. (:
This time, there's a new born in Christ within myself, an new salvation for me. It began, where a part of my life, building up my basic stuffs like management, priorities in life, weighing circumstances and situations. I am trying to reaching to His standard, you see. (:
The renewing within myself begins as a slow process. Ultimately it starts off with a heart.
Today, as the sermons talked about Eternal life.
Yes, salvation is important, and it's the first step.
But remember that is the first step, and that will mean you need a lot of other steps to reach your destination.
23Someone asked him, "Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?"
He said to them,24"Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to. 25Once the owner of the house gets up and closes the door, you will stand outside knocking and pleading, 'Sir, open the door for us.'
"But he will answer, 'I don't know you or where you come from.'
Luke 13: 23 to 25.
I also thank God for one thing, that is clearing all the emotions about relationships in my heart. There are a lot of unclear doubts, yet I believe most of them are lies. For He has warned me this:
13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, masquerading as apostles of Christ. 14And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. 15It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve.
2 Corinthians 11: 13 to 15.
It makes so blur, and I finally understand one thing.
Sometimes, God uses songs to encourage people.
Satan like to lie.
What's the link? Do check your heart about what God wants you to do actually. He wants you to do that specific thing and you better complete it. And those things that are after His voices, like our thoughts, put it aside, because He only asked us to do one specific thing. That's all. (:
As it clears my heart from all those relationship stuffs, whether is it now or the past, my heart seems to be clearer and able to hear that bit more. I didn't choose to give up on all those relationship stuffs, but I chose to leave it to God and walk with Him, taking my time to pick my type. (:
21To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne. 22He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches."
Revelations 3: 21 to 22
2 Corinthians 12: 16 to 33.
20In fact, you even put up with anyone who enslaves you or exploits you or takes advantage of you or pushes himself forward or slaps you in the face. 21To my shame I admit that we were too weak for that!
In times, i do have weaknesses and others see it, well, some of course will laugh. Though so I will do one thing.
I will eventually left a grin at their back.
30If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. 31The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is to be praised forever, knows that I am not lying. 32In Damascus the governor under King Aretas had the city of the Damascenes guarded in order to arrest me. 33But I was lowered in a basket from a window in the wall and slipped through his hands.
In bad circumstances, maybe I am weak, yet the fact I'm protected. Things doesn't seems to be so bad, because I can learn.
The very fact that Christ hanged on the Cross, that He may seems to be weak, is to complete the task that is given. And that saves you at the end of your life. He can come down, but He doesn't want to, so that He can get the key of life from Satan.
2 Corinthians 12:9
My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.
Show your vunerabilities to your families. So that we can guard your back with God. (:
Let us know, don't be selfish. (:
Thank God for everyday! XD
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