yes, brothers and sisters in ECC!
it's our camp's theme! i just want to remind us to prepare ourselves before we go for the camp itself on good friday.
i'm not going to repeat what stella has said during sunday celebration for the past 2 weeks. what i really want to deliver is what (or who) we need to focus on.
when we are seeking for God, other things in mind can interfere with what we get. for example, we might be angry because we have been stressed heavily for the past few days. if God is who you see next, you might get angry with Him, instead of seeking wisdom from Him.
what we need to do is defeat these interferences. we need to get them out of our way with God and see only what God wants to gives us. be bold in facing these problems before you face God! do not have a heavy heart in meeting with God. do not carry weapons of mass destruction in the His court. do not have a tongue that speaks of sinful words to Him.
these are the devils that are in your lives. like what max lucado had said in his book, "facing your giants," these are your giants. everyone has giants - the devils. they're tormenting you to stop looking at God, but never listen to them. listen only to God's voice calling out to you to return to His embrace!
and don't walk towards the devil! run towards him! and run through him! dash through him to reach God! God is the Alpha and the Omega: the beginning and the end. Run to the end of your life to meet God. and never let the devil get in your way!
instead of having the devil around you, have a clean heart. carry peace in your hands. and speak only words of truth and righteousness. this is the time you have surrendered to God. and surrender it right. and of course, never turn back!
seek grace!
seek blessing!
seek holiness!
seek courage!
seek God; and nothing less.
and nothing more than Him.
in the grace of God,
andrew
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Sunday, March 25, 2007
please and thank You
that's the basic of most of our relationship with God.
"God, could you please give me some money?" and after money magically appear in front of you, "Thank You God!" or maybe, "God, could you please heal my wounds?" and after your wounds are healed, "Thank You God!"
and that's not just the basic, but that's it.
in our eyes, God has became like a magic eight ball. you shake Him for answers, expecting any answer coming from Him will be perfect, and after you have dealt with your problems, you chuck Him to one side. and if your problems continue to elevate, you blame Him saying that the magic eight ball is not so magical after all.
but we forgot very often who is the Creator and who is the creation. we forgot who is the dust and who is the Spirit. we forgot who is the sinful one, and who is the Holy One.
this has to end now.
would you want God to shake you in front of His court and said that you should go to hell? or when you say that you should go heaven, would you want Him to wreck you open and say that you are not working properly?
yeah, i doubt so.
don't treat God as a tool anymore. He is there when you are sad. and yes, you appreciate it. He is there too when you are happy, and most of the time, we would treat Him as though He is an uninvited guest in the mansion of joy. He ought to delight in your feast too. you know why? because He has carried you over the broken glasses you were meant to walk on. He has pierced His hands and bleed on the cross which you were meant to take up.
thought you might need that extra push, and with His hands, He pushed you up into safety. He has been so good to you.
Darling of Heaven came to the rubbish-filled earth.
such amazing love.
He can do it.
why can't you?
in the Grace of God,
andrew
"God, could you please give me some money?" and after money magically appear in front of you, "Thank You God!" or maybe, "God, could you please heal my wounds?" and after your wounds are healed, "Thank You God!"
and that's not just the basic, but that's it.
in our eyes, God has became like a magic eight ball. you shake Him for answers, expecting any answer coming from Him will be perfect, and after you have dealt with your problems, you chuck Him to one side. and if your problems continue to elevate, you blame Him saying that the magic eight ball is not so magical after all.
but we forgot very often who is the Creator and who is the creation. we forgot who is the dust and who is the Spirit. we forgot who is the sinful one, and who is the Holy One.
this has to end now.
would you want God to shake you in front of His court and said that you should go to hell? or when you say that you should go heaven, would you want Him to wreck you open and say that you are not working properly?
yeah, i doubt so.
don't treat God as a tool anymore. He is there when you are sad. and yes, you appreciate it. He is there too when you are happy, and most of the time, we would treat Him as though He is an uninvited guest in the mansion of joy. He ought to delight in your feast too. you know why? because He has carried you over the broken glasses you were meant to walk on. He has pierced His hands and bleed on the cross which you were meant to take up.
thought you might need that extra push, and with His hands, He pushed you up into safety. He has been so good to you.
Darling of Heaven came to the rubbish-filled earth.
such amazing love.
He can do it.
why can't you?
in the Grace of God,
andrew
Saturday, March 24, 2007
filled and pour
i've decided that this blog is strictly for Christianity stuff...
and it's been 2 weeks since i last blog. have been very busy. but now that i have time for God, and to absorb whatever that He has poured on me the past few days.
i was reading "The Holy Wild". it's a pretty good book, but it's a bit hard to read for a young Christian. the book is rather technical, but the content is superb. and in one part of it, mark gave advices (or taught us) how he wrote a book. he doesn't think. he doesn't move. he sits still. and everything just pours out. he works directly from the Source - God. he is just the transmitter, and it's no wonder that his content is powerful. i have to admit that a few points of it are not really good, but i love the ones that are good.
and how i agree that people don't give thanks as much today!
well, since the time i last blogged, i have been filled with the Holy Spirit, though i was not baptized in water yet. i can really feel a change in almost every part of my life. i began to love joyfully, my stress tolerance is higher. i appreciate pain, and i look at things a lot more positively.
and now, i'm pouring it out and i'll share the joy with others. it is when i'm empty that i'll be filled.
in the grace of God,
drew
and it's been 2 weeks since i last blog. have been very busy. but now that i have time for God, and to absorb whatever that He has poured on me the past few days.
i was reading "The Holy Wild". it's a pretty good book, but it's a bit hard to read for a young Christian. the book is rather technical, but the content is superb. and in one part of it, mark gave advices (or taught us) how he wrote a book. he doesn't think. he doesn't move. he sits still. and everything just pours out. he works directly from the Source - God. he is just the transmitter, and it's no wonder that his content is powerful. i have to admit that a few points of it are not really good, but i love the ones that are good.
and how i agree that people don't give thanks as much today!
well, since the time i last blogged, i have been filled with the Holy Spirit, though i was not baptized in water yet. i can really feel a change in almost every part of my life. i began to love joyfully, my stress tolerance is higher. i appreciate pain, and i look at things a lot more positively.
and now, i'm pouring it out and i'll share the joy with others. it is when i'm empty that i'll be filled.
in the grace of God,
drew
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