Never Give UP...

I have heard of cases like.... when something bad or serious happen in a family, be it the loss of a love one or some incurable sickness or accidents occur, the first question one would normally ask is "WHY?, WHY DID IT HAVE TO HAPPEN? WHY ME? WHY??"

For a non believer, one might take it as fate... it is fated to happen...so it is an unlucky day.. so on and so forth. But for a Christian, one might not be able to take it and naturally blame it on God. And for some, they will just have to accept the loss and allow God to have full control of the situation.

As Christians, we must remember that God has not promised us that our lives will be easy and indeed, it may not be. BUT He has promised to sustain us in our struggles and uphold us with His mighty arm. We must trust Him. No matter how difficult trials we may have to face, never fear or give up. God will never allow us to be pressed beyond endurance. That is His sure promise.

In trials we face, God is our comforter...

To Love Or Not To Love?

Upon reaching office, I had a few minutes of quiet time reading a topic on God's power on our enemies. I dont really dislike anyone, not to the extent of hurting them, no, but there are only one or two who tend to irritate, not severe but just irritating. So how to avoid being irritated? Am I doing something to them that make them irritate me? I have to ask myself....

Written here in Romans 12:17, "Do not repay anyone evil for evil....Mt. 5:43 says Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you....If you love those who love you, what reward will you get?...If you greet only your brothers, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?"

I know at times its not easy to love those who cause us injustice. And the verse says if we love those who love us, then there is nothing different from others and eventually we are not serving God's purposes upon us.

Read this.. One older woman went to see her pastor, complaining heatedly about her husband to him. She has been married to him for 40 years and as she went on and on complaining how miserable and bad her husband was, the pastor finally said, "Why have u lived with him so long if he's so bad?" He was not encouraging her to break up, he just wanted to know the reason why.. and she startled the pastor by telling him that if she walks out of the marriage, that means she couldnt torment her husband anymore and for her, THAT was the only reason for staying!!

Well.... are we going to be like her one day? Or will we forget our anger and bless those who are our enemies?

God Will Make A Way..

One verse that always keep me going is from Romans 8:28 which says In all things, God works for good who loves Him and who are called according to His purpose. I feel very consoled and well assured by this verse that God will always be with me and uses His power to bring that which is bad to something good. So people who are in Christ, do not despair when something terrible happens in our lives... have faith and move on... be rest assured God is in control at all times..when we feel we are helpless, there is always a light directing our paths to better and higher realms.. just have faith and believe...

God's Blessing Upon DUMC

Damansara Utama Methodist Church has shifted from its old ruby theatre to this new building here and I am indeed very fascinated because it is so big and comfortable... the chairs are so cushiony and big, one can actually sit and be still .... but dont fall into a deep sleep ..haha.. there are 3 screens all around...just joking..it wont see us catching a wink or two if one cant help it.. anyway, we wont be able to cos the pastors and all involved in church ministry make great efforts to minister God's words to all that are present...

Right Choice with HIm

JUST NOW I READ SOMETHING ABOUT CHOICES... as long as I can remember, I always plan my own choices, plan my own ways, what to do, where to go, who to be with, till today too... I admit I overlook God many times, always focusing on my own plans instead of consulting Him in prayers. When I read this verse "Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve...But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord" Joshua 24:15., it reminded me that I should put God first in my life, since I have whole heartedly accept him as my Lord, there should be less of me and more of Him.

Written here, it is not always an easy choice to serve God but it is a choice that brings the kind of consequence we can live with .... always.... cos He loves us and will truly take care of us...

Our Load Limits

I love this verse because it has applied to my life and it is a consolation to know that our God is faithful. When I was faced with hardship those days, it was very painful, I thought I was all alone facing the trials and the storms ahead, whether I was able to cope with the difficulties or not, it was kind of unbearable.

When I come to know in Corinthians 10:13, it says, "God is faithful, He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear", it is a great relief....that shows God knows us individually, inside out, our strength, our weakness...He will not allow anything more than we can bear. He knows our "load limit", He wont allow us to be overloaded with what we can bear.

If He permits trouble to come into our lives, it's bearable..............

Church OF Praise

THIS BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY MORNING, we went to Church Of Praise instead of CGMC... it was their 23rd Anniversay, praise the Lord... I havent been there for quite some time already and it was truly amazing...the worship was fantastic... it reminds me of DUMC in PJ.... the hall was fully packed... I was thinking, wow, the church here was on fire with the Lord...the atmosphere was really filled with the Holy Spirit....its really true....With God, nothing is impossible..

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

Wonderful Experience

I really enjoyed the worship in praise and prayer night...most of us who attended were so in the mood of worship...we could hear the spirit of laughter too....even the pastor was complimenting on the worship team after the service... of course, it was not the sweet voices or the music that counts, it was the atmostphere, even before it began, the enviroment was like filled with the Holy Spirit that had come within our midst, with our worries left aside, we sang and serenaded to the songs... it was indeed a wonderful night...I didnt regret going, I admit I dont normally go for P&P, well, Thank God, He arranged it for us to be there to experience the tremendous worship and the testimonies...

Songs For Tonite

I have selected these 2 songs for tonite's cell group meeting... I believe worshipping our Lord Jesus in songs hold a very important place in our hearts...as we prepare to worship, we pray first, pray for focussing on our Lord, allow the words to speak to our hearts and feel the Holy Spirit lingering in our midst....

Come Now is the time to worship and When I look Into Your holiness...

After that we will continue on with our bible study for tonite, discussing among one another the chapters in the old testament and then the questions...how it relates to our present life ...

The cell group will end with Fellowship .. of course with food and drinks and laughter...

God Bless You All...