Hello World! Haven't blogged for ages, hmm, somehow i feel that i'm always talking to myself while blogging. Mid years are over, and now time is racing towards the prelims, haven't even got time to catch a breath. Times are crazy, both spiritually, mentally, (not physically :p).
God has really opened my eyes to so many things recently, and indeed He is a faithful God. And He responses to the hungry and desperate.
One word for school: hectic. But i thank God so much for the efforts MJ teachers put in to their students, even if we may be quite tough nuts to crack.
I just can't wait to see the amazing and exciting things that can happen while God moves, and especially now when God's voice has been so much more clearer. I have also figured out that spiritual giftings really have to be driven by the love for God, and the love for people, aptly pointed out in 1 Corinthians 13.
God has confirmed with me time and time again, that i should go become an evangelist. Vague, but exciting. Slowly God has really been uncovering so much more things in my life, different seasons with different revelations.
What hits me real hard is the fact that there are SO many christians out there who have also been blinded spiritually. They know that there is a God, but they do not know that their lives are too mediocre for a Christian living. Promises such as from Mark 16:17 and Luke 10:19 have been hidden, not because God changed His mind (because He is the same in the past, present and the future), but because we as Christians have not been doing our part. God has promised, but we have not taken the promise.
Why is it that people only head to God when they feel troubled, or even before exams. Why is it that people only say 'thank you God' only when they receive something good. Shouldn't we be praising and thanking Him at all times? The book of Isaiah says that we should put a garment of praise for a spirit of heaviness. That really smacks us hard about the importance of praise.
I'm not passing judgements or whatsoever, because at times i admit that i become one of those mediocre christians who refuse to step out of their comfort zones. I just feel extremely upset at how a life of victory can be manipulated into a life of dread, even when Jesus had already died on the cross for our sins thousands of years ago.
In revelations, it says that God will spit the lukewarm out of his mouth, and i'll always remember Mich's phrase: "the walking phlegm". Sick, but apt.
In fact, even the most spiritual person on earth should not be contented with what he or she has, because God can give MORE! He sees our hunger and desperation. Why do we want to give up when the rewards are far greater than any pain we go through. We have seen, but we want more.
It boils down to one thing, that having an extremely close relationship is critical to Christians who desire to be even more hungry and desperate. Because when we fix our eyes on God, we can do things like never before, we see miracles, we experience the move of God, and the most important thing, we hear our closest friend's voice which says : Well done, good and faithful servant. It is like how Peter walked on water when he focused on Jesus, and when he let fear overwhelm him, he began to sink. Remember that He who is with us is far greater than he who is in the world. God is far greater! His plans and purposes, who can thwart them? I know my God is a loving and faithful God, and that's why I want to spend more time with Him, and to do things with Him, and to do things for Him.
My God empowers me to do things i have never done before, and my God, can be YOUR God too. I am just so inspired by the promises that the Word has revealed to us, and i wait in anticipation for the move of the Holy Spirit. Do not let the doubt of others hinder you from getting your promise from God. Fix your eyes on Jesus.
Last but not least, when we finally understand how to step out of our comfort zones, we can impact more people, and allow them to pass on that empowerment and love of Christ. Sounds cliche, but is no doubt important. Many of us have been telling ourselves to step out, but we do not even want to make that effort to take that step. And that includes me.
Dear Lord Father, I pray that you will teach us how to step out of our comfort zones, to go out into the world and preach the good news. Because Lord i know that you love your creation and you sent your only beloved son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for EVERYONE and to redeem our sins. But Lord, i pray that you help us not to be lukewarm, mediocre christians anymore, because Lord we want to live in a life of victory, a life of your promises, a life of inheritance. I pray that you will stir up the hearts of mediocre or backsliden Christians all over the world, that they too may take up the cross and impact the world. Thank you Lord once again, for all the times you have been faithful. Thank you Lord for always being my friend even after all the bad things that i have done. Thank you Lord, for never forsaking me, even if i had forsaken you. Lord you are indeed awesome, no one's love can be compared to your love that you have for us. The love as deep as an ocean. Lord Jesus, thank you so much. I Love you so so so much. Each time when i 'm distracted, i pray you'll push my eyes back onto you. Each time i feel down, i pray that you will lift me up and hold me in your arms, and each time i fear, i pray that you will hold my hand and walk with me. Lord Jesus, you deserve all the highest praise and glory, because you are so so so worthy. Thank you Jesus.
In Jesus' name i pray,
Amen.
(ps. any typo error would be due to the lack of meticulous typing, and the lack of checking)
