running the race.

Saturday, July 02, 2005

well well well. it's 15 minutes to three. I have better get some sleep soon.
well. after watching the syf thingy today i am very convicted about few things. Not much elaboration will be done.
1- The church of God has to impove in performing arts to see the hsjc breaking 1000
2- In order to further expand, we need to not just win average students but gifted students too. They may be tough but think long term with me friend. Never looking short but long.
yesh. Glancing back at today, i must say that the exsistence of God is surely within me. His presence never failing.
you can always fall back freely into his arms again so why not let's step out in faith?
Talents are are unopened is a sin. Why are we fearful to open it up? Inadequate? Let's remeber our identity is never found in the things you have done but who you are. Who are you in God? Thanks.

well. i'm copied the below stuff from samuel's blog. He's really a interesting guy that lOVES God.

The existence of God is beyond the hard facts and evidences from historical accounts, from prophecies tt came true, from healings and answered prayers. It is in your own daily life when u choose to walk with Him and talk to Him every possible second. And it just refreshes you every few moments, it makes u thirst for more time with Him. Even while trying to squeeze textbooks into ur head at 3am for the test at 8am, you cant help but looking at the bible across the table, the christian literature scattered around the room, the tangibles of the intangible, and u really want to take a break and snuggle up to Him for just a few moments.God has freely given you a new and free life, why arent you cherishing it? Why are we using our everyday to complain abt the problems and the shit we get from others? Why do we spend so much on making mirrors look nice? Why ogle at flesh? Why cry for bgr when u cant commit but only want to satisfy urself? Why do we ignore the lost sheeps who lack security? Why do we keep breaking His heart?He knows its not easy for us, but He promised to be with us all the way. Why cant we get up after we fall down? Why do we sit there and cry when all u need to do is pick yourself up? Look at what u dont have, then look at what u have.. How much more is the latter then the former!! The very words u said when u complain abt hardships were spoken from the that mouth He gave. The legs u used to run from Him, were the very ones He gave unto you! You are junk w/o Him, you are crap if not for the beauty that He sees in what u can be.Now where are u heading? hell or heaven? You are the very one child He so loved that He came down into the dirt of the world to suffer for, to get spit and insulted at, to be hated by the world, to be scorned at with malice and evil in the eyes of many, to get whipped and humiliated, to have his flesh torn and endure all agony, and to have nails driven into His very palms by sheer brute force. You are the reason why He came and died. He hung on thinking of you right now as you read this. The empty tomb He left behind, promises a new life for those who call upon His name. Those who lives by His ways."Thank you for dying on the cross for me".. a cliched phrase that many of us speak every church service. How many of us live our lives the way we should after all He has done and given. How many of us even put in effort to try? How many of us choose to walk away and reject this life coz we want to have fun and play all day? Too many have become numb to His love, have become tired of walking, and choose to join Lucifer. "These people honour me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. They worship me in cain; their teachings are but rules taught by men." Have we gone too far off-track?Yet God welcomes His lost sheep back with open arms. Our sins are uncounted against us, but merely added another wrinkle on His forehead while we were blinded. He looked at us with compassion as we dishonoured him by worshipping idols in our hearts, as we ruined our new life with lust and pride. Our Father's love is not and will never be dependent on our love for Him or on our obedience to Him. Leaders.. do we love our sheep the same way? Is our love dependent on their obedience? Let it never be this way, but instead, look at our sheep with God's compassion. The same compassion that Jesus had when he looked on at the mob snarling at Him at the foot of the cross. It is out of God's love that we love, nothing more than that.[1 corinthians 13] v4-7: Love is patient, love is kind. Love does not envy, love does not boast. Love is not proud. Love is not rude, Love is not self-seeking, Love is not easily angered, Love keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Love always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.v8: Love never fails.Lets try replacing all the "love" in the few verses above with our name. How does it sound? Now, lets try replacing all the "love" in the verses with Jesus. "Jesus is patient, Jesus is kind...Jesus never fails" It is without doubt that we fall short of the glory of God. In this few decades that we live on this earth, why not strive to fill in all the blanks below with our names..v4-7: ____ is patient, ____ is kind. ____ does not envy, ____ does not boast. ____ is not proud. ____ is not rude, ____ is not self-seeking, ____ is not easily angered, ____ keeps no record of wrongs. ____ does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. ____ always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.God looks at the hearts of man, the efforts of man. God doesnt care much abt ur abilities, ur looks, ur talents. He just loves you so so so much that He gave His one and only Son to die for you and take ur place in suffering. God sees us more than just who we are, but who we all can be! Why be jealous of the talented around? It is the 'better' ones that fall into pride and scorns at God's face. It is the weak that cherish and love God coz they know that they have done nothing to deserve His love, but have done everything to not deserve it. Jesus came, not for the righteous, but for sinners. " It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick... For i have not come to call the righteous, but sinners""Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come!" Has the old really gone? This is gonna be a life-long journey. Bumps and blockades He has warned, but ever-lasting presence He has promised. " And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Lets put a smile on God's face. Brothers and sisters, with all my heart, i urge you to Pray for your own spiritual lives. Ur sheep, Ur leaders, ur loved ones.Be desperate for His touch every new day! Desire to grow so close to God tt You can feel His presence always. Build each other up tt all of you may be mutually encouraged by each others faith. Steer away from pride, love each other as urself and as God loves. Loving is not the absence dislikes and differences, but is the constant awareness of God's love for us and the rememberance to channel it into the people around us.

yeah. long long entry but we can learn from him.
appreciate him in my life too. =)
David

till the end;2:41 AM