Spiritually Refreshed
Attended service in another church today.
It was refreshing to have a change in environment. First of all the service starts in the afternoon. I get more sleep.
Secondly, The change of environment means I do not have to cloud my mind with thoughts of disappointments and expectations as I have been doing when I go to my own church service.
I am among people who do not see me as a leader, but as a person who goes to service as a normal worshipper. That means I do not have to fake a smile if I don't feel like it.
The sermon had two key words that have been *blinking* in my mind for the past week. "Miracle" and "Faith". And the following thoughts, new and reinforced, below. I noted them down on my clie on the way to cell group tonight.
The Lord is:
My shield. My portion. My strength. My Deliverer.
To sin is natural for any normal human being. Being a Christian requires supernatural power. Supernatural Power from God.
Not by power nor by strength, but by My Spirit, says the Lord.
We walk by faith and not by sight.
Nor do we walk by works.
Faith in God. Abraham was told to sacrifice what God had given to him, his son. Isaac was all he wanted, he was God's promised and gift. And God told him to sacrificed his own son. He couldn't understand, but he obeyed. God was pleased.
- Sometimes God will take away what he has given to us, something we thought is the perfect gift from Him. He has his reason, and we can only trust His request by faith. -
If someone has sin, the common prescription is to sent him/her for counselling/treatment. We are too programmed into doing that. A sin is a sin, and we need to genuinely repent from that first, not to go through another therapy session, only to give the sin opportunity to revert back to itself next time.
It is when we are most desperate and vulnerable, when we are in a crisis, that we find that God made so much sense compared to our self-made solutions. That we really get closer to Him.
Am I feeling defeated in certain issues in my life? Do I need a miracle from God? YES.
He who calls you is faithful.
Be prepare to take risk when God ask me to. Not to be safe.
Do I consider my current church, my family? "________."
Why do we consider a member from a small church going to a bigger church as a "lost", and people coming from a big church to a small church our "gain"? Aren't we still in the universal church?
Can the people in the leadership identify with my struggles as a single, working, not too young, not too old, not rich, not too poor person?
Careful not to presume what you want to hear is what God wants to give you.
After the servie, I felt as if my back is straightened. I felt as if I have been injected with a light dose of joy. Finally, I feel God close to me, knowing how I feel and wants me to know that He will make a way. During cell, I felt that the small number people is an indication that it's time I share what I have been withholding since last year. And it was good. More joy, because I released the pent up feelings.
I am ready to receive more from Him.
It was refreshing to have a change in environment. First of all the service starts in the afternoon. I get more sleep.
Secondly, The change of environment means I do not have to cloud my mind with thoughts of disappointments and expectations as I have been doing when I go to my own church service.
I am among people who do not see me as a leader, but as a person who goes to service as a normal worshipper. That means I do not have to fake a smile if I don't feel like it.
The sermon had two key words that have been *blinking* in my mind for the past week. "Miracle" and "Faith". And the following thoughts, new and reinforced, below. I noted them down on my clie on the way to cell group tonight.
The Lord is:
My shield. My portion. My strength. My Deliverer.
To sin is natural for any normal human being. Being a Christian requires supernatural power. Supernatural Power from God.
Not by power nor by strength, but by My Spirit, says the Lord.
We walk by faith and not by sight.
Nor do we walk by works.
Faith in God. Abraham was told to sacrifice what God had given to him, his son. Isaac was all he wanted, he was God's promised and gift. And God told him to sacrificed his own son. He couldn't understand, but he obeyed. God was pleased.
- Sometimes God will take away what he has given to us, something we thought is the perfect gift from Him. He has his reason, and we can only trust His request by faith. -
If someone has sin, the common prescription is to sent him/her for counselling/treatment. We are too programmed into doing that. A sin is a sin, and we need to genuinely repent from that first, not to go through another therapy session, only to give the sin opportunity to revert back to itself next time.
It is when we are most desperate and vulnerable, when we are in a crisis, that we find that God made so much sense compared to our self-made solutions. That we really get closer to Him.
Am I feeling defeated in certain issues in my life? Do I need a miracle from God? YES.
He who calls you is faithful.
Be prepare to take risk when God ask me to. Not to be safe.
Do I consider my current church, my family? "________."
Why do we consider a member from a small church going to a bigger church as a "lost", and people coming from a big church to a small church our "gain"? Aren't we still in the universal church?
Can the people in the leadership identify with my struggles as a single, working, not too young, not too old, not rich, not too poor person?
Careful not to presume what you want to hear is what God wants to give you.
After the servie, I felt as if my back is straightened. I felt as if I have been injected with a light dose of joy. Finally, I feel God close to me, knowing how I feel and wants me to know that He will make a way. During cell, I felt that the small number people is an indication that it's time I share what I have been withholding since last year. And it was good. More joy, because I released the pent up feelings.
I am ready to receive more from Him.
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