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Friday, September 02, 2005, Friday, September 02, 2005
Lessons learnt...
been a very long time since i blogged and well..decided finally that today i am going to sit down to blog and after that, continue with my work...
ever since august 23th, which i last blogged, many things had happened..some positive and well some negative...these are the lessons learnt and revelations that i heard from God throughout this period of time...
the reason why i didn't blog for this period of time is because i didn't feel right that what i am going to type on this blog is going to be edifying to people or condemming to some...juz didn't feel right and comfortable to blog...
the bible says that "people without a vision will perish". the bible also says that "people who have no vision always go back to their vomit; juz like a dog does"
i've learnt the following lessons:
1) No man could ever declare independence from God.
No matter how smart or successful you are, you will always be tempted to try and do things on your own strength and try to live a life without God. It happened to me a few times when i tried to take things/situations into my own hands and without much to say, it didn't work out at all. We need God because He is our creator, just like how a car needs to go back to its manufacturer for servicing, how a child needs his parents' attention. Thats the way we need God to. To be able to experience His love, presence and annoiting is the best blessing a man could ever recieve.
2) Always trust God's heart even when you can't see His hand
Many people "trust" God and proclaim that God is good when they know that the situation is controlled and could be manipulated in such a way that it would benefit them. Do you call that trust? During the past 2 weeks, i was going through a difficult period of trials and many times i was tempted to think that God is not with me, but each time i will pray and tell myself; God will not lie to me. When He says, "I am here" means He is here with me. Every time i pray, i will feel this burden being brought off my shoulders and i felt relieved and relaxed. I got closer to God and could feel His leading in my daily matters since. Even right now, i am still unsure whether am i going to nie next year or does God has something else in mind? But i am determined not to waver and shortchange the destiny He has planned for something else. I know its going to be difficult but i also know that God will be here for me. Always.
3) Live out His will for your life.
Many times we will be tempted to bow down to pressures of life; to give into temptations; to violate and do things that we are not supposed to; because by doing so, we will grief the Holy Spirit. Its not just the act of coming back to God after you've sinned to ask for forgiveness but whats more important is that we do not commit the act of sin in the first place. How do we do it? Simply by living out His will for your life. Its not just the head knowledge of knowing whats right and wrong. People in the world know that too. But its the kind of knowledge that presses further than occupying a memory slot in your brain, but one that imprints itself unto your heart and spirit man. Frankly speaking, its not easy to live out His will, but its not un-doable.
Sin draws life out from you, makes you feel far from God, makes you feel unworthy of His love and presence. As a man feels this way, he will feel even smaller, even more insignificant and thus will sin more to gain the temporal relief and respite from the belittled feel. Sin is a vicious cycle that seeks to take life away from you. The only way out is to come before the cross and ask for His forgiveness and admit that you're wrong. Why am i writing this? Because i feel that many people, including Christians think that sin is something like a blot of ink on your shirt that you can just wash it off and pretend that nothing has happen. Sin, is more like taking a bottle of ink and pouring it over your white shirt over and over again.
Make a decision to stand firm on His will for your life today.
what a journey this past few days have been. Lets continue to step out in faith to honour God and His will for your life!
me
