Running still

o.. It was reali awesome to see how God has worked in my life so far.. Well it has been a while since I last blogged, was reli busy wit my own stuff.. Ha ha.. but was somehow motivated by my cell mates, Shu yi to blog again. lolz.. Thanks ya for that motivation :) But somehow was feeling quite lost this week.. God wat is e direction you wan me to head on, show me.. The spiritual battle was indeed getting stronger, almost fall... but thanks to God's grace, manage to overcome the tedious and "fatal" battle.. Wooz.. Lord let me stand righteous before you.. Holy spirit teach me thy ways.. cell group is always fun, but how could it be more exciting without those cell mates in my group (you noe who you are la) .. definitely, the powerful presence of our God is the essential.. well have to do my housework lee.. hee.. ta ta.. :)

Times really flies and soon we are havin our church camp tommorrow. Well this excitment seems like a small fire burning the "charcoal" inside of me. It just started to get burning, I believe it would continue to burn brightly and strongly as the camp embarked. :) Anyway it was really such a joyous moment in pondering what God would do in this camp. There is so much joy that is rather unspeakable. During these period time while having "breakfast" with God; He has been challenging me that, "Greater measure of faith in doing His will" should be my main expectation this camp. I pray that this would come to pass.. Well still holding close to my dream, a dream that seems big and great faith to act out.. "Here I am waiting, abides in me I pray.." God I really wan to see the vision come to pass leh.. ha ha.. I believe it will, since a mustard seed will grow to a tree and soon bear fruit.. what a sweet waiting... lolz..

Brothers and sisters let believe and move on ya! :)

Feeling VS Obedience

Below is a devotion passage from Purpose Driven Life website:

The truth about feelingsBy Jon Walker

“… And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ ….” (Philippians 1:9-10 NIV)

Submitted now for your consideration is Pamela, a loving wife, a nurturing mother, a prayerful Christian. This morning her husband, Richard, left a tender note on the bathroom mirror, inviting Pamela to join him for lunch at their favorite restaurant. Pamela eyes the clock all morning, anticipating meeting her life-long love at 1 p.m. She’s excited and feeling extraordinarily loved by her husband, so she leaves for the restaurant early so she can buy Richard a small gift. She splurges a little, buying two balloons that float from the ribbon around the present. As she pays for the gift, she notices her cell phone isn’t in her purse – again. No matter, it’s 12:30 and in a few short minutes she’ll be with Richard, giving him her undivided attention. Who needs a cell phone in moments like that? Pamela arrives at the restaurant first, and she patiently waits for Richard to arrive. What she doesn’t yet know is that there has been in a horrible, tragic traffic accident, and Richard died at about the time she was tying the balloons to his present, excitedly anticipating their romantic rendezvous. The point to this painful snapshot is that our feelings don’t always reflect the truth. Pamela was soaring high on feelings of love, completely unaware of the awful truth bearing down on her. Her feelings are not yet in line with the truth. Imagine Pamela as she waits for her husband. When he doesn’t arrive soon, she becomes annoyed. After 20 minutes, she’s irritated and hurt. Her feelings still do not line up with the truth. By the time 40 minutes have passed, she is worrying. This just isn’t like Richard. Maybe something has happened. She borrows the restaurant's phone and calls Richard’s office. His boss says, “Pamela, we’ve been trying to reach you. There’s been a terrible accident ….” The truth and Pamela’s feelings collide – and become one.

There’s nothing wrong with our feelings; God gave them to us. As one of my friends often says, “Feelings are just feelings.” Sometimes they reflect the truth; often times they don’t. They can serve as an early warning system, such as when fear alerts us to danger, or they can draw your attention to the one God wants you to marry, when you feel an overwhelming sense of love. But your feelings do not define the truth. Only God defines the truth. You may feel worthless, but the truth is you are uniquely created by God, who loves you deeply. You may feel like you can walk on water, but the truth is you can only do that if Jesus calls you from the boat. You can’t; God can. The apostle Paul teaches us to discern the truth, not through our feelings, but through knowledge and insight. He writes, “… and this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ ….” (Philippians 1:9-10 NIV)

Eugene Peterson, in The Message paraphrase, translates that passage like this: “… You need to use your head and test your feelings so that your love is sincere and intelligent, not sentimental gush ….” (Philippians 1:9b-10a MSG) Otherwise, you end up in a life “shaped by things and feelings instead of God.” (Colossians 3:5 MSG) Your feelings are from God; they are a gift, and there is no need to avoid them or be ashamed of them. However, God never meant for our feelings to measure our life and determine how we live it. Your feelings do not define you; they are not designed to interpret the situations you now face. Only God’s truth can define you, and only God’s truth can pass judgment on the circumstances of your life. The great and best Good News is this: God’s truth is a person – Jesus Christ, our Lord.

So what?

• You are not your emotions – You are defined by God, not your emotions. You may not feel like it, but God says you are wonderfully and fearfully created in his image, accepted in the Beloved. He loves you no matter what you’ve done.

• God uses your feelings – God may use your feelings to reveal a piece of your heart that you need to turn over to him. He may use your feelings to draw you closer to him. Paul speaks of feeling like a wretched man, and that draws him deeper into the grace of God. Your feelings of hopelessness in a situation may be what God uses to show you that you’re hanging your hopes on the wrong thing – because he is the God of a hope that will not disappoint.

• Your obedience is based on the truth (word of God),not feelings – The facts(circumstances) may appear daunting, but it is up to God, not you and your feelings, to interpret the facts. God calls us to be obedient to the truth, not to the way we feel. As C.S. Lewis says in Mere Christianity, if you don’t love someone, behave as if you do, and your feelings will catch up.
  

Hey pal, no matter what you are facing, believe and be obedience to Him, for he who abides in Him, He will abides in you. Amen?

Powerful Indeed!

Todae I am having my cell group at our dear MO house. Her food was really delicious lor, I believe those who had eaten it would surely say Amen right.. haha.. The movie was great too, well sometime of scarry err... Hell.. Can you imagine that, the fire.. the worm.. those disgusting images really does freak people out. Something really touch my heart today that is the word on

Eph 2 :8 - 9 - " For it is by grace yo have been saved, through FAITH - and this not from yourselves, it is the GIFT OF GOD - not by WORKS, so that no one can boast.

I think many a time we thought we have done many many works for God and we r gd lor.. but what surprises me is the faith we have in HIM.. wat more, God also spoke to me abt having the spirit of Mary and not Martha..brothers n sisters who are here today,you know who you r la, jia you, don't give up ya.. Uh.. Church camp coming le..Expectations... Umm.. God.. it seems I need your help leh.. help me...Holy spirit keep me running.. :)

Question to ponder: Are we really having a genuine relationship with God or are we juz doing works like Martha?

Great Day :)

Wow.. first time blogging woz.. :)