Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy.
Dearest W312. I received a word from GOd, and I feel that God wants me to share with you guys. scenario: I eat the same particular stall, same particular noodle everyday. I refused to eat the other stalls, other types of food. Not knowing that the other food available might be even tasitier. Are we like that in our christianity walk with God? We hang on to what we like, refusing to go to ''the food available'' which might be ''tasitier''. Friends we might like our past alot. But God is a God of new things. We can't stay put to our ''tasty noodle'' in life! God can't move if we don't move! Just like you want eat the same thing everyday, nobody can stop you from doing that unless you're willing to try other food! friends,New year new things! God don't want you to dwell in the past mistakes anymore. By the blood of Christ that has been shed 2000 years ago, your sins are FORGIVEN. Let this year be the year that you do greater things for God! But always remember, no matter what trials you face, OUR GOD is MORE THAN ENOUGH:) jiayou!
I noe the past few day is a terrible time for u ): having to deal that yr best friend just committed suicide. I bet its a terrible blow for u But ya God still love u W312 loves u too (: Stay Strong k (:
I been pass through this too i witness a live suicide man ): A boy just committed suicide right in front of my eyes.. with me passing through the same area... and dealing with the fact that my grandma pass away few hr later... a terrible blow for me. I still having nightmare after that day even till nw.. Everytime I'm reach home late the image of the boy will begin to surface in my mind.. But Everytime this happen I would pray put my trust in him (: and god would begin to calm me now. This apply to u too Yee Leng (: Trust him (:
Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.
Psalm 37:4,7 Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass ... Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him
Hey guys, this is the first revelation I’m going to share in this blog. Let’s all make effort to keep this blog alive and growing ok? We are supposed to have rivers of living waters flowing from us, so let’s refresh one another instead of being a dead sea that is unfruitful =).
God gave me a picture followed by an interpretation of what out reaching is all about! I believe this message is timely for this season of outreaching. Hope u guys will be blessed by it.
I saw a picture of the interior of a living room. In this house, there is a fireplace with glowing burning fire. It is winter time and the people in the house are enjoying the warmth of the fire burning at the fireplace. What a cosy place!
However, outside the house is a different picture. The streets are covered with snow, the temperature is freezing cold and people in the streets (outside the house) have to wear many layers of thick clothing to fight against the cold. These people are looking for a place with fire to keep themselves warm. Some of them peep through the windows - they saw the fireplace in the house but didn’t dare to get inside the house, thus walked away. Some of them came to ask the owner if they can come in. If the owner is kind and loving, he/she would welcome these people into the house and share the fire together. However, if the owner is mean and selfish, he/she would turn these people away and just keep the fire to himself/herself. If the owner is thoughtful, he/she would personally lead these people to the fireplace and made them feel comfortable , otherwise, he/she may just leave them alone and continue to do his/her own stuff.
Here’s the interpretation:
-Winter represents cold and darkness. The world that the lost are living in. · The house offers a place of protection and refuge in the midst of the cold. This is the house of God (can be cell groups, churches etc).
-The fireplace represents the meeting with God. Like the burning bush where Moses met God. The fireplace in the house is where we are strengthened, warmed and empowered.
-The people in the house are we, Christians. We are in the house, protected and warmed by the fire. We enjoy the fullness of the heat from the fireplace. We are happy and make merry.
-The people outside the house are the LOST! These people are ‘suffering’ in the cold. They are trying to find shelter to seek refuge. There are many places but they don’t know exactly where to go.
1. They may ignore the house and continue walking, seeking a suitable place. These are the people seeking for truth, the real GOD but they don’t know where to find this God.
2. They may come to the window and peek inside the house. After peeking into the house, they walk away because they feel uncomfortable about joining those inside the house. These are people who visited church or try to attend a church/cell group but left because of some unhappy experiences caused by what they see, hear or feel.
3. They may also walk to the door, pressed the door bell and asked the owner for permission to join them for a hiding place and then enjoy the fireplace. However, this requires courage for them to seek permission into a foreign place because at this point, they are still strangers to the owners. These are like new friends who decide to join u for cell groups and services after they witness how our lives have been as Christians in the house of God.
Therefore, as the owners of the house, we can either react coldly to the visitors, rejecting them directly, indirectly or we can choose to welcome them with an open heart!
1. When the lost come to us, we may ‘turn them away’ directly when we keep talking about flaky and religious stuff that they don’t understand. This is why many people have wrong ideas about Christianity e.g. some Christians told non-believers in the face that ‘You guys will go to hell but we will go heaven’….I mean, come one, if we behave like this, then of course, you will scare away the unbelievers who are all potential souls!!!
2. We can also turn them away indirectly by our nasty remarks, our judgment upon them based on their outward appearances etc. Thus, they will leave this HOUSE and proceed to find another that will accept them and it is very unlikely that they will come back again!
Note: The above two groups of people haven’t even ENTER the house, not to mention to be at the fireplace to experience God. But they are already frightened off by the owners of the house! Many times, people don’t want to come church is not because they don’t want to experience God…it’s because we are ‘stopping’ them in one way or another! Woah! Talk about reaching out but yet, we really need to reflect on our actions and behaviors!
3. Some people may also manage to come into the house successfully, but as soon as they got in, the owners of the house left them alone and went to do their own stuff. The visitors are being left alone. They may not be able to find the fireplace or they may think that it is rude to go near the fireplace so they are satisfied to just stand around the door. These are like new friends who joined us a few times, they may have witnessed the power of God, sensed His presence in our midst but we left them hanging there!! They don’t know where they are going; they don’t know what they are supposed to do. They may see us enjoying the fire of God burning in our lives but they are unsure to draw near or remain where they are. Therefore, our role is to guide them.
4. The last scenario here is that the owners welcome them warmly, covered them with coats and personally bring them to the fireplace. This means that we help the new friends to be integrated in the cell groups, churches but more than that, we guide them into the presence of God – where they also catch the fire of live that can sustain them!
Friends, I pray that all of us can be like the owners that help to lead the cold to the fire that gives warm. When we lead the younger members/new friends step by step closer to God, I’m sure you will feel the joy and comfort when you see how they enjoy the FIRE like we do =) Whether is it Christmas or not, whether they are new friends, backsliders or non-believers, Let us direct them from the cold world to the warmth of God =)
well.. juz had a thought tat flash thru my mind.. guess its a revelation ba.. haha.. its in e title of tis post..
we say tat our body is e temple of e Holy Spirit.. it rest, dwells n work in us.. bt how many ppl realise tat kiping our body clean n healthy isnt not juz for e Holy Spirit? its actually for our destiny..
does God mind tat we didnt take care of our body, be it internal or exterior? YES HE MINDS!
cos he want us to fulfill our destiny! be it wherever u are gg to b planted.. definitely u nid to look gd(exterior). n kipping healthy ensure u to last thru tis marathon w God(internal)! definitely u wouldnt wan to fall sick during christmas or even easter.? cos u'll miss e big event n outreaches to ur fren n families!
well.. not juz onli tis.. it oso make sure u hv a high self-esteem.. tis give u a confident look n attitude too!
advice for those who fall sicks easily: plz.. hv a water bottle w u thru out e whole day! drink at least 2litres of PLAIN water daily!(if u can drink more, plz drink more) *before u slp, drink 250ml of water. aft u wait up, drink another 250ml of water b4 u eat breakfast.
therefore.. let's work on ourselves n prepare for this christmas!
* this is not included in e calculations of 2litres daily
hey guys.. i've onli gt a quick msg for u guys abt prayer.. tis shld build up ur faith in Him..
Jude v20 - "But u, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith n pray in e Holy Spirit"
God says that to b faithful u oso muz pray in e Holy Spirit.. prayer is one of ur base/foundation to b strong in e Lord. of cos, ur prayer muz b of faith as well!
dont tink tat prayer doesnt work.. it works in every way: James5: 13-15 be it u are sick or troubled, juz pray.. n in v15, God will raise him up n ans his prayer! its is oso stated in Eph6: 18. God gave His confirmation in v16(b) - e prayer of a righteous man is powerful n effective!
thr's alot of references frm e bible abt prayer.. here is 2 verses frm e bible tat will assure u of tis..
Luke 11 - tis is a teaching personally frm Jesus himself.. bt onli 1 point i hv to say, v8 - "yet because of e BOLDNESS of his fren ... ..." tis means tat we muz b daring to ask.. "ask n it will b given, seek n u will find. everyone who ask receives. he who seeks find n to him who knocks, e door will b open." tis is repeated twice in Matt7: 7-8 n Luke11: 9-10.
therefore guys.. start praying td if u have not done so!
hey guys.. tink i wld like to enncourage u guys abt faith..
wat's e meaning of faith? ~normal dictionary: confidence or trust in a person or thing ~Christian Theology.the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures by which humans are justified or saved.
wat is faith? one scripture will b able to explain it - Romans 10:14-17 faith is require aniwhr we go in e world.. in wat eva tings we do.. y? becos we wan to fulfill our destiny frm God! (we're following Holy Spirit's guidence in our everyday lives)
can Holy Spirit can b seen? NO! den how r we walking w Him? thru FAITH!! the TRUST in God!
Heb11:1 - being faithful is to trust in something tat we cnt see. Faith n trust goes along hand in hand.. both cnt b seperated.. e same reason as e cars nid 4tires to move.. short of one will causes it to come to a stall..
to hv faith is not onli juz to hv trust in Him.. bt oso hv to BELIEVE in Him.. Mark11:23-24 everyday we pray n seek e face of God. bt how? we put our faith unto Him. trusting n believing in Him to ans our prayer juz like wat e bible told us in tis scripture.
guys, rmb tat its a sin not to hv faith in Him. y? becos it is spoken by Jesus "to have faith in God"! Mark11:22
no doubt tat all of us hv different lvl of faith.. bt one ting is common to all of us.. BROKEN FAITH WEAKEN US! becos all of us r not perfect! therefore, to hv faith trust n believe in Him definitely will kip us running on tis race w God!
W312, JIAYOUS!! don't give up! cos we're together!
kjv quoted submit yourselves therefore to GOD. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.
often we will quote resit the devil and he will flee from you. We thought we can resist the devil by our own might but he not flee from you until you submit to GOD.
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james 4;7So let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper.
let GOD begin to do His will in you , giving your life in obedience.
we may not have the power over sin because we did not let God do the work and obey Him.
obey and submit to GOD and you will have success in breaking bad habits in your life (smoking, vulgarity or even the little things bad attitude, wrong mindset.)
GOD already placed the authority to trample on satan in us just that you have to unlock the authority which is by obeying and submitting. of course thought prayer and fasting where you will have the power to breakthrough and cast out demons.