I just thought of some of my good friends which backslided, and i cant help but feel sad. It hurts to know that at one point of time, they were serving God very passionately, going all out for Him. And yet now, they’ve strayed away so far. It hurts God alot, having to see His people moving away from Him. Shucks, i wish there were things i could do, but im rendered helpless.
-God, show me Your ways.
Your Name High – Hillsong – This is Our God.
Wooooo!!!
Your innocence forsaken
Upon that cross
You gave Yourself for us
Carried into Your freedom
Our broken past replaced in
A second chance
The chains have come undone
Death defied in the Father’s love
CHORUS
We are,
Living to make Your Name high
Jesus
Living to make Your Name high
Jesus You,
Gave what the world couldn’t offer us
Say what they want, Say what they want
We are free
VERSE 2
The atmosphere is changing,
Oh can You hear
The people rising up
In the hope of Your freedom
Our former ways are breaking
We seek Your face,
God let Your kingdom come
In our praises be lifted up
BRIDGE
With eyes on high we praise You
And with one voice we come together
Our one desire to praise You
And lift You up in our surrender
With eyes on high we praise You
And with one voice we come together
Our one desire to praise You
And lift You up ‘cause we are
To me, this song really says a lot. ( Well, I believe that God loves to speak to me thru songs (: ) We’re living to glorify God in everything that we do, that includes our life of course. God has given us what the world would never be able to even offer, freedom from sin. I love God because of what He’s done for me at the cross (:
Learnt something from it too, we shouldnt be too bothered about what the world says about us, cause no matter what they say, its not gonna change anything about God, nor should it change anything about our faith and love. Thats because God is real to us, we’ve experienced Him before, are experiencing Him now, and will experience Him for the rest of eternity.
These are stepping stones till the day I would be able to proudly say that ‘I Belong to Jesus’ without any fear. So God, use my life, bring glory to Your Name.
- Daddy, Let Your Glory Fall.
Had school today. Duhh.
I had this lesson today, called Philosophy of Discipline, POD in short. I have no idea whats with the name, all i know its about philosophy, thinking and requires thinking.
In class, i was posed a question for discussion, ‘What is the meaning of life (to you)?’ Of course, as a Christian, i already had my answer at the back of my mind, cause i know my purpose here. But inside of me, i was afraid to speak up, i was afraid of being laughed at and so on. ( Silly it sounds, but yes.) I felt like answering it anyhow, spouting any random words. But God reminded me of this verse.
Matthew 10:32-33
“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.
Maybe it was out of fear, but i prayed for courage from God before i spoke. Im glad i did that though (: At the same time, i also had this thought, why is it so difficult for me to proclaim my faith in public when im feel ready to wear that ‘I Belong to Jesus’ shirt? To me, i dont think its a very different thing, in both ways, i will be proclaiming my faith.
Honestly speaking, it would be easier to give some other answer to the teacher and spare myself of all these thoughts, but Im glad that i picked the right choice in the end. Today sure has been a learning point for me, I understood more about the meaning behind wearing that ‘I Belong to Jesus’ shirt, its definitely more than a shirt. And after today, im more encouraged to say that I Belong to Jesus! (:
As the major exams draw near once again, my mind takes me through a walk down memory lane. I remember the days where i struggled through my exam weeks flooded with problems, time spent complaining and grumbling to people, instead of spending it on productive mugging. I could score better, but i didnt. I cant let happen again, no im never gonna let it happen ever again.
Time to move on, i shall not dwell in memories no further.
While browsing through blogs, I stumbled upon Torchie’s blog! Hahah and just his few recent posts, helped me learn alot, and i thought i would just share it here.
The fraility of the messenger does not change the power of the message. Men may fail us, but God will never fail us! Yes, even though people might have made mistakes as leaders, God’s word still doesnt change, it still remains true! God never changes, He’s the same yesterday, today and forevermore. Even when one leader fails, that does not make another leader incapable of leading. Just like if an aeroplane crashes, it doesnt mean another plane cannot function well or another pilot is incapable of flying it well.
Even if Mike did sing the song ‘Healer’, and later confessed that He lied about his illness, that does not change anything about God! Can God still heal? Yes, if we believe He can, He will. God’s word is not based on circumstances that happens in the world, its based on God Himself!
True that probably non-believers would take this in a different light, they probably might not see it in the way we do. They have not experienced God yet, and there might be things about God which they might not know as of yet. Like our God is perfect, omnipotent. Maybe they would think that if we used the song ‘Healer’, a song sung by a ‘corrupted leader’, that would make the church a bad one.
God is still all powerful and capable of doing many things and miracles in our lives. We’re all human and imperfect, we would sin and fall at times, its not like we could help it. But whatever we do, know that God is still the only perfect one (:
Oh oh, on a side note, I organised all the topics that I had to cover for my EOYs, which covers all Sec3 and Sec4 work, and i feel more charged up to do all of them before my exams! And here’s all the best to all Sec4s taking the Prelims tomorrow!
*thoughts after browsing Torchie’s blog*
Yo.
Well after sitting through a CD ULM, i benefitted lots from it, and I am really glad that I was given the chance to sit through it. After the meeting, I felt more knowledgeable on how CD has been doing as a unit, and the plans and actions that we’re gonna take as a unit. Although i didnt give much input, but I really really learnt alot. Hahaha.
‘I Belong To Jesus.’ What does this mean to you? Okay, lets not talk about the words, what does being a Christian mean to you? As a Christian, we’re Christ’s representative, what we do affects His reputation. As Christians, we have the responsibility to glorify God’s name with everything we have, which includes living a blameless life (to the best that you can), and with talents and studies.
But are we afraid of being identified as a Christian, afraid of being looked upon and often being judged by the world? The moment we converted, does it seem like people start looking towards your life in a different perspective? As Christians, the impact and the influence of what we do is amplified and multiplied ten, hundred, thousand folds. If we do something good, God’s name is glorified, when we make a mess out of things, it hurts Christ’s reputation.
True enough, although we are Christians, we are human at the same time, and its human to err. When we make a mistake, we can repent and God will forgive us, but this does not remove the consequence of our mistake. For example, if Driver A got involved in a car accident and knocked down Person B, A can repent and learn from his mistake, but it does not remove the consequence of having to face fines and jail.
On the issue of wearing a ‘I belong to Jesus’ shirt, once we wear that, even strangers will know that we’re Christians. When we do things, people do observe and they draw their conclusions. When we screw up, it would make it harder for people to evangalise to them in the future. Christ’s name is tarnished like that.
Hmm, not only a ‘I belong to Jesus’ shirt, even wearing Central shirt, or a cross, it shows people our identity as Christians, on one hand, we’re very passionate to proclaim that we’re Children of God, on the other hand, there are points that needs consideration, can we lead a life that would glorify God more than we tarnish it?
Probably the problem lies when people are ignorant of this fact that they are representing Christ with their lives. Its a heavy responsibility that all Christians have to bear, and surely we’ll lead our lives differently once we know that people are looking, for a mess up could mean souls not saved or saved at a later time.
