Whenever rain falls from the sky, I wonder if God is crying. I wonder if all the heavenly angels are sitting on clouds mourning with our Father, feeling the pain in His heart.
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It's been such a long time since I've been back on this blog. It has been a great new year. A fresh start in 2011. And already it's the middle of February! Wow, time sure flies. I should just throw some butter out the window too to see if the butter flies. (Get it? BUTTERFLIES?! :)harharhar)
When people ask me how I feel, I just say, "I'm good." I wonder how much of that the people believe. I usually just say that because I really don't feel like responding or I am too lazy to say something else.
Last week was one of the hardest weeks I ever had to face before. It was one of those, "Did hell break loose?!" moments in my life.
When I started the year off, I promised God that I would come back to Him. Last semester was so difficult for me; it was the lowest point of my life where I was even considering death as an option. I have never seen suicide as an option, but it was becoming to be more and more appealing to me during that time. I kept on using phrases such as, "I want to throw myself out this window RIGHT NOW." People would laugh it off, thinking it was just a figure of speech. But sometimes I wondered.
After a great three weeks break back home, back with my family and friends, back to my old church, I couldn't help but break down. I loved being home and just sleeping away every night. I wanted an escape. I was broken it every aspect of my life; I started to drink, I started to go back to those bad habits, I ate uncontrollably, I even started to stay out later doing random things.
But God, through the storm, comforted me.
I came back to campus, and I just prayed. I turned back to the Bible, I cried, I sang praise songs, I begged on my knees for God to take me back because I couldn't bare being alone anymore. And God took me back wholeheartedly; no regrets, no questions. Just out of love. Because God is that Good.
I felt that my relationship with God has reached a new high. I knew He would be with me. Then a campus christian group was going on a retreat. I wanted to go but I was financially in a slump. However it shocked me one day when a friend called me and told me that she was at a meeting discussing about who was going on the retreat. She suggested putting my name down. I was so shocked because it was a call from God. He really wanted me to go. And I didn't know why. I thought we were at a good place, but it just seemed like an urgent message to me. So I said yes and went willingly.
The retreat: awesome. Not only was it a time of bonding with other fellow christians, it was a time to just walk away from academics and focus on God. see what He had in store for me. He showed me His love, His compassion, and His grace. It was an amazing weekend and I was at a good healthy spiritual high walking with Jesus. I still didn't know what God's purpose was though. I assumed fellowship, but that just didn't seem to be it. I was missing something that God was doing under the radar.
I went back to campus, again devoting my time and effort on God. Then my father ended up in the hospital. He couldn't keep his food down, the doctor kept him all night, and released him 24 hours later. My father couldn't eat because he had to go through all the different tests. I just broke down again, praying to God to save him. Praying that this would be a minor hump, a small bump in the road where God was testing my faith. I prayed. and prayed. and prayed. I made a shoutout to people who could pray with me. I revealed a weak side of me to my friends, and we grew closer together through that event. We prayed as a group. Thursday, Friday, Saturday I kept calling to see where my father was. It was such a huge rollercoaster ride that I couldn't stop crying in the library. Every moment of my time was a fluctuating cry, prayer, smile, cry, prayer, smile.
Saturday night: Major weeping in my room.
Save my father. Please save my father. A plead that broke my heart. It was the third day, and I prayed that this is where God will show His glory and be glorified. And He did.
My father came home from the hospital - ate, was able to keep His food down. Thank God. Then crying again because I was overwhelmed with God's love, His peace, and His protection. My heart just settled down. Then literally 5 seconds after my last prayer I get a call from my closest friend from back home telling me her grandfather died.
Repeat process.
That weekend was such a horrible weekend. I got absolutely nothing done other than have a spiritual war with God. And with that experience, I just stand humbled at his presence. It was afterwards a friend emailed me and said that she was so happy to see me at the retreat. It was as if God had a plan for what was to happen. Then God revealed to me why He sent me to the retreat. He knew what was going to happen and that I would not be able to handle it alone. He needed me to trust Him, trust in my brothers and sisters, trust in everything good. Looking back, if I had to do it all over again, I don't think I would have pull through it. God's grace was just so amazing, undescribable. Amen.
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So the purpose of this blog wasn't to only share what was going on with my life, but also to share with you guys what I have been reading in the Bible.
Here is 2 Corinthians chapter 3:
1 Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you? 2 You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 3 You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
How AWESOME is that verse right there? I am a letter from Christ - written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God. I was MEANT to be a message of the living God. To write on the hearts of humans.
It just hit me hard. I have so many of my friends who are not Christians or who suffer from being a Christian or who have turned away from the faith altogether. Last night I went to a "concert of prayer" meeting where all we did was pray to God and praise God. A great night. One thing that really awaken me was when we were praying for our friends and family who did not know God. Funny thing though - I prayed more for my friends than my parents, who are also not Christians. I totally forgot about praying for my parents at some point because God started opening my eyes to why my friends needed Christ. I saw friend#1's face - her mother is Christian but she herself does not believe in God. I saw her joining a campus club because she wanted a relationship with people. Then God revealed to me why. God wants to be the source of her wants and needs because only He can provide for her. Friend#2 kept jumping from one relationship to another - never finding it satisfying. God revealed to me how she was also yearning for a greater fulfillment - which is found only through Christ. Friend#3 turned away from God and wants to go back but cannot find her way back. Friend#4 rejects Christ all together but just ended up in a new relationship. Friend#5 finds it difficult to believe that only one person can save us. How we call out for Jesus and ask for forgiveness and we can go to heaven. Friend after friend - faces quickly flipped in my mind of those that God was calling out to. I didn't realize how much God was working through me though. Every time I hung out with them, sometimes Christianity came up. Friend after friend my God was trying to reach out to them. It must have been difficult to reach out to especially when I started to act just as worldly. How could I be telling others about leaning on Christ if I stopped leaning on Him too?
This verse just opened my eyes to how precious we all are to Him. He shares His love because it's so abundant. and it overflows.
4 Such confidence we have through Christ before God. 5 Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. 6 He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant—not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Sometimes I felt stuck in a corner when talking to non-Christians about God. I just didn't know what to say because I was trying so hard not to offend them in a way, but at the same time stay true to God's words. It is a tough situation where I was stuck between a rock and a hard place. But God shows that we do not do it ourselves. We are not competent to do anything by ourselves, but God gives strength. His words and His strength flows through us, so the message can be heard loud and clear.
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I have tried hard with my own strength to reach out to my friends and family, but to no prevail. It is through God all things are done.
For all those Christians out there who are suffering and feel confused on how to reach out to others, here is what you can do to not feel so helpless.
1) Pray.
2)Hang out with them. I spent a lot of time these days just "coincidently" meeting up with them, eating food, "coincidently" talking about Jesus, and "coincidently" talking about christian groups on campus. I don't believe in coincidences, and it's just God's way of saying that even in those situations YOU don't make it happen. It's all God.
3)Pray.
4)Just listen to the other person. Open your mind to where THEY are coming from. You see a new perspective, which God reveals to you. It might also make you struggle a bit with your own faith, but be strong in the Spirit. He will guide and reassure. He will show you how the other person feels. And it is a very interesting feeling actually. And it's pretty funny because if you guys are hanging out together and you JUST LISTEN, the other person just OPENS UP THEIR WHOLE LIFE IN FRONT OF YOU. It's actually pretty amazing. They just can't stop talking. And you know then that God is helping in that situation.
5)Pray
6)Offer some---------. I say this because it all depends. I sometimes don't know what to say to them after they told me everything. I might not be able to relate so I can't give them good advices, they might hate God/be atheists so I don't want them to tune me out because I quoted a Bible verse or anything, or just walk out on you. I myself do not know what to do in these situations, so all I really do is pray silent prayers, asking for God's advice in these situations.
7)pray.
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These past few days I just felt God using me for His glory. Whatever I did it was with a purpose. I don't know about you, but for me, I love doing something with a purpose.
A great movie called "Facing the Giants" has a famous quote: If we win, we praise Him. and if we lose, we praise Him.
So even if there is a storm - lets face it together with our Heavenly Father who cares. Lets put on our rainboots and go jumping in the puddles together. :)
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Dream a little dream of me
So today in church, I have really tried to pay attention. And it was in KOREAN. So, it was extra difficult for me... but I ended up receiving a lot of blessing from today's sermon. So my pastor told us a little funny story he always tells us.
Two elderly married couple were visited by a wish granter of some sort. Both were 60 years old. The wish granter asked the woman, "I can grant any wish or dream you want. What do you want most in the world?" The woman said, "I want to live happily with my husband." Her wish was granted. The man was offered the same wish. The man responded, "My one wish is to live with a woman younger than me by 30 years." So the wish granter also granted his wish. He aged 30 years. Thus, the 90 year-old man lived together with his 60-year-old wife.
So what was the purpose of the little story? There really wasn't... my pastor just likes to crack jokes or funny stories. Anyways, his main purpose of the sermon today was about dreams.
1 Chronicles 4:10 (New International Version)
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.
My pastor told us about the importance of a goal and our dreams. Our dreams come from our Lord. He speaks through us by the power of the Holy Spirit. He reveals the little things that make up His dreams for us. However, we have sometimes developed our own dreams due to our greed, self-righteousness, and pride. I learned today that this can be dangerous. The Lord wants you to have free-will over your life - so the decisions are up to you, but He wants you to make the right decision. And that is to always ALWAYS rely on Him. He promised us all that He will always love us. He wants our complete trust, even over our dreams and goals in life. Because we must live for Him. Amen? Amen.
Remember that song? Lord, I give you my heart by Hillsong:
This is my desire, to honour You
Lord with all my heart I worship You
all I have within me
I give You praise
all that I adore is in You
Chorus:
Lord I give You my heart
I give You my soul
I live for You alone
Every breath that I take
Every moment I'm awake
Lord have Your way in me
This is my desire, to honour You
Lord with all my heart I worship You
all I have within me
I give You praise
all that I adore is in You
Chorus
This is what we need to do. Desire to honor and worship the Lord with all your heart - even your hopes and dreams.
It's so hard for us to give that up to God because most of us have our lives planned out according to ourselves: get a college degree, go to med school/grad school/nursing school/etc, get married, have 2 kids, live in the suburbs, go to church every sunday, grow old together, etc. But God might not agree. Maybe He wants you to be a missionary doctor. Maybe a pastor. Maybe even leave the comfort of our home to go help the needy in Cambodia. Who knows what the Almighty God might be planning for us RIGHT NOW. But the one thing we do know, for SURE, is God has a plan. A miraculous, awesome, most unworthy-of-me sort-of plan that will surely blow me away. However, for now, I learned I must give up my pride and hand over the plans I already mapped out for me. It is now fully in God's hands, and whereever He may lead me, I pray I will follow wholeheartedly.
To discuss a bit about my life:
I like to take control. Actually, I don't. I hate it when people touch my stuff, so imagine if someone wants to lead my life. NO. Thank. You. I don't want to take control, but it's because I don't trust anyone else to take it for me. So I guess, I do the same thing to God. Maybe it's the lack of faith or just lack of trust that I cannot seem to give up my "perfectly scheduled and organized plans."
But today, God sent me a vision:
I was a really young girl walking in a forest, catching butterflies. As a child, the fluttering lights were just so beautiful I couldn't resist. I kept grabbing for them, one by one, by one. I couldn't stop. They were just so pretty, I had to have them all. However, as I kept catching them, I noticed some of them were already dead in the palm of my hands. And the others, were snakes and dirty little bugs crawling all over my hands and arms. I tried to drop them and get rid of them quickly, but I have already caught so many, that it was everywhere.
I'm sure this was a sign of my own greed. Everything that sparkles in front of me will catch my eye. The Lord knows that, and I know it. I also try to take advantage of everything that comes my way - whether it be a job, or internship, or material things, etc. Whatever it may be, I NEED IT. So in my own free will I grab for them, not thinking of God and what He wants me to have. Just being in my belongings is good enough for me to grab for all the "butterflies." However, they either die because I really didn't need them, or because they were just disguised as something so beautiful. You see, God has things along the way for me to find - like a treasure hunt. However, He wants us to know when to get them and when to leave it because it's not meant for us. He might want us to give it to someone else, or it might just be there to admire, not to keep. But my greed has posed a threat and kept others from reaching their own gifts from God.
The other things I have taken greedily have turned to bugs and insects. It is soiled. Sometimes Satan wants us to see these disgusting things and grab them without knowing how much harm they can do to us. At first it may be wonderful, but after a while, it might become dirty and soil your life. It will creep and crawl all over your body until you have no choice but to try to fight off the mistake you so desperately wanted in your life.
Then you turn to God. ahh, the cycle we all know and feel guilty for. How awesome would it have been if we left it up to God in the first place? It would have been less messy and less stressful.
Let me give you an example: For this summer, I applied to 16 different programs. I got accepted to 1 out of 16. How sad is that? The worst part is, instead of studying for exams, I was too busy filling out these damn applications thinking this was IT. I had to do this and get it over with. But the Lord looked down at me and said sadly, "Silly, Sarah. Silly, silly, Sarah."
Along the way during the school year, my grades have dropped slightly from last semester. But that's not all. I was offered internships in school. I had the chance to study at the U of Pennsylvania through a professor. I was given the opportunity to work with someone else at some top notch university. THE POINT IS, the Lord had it all planned. He wasn't going to let me rot this summer, for He is a productive God. He knew where He wanted me all along, and despite my tiresome efforts, He got His way like He always does. AND IT WAS GOOD. This summer was truly an amazing and blessed summer. And even if I didn't scurry to get all the applications done, I know God would have pulled in something somehow. And maybe it wouldn't have let my grades slip a bit. And maybe I wouldn't have doubted so much. Maybe.
To conclude, God knows what you want better than yourselves. According to the Bible verse way up there, Jabez begged the Lord for one wish. And it was granted. How simple is that? Ask the Lord, Seek the Lord, and BAM! You get it. It's faster than internet shopping and fast food restaurants. The Lord knows all. It is just our job to listen and follow.
It is now time to close up by saying this one last thing for you lovely people out there: It's time to find the yellow brick road and find our emerald city people!!!!
Two elderly married couple were visited by a wish granter of some sort. Both were 60 years old. The wish granter asked the woman, "I can grant any wish or dream you want. What do you want most in the world?" The woman said, "I want to live happily with my husband." Her wish was granted. The man was offered the same wish. The man responded, "My one wish is to live with a woman younger than me by 30 years." So the wish granter also granted his wish. He aged 30 years. Thus, the 90 year-old man lived together with his 60-year-old wife.
So what was the purpose of the little story? There really wasn't... my pastor just likes to crack jokes or funny stories. Anyways, his main purpose of the sermon today was about dreams.
1 Chronicles 4:10 (New International Version)
Jabez cried out to the God of Israel, "Oh, that you would bless me and enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so that I will be free from pain." And God granted his request.
My pastor told us about the importance of a goal and our dreams. Our dreams come from our Lord. He speaks through us by the power of the Holy Spirit. He reveals the little things that make up His dreams for us. However, we have sometimes developed our own dreams due to our greed, self-righteousness, and pride. I learned today that this can be dangerous. The Lord wants you to have free-will over your life - so the decisions are up to you, but He wants you to make the right decision. And that is to always ALWAYS rely on Him. He promised us all that He will always love us. He wants our complete trust, even over our dreams and goals in life. Because we must live for Him. Amen? Amen.
Remember that song? Lord, I give you my heart by Hillsong:
This is my desire, to honour You
Lord with all my heart I worship You
all I have within me
I give You praise
all that I adore is in You
Chorus:
Lord I give You my heart
I give You my soul
I live for You alone
Every breath that I take
Every moment I'm awake
Lord have Your way in me
This is my desire, to honour You
Lord with all my heart I worship You
all I have within me
I give You praise
all that I adore is in You
Chorus
This is what we need to do. Desire to honor and worship the Lord with all your heart - even your hopes and dreams.
It's so hard for us to give that up to God because most of us have our lives planned out according to ourselves: get a college degree, go to med school/grad school/nursing school/etc, get married, have 2 kids, live in the suburbs, go to church every sunday, grow old together, etc. But God might not agree. Maybe He wants you to be a missionary doctor. Maybe a pastor. Maybe even leave the comfort of our home to go help the needy in Cambodia. Who knows what the Almighty God might be planning for us RIGHT NOW. But the one thing we do know, for SURE, is God has a plan. A miraculous, awesome, most unworthy-of-me sort-of plan that will surely blow me away. However, for now, I learned I must give up my pride and hand over the plans I already mapped out for me. It is now fully in God's hands, and whereever He may lead me, I pray I will follow wholeheartedly.
To discuss a bit about my life:
I like to take control. Actually, I don't. I hate it when people touch my stuff, so imagine if someone wants to lead my life. NO. Thank. You. I don't want to take control, but it's because I don't trust anyone else to take it for me. So I guess, I do the same thing to God. Maybe it's the lack of faith or just lack of trust that I cannot seem to give up my "perfectly scheduled and organized plans."
But today, God sent me a vision:
I was a really young girl walking in a forest, catching butterflies. As a child, the fluttering lights were just so beautiful I couldn't resist. I kept grabbing for them, one by one, by one. I couldn't stop. They were just so pretty, I had to have them all. However, as I kept catching them, I noticed some of them were already dead in the palm of my hands. And the others, were snakes and dirty little bugs crawling all over my hands and arms. I tried to drop them and get rid of them quickly, but I have already caught so many, that it was everywhere.
I'm sure this was a sign of my own greed. Everything that sparkles in front of me will catch my eye. The Lord knows that, and I know it. I also try to take advantage of everything that comes my way - whether it be a job, or internship, or material things, etc. Whatever it may be, I NEED IT. So in my own free will I grab for them, not thinking of God and what He wants me to have. Just being in my belongings is good enough for me to grab for all the "butterflies." However, they either die because I really didn't need them, or because they were just disguised as something so beautiful. You see, God has things along the way for me to find - like a treasure hunt. However, He wants us to know when to get them and when to leave it because it's not meant for us. He might want us to give it to someone else, or it might just be there to admire, not to keep. But my greed has posed a threat and kept others from reaching their own gifts from God.
The other things I have taken greedily have turned to bugs and insects. It is soiled. Sometimes Satan wants us to see these disgusting things and grab them without knowing how much harm they can do to us. At first it may be wonderful, but after a while, it might become dirty and soil your life. It will creep and crawl all over your body until you have no choice but to try to fight off the mistake you so desperately wanted in your life.
Then you turn to God. ahh, the cycle we all know and feel guilty for. How awesome would it have been if we left it up to God in the first place? It would have been less messy and less stressful.
Let me give you an example: For this summer, I applied to 16 different programs. I got accepted to 1 out of 16. How sad is that? The worst part is, instead of studying for exams, I was too busy filling out these damn applications thinking this was IT. I had to do this and get it over with. But the Lord looked down at me and said sadly, "Silly, Sarah. Silly, silly, Sarah."
Along the way during the school year, my grades have dropped slightly from last semester. But that's not all. I was offered internships in school. I had the chance to study at the U of Pennsylvania through a professor. I was given the opportunity to work with someone else at some top notch university. THE POINT IS, the Lord had it all planned. He wasn't going to let me rot this summer, for He is a productive God. He knew where He wanted me all along, and despite my tiresome efforts, He got His way like He always does. AND IT WAS GOOD. This summer was truly an amazing and blessed summer. And even if I didn't scurry to get all the applications done, I know God would have pulled in something somehow. And maybe it wouldn't have let my grades slip a bit. And maybe I wouldn't have doubted so much. Maybe.
To conclude, God knows what you want better than yourselves. According to the Bible verse way up there, Jabez begged the Lord for one wish. And it was granted. How simple is that? Ask the Lord, Seek the Lord, and BAM! You get it. It's faster than internet shopping and fast food restaurants. The Lord knows all. It is just our job to listen and follow.
It is now time to close up by saying this one last thing for you lovely people out there: It's time to find the yellow brick road and find our emerald city people!!!!
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Learning to Dance in the STORM
It's sometimes funny how today's society is much more messed up than ever. Our generation is seen through the eyes of the critics of today's world as "Miley Cyrus Wannabes" and "wanting to get pregnant" and "having the desire to live glamourously and lustfully." There are some truth to this because we are part of this society. We all know that everything I have just mentioned has already happened and still occurring today. I sometimes feel that the people living in the Old Testament had a better chance to worship God than the people now or even the New Testament. Which is kind of ironic considering they weren't able to be in a direct relationship with God. Now that we are able to through Jesus, why have we gotten so astray?
So, I have been reading the book of Daniel, and I have realized how much of his life I do not know. Everyone heard about the story of Daniel in the lion's den, but I have never KNOWN about the WHOLE life of Daniel. To those who haven't read Daniel (like me), I will give a recap for chapters 1-5, because chapter 6 is the book I want to talk about today...
So the first chapter is about Daniel and his friends entering the King's palace to basically work for him. Daniel refuses to eat his royal foods and instead eats vegetables and drinks water. Of course, he and his friends are healthier and more wise, so the king promotes them. The second chapter is about King Nebuchadnezzar (I can spell his name now! yay:)) and his dreams. He calls all the magical communities but no one can interpret his dreams. Daniel interprets them - the huge statues of gold, silver, bronze, iron, clay shows the degradation of his kingdom after his reign. The King is amazed and says praise be to Daniel's God. The third is about King Nebuchadnezzar and his gold statue. After saying praise be to God, he goes and makes a huge statue for others to worship. Daniel's friends - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego do not, gets thrown in the fire, and the King is amazed because there are four people in the furnace. He takes them out, says glory to God, and promotes the three men. Fourth chapter is the King's dream about the tree and how his earthly indulgences have led him to a faith to live like an animal until he realizes that God is God. Chapter 5 - His son succeeds him to the throne, and drinks from the cup he stole from the temple in Jerusalem. A huge hand comes and write something on the wall, everyone is terrified, and calls Daniel. Daniel interprets that it is time for the King's end, which is fulfilled that night.
I guess I think the Old testament had a "better connection with God" because of all these in-the-face signs. Since I don't SEE with my naked eye a hand writing on the wall, I feel like we don't have a intimate relationship with God. But the reason is not because of the time we are living in, but how attentive we are when God is speaking to us. The world has corrupted and changed so much over the years, it's like listening to God in a storm. Can you hear your friend speaking all the way across the country? Of course not. (Unless you have skype or a phone or internet, or etc). But directly, we cannot hear the Lord with our naked ears. The good thing about our corrupt society is that it is all the more challenging and REWARDING when we have an intimate relationship and conversation with God. The hard part is, finding Him in our storms. Whenever I have a problem, I do run to God... sometimes. Most of the time I am yelling at Him, telling Him, "THIS is what YOU WANTED. I DID IT AND THIS IS THE RESULT. YOU HAVE GOT TO KIDDING ME. THIS IS WACK. I give up. I am not doing this anymore. You can't tell me to live according to your law in an earthy world. It's NOT. POSSIBLE."
But it is. In God's eyes, the word "impossible" doesn't exist. And it's proven with Jesus and other great men who lived in both the Old Testament times and the New. They were able to face indulgences, draw a line, and live above it.
Chapter 6 of Daniel explains just this. A great man who was SO intimate with God, even before Jesus, and was able to follow Him step by step. For me, I want to succeed in this world. I want to rise above and be respected in my profession. I know some people think this isn't the purpose of a Christian life. It probably isn't. But As I read in Daniel 6 today, I know that what God wants is what matters. He also needs people on the front line of the battle. Jesus once prayed to God before he was crucified to allow his people to be IN the world, yet not be OF the world. Whatever we want to do in the future, whether it involves becoming a missionary doctor or becoming a political leader in your hometown, God will use you wherever you go. I truly believe He doesn't want everyone to be a missionary, though lots of people think I should do it too. He needs us in the world so we can KNOW how the people live, and live above that. You also have to know how others live so you can counteract worldly wisdom and put God in there for people around you to be saved as well. I truly believe that God wants some of us to be highly respected in our society so they can be an example of a blessed individual in God's eyes. His only concern is the temptations we will face and our walk away from Him. However, if we only focus our eyes of Jesus and live like Daniel who knew nothing but God, anything is possible.
So in Chapter 6, Daniel became one of three administrators over a kingdom ruled by Darius (since the other king died). That's a pretty high honor for someone who was exiled. But not only that, Daniel's respect was gained because the people believe he was one with the holy God. The king was so pleased with him, that "...he planned to set him over the whole kingdom." - Daniel 6:3 WOW. Now that's major power. All from the grace of God. Afterall, Daniel was "so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities..." Daniel 6:3
Now the problem we all face - jealously. The other two administrators are NOT going to be happy if Daniel has so much power. Neither are the King's nobles. So what do they do if they see a threat? Of course find faults in him. That's another thing about Daniel: "They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent." Daniel 6:4
It is SOOO hard in this life to not be corrupt and tempted. But they faced similar struggles in the past; yet, Daniel was able to stay so pure through the grace of God. His trust with God and his dedication to God with his LIFE, made him not guilty of anything. Of course, the nobles try to find a fault and so they trick the King into making a rule so everyone has to pray to only him for the next thirty days. If they don't, they get thrown into the lion's den. Daniel goes to his room, distressed, and prays to God for help. Daniel found his higher authority and obeyed a holy rule instead of the earthly ones - There are no other gods other than the Holy God. You only pray to ONE GOD. Not a man-king. It's VERY DIFFICULT to obey this rule especially today. There is only one God, but sometimes we find ourselves worshipping inanimate objects more than God. For example, forgetting to do your QTs with God and instead surfing the internet everyday. We put everything before God and think, "Oh, He loves me, He'll forgive me." He will, but breaking one of His biggest commandments is not going to fly with Him.
Anyways, Daniel gets caught by the group of men wanting to see his doom, and they go to the king to throw Daniel into the lion's den. Another thing about life we can see in the life of Daniel's - there are always going to be people who will compete with you to see your doom. In school, at work, and even at home - people who are overtaken by jealously will try to stop your path from achieving greatness. So what did Daniel do? He prayed. Three times a day. He humbled himself to God and did not try to take on the group of men by revenge or boasting about himself. He meekly prayed to God. Another hard thing to do - be meek and humble. Hey, if God is with us, what can we fear? Who are we scared of? Who can mess with us? Having God on your side doesn't mean your better than anyone else - it means use that connection to help others to bring them to Christ. Always be humble - with God, and with the people around you.
We all know how this story ends - Daniel is saved by God's angel who saved him from the lions. If I was in that same position - I don't think I would have acted all calm like Daniel was. I would've panicked, blamed God for leading me to my demise, and cursed Him out. And if God decided to save me even after all that, I would've come out and cursed out the King for his ignorance and sent all the nobles to hell. But I pray that I will learn to live my life similar to Daniel's - giving my whole life to God, and knowing that he has my back. To not be controlled by anger or jealousy, but live with the peace of Jesus.
Also, don't let the fear of not succeeding get you down, because when God says He has big plans for you - He means BIG. HUGE. ENORMOUS. So big you cannot imagine. Like Daniel- who rose in authority in God's eyes, and therefore on earth. You can totally reach your success as long as it is on the path with God's, and you can give up your whole life for Him.
Amen to that.
So, I have been reading the book of Daniel, and I have realized how much of his life I do not know. Everyone heard about the story of Daniel in the lion's den, but I have never KNOWN about the WHOLE life of Daniel. To those who haven't read Daniel (like me), I will give a recap for chapters 1-5, because chapter 6 is the book I want to talk about today...
So the first chapter is about Daniel and his friends entering the King's palace to basically work for him. Daniel refuses to eat his royal foods and instead eats vegetables and drinks water. Of course, he and his friends are healthier and more wise, so the king promotes them. The second chapter is about King Nebuchadnezzar (I can spell his name now! yay:)) and his dreams. He calls all the magical communities but no one can interpret his dreams. Daniel interprets them - the huge statues of gold, silver, bronze, iron, clay shows the degradation of his kingdom after his reign. The King is amazed and says praise be to Daniel's God. The third is about King Nebuchadnezzar and his gold statue. After saying praise be to God, he goes and makes a huge statue for others to worship. Daniel's friends - Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego do not, gets thrown in the fire, and the King is amazed because there are four people in the furnace. He takes them out, says glory to God, and promotes the three men. Fourth chapter is the King's dream about the tree and how his earthly indulgences have led him to a faith to live like an animal until he realizes that God is God. Chapter 5 - His son succeeds him to the throne, and drinks from the cup he stole from the temple in Jerusalem. A huge hand comes and write something on the wall, everyone is terrified, and calls Daniel. Daniel interprets that it is time for the King's end, which is fulfilled that night.
I guess I think the Old testament had a "better connection with God" because of all these in-the-face signs. Since I don't SEE with my naked eye a hand writing on the wall, I feel like we don't have a intimate relationship with God. But the reason is not because of the time we are living in, but how attentive we are when God is speaking to us. The world has corrupted and changed so much over the years, it's like listening to God in a storm. Can you hear your friend speaking all the way across the country? Of course not. (Unless you have skype or a phone or internet, or etc). But directly, we cannot hear the Lord with our naked ears. The good thing about our corrupt society is that it is all the more challenging and REWARDING when we have an intimate relationship and conversation with God. The hard part is, finding Him in our storms. Whenever I have a problem, I do run to God... sometimes. Most of the time I am yelling at Him, telling Him, "THIS is what YOU WANTED. I DID IT AND THIS IS THE RESULT. YOU HAVE GOT TO KIDDING ME. THIS IS WACK. I give up. I am not doing this anymore. You can't tell me to live according to your law in an earthy world. It's NOT. POSSIBLE."
But it is. In God's eyes, the word "impossible" doesn't exist. And it's proven with Jesus and other great men who lived in both the Old Testament times and the New. They were able to face indulgences, draw a line, and live above it.
Chapter 6 of Daniel explains just this. A great man who was SO intimate with God, even before Jesus, and was able to follow Him step by step. For me, I want to succeed in this world. I want to rise above and be respected in my profession. I know some people think this isn't the purpose of a Christian life. It probably isn't. But As I read in Daniel 6 today, I know that what God wants is what matters. He also needs people on the front line of the battle. Jesus once prayed to God before he was crucified to allow his people to be IN the world, yet not be OF the world. Whatever we want to do in the future, whether it involves becoming a missionary doctor or becoming a political leader in your hometown, God will use you wherever you go. I truly believe He doesn't want everyone to be a missionary, though lots of people think I should do it too. He needs us in the world so we can KNOW how the people live, and live above that. You also have to know how others live so you can counteract worldly wisdom and put God in there for people around you to be saved as well. I truly believe that God wants some of us to be highly respected in our society so they can be an example of a blessed individual in God's eyes. His only concern is the temptations we will face and our walk away from Him. However, if we only focus our eyes of Jesus and live like Daniel who knew nothing but God, anything is possible.
So in Chapter 6, Daniel became one of three administrators over a kingdom ruled by Darius (since the other king died). That's a pretty high honor for someone who was exiled. But not only that, Daniel's respect was gained because the people believe he was one with the holy God. The king was so pleased with him, that "...he planned to set him over the whole kingdom." - Daniel 6:3 WOW. Now that's major power. All from the grace of God. Afterall, Daniel was "so distinguished himself among the administrators and the satraps by his exceptional qualities..." Daniel 6:3
Now the problem we all face - jealously. The other two administrators are NOT going to be happy if Daniel has so much power. Neither are the King's nobles. So what do they do if they see a threat? Of course find faults in him. That's another thing about Daniel: "They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent." Daniel 6:4
It is SOOO hard in this life to not be corrupt and tempted. But they faced similar struggles in the past; yet, Daniel was able to stay so pure through the grace of God. His trust with God and his dedication to God with his LIFE, made him not guilty of anything. Of course, the nobles try to find a fault and so they trick the King into making a rule so everyone has to pray to only him for the next thirty days. If they don't, they get thrown into the lion's den. Daniel goes to his room, distressed, and prays to God for help. Daniel found his higher authority and obeyed a holy rule instead of the earthly ones - There are no other gods other than the Holy God. You only pray to ONE GOD. Not a man-king. It's VERY DIFFICULT to obey this rule especially today. There is only one God, but sometimes we find ourselves worshipping inanimate objects more than God. For example, forgetting to do your QTs with God and instead surfing the internet everyday. We put everything before God and think, "Oh, He loves me, He'll forgive me." He will, but breaking one of His biggest commandments is not going to fly with Him.
Anyways, Daniel gets caught by the group of men wanting to see his doom, and they go to the king to throw Daniel into the lion's den. Another thing about life we can see in the life of Daniel's - there are always going to be people who will compete with you to see your doom. In school, at work, and even at home - people who are overtaken by jealously will try to stop your path from achieving greatness. So what did Daniel do? He prayed. Three times a day. He humbled himself to God and did not try to take on the group of men by revenge or boasting about himself. He meekly prayed to God. Another hard thing to do - be meek and humble. Hey, if God is with us, what can we fear? Who are we scared of? Who can mess with us? Having God on your side doesn't mean your better than anyone else - it means use that connection to help others to bring them to Christ. Always be humble - with God, and with the people around you.
We all know how this story ends - Daniel is saved by God's angel who saved him from the lions. If I was in that same position - I don't think I would have acted all calm like Daniel was. I would've panicked, blamed God for leading me to my demise, and cursed Him out. And if God decided to save me even after all that, I would've come out and cursed out the King for his ignorance and sent all the nobles to hell. But I pray that I will learn to live my life similar to Daniel's - giving my whole life to God, and knowing that he has my back. To not be controlled by anger or jealousy, but live with the peace of Jesus.
Also, don't let the fear of not succeeding get you down, because when God says He has big plans for you - He means BIG. HUGE. ENORMOUS. So big you cannot imagine. Like Daniel- who rose in authority in God's eyes, and therefore on earth. You can totally reach your success as long as it is on the path with God's, and you can give up your whole life for Him.
Amen to that.
Saturday, July 10, 2010
How humiliating
So this post is a long overdue one, and it isn't really related directly to the Bible, but it is an important lesson we should all remember in our hearts.
Humility. It's direct meaning means, "to the ground." It doesn't mean giving up all your money to the poor and an act to serve others. Well, it does, but that's not all. Humility is to honor the Lord your God in whatever ways where ever you might be.
I admit to struggling the past weeks. I felt my small church wasn't "fulfilling" me, and it wasn't providing the strength for me to grow. I guess being gone for a year made me feel like I didn't belong in here anymore. Simply, I really did not want to go. I felt as a church they moved on, so, I should too. There was also a conflict with the pastor's wife - I guess I felt the way she talked behind my back wasn't a "Christian" thing to do. When my mother also pointed this out to me, saying how is this acting like a Christian, what is a girl to do? What do I say to my mother and father, who aren't Christians, that she didn't REALLY mean to talk about me, it was by accident. How can I tell them that when they knew?
So I avoided going to church back home, and I simply left to make it easier for all of us. I promised God I would worship Him in my own time and praise Him as well. Which I did. But I couldn't help feeling down and upset. I was really quite disappointed with all the churches, not just this one. I really hated the way the church was seen as a worldly building when it's a place of worship for God. I also admit to yelling at God, telling Him He is a disappointment to me too.
But today, a week later, I got a visit from the pastor's wife. And she gave me good advice that I'm going to share with you guys. A church will have people with their own differences. Coming from different backgrounds, education, age, and everything else, not all the people are going to get along. But Christ's love tells us otherwise. We are to worship, all as unique individuals, under one sky, for one purpose only. And that is to praise God whether we hate the guts of the person next to us. She told me that though our church has about twenty people, number means nothing. For God said He would be there for those one or two people praising Him together. I guess I really underestimated God for pulling through with my problems for the past week or so. I really didn't think He would help me solve my church issues.
Because the truth is, before I came back home, I prayed to God to send me to other research places. I really wanted to go study somewhere else. But God led me back home. I was sort of upset, but I took it because it was still something I wanted, although it didn't end up the way I wanted to. I was trying to avoid my church issues basically. I didn't feel the church growing as a whole and I wanted to find a "faithful" church. But I learned a very good lesson today: all churches are made for one purpose: GOD. He is the only one that matters, not the person you hate in church, neither the personalities of the people in your church, nor your opinions about them. God loves each and every one of you, no matter what you do. And I learned that we can NEVER find a church that's so absolutely perfect for us. NEVER. This world isn't perfect, and you won't be able to find a church that fits YOUR EVERY NEED. Though there might be a leader and you don't agree with him/her, it's not your right to criticize when he/she is praising God. Whether you agree with their teachings or not, it's not you to judge. God put you there to listen. And you have to look past your differences to truly let God's word touch your heart. Pray and ask that God will help you to get rid of your anger and upsetness and touch your heart. We don't learn from men, we learn from God's teachings. We have to focus on God's message, not focus on the person saying the sermon.
I also prayed a lot about going back to my home church. I asked if God really, truly wanted me to go back. I thought I should move on and find my own church, but I felt God tell me to stay and help the church to grow in unity and faith. I felt like He put me there to help "fix" the church if I felt it was broken. Afterall, if I thought it was that messed up, God wanted me to help it be better. So with God's blessing I went. But I left because of so many problems I felt with the people there. The problem was, I was looking them with my physical eye, not my heart. I learned today that I must listen to God with my spirit and heart, not my eyes nor ears.
All in all, God taught me a lot today. He told me not to judge. He told me not to worry. He told me to don't be afraid to face those you fear - because running only makes it harder. But most importantly, I heard God tell me it's okay to be hurting, just leave it up to Him. He will take care of it. I was impatient with Him and couldn't wait a week for Him to pull through for me. How humiliating.
I thought I grew up a lot over the past year. I did, but now I realize I'm still a child at heart. I have so much more to learn about spirituality, and to trust wholeheartedly, God. Humiliating. Another form of humility. I learned to be humble. It made me feel really small I admit, but it's a step to maturity.
Oh and respecting your elders and peers. Another lesson I learned today. I learned that there are two leaders in my church who stuck with the youth group and the church community after all these years. They didn't complain though everyone else left them, though they probably felt the same way I did at least once in the past. But their strong need to praise God no matter where there are blessed them to stay. And now I see why. God looks passed all our sins and erring ways, it's our job to do the same. These two leaders were able to do that, and now I have the utmost respect for them. Thank you.
God has opened my heart to more respect and more blessings with this lesson. There was a purpose for sending me back to my home church, and I am glad. I pray that from now on I won't doubt God, because He knows what's best for me. I really learned what humility is today. And it certainly made me know that my God is an awesome God. And really big. Because I felt really tiny.
All you guys out there who are struggling with your churches, don't fret. Pray. God is listening and will answer you eventually. There is that one person you just can't stand, but it's God's grace and His love for them that you can look past their faults. Opening your hearts to that will help you excel in any congregation. Love with God, share His joy for His people. Though it may be painful, our joy comes from knowing that God has already won the fight for us. He loves us and them, nonChristians and Christians alike.
And that, my fellow people, is how I learned to dance in the rain today.
Humility. It's direct meaning means, "to the ground." It doesn't mean giving up all your money to the poor and an act to serve others. Well, it does, but that's not all. Humility is to honor the Lord your God in whatever ways where ever you might be.
I admit to struggling the past weeks. I felt my small church wasn't "fulfilling" me, and it wasn't providing the strength for me to grow. I guess being gone for a year made me feel like I didn't belong in here anymore. Simply, I really did not want to go. I felt as a church they moved on, so, I should too. There was also a conflict with the pastor's wife - I guess I felt the way she talked behind my back wasn't a "Christian" thing to do. When my mother also pointed this out to me, saying how is this acting like a Christian, what is a girl to do? What do I say to my mother and father, who aren't Christians, that she didn't REALLY mean to talk about me, it was by accident. How can I tell them that when they knew?
So I avoided going to church back home, and I simply left to make it easier for all of us. I promised God I would worship Him in my own time and praise Him as well. Which I did. But I couldn't help feeling down and upset. I was really quite disappointed with all the churches, not just this one. I really hated the way the church was seen as a worldly building when it's a place of worship for God. I also admit to yelling at God, telling Him He is a disappointment to me too.
But today, a week later, I got a visit from the pastor's wife. And she gave me good advice that I'm going to share with you guys. A church will have people with their own differences. Coming from different backgrounds, education, age, and everything else, not all the people are going to get along. But Christ's love tells us otherwise. We are to worship, all as unique individuals, under one sky, for one purpose only. And that is to praise God whether we hate the guts of the person next to us. She told me that though our church has about twenty people, number means nothing. For God said He would be there for those one or two people praising Him together. I guess I really underestimated God for pulling through with my problems for the past week or so. I really didn't think He would help me solve my church issues.
Because the truth is, before I came back home, I prayed to God to send me to other research places. I really wanted to go study somewhere else. But God led me back home. I was sort of upset, but I took it because it was still something I wanted, although it didn't end up the way I wanted to. I was trying to avoid my church issues basically. I didn't feel the church growing as a whole and I wanted to find a "faithful" church. But I learned a very good lesson today: all churches are made for one purpose: GOD. He is the only one that matters, not the person you hate in church, neither the personalities of the people in your church, nor your opinions about them. God loves each and every one of you, no matter what you do. And I learned that we can NEVER find a church that's so absolutely perfect for us. NEVER. This world isn't perfect, and you won't be able to find a church that fits YOUR EVERY NEED. Though there might be a leader and you don't agree with him/her, it's not your right to criticize when he/she is praising God. Whether you agree with their teachings or not, it's not you to judge. God put you there to listen. And you have to look past your differences to truly let God's word touch your heart. Pray and ask that God will help you to get rid of your anger and upsetness and touch your heart. We don't learn from men, we learn from God's teachings. We have to focus on God's message, not focus on the person saying the sermon.
I also prayed a lot about going back to my home church. I asked if God really, truly wanted me to go back. I thought I should move on and find my own church, but I felt God tell me to stay and help the church to grow in unity and faith. I felt like He put me there to help "fix" the church if I felt it was broken. Afterall, if I thought it was that messed up, God wanted me to help it be better. So with God's blessing I went. But I left because of so many problems I felt with the people there. The problem was, I was looking them with my physical eye, not my heart. I learned today that I must listen to God with my spirit and heart, not my eyes nor ears.
All in all, God taught me a lot today. He told me not to judge. He told me not to worry. He told me to don't be afraid to face those you fear - because running only makes it harder. But most importantly, I heard God tell me it's okay to be hurting, just leave it up to Him. He will take care of it. I was impatient with Him and couldn't wait a week for Him to pull through for me. How humiliating.
I thought I grew up a lot over the past year. I did, but now I realize I'm still a child at heart. I have so much more to learn about spirituality, and to trust wholeheartedly, God. Humiliating. Another form of humility. I learned to be humble. It made me feel really small I admit, but it's a step to maturity.
Oh and respecting your elders and peers. Another lesson I learned today. I learned that there are two leaders in my church who stuck with the youth group and the church community after all these years. They didn't complain though everyone else left them, though they probably felt the same way I did at least once in the past. But their strong need to praise God no matter where there are blessed them to stay. And now I see why. God looks passed all our sins and erring ways, it's our job to do the same. These two leaders were able to do that, and now I have the utmost respect for them. Thank you.
God has opened my heart to more respect and more blessings with this lesson. There was a purpose for sending me back to my home church, and I am glad. I pray that from now on I won't doubt God, because He knows what's best for me. I really learned what humility is today. And it certainly made me know that my God is an awesome God. And really big. Because I felt really tiny.
All you guys out there who are struggling with your churches, don't fret. Pray. God is listening and will answer you eventually. There is that one person you just can't stand, but it's God's grace and His love for them that you can look past their faults. Opening your hearts to that will help you excel in any congregation. Love with God, share His joy for His people. Though it may be painful, our joy comes from knowing that God has already won the fight for us. He loves us and them, nonChristians and Christians alike.
And that, my fellow people, is how I learned to dance in the rain today.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
What is this blog for?
Hello people of the internet world. You might be wondering what this blog is about. Or even better question: What's up with the title?
Well, I am just a college kid struggling to survive the everyday storms that bombard my life. I'm pretty sure I am not the only one with this problem. This blog will be used to jot down my thoughts, inspirations, quotes, and mostly opinions. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts with others. Whether you agree or not is up to you. I just want this blog to remind myself to stay strong during the tough times and keep the faith. Plus, this will be my outlet instead of punching a pillow like some people do. Personally, I think it's unhealthy and very mean to your pillow. It comforts you when you sleep, doesn't it?
Today, I want to share what I read in the Bible. I want to hear no complaints. This is my blog, and I will use it the way I want to.
"Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand." Romans 14:1-4
Personally, I liked these verses because they were not relating to those generic stories we've all heard before, whether we are Christians or not. It's not about Noah's arc, nor David and the Giant. It is about food, and we all know how we feel about food. The message I got from God today relates to what I have been going through in school. We, as students, feel disheartened or even disappointed with ourselves when we get a bad score on a test. How many of us felt a bit jealous when our friends did a little bit better than us? Even a teeny tiny bit? I can admit I did and still do. Especially if you feel like you put in most of the effort. "Why does he/she have to get a better score? I studied a lot for this test. I don't believe this." We complain and complain, but who are we to judge the people around us? Whether the other person did better than you does not matter. What matters most in life is what happens next. There is always a purpose for God. It might seem illogical in our opinions, but his reason surpasses ours. That is the faith we must have to study even harder for the next exam or any kinds of tests that we face. See, the glory is not for us. The glory lies with God. All honor and glory must be for Him. If we tried our very best, that's all that matters. To quote from the movie, Facing the Giants: "When we win we praise Him, when we lose, we praise Him."
The whole food story lies in what we complain about all the time. Everyday, for the rest of our lives, we will have things other people don't have, and other people will have more things than we will ever have. What God wants us to know is that whether you live with all that you have or without anything, He will always accept you into His heart. He will never abandon you because of what you do or don't have because he already has everything. The great part is, He is willing to give up all of what He has for us. That is God's love. Amen.
So what do we do when we do not have as much as we want? Read these verses, meditate on it, then go get it. If you fail, try again. Failed again? What a loser. NO. Just kidding. Keep the faith. Keep on trying. We are bound to pass sooner or later. Patience is a virtue.
Well, I am just a college kid struggling to survive the everyday storms that bombard my life. I'm pretty sure I am not the only one with this problem. This blog will be used to jot down my thoughts, inspirations, quotes, and mostly opinions. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts with others. Whether you agree or not is up to you. I just want this blog to remind myself to stay strong during the tough times and keep the faith. Plus, this will be my outlet instead of punching a pillow like some people do. Personally, I think it's unhealthy and very mean to your pillow. It comforts you when you sleep, doesn't it?
Today, I want to share what I read in the Bible. I want to hear no complaints. This is my blog, and I will use it the way I want to.
"Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters. One man's faith allows him to eat everything, but another man, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The man who eats everything must not look down on him who does not, and the man who does not eat everything must not condemn the man who does, for God has accepted him. Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To his own master he stands or falls. And he will stand, for the Lord is able to make him stand." Romans 14:1-4
Personally, I liked these verses because they were not relating to those generic stories we've all heard before, whether we are Christians or not. It's not about Noah's arc, nor David and the Giant. It is about food, and we all know how we feel about food. The message I got from God today relates to what I have been going through in school. We, as students, feel disheartened or even disappointed with ourselves when we get a bad score on a test. How many of us felt a bit jealous when our friends did a little bit better than us? Even a teeny tiny bit? I can admit I did and still do. Especially if you feel like you put in most of the effort. "Why does he/she have to get a better score? I studied a lot for this test. I don't believe this." We complain and complain, but who are we to judge the people around us? Whether the other person did better than you does not matter. What matters most in life is what happens next. There is always a purpose for God. It might seem illogical in our opinions, but his reason surpasses ours. That is the faith we must have to study even harder for the next exam or any kinds of tests that we face. See, the glory is not for us. The glory lies with God. All honor and glory must be for Him. If we tried our very best, that's all that matters. To quote from the movie, Facing the Giants: "When we win we praise Him, when we lose, we praise Him."
The whole food story lies in what we complain about all the time. Everyday, for the rest of our lives, we will have things other people don't have, and other people will have more things than we will ever have. What God wants us to know is that whether you live with all that you have or without anything, He will always accept you into His heart. He will never abandon you because of what you do or don't have because he already has everything. The great part is, He is willing to give up all of what He has for us. That is God's love. Amen.
So what do we do when we do not have as much as we want? Read these verses, meditate on it, then go get it. If you fail, try again. Failed again? What a loser. NO. Just kidding. Keep the faith. Keep on trying. We are bound to pass sooner or later. Patience is a virtue.
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