There are times in our lives that we feel God is so far away..that God seems so silent in our prayers. We sometimes go through seasons of life such as a baby, toddler, teen, middle aged, and a senior. That's the way life progress. In God's creation, there are also seasons as well.
SPRING full of new leaves and shoots.
SUMMER when the fruit is ripe and yummy
AUTUMN when the leaves turn and trees start to produce the part of the trunk that makes it strong.
WINTER when everything seems hopeless and lifeless.
It's normal sometimes there is distant in our relationships with God. But it doesn't mean He don't care about us anymore. Sometimes we must draw closer to God more and surely God will draw to us. When we feel God is silent, read His word more, pray more consistently.. Maybe God is teaching us something.In this stage of christian walk, we need to trust Christ more. Reflect our lives in the past..do we really obedient to God? do we follow His commands? Do we love Him supremely? Tell God all about your feelings..
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008
HAVING FRIENDSHIP WITH GOD
Do you have a best friend? Some people prefer just to have a close friends, not a best friend. According to the survey, youth today prefer to hang out with a group instead of having a best friend. The concept of "best friend" is becoming a thing of a past, and the youth today prefer to be a part of "core" peer group. In that "core" group, people may have similar interest , share some similar ideas, attitudes or perspective on life.
A research team was assigned to observe a group of six youths for six consecutive days to observe them in their natural habitat. They want to know what intacts them and draw them closer. The findings include the fact that night life for youths under the age of 24 is ruled by the "tribe vibe" . Tribe vibe is their choice of destination for the night's outing is determined by a unanimous decision.Internet is also an attraction to the youth today. With similar interest on the internet, they draw close together. They spend time on internet average three hours, sometimes more in downloading a music, movies, chatting and playing games. The same amount of time is also spend in watching tv. These are some hobbies that youth are enjoying now.
Some people don't like to have a best friend because they're afraid of getting hurt. They feel that their best friend will hurt them someday. Some scenario is the betrayal.. Some people tend to betray their friend and destroy that TRUST. TRUST is the most important thing in any relationship. When TRUST is destroyed, it is difficult to return back the trust in the friendship. When you don't have anyone to turn to, turn to Jesus. Jesus wil never betray us, leave or forsake us. Jesus Christ can be really our best friend.
What is best friend?? Your best of friend. Someone that you could depend on, trust the peroson wholeheartedly and share all your secrets, experieces , happiness, joy and problems. If you have any problem you like to share, that person comes right immediately in your mind. Jesus Christ can be our best friend. Someone we could rely on, depend on and share oll our experiences with Him. Becoming a best friend of Jesus Christ, we should have a constant conversation with Him. It is started when we open our heart to Him. Share all our experiences with Him. The key to friendship with God is not changing on what we do but changing our attitudes toward what we do. We can have breath prayers. Breath prayers means brief sentences or phrases conversations with God. For example, in the jeep or taxi, we could say thank you to God for another wonderful day, we could say thanks and praise God on what he has done for us. It is important to to read His word (BIBLE) daily. It is important to memorize some verses of the bible because it is our sword to the temptation. Thinking His word throughout the day can help us feel His presence. It is amazing that God want to be my best friend. Open our heart to Jesus and let Him enter our lives.
Time and effort is really necessary to make the realationship work. Like friendship, it also takes desire, time and energy. If we really want to have a deeper friendship with God, we must learn honestly share our feelings with Him. Trust God when He ask us to trust Him, learn to care what He also cares about and desires His friendship more than anything else. We as humans are imperfect in nature. God know all our imperfections and He don't expect us to be perfect. But God expect us to be honest to Him in our prayers. When we read the Bible, the people that time were honest to God. They're complaining, accusing, arguing with the Creator. They're totally honest with God and expressing their real feelings toward God. We must obey God not out of duty but out of faith and love. Trusting God that He knows what is the best for us and He knows the best plan for us.
A research team was assigned to observe a group of six youths for six consecutive days to observe them in their natural habitat. They want to know what intacts them and draw them closer. The findings include the fact that night life for youths under the age of 24 is ruled by the "tribe vibe" . Tribe vibe is their choice of destination for the night's outing is determined by a unanimous decision.Internet is also an attraction to the youth today. With similar interest on the internet, they draw close together. They spend time on internet average three hours, sometimes more in downloading a music, movies, chatting and playing games. The same amount of time is also spend in watching tv. These are some hobbies that youth are enjoying now.
Some people don't like to have a best friend because they're afraid of getting hurt. They feel that their best friend will hurt them someday. Some scenario is the betrayal.. Some people tend to betray their friend and destroy that TRUST. TRUST is the most important thing in any relationship. When TRUST is destroyed, it is difficult to return back the trust in the friendship. When you don't have anyone to turn to, turn to Jesus. Jesus wil never betray us, leave or forsake us. Jesus Christ can be really our best friend.
What is best friend?? Your best of friend. Someone that you could depend on, trust the peroson wholeheartedly and share all your secrets, experieces , happiness, joy and problems. If you have any problem you like to share, that person comes right immediately in your mind. Jesus Christ can be our best friend. Someone we could rely on, depend on and share oll our experiences with Him. Becoming a best friend of Jesus Christ, we should have a constant conversation with Him. It is started when we open our heart to Him. Share all our experiences with Him. The key to friendship with God is not changing on what we do but changing our attitudes toward what we do. We can have breath prayers. Breath prayers means brief sentences or phrases conversations with God. For example, in the jeep or taxi, we could say thank you to God for another wonderful day, we could say thanks and praise God on what he has done for us. It is important to to read His word (BIBLE) daily. It is important to memorize some verses of the bible because it is our sword to the temptation. Thinking His word throughout the day can help us feel His presence. It is amazing that God want to be my best friend. Open our heart to Jesus and let Him enter our lives.
Time and effort is really necessary to make the realationship work. Like friendship, it also takes desire, time and energy. If we really want to have a deeper friendship with God, we must learn honestly share our feelings with Him. Trust God when He ask us to trust Him, learn to care what He also cares about and desires His friendship more than anything else. We as humans are imperfect in nature. God know all our imperfections and He don't expect us to be perfect. But God expect us to be honest to Him in our prayers. When we read the Bible, the people that time were honest to God. They're complaining, accusing, arguing with the Creator. They're totally honest with God and expressing their real feelings toward God. We must obey God not out of duty but out of faith and love. Trusting God that He knows what is the best for us and He knows the best plan for us.
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Scared of Dissapointment??
Most of us HATE dissapointment...so tendency we don't expect something good will happen or put our hope to somebody. We just simply don't want to trust someone because we fear that SOMEONE will dissapoint us someday. We often expect somebody will love us but at the end you realize that it's really impossible that SOMEONE will love you back. You will really feel DISSAPOINTED! It's like you don't want to expect anymore that someone will love you. People like to set goals because it is their guide in everyday lives. Goals is something you really strive for, devote your time into , put all your heart and effort into that. When you achieve that goal, naturally you feel awesome!! Unfortunately, not all our golas can be achieve.. Sometimes things don't go as you plan..Even when you put all your energy, time into that goal, it falls apart. That's the time when you feel DISSAPOINTMENT!
You feel all your effort has been wasted. Dissapointment is very hard to endure. For some people, it's their failure because they didn't achieve their goals or simply they don't get what they want. It's natural to feel bad but don't lose all your hopes because of some dissapointments in life.
ATTITUDES TOWARD DISSAPOINTMENTS:
You feel all your effort has been wasted. Dissapointment is very hard to endure. For some people, it's their failure because they didn't achieve their goals or simply they don't get what they want. It's natural to feel bad but don't lose all your hopes because of some dissapointments in life.
ATTITUDES TOWARD DISSAPOINTMENTS:
- accept the failure there is always a reason for a failure, but sometimes people don't accept that reason or explanation why failure happens. Sometimes, God allow failures to happen because HE has a better purpose for you.
- learn from failures dissapointments can build character such as patience and perseverance. it can teach you to win and lose with GRACE.
- build friendships friends can be your shoulder when you feel frustated or dissapointed. they can help you to endure your problems and support you.
- have a deeper relationship with God Men really can dissapoint us but GOD won't. God will never desert us whatever happens. Everything could turn us down but we could always rely on God no matter what happens.
- adjust the expectations be realistic in your expectaion. Such as expecting too much such to become a millionaire or to become a superstar someday. It's fine to have a dreams but sometimes it won't come true. It depends in your abilities and efforts. Kust be balance in your life.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
GOD IS SMILING!!
God is smiling guys!!When we do things that pleases Him. Maybe we're thinking that God don't smile or have any emotions. What amaze me is that God has emotions. God also smile, sad, happy or lonely.These are some things that make God smile:
- When we love him supremely loving God means obeying His commandments. Allowing Him to take control of our lives and worshipping him will be our top priority in our lives. God wants RELATIONSHIP, FELLOWSHIP. It is not merely reading the bible, but our God wants us to have RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with Him. "I DON'T WANT YOUR OFFERINGS...I WANT YOU TO KNOW ME".
- When we trust Him completely FAITH is important in our relationship with God. Without Faith, its impossible to please God. God is please if we are dependent on Him. We're humble enough to acknowledge our weaknesses and learn to depend on Him.
- Obeying Him wholeheartedly we obey our parents because we trust them that they want the best for us. Same as true to God. When we obey God wholeheartedly, without any doubt, it means that we tust God's plan. His decison is the best one!!He never makes mistakes. Everything happens for a purpose.
- When we praise and thank God continually normally, we just thank God if there are blessings in our lives. Maybe success in our career, financially stable or answer prayers. But we should be STILL thank God even in our difficult circumstances. Still have faith in God despite on unfavorable situation you're in.
- Using our abilities God give us each a special abilities. Each person has a unique abilities that we could use to serve other people. When God see that we're using our ablities for His purpose, He is pleased.
Therefore, God is pleased when we can fulfill His purpose. God smile when we trust our lives to Him and dependent on Him.GOD BLESS!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
RUNNING OUT OF TIME!!
Have you ever said to youself time flies so fast? You just met with your friends, chat a little then ooops, you already been talking for 5 hours!! Sometimes you're enjoying it so much for that moment then you don't realize it's already late. Sometimes we have to give up some other things because we already don't have time. Our lives leave a trail of unfinished jobs. Unvisited friends. unanswered letters, promise not being kept because we always reason out I DON'THAVE TINE. IT'S NOT ENOUGH! But if we wish for longer hours for one day, do you think we will not be frustated anymore?
When I pause for a while, I realize that I have problems in setting my priorities. I think that's the common cause for our dilemma. Sometimes in a day, we sensed uneasily that we may have failed to do important tasks. We may feel frustation for not doing the right thing. there is a saying "WE HAVE LEFT UNDONE THOSE THINGS WHICH WE OUGHT TO HAVE DONE. AND WE HAVE DONE THOSE THINGS WHICH WE OUGHT NOT TO HAVE DONE"
The greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important. We're living in a tension life. Everybody is on the hurry but still if you ask them if they finish in their task for today? Usually they will tell you there are still some things that need to be done and time is so short t finished all the tasks.
Supposedly a home is the place where a person could realx after their work. But sometimes even at home we're still working. 8 Hours a day is not enough for our job to be done. The momentary appeal of these task seems irresistable and important. They devour our energy. Later on we realize we're becoming slave in the tyranny of the urgent. Is there a escape from this routine?? The answer lies on our Lord Jesus Christ. One night before He died, Jesus made an astonishing claim in John 17 He said "I HAVE FINISHED THE WORK WHICH YOU GAVE ME TO DO" (verse 4). Can we say that we're finshed all our work?our mission in life here on earth? Yet on that night, Jesus had Peace. He had finished God's work. The Bible shows us that Jesus worked really hard. He healed many sick people, preach the gospel till night. He had time for the people, spend hours talking to one person such as the Smaritan at the well. In short period of time Jesus was here on earth, He already finished the task God given to Him. Because Jesus was patient to wait for God's instruction. It gave Him a sense of direction, set a steady pace, and enabled Him to do every task God assigned.
Many of us already accept Jesus as our savior and Lord. But unfortunately, we're not letting Him control our lives. We often do what WE think is right. Through prayerful meditation, we could gain God's perspective regarding how to manage our time. P.T Forsyth once said "THE WORST SN IS PRAYERLESSNESS" It's shows we dont need GOD. Self sufficiency-independence from God. When we pray, we're acknowledging God's authority in our lives. We're asking for His directions and guidance in our lives. Donald Balillie says"JESUS LIVED HIS LIFE IN COMPLETE DEPENDENCE UPON GOD, AS WE ALL OUGHT TO LIVE OUR LIVES. BUT SUCH DEPENDENCE DOES NOT DESTROY HUMAN PERSONALITY. MAN IS NEVER TRULY AND FULLY PERSONAL AS WHEN HE IS LIVING IN COMPLETE DEPENDENCE UPON GOD. THIS IS HOW PERSONALITY COME INTO ITS OWN.. THIS IS HUMANITY AT IS MOST PERSONAL. "
Let's prioritize things need to be done and ask God for guidance and direction. God bless
When I pause for a while, I realize that I have problems in setting my priorities. I think that's the common cause for our dilemma. Sometimes in a day, we sensed uneasily that we may have failed to do important tasks. We may feel frustation for not doing the right thing. there is a saying "WE HAVE LEFT UNDONE THOSE THINGS WHICH WE OUGHT TO HAVE DONE. AND WE HAVE DONE THOSE THINGS WHICH WE OUGHT NOT TO HAVE DONE"
The greatest danger is letting the urgent things crowd out the important. We're living in a tension life. Everybody is on the hurry but still if you ask them if they finish in their task for today? Usually they will tell you there are still some things that need to be done and time is so short t finished all the tasks.
Supposedly a home is the place where a person could realx after their work. But sometimes even at home we're still working. 8 Hours a day is not enough for our job to be done. The momentary appeal of these task seems irresistable and important. They devour our energy. Later on we realize we're becoming slave in the tyranny of the urgent. Is there a escape from this routine?? The answer lies on our Lord Jesus Christ. One night before He died, Jesus made an astonishing claim in John 17 He said "I HAVE FINISHED THE WORK WHICH YOU GAVE ME TO DO" (verse 4). Can we say that we're finshed all our work?our mission in life here on earth? Yet on that night, Jesus had Peace. He had finished God's work. The Bible shows us that Jesus worked really hard. He healed many sick people, preach the gospel till night. He had time for the people, spend hours talking to one person such as the Smaritan at the well. In short period of time Jesus was here on earth, He already finished the task God given to Him. Because Jesus was patient to wait for God's instruction. It gave Him a sense of direction, set a steady pace, and enabled Him to do every task God assigned.
Many of us already accept Jesus as our savior and Lord. But unfortunately, we're not letting Him control our lives. We often do what WE think is right. Through prayerful meditation, we could gain God's perspective regarding how to manage our time. P.T Forsyth once said "THE WORST SN IS PRAYERLESSNESS" It's shows we dont need GOD. Self sufficiency-independence from God. When we pray, we're acknowledging God's authority in our lives. We're asking for His directions and guidance in our lives. Donald Balillie says"JESUS LIVED HIS LIFE IN COMPLETE DEPENDENCE UPON GOD, AS WE ALL OUGHT TO LIVE OUR LIVES. BUT SUCH DEPENDENCE DOES NOT DESTROY HUMAN PERSONALITY. MAN IS NEVER TRULY AND FULLY PERSONAL AS WHEN HE IS LIVING IN COMPLETE DEPENDENCE UPON GOD. THIS IS HOW PERSONALITY COME INTO ITS OWN.. THIS IS HUMANITY AT IS MOST PERSONAL. "
Let's prioritize things need to be done and ask God for guidance and direction. God bless
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
ESSENTIAL IN DRINKING WATER!!
Safe drinking water is important to our health. Doctors advice people should drink at least 8glasses of water per day. Water is used for human consumption, food preparation or other normal household purposes. In British Columbia's drinking water at the tap generally very safe. But there is a outbreak of water-borne disease caused by micro-organism do occur most of the time, not only in B.C. but also in North America. Organism usually get into drinking water supplies when streams or lakes or community water supply are contaminated by animal waste or human seawage.
Water in chemical equation is H2O. So two parts of Hydrogen, one part of oxygen. Water is most essential next to air to our survival. But many people just take it for granted. When we're so busy in our work, most of us just forget to drink water or too lazy to get up and get a drink. Water is made up more than two thirds of the weight of the human body so without it, we die.
In the human brain, 95% is water, blood is 82% and lungs 90%. People are having a signs of dehydration, fuzzy short term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on smaller print such as computer screen when there is mere 2% drop on our water's supply.Mild dehydration is the common cause of daytime fatigue.
Water is essential to the mechanics of human body. These are some of the functions of water:
Water in chemical equation is H2O. So two parts of Hydrogen, one part of oxygen. Water is most essential next to air to our survival. But many people just take it for granted. When we're so busy in our work, most of us just forget to drink water or too lazy to get up and get a drink. Water is made up more than two thirds of the weight of the human body so without it, we die.
In the human brain, 95% is water, blood is 82% and lungs 90%. People are having a signs of dehydration, fuzzy short term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on smaller print such as computer screen when there is mere 2% drop on our water's supply.Mild dehydration is the common cause of daytime fatigue.
Water is essential to the mechanics of human body. These are some of the functions of water:
- it serves as lubricant
- forms the base of saliva
- forms the fluids that surrounds the joints
- regulates the body temperature
- helps to alleviate constipation by moving food through intestinal tract.
- eliminate waste, the best detox agent
- regulates metabolism
Water plays a key role in prevention of different diseases. Drinking 8 glasses of water daily can decrease the risk of having colon cancer by 45%, bladder cancer by 50% and breast cancer. Let's try to have time to drink water as much as possible even in our busy hours. It is good for our health and preventing us from different kinds of diseases.
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