- Friendship.
Well, I really thank God for all the friends that He had placed in my life. Although I may not have kept in contact with many of them, but they had written a chapter of my life story. From young, I never have any problems of making friends. It's so easy. However, it's hard to maintain a friendship. It needs commitment. I'm more committed to my friends now. Thank God that some of my friends are also committed to me.
I thank God that I was sitting next to my dear for this topic on friendship. It was such a heart warming time. One of the very few times that we get to sit together in a service. Every time we turned to tell each other that "You are my friend, I love you." It's all heart felt. There's such joy within me that I know our friendship is definitely eternal. Nothing that ever happens will ever cause our friendship to be broken. I talked to her online after I got back home and I told her our friendship is so pure and deep that there is no jealousy in it. I used to feel jealous when my friends go out with some other people and not me. Not that I don't feel it now, but lesser. My dear Eunice is the only one that I never have to feel jealous if she is with her CG or other best friends. I never have to worry that our friendship will be threatened just because I'm not her only BEST friend. Our friendship is secure! It is eternal! We'll only grow closer and never colder. Thanks dear for being my best friend. Thank God for giving me a chance to be your friend.
I LOVE YOU!!
"Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed out; does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails." =1 Cor 13:4-8=
2. What makes a good missionary?
We are all called to be missionaries. There's no mistakes about it. I've heard so many messages on missions before. Every time I cried buckets. This time I teared less. Perhaps I'm already convicted in my heart that I am willing to go. I know this is not the right time yet. God is still preparing me in many ways. While I am still here in Singapore, I have to make my time here fruitful, doing all that I can for Him. I must prepare myself to be able to let go of comforts in life. Be willing to sacrifice and to throw away FEAR. I was praying, "God please help me to deal with my fears." Immediately, Rev. Kenneth Copeland came with the Word of God that says, "Do not be afraid!" Wow! I felt that God was speaking to me. Although I've learnt to lift up my worries into God's hand, I still struggle now and then with fear issues.
3. Humility
Behind every fear is pride. I'm concern of what others think of me, that's why I fear. But why should I be concern of what others think? It's because I don't want others to think bad about me. That's pride. So I must deal with my pride issue 1st to get rid of fears. Something caught my attention: "Never ever think that you've reached." Sometimes, I may think that I've done enough or even more than others. I thought I've reached. That's when pride comes in. I should never be satisfied of what I've done for God. I must always yearn for more of Him. Sometimes, I feel unjustified. I've done so much more than others and yet people don't recognised what I've done. Maybe they don't even appreciate what I've done. However, I've learnt that I don't need people to appreciate me. I don't need to be justified or defend myself. I just trust God to fight the case for me. God sees, God hears and God knows everything that is going on in my mind and life. All I need is Him. God is love.
"There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love." =1 John 4:18=
Remember my theme for the year? It's LOVE. God is really dealing a lot in my love for Him and His people.
"He who does not love does not know God, for God is love." =1 John 4:8=
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