Thursday, March 10, 2011
Hymns:
This is one of my favorite hymns by Stuart Townend
just read the words and think about it:
" How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure.
How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory
Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocking voice,
Call out among the scoffers.
It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished.
I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom,
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection!
Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom"
woke up @04:15
Everyone has problems, not everyone has faith!- That is the tagline of the movie To Save a Life! It is a good watch... The movie really really struck me.. especially the tagline.
A lot of times, I realize my approach has always been, "Mister God, I have a BIG problem" but yea.. after the movie, I realized that i should change it to "Mr. problem, I have a BIG GOD!"
Eh, no in the movie, it took some time for things to get solved.. the thing is.. it's not that God will raise his magic wand and my life will be problem free..
This is what I trust, know and take comfort in:
The reality:
God will hear my problem. He always does. His timing is perfect so he may take time or not take time to help me out.. but help me out He will! It gives me great strength that he will help me solve my problem, he will help me react better and think rationally. I know this seems like it's all in theory but not in practice..
It's been a tough month for me... different things going on at the same time, but my time with God, that one or two hours that I spend with him everyday makes all the difference! When I read my Bible in the morning, it is my guide, it helps me to remember who I am, and during the day when the going gets tough, I recall what I read and try to act accordingly. Also I belong to a community- the community of God and his people. In the movie, when the leading actor faced trouble, he had friends and advisors from the church. I have them too.. we are not perfect.. we are all flawed, but we serve flawless God.
My community will help me, by praying for me, encouraging me, admonishing me, teaching me and everyway they know how.
So yea life is not easy.. i'll have my share of troubles, heart ache and sorrow.. but I trust in my God to give me the grace to accept it and to carry me through it.. I have a faith which is not futile... My faith defines me. My faith helps me get through my problems. Everyone has problems, but not everyone has faith.
woke up @04:13
Aaaaaaaaaand I'm back!
I know I have been writing as often as I should but then who decides how often I should write right? Well I think a whole year of silence is quite a while!
Haven't really done anything ground breaking recently, just have a lot of thoughts in my head.. This new year 2011, It's just March and so much i've learnt already! I'll post them for you guys to read very soon..
now remember my soon may not be the same as your soon :P
joking...
All i'm writing to say is that i'm back and i will work harder at posting more thoughts!
That's all folks :)
woke up @03:43
