A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. O God, You are my God; I will seek You earnestly; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You, as in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;
so I have seen You in the holy place, seeing Your power and Your glory.
Because Your loving-kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.
So I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips,
when I remember You on my bed and think of You in the night watches.
Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.
My soul follows hard after You; Your right hand upholds me.
But those who seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the depths of the earth.
They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a serving for jackals.
But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory; but the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Saturday, January 29, 2005
phew...
what an eventful week... fri, i had to fly two sorties in e same day, to and fro from a new airfield. As it was our first time operating from this airfield, we had to learn e new radio and flying procedures to get there. That was in addition to the flying syllabus itself... I was quite a nervous wreck, cos i guess i knew i wasnt adequately prepared for one let alone both sorties...
The fact that i was on an early morning take off and that the air traffic authority was not opened for work yet didnt help. To make things worse, i had failed to pull up a knob during my prestart checks. That led to me being unable to hear the radio transmissions. We had to stop at a waiting bay for a while to rectify the problem... That done, i continued with the flight. All the unexpected changes and events led me to be in a "lagging" state, somethin like your mind trying to catch up with the situation that was going too fast...
Again, on takeoff, i made a big mistake, failing to ask e instructor for permission before commencing my take off roll. That mistake itself i think is large enough to fail me for that sortie. However, as i was climbing past 1600ft, my instruments failed! haha... i notified the instructor and he took the opportunity to return to base. He later told me that if i had continued the sortie, he predicted that i was going to fail, therefore he terminated the sortie. So really, it must have been God to fail my instruments! haha...
I took off the same day for a later sortie in a much calmer situation and passed it. Didnt get to learn any cooking though - we have to cook at the new airfield for ourselves and instructors - as i didnt make it there in the early morning. Looking back, i think there are a few lessons for me. One was that i got to learn to relax and i guess He will teach me to trust Him more and more. I think that my training here would serve some purpose to help me to be objective and composed about unexpected developments too...
Flying two sorties on monday too... Going to church tmr. I pray He will multiply the time i need. And by His grace i will make it through with favour. Probably flying my first solo this week. Got to clear my next three sorties and requirements first. Did i mention my instructor was reading a book by Joyce Meyer? haha... One day before either of us leaves this place, i must talk to him.
Before i wrote this, i was listening to a Christian radio station. It was advertising when it broadcasted "fire!"... and the actual alarm went off! haha... Fire engines came and they sweeped our bunks... False alarm...
The fact that i was on an early morning take off and that the air traffic authority was not opened for work yet didnt help. To make things worse, i had failed to pull up a knob during my prestart checks. That led to me being unable to hear the radio transmissions. We had to stop at a waiting bay for a while to rectify the problem... That done, i continued with the flight. All the unexpected changes and events led me to be in a "lagging" state, somethin like your mind trying to catch up with the situation that was going too fast...
Again, on takeoff, i made a big mistake, failing to ask e instructor for permission before commencing my take off roll. That mistake itself i think is large enough to fail me for that sortie. However, as i was climbing past 1600ft, my instruments failed! haha... i notified the instructor and he took the opportunity to return to base. He later told me that if i had continued the sortie, he predicted that i was going to fail, therefore he terminated the sortie. So really, it must have been God to fail my instruments! haha...
I took off the same day for a later sortie in a much calmer situation and passed it. Didnt get to learn any cooking though - we have to cook at the new airfield for ourselves and instructors - as i didnt make it there in the early morning. Looking back, i think there are a few lessons for me. One was that i got to learn to relax and i guess He will teach me to trust Him more and more. I think that my training here would serve some purpose to help me to be objective and composed about unexpected developments too...
Flying two sorties on monday too... Going to church tmr. I pray He will multiply the time i need. And by His grace i will make it through with favour. Probably flying my first solo this week. Got to clear my next three sorties and requirements first. Did i mention my instructor was reading a book by Joyce Meyer? haha... One day before either of us leaves this place, i must talk to him.
Before i wrote this, i was listening to a Christian radio station. It was advertising when it broadcasted "fire!"... and the actual alarm went off! haha... Fire engines came and they sweeped our bunks... False alarm...
Sunday, January 23, 2005
flyin tmr...
flying begins tmr, as e old familiar feelin creeps in... to be real, it feels like fear. It makes me wonder how i can embrace a day ahead. The constant yelling from e instructor, the demands of the day to day duties, procedures, the aircraft, environment, etc. But i find i have to keep reminding myself not to pick it up, but to submit it into His hands. That He is willing, and He is able.
Pressure also has a way of showing up e cracks in character, in the human flesh. Sometimes forget the righteous identity of Christ i have. And i know i forgot because of the way i react. Is this really the road i want to take? Cos it is a tough road. Yet i read that trials are a reason to rejoice, because God won't test one beyond what one can handle. I read that trials are for my good. It's jus a pain getting there.
I'm not sure why i am thinking all these thoughts. Is it my character that causes me to, or is it really because of the circumstances. Only He knows. I think this week or so is going to be tough, cos of the duties, the new airfield, etc etc. And maybe it will reveal more to me. Reveal the path i want to take.
Pressure also has a way of showing up e cracks in character, in the human flesh. Sometimes forget the righteous identity of Christ i have. And i know i forgot because of the way i react. Is this really the road i want to take? Cos it is a tough road. Yet i read that trials are a reason to rejoice, because God won't test one beyond what one can handle. I read that trials are for my good. It's jus a pain getting there.
I'm not sure why i am thinking all these thoughts. Is it my character that causes me to, or is it really because of the circumstances. Only He knows. I think this week or so is going to be tough, cos of the duties, the new airfield, etc etc. And maybe it will reveal more to me. Reveal the path i want to take.
Friday, January 21, 2005
The Boss
Temps here getting consistently higher. And there's now a reward of $100,000 for the arsonist who has been setting fires in Perth. Plus, they might be banning smoking while driving here! haha...
Monday starting flying already. Was a sudden change of plan, and kind of caught us unawares. Just hope to be able to take it easy and go through the sorties coming up, cos they will be rushed again. Will be going for my first solo - alone in this aircraft up there for the first time - if the next few sorties go smoothly. His grace will come through...
Staying in base today, and won't be able to go church tmr... cos there have been quite a few flying incidents recently so the Commanding Officer (CO) confined the student body to wake us from the holiday mood... Though i could book out cos of the test results, there's no one to drive me to church! haha... looks like i have to put off the lunch appointment with the friendly ladies in church... haha...
Speaking of the CO, he was talking to a senior course yesterday when the topic went to religion. Apparently, i kind of have this image of being "religious".. haha... And the CO pulled me into the conversation, asking me questions and stuff. I know he is jus so close to believing, more of a pro-christian, but he wants to analyse too much and understand before believing. But it's about believing first... Anyway, i jus felt so much joy when i was asked in front of the senior course. It was like i jumped at the chance to speak.. haha...
There is this financial scheme that gives us options with our pay... Well, the CO was actually asking me to ask my "Boss" which was the better plan! hahaha... When i realised he was serious, i didnt know how to react really... jus smiled at him... hehe...
anyway, i think this comin week might answer a few questions within me...
Monday starting flying already. Was a sudden change of plan, and kind of caught us unawares. Just hope to be able to take it easy and go through the sorties coming up, cos they will be rushed again. Will be going for my first solo - alone in this aircraft up there for the first time - if the next few sorties go smoothly. His grace will come through...
Staying in base today, and won't be able to go church tmr... cos there have been quite a few flying incidents recently so the Commanding Officer (CO) confined the student body to wake us from the holiday mood... Though i could book out cos of the test results, there's no one to drive me to church! haha... looks like i have to put off the lunch appointment with the friendly ladies in church... haha...
Speaking of the CO, he was talking to a senior course yesterday when the topic went to religion. Apparently, i kind of have this image of being "religious".. haha... And the CO pulled me into the conversation, asking me questions and stuff. I know he is jus so close to believing, more of a pro-christian, but he wants to analyse too much and understand before believing. But it's about believing first... Anyway, i jus felt so much joy when i was asked in front of the senior course. It was like i jumped at the chance to speak.. haha...
There is this financial scheme that gives us options with our pay... Well, the CO was actually asking me to ask my "Boss" which was the better plan! hahaha... When i realised he was serious, i didnt know how to react really... jus smiled at him... hehe...
anyway, i think this comin week might answer a few questions within me...
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
fire!
Hmm.. Summer has set in with temperatures of 40 becoming more and more common... And jus not long ago, fire was set on e dry lands around perth... Became big news on tv and a reward has even been offered on the arrest of the culprit who set the fires... Smoke today got so bad flying had to be stopped. We could even smell the burnt smell from e airfield... So i think it's nearby somewhere.
Something to rejoice. I topped e scores in my course in a weekly test. Not sure if i topped e student body. It definitely was not one of my better subjects and i jus feel it's undeniably God. It's just a miracle... haha... miracle!
Something to rejoice. I topped e scores in my course in a weekly test. Not sure if i topped e student body. It definitely was not one of my better subjects and i jus feel it's undeniably God. It's just a miracle... haha... miracle!
Monday, January 17, 2005
Strength in Him
found this christian radio station... haha... praise Jesus! It gives me so many new perspectives and sometimes offers bible study and discussion and stuff...
Amazing Grace... was blind but now i see... How deep the grace of God. How deep is His love. Deeper than the oceans, wider than the skies. And the oceans are endless, the skies are oh so vast.
I am weak, in times of trouble i tremble, i fear. But His saving grace is always there. And through my weakness i will be made strong in Him. And He will always be tending to me, building my faith from strength to strength in His likeness.
I remember your stripes Lord, the suffering, the pain. But how could i say that? I can never comprehend what You went through for me! Incomprehensible Love! Unconditional and eternal. Help me Lord, see You in every situation, believe You in every circumstance. Give me living faith. That i might thread on serpants and stop the mouths of lions. Consume me with Your light, your Spirit and Your might!
Make my life be for Your glory and Yours only. Break me Jesus. Change me. Let me see Your salvation and your renewed mercies day by day.
Alpha and Omega, El Shaddai, Almighty, Creator, Covenant Friend, Love, Saviour, Shepherd, Deliverer, God.
Amazing Grace... was blind but now i see... How deep the grace of God. How deep is His love. Deeper than the oceans, wider than the skies. And the oceans are endless, the skies are oh so vast.
I am weak, in times of trouble i tremble, i fear. But His saving grace is always there. And through my weakness i will be made strong in Him. And He will always be tending to me, building my faith from strength to strength in His likeness.
I remember your stripes Lord, the suffering, the pain. But how could i say that? I can never comprehend what You went through for me! Incomprehensible Love! Unconditional and eternal. Help me Lord, see You in every situation, believe You in every circumstance. Give me living faith. That i might thread on serpants and stop the mouths of lions. Consume me with Your light, your Spirit and Your might!
Make my life be for Your glory and Yours only. Break me Jesus. Change me. Let me see Your salvation and your renewed mercies day by day.
Alpha and Omega, El Shaddai, Almighty, Creator, Covenant Friend, Love, Saviour, Shepherd, Deliverer, God.
Thursday, January 13, 2005
thanks joseph
thanks joseph for helpin me put e pic in my blog cos i have problems doin them. Oh yah... thanks for the interesting commentary that's supposed to be me speaking... Look how happy i am? haha... would help if you put it at a side and not in a posting though.. till i get a better pic...
Things pickin up slowly here... were told we wont be flying the real aircraft again till valentine's day... so that's a huge change of pace from when i first came... till then we will be on simulators... cos we had e break and dont have the currency, so cannot jus start flying like that...
Everyday... see different things about myself, learn different things. But praise Jesus for His righteousness. Learning not to think so much. haha... not to think of problems and memories that dont serve much purpose, but to keep looking forward unto things ahead. And to meditate on pure and praiseworthy things.
One thing i know. i grow in His love even when i dont feel it. And He will never ever leave me, or forsake me. Jesus, take all of me.
Things pickin up slowly here... were told we wont be flying the real aircraft again till valentine's day... so that's a huge change of pace from when i first came... till then we will be on simulators... cos we had e break and dont have the currency, so cannot jus start flying like that...
Everyday... see different things about myself, learn different things. But praise Jesus for His righteousness. Learning not to think so much. haha... not to think of problems and memories that dont serve much purpose, but to keep looking forward unto things ahead. And to meditate on pure and praiseworthy things.
One thing i know. i grow in His love even when i dont feel it. And He will never ever leave me, or forsake me. Jesus, take all of me.
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
new born
Praise God! i jus got to see my niece today... thru pics my mum emailed me.. she's so cute!!! haha... make me so happy... jus looks so tender, adorable and lovable.
I pray she will grow in the Lord and do His marvellous works. And for my sis to rest well in Him, and the burden to be light and easy as she rests in Jesus.
So cute! hahaha...
I pray she will grow in the Lord and do His marvellous works. And for my sis to rest well in Him, and the burden to be light and easy as she rests in Jesus.
So cute! hahaha...
Sunday, January 09, 2005
brother
here's stuff from my brother joseph's blog... jus felt it reflects so much of what Christ is to us, and His love for us... enjoy.
Save by Your mercy
Found in Your grace
Totaly surrenderred to Your embrace
There's nothing more than you
See your perfection
Im lost in your peace
Your faithfulness sing overs me
And Your love is the light of my soul
And i lift my eyes to you
Creator of the world
And i stand in awe of You
Of Your glory
Add i live to worship You
Son of God
King of Heaven...
I really really love this song... i've been listening to it for so many many times...When our church started to sing this... i felt so loved to sing this to my dear Daddy God...I just wanna praise and worship You oh Lord...All that is within me... I shall bless Your Holy Name...You are my everything... my keeng... and my hope...And I am on the mercy seat...'
Thank you thank you...
So many many many many times i have fallen short... but yet... but yet You just say it's ok... I still love you... you are my dear child... and my grace is more than sufficient for you... I noe thru the song you just want me to praise you...Oh... how many times I forget... Oh how many times I do things by my way...Oh how many times I sin...
Oh Lord... Oh Lord...In my areas of weakness... YOU be my strength...In the gifts that you have given me... help me give glory to You...It's you... it's you who clean me up and make me ur beloved child...Bless Your holy name oh Lord...Let not my heart be troubled you say...Yes... help me
Let not my heart be troubled...Help me... there are so many many things i do not know how to do...So many decisions I don not know how to make...So many things I do not know how to say...
But Lord oh Lord... you say that your Holy Spirit would teach me ALL things...You say that you give me peace...You give me a peace that is unlike wat the world "gives"...Oh Lord Oh Lord... i noe that You are God...Though I am typing... I believe you read wat i write and give me Your undivided attention...
Yes... I just wan to lift Your name on high... I just wanna express how I feel for You... Daddy God... my dear dear Father...I thank You for bringing me thru the year 2004...I thank You for helping me in my studies...I thank You for giving me dear frens that I so hold dear in my heart...I thank You for the family you have given me...I thank You that You been to my future and YOU... Yes You my Lord... You declare IT IS GOOD!Oh Lord oh Lord... who am I to doubt wat You said... who am I to question...You said it and so it will be...You cannot lie... You cannot...
Oh Lord oh Lord... You demonstrated Your love towards me by sending Your Son... your ONE AND ONLY SON to die just for me... Your dear dear Jesus...who did a perfect work on the cross... by bearing ALL my sins... past present and future on MY cross...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... how can it be that i did not get wat I am suppose to deserve...But yet... it is so...I do not get wat I deserve... and I get wat I do not deserve...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... Your grace... your mercy... its so wide... so deep... so abundant... that i just amazes me... I was lost but I am now found... Found in Jesus... You took a wretched me... and saved me from the flames...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... You are faithful... You are all so faithful... never once you let go of me... never once You stopped loving me... never once You leave me... but yet... more than once I have... I have... and as I forsake You... and realised again and again... that there is nothing i can do or nothing that i have not done to deserve your grace, mercy, blessings, protection and FAVOR....
Oh Lord oh Lord... I love You... Oh... How much I love You...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... use me mightily... use me all so mightily in your kingdom...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... You know wats on my mind... You know my nonsense... You know my rubbish... You know my slowness... my duhness... my lameness...If these are wat I have... these would be wat i shall give to You...
Bless the Lord oh my soul... all that is within me... bless Your holy name!
Save by Your mercy
Found in Your grace
Totaly surrenderred to Your embrace
There's nothing more than you
See your perfection
Im lost in your peace
Your faithfulness sing overs me
And Your love is the light of my soul
And i lift my eyes to you
Creator of the world
And i stand in awe of You
Of Your glory
Add i live to worship You
Son of God
King of Heaven...
I really really love this song... i've been listening to it for so many many times...When our church started to sing this... i felt so loved to sing this to my dear Daddy God...I just wanna praise and worship You oh Lord...All that is within me... I shall bless Your Holy Name...You are my everything... my keeng... and my hope...And I am on the mercy seat...'
Thank you thank you...
So many many many many times i have fallen short... but yet... but yet You just say it's ok... I still love you... you are my dear child... and my grace is more than sufficient for you... I noe thru the song you just want me to praise you...Oh... how many times I forget... Oh how many times I do things by my way...Oh how many times I sin...
Oh Lord... Oh Lord...In my areas of weakness... YOU be my strength...In the gifts that you have given me... help me give glory to You...It's you... it's you who clean me up and make me ur beloved child...Bless Your holy name oh Lord...Let not my heart be troubled you say...Yes... help me
Let not my heart be troubled...Help me... there are so many many things i do not know how to do...So many decisions I don not know how to make...So many things I do not know how to say...
But Lord oh Lord... you say that your Holy Spirit would teach me ALL things...You say that you give me peace...You give me a peace that is unlike wat the world "gives"...Oh Lord Oh Lord... i noe that You are God...Though I am typing... I believe you read wat i write and give me Your undivided attention...
Yes... I just wan to lift Your name on high... I just wanna express how I feel for You... Daddy God... my dear dear Father...I thank You for bringing me thru the year 2004...I thank You for helping me in my studies...I thank You for giving me dear frens that I so hold dear in my heart...I thank You for the family you have given me...I thank You that You been to my future and YOU... Yes You my Lord... You declare IT IS GOOD!Oh Lord oh Lord... who am I to doubt wat You said... who am I to question...You said it and so it will be...You cannot lie... You cannot...
Oh Lord oh Lord... You demonstrated Your love towards me by sending Your Son... your ONE AND ONLY SON to die just for me... Your dear dear Jesus...who did a perfect work on the cross... by bearing ALL my sins... past present and future on MY cross...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... how can it be that i did not get wat I am suppose to deserve...But yet... it is so...I do not get wat I deserve... and I get wat I do not deserve...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... Your grace... your mercy... its so wide... so deep... so abundant... that i just amazes me... I was lost but I am now found... Found in Jesus... You took a wretched me... and saved me from the flames...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... You are faithful... You are all so faithful... never once you let go of me... never once You stopped loving me... never once You leave me... but yet... more than once I have... I have... and as I forsake You... and realised again and again... that there is nothing i can do or nothing that i have not done to deserve your grace, mercy, blessings, protection and FAVOR....
Oh Lord oh Lord... I love You... Oh... How much I love You...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... use me mightily... use me all so mightily in your kingdom...
Oh Lord Oh Lord... You know wats on my mind... You know my nonsense... You know my rubbish... You know my slowness... my duhness... my lameness...If these are wat I have... these would be wat i shall give to You...
Bless the Lord oh my soul... all that is within me... bless Your holy name!
Saturday, January 08, 2005
He's in control
A close brother called me last night. And we talked. I just feel that God has been preparing His people. And in this crucible, we come out stronger, more able in Him to take on the challenges that this end times will present to us. No matter how far away the issues we are undergoing are related to the end times, it still brings us thru a journey of faith in Him. And as our faith builds, we grow.
How many pretences do we have? How many areas do we really trust God for? And How many areas do we simply just say we trust God? 2 months was all it took for Him to show me that I gave my heart to my career and not completely to Him.
Now everything must surely have a different perspective. Things happen that are beyond our control. But hey, God is in control. The Almighty, the Creator of the universe. All powerful and all knowing. Most of all, the great Love. He knows our future, been there before. He numbers the very hairs on our head.
Bask in His love brother. We may not feel it. But we know it deep in our hearts. In our spirits. That is the new order that He has given us. The new creation we are. Thank you Holy Spirit. Rain down on us, anoint us with your presence.
How many pretences do we have? How many areas do we really trust God for? And How many areas do we simply just say we trust God? 2 months was all it took for Him to show me that I gave my heart to my career and not completely to Him.
Now everything must surely have a different perspective. Things happen that are beyond our control. But hey, God is in control. The Almighty, the Creator of the universe. All powerful and all knowing. Most of all, the great Love. He knows our future, been there before. He numbers the very hairs on our head.
Bask in His love brother. We may not feel it. But we know it deep in our hearts. In our spirits. That is the new order that He has given us. The new creation we are. Thank you Holy Spirit. Rain down on us, anoint us with your presence.
Friday, January 07, 2005
my beloved
work ended early today, and we watched two movies in the mess... was enjoyable. As i was watchin e show, sometimes the thought did come that i was flying on monday, and should be working. But i realised that sometimes we gotta stick to our decisions. If we decide to relax and have fun, then dont have two minds about it. There's no point really of worrying when it achieves nothin at all...
Another thing i realized was that there was this guy. Amidst all the gunfire and deaths around him, he jus walked like he didnt care. And nothing touched him even as those around him fell.. Reminds me of us and God. If we just trust God, no evil will come near us.
As for the comments to the previous post, would appreciate if you would leave your name so i could write back if needed. i received e comments on my email but for some reason didnt reflect in the blog... Again, to clarify, and i am not confused, there are two types of carefree attitudes. One is to be totally irresponsible, e other is to be fearless of the future and outcome. So we work in whatever way we know how, and trust Him that the outcome is good....
So excited about my new niece! Just feels like someone more to love. Heard she is really cute. Hope i recieve her photo soon... To my sis, rest well.. nothing takes away the fact that He has demonstrated His love for us thru the cross... To mum, thanks for the encouragement in the posting you signed off... And dad, thanks for the concern and counsel. To my brothers and sisters in Christ, thank you for being who you are to me. Hey andrei, yes, psalm 37 speaks so directly!
well, i gonna sleep soon... funny how we start prioritizing our time when we run short of it. And one starts to realize the things important to him or her. For me, my family, loved ones and my Saviour and God.
Another thing i realized was that there was this guy. Amidst all the gunfire and deaths around him, he jus walked like he didnt care. And nothing touched him even as those around him fell.. Reminds me of us and God. If we just trust God, no evil will come near us.
As for the comments to the previous post, would appreciate if you would leave your name so i could write back if needed. i received e comments on my email but for some reason didnt reflect in the blog... Again, to clarify, and i am not confused, there are two types of carefree attitudes. One is to be totally irresponsible, e other is to be fearless of the future and outcome. So we work in whatever way we know how, and trust Him that the outcome is good....
So excited about my new niece! Just feels like someone more to love. Heard she is really cute. Hope i recieve her photo soon... To my sis, rest well.. nothing takes away the fact that He has demonstrated His love for us thru the cross... To mum, thanks for the encouragement in the posting you signed off... And dad, thanks for the concern and counsel. To my brothers and sisters in Christ, thank you for being who you are to me. Hey andrei, yes, psalm 37 speaks so directly!
well, i gonna sleep soon... funny how we start prioritizing our time when we run short of it. And one starts to realize the things important to him or her. For me, my family, loved ones and my Saviour and God.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Trying Again…
I’m gonna try again. This is my second chance. Am I under pressure to perform? God says the pressure is His. So I wanna taste grace so real it is undeniable. I don’t know how it is going to be possible for me to relax, but as far as I can remember, that’s what I’ll do.
The devil says, if I take this attitude, maybe I’ll fail. One, he is a liar. Two, even if I do fail, I fall into His grace. Into His perfect will. SO WHAT IF I FAIL? Pastor says there are two different types of “bo chap”. I believe one is irresponsibility. The other is a state of fearlessness. A state where I can fear not the consequences, fear not the outcome. SO WHAT IF I FAIL? I still live on, I still go to heaven don’t I? I am still an eternal spirit being.
Success in the world is NOT equivalent to success in God’s kingdom. Am I perfect? No. Will I ever fall out of God’s will? Maybe. But will I ever fall out of His plan? Never.
Having written thus far, I don’t feel liberated by any means. The emotions are still there. The flesh. The soul. The body. I am still afraid to a measure. It does not mean I have been lying, it just means that these problems have been in me all this while. And God is going to deal with it.
I’m not going to allow any career, dream, relationship or girl be a substitute god. I described my dreams. But between them and God, surely I can only choose Him. No desire or dream should be greater than my desire for Him. I know I will probably slip away from all these that I have said, if and when worry and anxiety intrude. But the battle is won. Jesus suffered in the flesh, that I may be dead to sin, and live in the spirit. That is my inheritance.
In this world you will have tribulations, but take courage. I have overcome the world. John 16:33
The devil says, if I take this attitude, maybe I’ll fail. One, he is a liar. Two, even if I do fail, I fall into His grace. Into His perfect will. SO WHAT IF I FAIL? Pastor says there are two different types of “bo chap”. I believe one is irresponsibility. The other is a state of fearlessness. A state where I can fear not the consequences, fear not the outcome. SO WHAT IF I FAIL? I still live on, I still go to heaven don’t I? I am still an eternal spirit being.
Success in the world is NOT equivalent to success in God’s kingdom. Am I perfect? No. Will I ever fall out of God’s will? Maybe. But will I ever fall out of His plan? Never.
Having written thus far, I don’t feel liberated by any means. The emotions are still there. The flesh. The soul. The body. I am still afraid to a measure. It does not mean I have been lying, it just means that these problems have been in me all this while. And God is going to deal with it.
I’m not going to allow any career, dream, relationship or girl be a substitute god. I described my dreams. But between them and God, surely I can only choose Him. No desire or dream should be greater than my desire for Him. I know I will probably slip away from all these that I have said, if and when worry and anxiety intrude. But the battle is won. Jesus suffered in the flesh, that I may be dead to sin, and live in the spirit. That is my inheritance.
In this world you will have tribulations, but take courage. I have overcome the world. John 16:33
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