oh baby!! this is gonna be one longggggggggggg blog!!!! hehe :D
(taken from Sunday Service @ RHCCC, Pastor Sam Chan speaking)
God's Vision for the rest of your life -- Seeing with eyes of faith
context: Numbers 13:25 - 14:3
** Our Big Dream : God's People doing God's Purpose on God's Planet -- The Kingdom of God.
** Our Big Thanksgiving: The Eyes of Faith - "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." [Heb. 11:1] - "I pray also that the eys of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints." [Eph. 1:18]
wow.... as i just think upon that... it completely blows my mind.... that i might know part of the riches of God's inheritance...i can barely wrap my small feeble mind around it...
A. Seeing with Eyes of Fear 1. We overestimate our difficulties. [Num 13: 31-32] I can't even count the many times that i've thought this... in the relationships God has blessed me with, in the ministries around me.... and most often in my own stubborn heart....
2. We underestimate what God can do. dang... it's true... i think that sometimes i get so attatched to the pain in this world that i do indeed end up underestimating what God can do... God never said that pain wouldn't hurt...but He does claim to be our Almighty God... i guess i keep having this distorted view because i'm seeing everything from my own eyes of fear....
* My problem is the way I see my problem.
3 Tragic Results: [Numbers 14:1-3] DISCOURAGEMENT -- DISCONTENT -- DESPAIR i dont' even have to elaborate about this.... it's so true....
B. Seeing with Eyes of Faith 1. We become confident and thankful. not confidence in ourselves, but in God. I can see when peopel around me are confident of our God and it's so uplifting...
2. We will receive God's power. "You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, O Judah and Jersusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you." -- 2 Chr. 20: 17
Ask God for the eyes of faith... He always makes it available for us...
people with eyes of faith --> "Who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that arehis very own, eager to do what is good." -- Titus 2:14
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gosh.... i'm thinking now... and does every aspect of my life reflect that I belong to God and that I am always eager to do what is good? i cannot truthfully say that I am always eager to do what is good... and many a time i have the stupid eyes of fear blurring my vision... God, i surrender my life to you...
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on another note.... AHHHHH girls are so cool!!!! LOL didn't realize how much i miss hanging around with girls... awww.... that sounds so sad... but it's true =P i'm thankful for all my girls... you mean a lot to me... thanks for taking the time to point out things in my life that just need attention...
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next random topic : lol... Sunday School!!!
oooooo...it was SOOO good!!!! oh yeah!! awww...i really miss goin to sunday skool... yesterday's Sunday skool talked about Spiritual Gifts... and just sitting in that one class was so amazing... i really got to learn more about myself as well as others in the body of Christ.. it's true.. in order to work well with each other, we should know each other well and be able to acknowledge each other's gift(s)... haha... and the pastor was saying that knowing your spouse's gift will really help your relationship... hehe..but i haven't gotten to that stage yet... lol.... it's cool though.... not only did the pastor talk about what type of characteristics a person would have with each specific motivational gift, but he also talked about the gift's misunderstandings, dangers, and abuses.... as i reflected more about it... I realized that I really gotta pray hard that i will not abuse what God has given me....
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home was sooooooooooo awesome!!!!! and already just 3 short hours of beign in waterloo has gotten me homesick... it reminds me of last term all over again.... cuz each time i went back to loo after a weekend inRhill, i always got a bit homesick.... oh well... it's okay =P i'm so thankful for my family... they really do support me.... and i found that this time back, i really do feel so much encouraged, from my parents and from my sister... it's cool to know that your parents are praying for you... and even though i may not share much about my life here in waterloo, i am encouraged by their continual support and love... hehe... and for them telling me how I've grown over the years... eeesh.. they're such good people... :D yeah... i have seen them change too.. especially since i entered university... God is so good... hehe...i took another card picture with Andrea this weekend *yay* and i discovered that we now have 2 fobs in the family... AIYA!!! my poor little sister listens to twins and edisen chen... while she does not even understand a word of cantonese... =P makes me laugh...she reminds me of myself...
