today's sunday sermon by Rev Lawrence, all i could say is WOW!! God is like speaking directly to me man!! i was doing power point, and was blur the whole morning, i guess it's cos i slept too much on sat night!! haha..almost 12 hours!! BUT once i took out the power point paper when pastor started his sermon, i was like WOW and i was instantly awaked!! haha.. the sermon in entitled - threats that can hinder us in developing our full potential (sthing like that)..he used the story of samson.
after 3 months of talking developing potentials and all, i was convinced that all of us has our own talents and gifts, no matter how little u think you are.. but how can u develop ur potential and do God's will when u've these threats as a stumbling block!!??
first threat - choosing the wrong companion!! which is so very true. (that's the first reason i was strucked!) it's not only ur frens, but ur life partner, bf/gf, even business associates!! once u mixed wif the wrong companion, yea, if u're not strong in ur godly principals, u'll be influenced by them and so how could u do God's will then?? one sin leads to another.
" First we make our relationships, and then our relationships have a way of making us."
" When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."
(haha..so if let's say u dunno whether ur bf is really good or not?? just look at how he treat his mum, that's the same way he's gonna treat u after u guys are married.. haha.. so guys, pandai-pandai lar ho!! )
2nd threat - "playing with sin!!" yes, sin is definately pleasurable and it might look harmful and innocent to you..but hey! one day it'll come and get you too..
"sin binds, blinds and grinds!" - it rhymns and so very true!!
3rd threat - oops..forgot dy..emm something like not doing God's will and putting our will above God's ultimate will.. yea, i admit at times in life i do put all the secondary things above God's things, thinking that i have not enough time and it's more 'useful' spending time sorting things out. until GOd puts a punctuation in it only i "oh ya hor!" and realised i was neglecting God's will.. so chill, dun be so busy doing ur things, planning ur life, whatever it's urs, it'll be urs and if GOd bless u wif it, He will do it and bless abundantly!
and i love the ending of the sermon the most!! i admit sometimes i think i've already done all the terrible and horrible and unforgivable sins in my life, so how can God forgive me AGAIN!? it's like i've taken God's mercy for granted and honestly, i do give up asking for forgiveness. i always think, no i dun want to ask for forgiveness and say i will repent and yet do the same old sins again. so it'll be better not to ask for any! but once that thought came and "BOOM!" GoD spoke to me!! Ps said HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU!! wow.. it's so so encouraging to hear that.. at that instant, tears was in my eyes. it's so unbelievable and amazing!! GOd assuring me INSTANTLY that He'll never leave me no matther what!! eventhough i've done the worst things in life. Truly, GOd is real!
Today's sermon was seriously comforting and it's like a wake-up call from God. i needed this message, i was so dry and helpless and lost but God spoke to me throughout the whole morning in many ways!! and He even reminded me that when i was in Std 6, a camp speaker - Ps Don Rogers prophecied about me. He said that i will either influence ppl if i walked closely wif God or be influenced BY people if i don't. actually, i can see this prophecy is true. there was times where i did influenced many ppl but recently, i think i tend to be influenced by ppl. so wake up beatrice!!
PRAISE GOD FOR ALL THINGS!! :)
Signing off,
beat-rice!! haha
after 3 months of talking developing potentials and all, i was convinced that all of us has our own talents and gifts, no matter how little u think you are.. but how can u develop ur potential and do God's will when u've these threats as a stumbling block!!??
first threat - choosing the wrong companion!! which is so very true. (that's the first reason i was strucked!) it's not only ur frens, but ur life partner, bf/gf, even business associates!! once u mixed wif the wrong companion, yea, if u're not strong in ur godly principals, u'll be influenced by them and so how could u do God's will then?? one sin leads to another.
" First we make our relationships, and then our relationships have a way of making us."
" When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."
(haha..so if let's say u dunno whether ur bf is really good or not?? just look at how he treat his mum, that's the same way he's gonna treat u after u guys are married.. haha.. so guys, pandai-pandai lar ho!! )
2nd threat - "playing with sin!!" yes, sin is definately pleasurable and it might look harmful and innocent to you..but hey! one day it'll come and get you too..
"sin binds, blinds and grinds!" - it rhymns and so very true!!
3rd threat - oops..forgot dy..emm something like not doing God's will and putting our will above God's ultimate will.. yea, i admit at times in life i do put all the secondary things above God's things, thinking that i have not enough time and it's more 'useful' spending time sorting things out. until GOd puts a punctuation in it only i "oh ya hor!" and realised i was neglecting God's will.. so chill, dun be so busy doing ur things, planning ur life, whatever it's urs, it'll be urs and if GOd bless u wif it, He will do it and bless abundantly!
and i love the ending of the sermon the most!! i admit sometimes i think i've already done all the terrible and horrible and unforgivable sins in my life, so how can God forgive me AGAIN!? it's like i've taken God's mercy for granted and honestly, i do give up asking for forgiveness. i always think, no i dun want to ask for forgiveness and say i will repent and yet do the same old sins again. so it'll be better not to ask for any! but once that thought came and "BOOM!" GoD spoke to me!! Ps said HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR FORSAKE YOU!! wow.. it's so so encouraging to hear that.. at that instant, tears was in my eyes. it's so unbelievable and amazing!! GOd assuring me INSTANTLY that He'll never leave me no matther what!! eventhough i've done the worst things in life. Truly, GOd is real!
Today's sermon was seriously comforting and it's like a wake-up call from God. i needed this message, i was so dry and helpless and lost but God spoke to me throughout the whole morning in many ways!! and He even reminded me that when i was in Std 6, a camp speaker - Ps Don Rogers prophecied about me. He said that i will either influence ppl if i walked closely wif God or be influenced BY people if i don't. actually, i can see this prophecy is true. there was times where i did influenced many ppl but recently, i think i tend to be influenced by ppl. so wake up beatrice!!
PRAISE GOD FOR ALL THINGS!! :)
Signing off,
beat-rice!! haha
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aiya.. who needs bfs when we still have ourselves to deal wiv =P