Lord, help me have Faith for the impossible
There was this small clear glass ball that looked like a large marble hanging from a gold chain. inside the ball was the tiniest seed. a mustard seed. looking at this, a boy wondered why did they bother putting a seed in there so small he cld hardly see it. obvioulsly, he didn't get the point.
it wasn't until years later that he learn't the significance of that little seed. jesus said:" if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ' Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you." (matthew 17:20) since he thot a lot about how tiny tt seed was. he decided if that's all the faith it takes to move a mountain, then surely he can come up with enough faith to move the mountains in his life. God can make the tiniest bit of faith we have and make it grow into sth big when we act on it. That means he has alr given us some faith to start with. But when we take action on our faith - step out n do sth tt takes faith on our part to do - God increases it.
we hv no idea what great things God wants to do thru us if we will jus step out in faith when he asks us to. thats why he lets us go thru some diff times. times when we feel so vulnerable n weak. he allows some things to happen so tt we will turn to him n give him our full attention. it's in those times, when we are forced to pray in greater faith, tt our faith grows stronger. "according to ur faith let it be to you" (Matthew 9:29). this cld be a frightgening thot, depending on the kind of faith we have.
and.. i'm still not ending yet. cos i got story to tell. haha.. since it's on the topic on faith. and someone chose this topic for me. well, it's the tale of the missing wallet. this wallet of mine jus had to go missing at e worst of times. when everything wasn't going well, then it happens. double/triple scolding from parents. and having cash flow issues, making new card n everything will cost $. and tt was when i was Forced to pray. yes.. but somehow aft everyday the feeling of my wallet cmg back was.. like 50%. maybe i was living in my own world, so i dreamt tt i still had it. yet i knew tt reality it's missing. then day aft day.. prayed, promised and begged for my precious to come back..only like 3 days aft it went missing it suddenly appeared. just a little soaked cos of the rain. but.. kinda creepy cos i thot it was lost at hougang/at home but it appeared in my letter box. wondered if God planned it cos i... then it struck. cld feel my heart beating really fast n started to recall the times i simply jus prayed to God. and in e prayer it had tt word FAITH repeating.. cos i told him tt i put my faith in him. tho i admitted my faith was rather small.. because.. yet, because of tt small faith i had, God increased it, and wallet came back safe n sound. :) yep, counted as testimonial ba.
ok, rather long. so shall end wih mark 9:23. dun b lazy.. check it out urself. :)
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Sunday, September 16, 2007
How to sustain joy
Nehemiah 12:44-47.
Haha, you should have already guessed, this is my daily QT from Everyday with Jesus. Well, i have gone through that as christians, we can be joyful because of our salvation. But how to sustain it so that we remain happy n joyful, not falling back to depression and sadness?
In this passage, the people continued to remain joyful because they cared for others, those serving in the temple. (vs 47) When we are right with God, other things quickly fall into place. We will forget our 'tribalism' - differences,different groups, churches, cells, classes... and think more in terms of Christ's body - the church. We are one big family.And we take delight in serving those who serve us. Then joy will be sustained...
so true, because when we start to care for others, we think of ourselves less. That helps us to remain joyful as we learn to see our own blessings and spend less time thinking about our weaknesses, lacks and circumstances. And when we learn to serve, we receive God's delight, so we remain joyful too!
"When your words came, i ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for i bear your name, O Lord Almighty." Why can we be full of joy? Because we can read God's word, keep them in our hearts!
So... let's continue serving, reading and keeping God's word in our heart!
Haha, you should have already guessed, this is my daily QT from Everyday with Jesus. Well, i have gone through that as christians, we can be joyful because of our salvation. But how to sustain it so that we remain happy n joyful, not falling back to depression and sadness?
In this passage, the people continued to remain joyful because they cared for others, those serving in the temple. (vs 47) When we are right with God, other things quickly fall into place. We will forget our 'tribalism' - differences,different groups, churches, cells, classes... and think more in terms of Christ's body - the church. We are one big family.And we take delight in serving those who serve us. Then joy will be sustained...
so true, because when we start to care for others, we think of ourselves less. That helps us to remain joyful as we learn to see our own blessings and spend less time thinking about our weaknesses, lacks and circumstances. And when we learn to serve, we receive God's delight, so we remain joyful too!
"When your words came, i ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for i bear your name, O Lord Almighty." Why can we be full of joy? Because we can read God's word, keep them in our hearts!
So... let's continue serving, reading and keeping God's word in our heart!
-Mommy charis-
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Nick's story
Was listening to "Your best life now" by pastor joel osteen. And this story caught my attention... couldnt catch some of the parts, so modified abit.. but still,hope it speaks to you. =)
Nick was a big, strong and tough man who worked in a railroad yard for years. He was the company's best worker, arriving on time, a reliable hard worker and bond well with others. But Nick has a problem, he always think negatively and something bad will happen.
One summer day, the crew were told they were allowed to leave an hour early in order to celebrate the birthday of one of the foreman. All the workers left, but somehow, Nick accidentally locked himself in a refrigerated box car, which was brought into the yard. The box car was empty and not connected to any other trains.
When Nick realised that he was locked inside the refirgerated boxed car, he panted and Nick began knocking on the door until his hands and fists became bloody. He screamed and screamed but his co-workers have already gone home to get ready for the party. Nobody could hear Nick's desperate call for help. Again and again, he called out but finally his voice became a whisper.
Aware that he was in a refrigerated box car, Nick guessed that the temperature was well below freezing, maybe as low as 5-10 degree Fahrenheit. Nick feared the worst. He thought what am i going to do? If i dont get out of here, i'm going to freeze to death. The more he thought about his circumstances, the colder he became.
With the door shut tightly and no apparent escape, he sat down to wait for the inevitable, death by freezing or suffocation,which ever came first. He found a pen in his shirt pocket and noticed an old piece of cardboard over at the other corner of the car. Shivering almost uncontrollably, he scribbled a message to his family. In it, Nick realised his dying prospect. Getting so cold, body numbed, if i dont get out soon, these will probably be my last words.
And they were. The next morning, when the crews came to work, they opened the box car and found Nick's body crumpled over in a corner. When the autopsy was completed, it was confirmed that Nick has frozen to death.
However, the investigator realised that the refrigerator unit of the car was not even on. In fact, it has been out of order for some time and it was not functioning at the time of the man's death. The temperature of the car that night, the night Nick was froze to death, was 16.2 degree.Nick froze to death in a slightly less than normal room temperature. Nick froze to death because he believed he was in a refrigerator box car and believed he is going to die. For Nick, what he feared and believed, came to past.
Are you like Nick, expecting failure, defeat, bad things? You will get what you expect. Believe in the positive things in agreement with God, He will come through for you. =)
Nick was a big, strong and tough man who worked in a railroad yard for years. He was the company's best worker, arriving on time, a reliable hard worker and bond well with others. But Nick has a problem, he always think negatively and something bad will happen.
One summer day, the crew were told they were allowed to leave an hour early in order to celebrate the birthday of one of the foreman. All the workers left, but somehow, Nick accidentally locked himself in a refrigerated box car, which was brought into the yard. The box car was empty and not connected to any other trains.
When Nick realised that he was locked inside the refirgerated boxed car, he panted and Nick began knocking on the door until his hands and fists became bloody. He screamed and screamed but his co-workers have already gone home to get ready for the party. Nobody could hear Nick's desperate call for help. Again and again, he called out but finally his voice became a whisper.
Aware that he was in a refrigerated box car, Nick guessed that the temperature was well below freezing, maybe as low as 5-10 degree Fahrenheit. Nick feared the worst. He thought what am i going to do? If i dont get out of here, i'm going to freeze to death. The more he thought about his circumstances, the colder he became.
With the door shut tightly and no apparent escape, he sat down to wait for the inevitable, death by freezing or suffocation,which ever came first. He found a pen in his shirt pocket and noticed an old piece of cardboard over at the other corner of the car. Shivering almost uncontrollably, he scribbled a message to his family. In it, Nick realised his dying prospect. Getting so cold, body numbed, if i dont get out soon, these will probably be my last words.
And they were. The next morning, when the crews came to work, they opened the box car and found Nick's body crumpled over in a corner. When the autopsy was completed, it was confirmed that Nick has frozen to death.
However, the investigator realised that the refrigerator unit of the car was not even on. In fact, it has been out of order for some time and it was not functioning at the time of the man's death. The temperature of the car that night, the night Nick was froze to death, was 16.2 degree.Nick froze to death in a slightly less than normal room temperature. Nick froze to death because he believed he was in a refrigerator box car and believed he is going to die. For Nick, what he feared and believed, came to past.
Are you like Nick, expecting failure, defeat, bad things? You will get what you expect. Believe in the positive things in agreement with God, He will come through for you. =)
-Mommy Charis-
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