Sunday, August 21, 2005
Stay True to the Faith
Yesterday's worship rehearsal went okay, but still i had no doubt that God was in control. I've learnt a lot these past few weeks. But the phrase, "Let go, and let God", though been around many months now, only started to have meaning to me.
I do have to admit, and publicly too, that the time of the AIR (Rally) had been a rough time for me. I had a lot of army commitments, study commitments, and on top of that, i had driving lessons couple times a week plus other additional church commitments to handle. And i'm just one man too. But now i really understand what distress means. It had been a traumatic experience, not just for me, but for others whom i'm working with too. See, i had been harsh with them, and my ugly side really showed. And i know it's not supposed to be that way. See, i wish i understood how to "Let go, and let God", so that i would not have depended on my own minute human abilities instead. However, all is not lost. There are a few changes that i have to make in my life, drastic as it may be.
As some of you know already, i'm having lessons on Sunday mornings, thus i won't be able to attend church for the next few months. Some of you asked me, as to why i could place this before church. But ask yourself, what is the church? The church is not God. God is not the church. God is Emmanuel, which means that God is with us, wherever we may be. And that is what has been keeping me going on. I can meet God wherever i am. I don't have to be in church to worship God. I worship day and night, 24/7 with the things that i do. (i'm workin on it). But that doesn't give anyone the excuse not to go to church.
Church is not just a place for meeting God, it's for fellowship with other believers, for edifying and building up one another, and for learning and refreshing what we know about God, and making new commitments for our lives. Church is important. But one can attend church and claim revival, and on Monday, forget where he placed his Bible. It's not so much the act of stepping into the church and showing your face, but more of that goes through your heart and mind. It's really more than that.
As for my readers, if you are a believer, i ask for your continual support and prayer, as i run the narrow path in this race, that i will not lose faith and fall.
And as for those who do not yet know what being a Christian is like, ask me, and i'll be glad to tell you.
Anyway, continuing about my day, i just wanna say that i'm so glad to be able to attend church this week. Michelle, Dwong and i led worship in YF, and our vocalists and musicians played extremely well. I felt that it was passionate and Spirit led, and i myself was touched by the words of the songs we sang. Call it a spiritual high, but i know in my heart that i've always wanted to be a history maker :) but i'm still working on it. I don't think i've made much of a difference in this life to be recorded in any history books, but i will still try.
"stay true to the faith!"
8:40 PM |
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