Hi and hello again. Haven't visit this blog for ages. I hope I will write more in this blog since it's new year 2011, I think there're gonna be a lot of things happens. A Year of Great Harvest is my church's theme for 2011. The theme is very inspiring and interesting to me. It's like something great and good is going to happen this year. I believe this year will be a blessed year where revival comes and transformation will happened in this church, and also in our lives of each of us.
The vision for CTK: Being disciples, making disciples and mission: To build a strong church that glorifies God through lively worship, lifestyle evangelism and living discipleship. It was a great sermon by Rev. Timothy this morning. I always inspired by his sermon because I believe that Rev. Tim is a man with great passion for God. His message always powerful, refreshing and inspire. I'm so blessed that God placed Rev. Tim at Christ The King.
There are so many things that he shared just now but one that struck me was, he said that the reason why church can't experience God during Sunday service is because we don't have personal worship in our lives. Personal worship means we spending time to study and meditate on the word of God, always pray, have fellowship in the cell group and so on. If we don't have personal worship in our lives, then when we come to church, we feel empty, we feel nothing.
I believe it's true because I feel the same thing. The more we meditate on the word of God and pray, the more we know God. And the more we experience God. Likewise, if we less meditate on the word of God and pray, the less we know God and the less we experience God. The Bible said, those who seek Him will find Him.
I'm so thankful that in my 3 years growing in faith and serving God in Christ The King, never in my life God forsake me or shortage my needs. He always provide because He is Jehovah Jireh (God of Provider). I admit that, serving in the church sometimes tiring but see what God's blessing for me while I was faithful serving Him: I have no financial problems(when I'm insufficient, my parents always bank in), I have good health and most of all, although my pointers never achieved figure 3, my pointer keep on increasing for every semester. Praise God! I believe, if God's will, my PNGK will get 3, Amen to that! Thank you, Jesus =)
During holidays, I went hang out with friends. One of our conversation was about religion. They are Christian alright but they said that, they are free-thinker. And they seem quite happy and satisfied with it. I was about to say something about it but I don't know why, I couldn't utter a word. Deep inside my heart, I feel sad. Sad because they don't understand what Christian is.
For me personally, I won't call Christian as a religion. Christian, for my definition is GOD himself. Imagine if there is no God. I think there's no meaning or purpose in this life. Why? Where do I find comfort when I'm sad? Who will heal me when my heart get hurt by somebody? Where do I seek strength when I'm too weak to face reality? Where do I get hope when there is no hope in this world? Who will defend me when the world accused me? Where do I find love where there is no love? I can't face this alone because I need someone who understand me and share the burden.
I can go doing something else like hanging out with friends, clubbing to enjoy or release my sadness,tension and so on but the excitement is just temporary. Eternal happiness and joy only finds in Jesus. Why so? Because It's everlasting, never end, and it's refreshing. At the same time, experiencing God's love. People can walk in and out of our lives but Jesus won't walk out of our lives if only we accept Him into our heart. So many blessing and good things He wanna give us, it just that we don't want to accept Him. When bad stuffs happen to us, we blame God. Is it fair?
People always said church is only for people who are holy.I say, church is a place when the world cant give hope, church is the right place to be. Church should giving hope to people who are broken-hearted, sick, lose hope, having relationship problems with family, friends or someone, it's just like a hospital. When we sick, we seek help from doctor.What for we go to hospital if we're not sick right? It's the same with church. Those who not going to church is the one who is holy because they think they are good enough that they don't need God. Does it makes any sense?
People have their own belief and thought. So do I. THIS is what I believe, what I trust, what I hope. Jesus Christ.
