Saturday, July 29, 2006
well,
i went for my cell group meeting just now.
i'm so happy!!!
so i posted just now,
about the encouraging message.
i'm here now,
to post more about encouraging things.
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ahh,
i shared a testimonial with the cell group,
about the message.
and i stepped out in faith.
like what a short message says,
some might know of it;
if you're willing to take the 1st step out,
the other 99 steps will be taken by the other party.i want to believe that it's true.
but as sure as i know,
God is always faithful even if i'm faithless.
cause as you can see,
i'm not been back to church for a long long time.
God has never give up on me.
even till today,
He still sent a messenger to tell me of His love.
and i know,
deep down in my heart,
He's always there and is good to me all the time.
like last week,
i was so blessed by Him.
i merely,
yes merely,
make a prayer aloud,saying;
"God,please be so nice to me and send a mercedes cab to take me home.Thank you."
and upon that prayer was made,
i turned my head,
BAM!
there was a mercedes cab.
Connie could vouch for that.
i'm so glad,
He heard my prayers and answered it.
Thank God!
and i gotta say this,
i really miss going to church and cell group,
i swear it's so true.
it's at those times,
the God's people could gather together,
share,praise,worship and encourage each other in the spiritual way.
i felt really bad about leaving the house of God in the first place,
my members did not force me to go back.
as they know,
once we've tasted the goodness of God,
we know He's the one.
and i'm told i do not need to feel guilty for not going back,
cause
He's like our father;
who would never forsake us,
always so forgiving,
and loving.
accepting us for who we are and change us for the better.as for just now,
when i turned up for cell group,
everyone was so cheery and surprised.
everything's still the same and they told me that,
they're so glad to see me again.
i'm glad to see them all again too.
but most importantly,
all that matters' God.
during cell group just now,
i think and felt that it's God,
trying to talk to me.
through people i know and messages.
recently been kinda disappointed in life,
no matter in people or things.
i was kinda down.
thus,
the topic today is about
the dark valleys of life.
they are:
-inevitable (we gotta face them),
-unpredictable (we don't know when the problems are coming),
-inpartial (it is not bias,eg:bad things happen to good people too),
-temporaral (there'll be an ending to it,it does not goes on forever) and
-purposeful (there's a purpose behind each problem and faith is tested).
we're talking about psalm 23;
once of my favorite psalm that i've shared with connie a few weeks back.
Psalm 23:
A Psalm of David.
1 The LORD is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the LORD
Forever.
hence,
do not be afraid when you encouter the dark valleys of life,
and not be discouraged.
draw youself into God's presence and rely on God's protection and guidance.
we would come face to face with God at the darkest of time.
i'm happy that i went for cell group meeting just now,
it's so great!
once again,
Thank God for everything.
lastly,
i would like to share a story;
FOOTPRINTS.
One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene, he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the other belonged to the Lord. When the last scene of his life flashed before him,he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it. "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me."
The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child, I love you and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." i was so touched by the story,
it's shows how much the Lord had done for us.
He did not ditch us when the sky falls down on us.
He did not sit back and do nothing,
but He's with us all the way,
from the beginning to the end.
i hope you all enjoyed this post,
i know it's rather long,
but i just want to share.
thanks for taking the time out to read this lengthy entry,
i hope you've learnt and been touched by it.
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