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Monday, May 19, 2008

These were the questions;
Where are the people you call friends,
when you truly need them?
Where do lonely people go,
When they feel oh-so-sad?
Where do the abandoned go,
When they finally can't hold back their tears anymore?

& this is my personalreply;
Even if no one wants me,
I have a special friend.
Though the world may one day forsake me,
He will always be mine.
When I am lonely,
All I need is my quiet time.
When I am sad,
He will be my listening ear.
No matter how many times I disappoint him,
He will be forever faithful,
His name is Jesus.

Was discussing the book of Job with Ps Bertram yesterday,albeit briefly,cause he's a busy man.hahaha.Anyways,from the book of Job,I reckoned that the bottom line is that GOD has faith in His created beings.If you think that is wonderful,check this out:We can also be assured that whatever GOD brings us to,He will bring us through.Isn't that an amazing God we are talking about?

Ok,I'll be intro-ing two songs that I think has relevance to my life so far. (=
1)Serious (Joy Williams)
2)One Man Revival (Bob Carlisle)

Serious
Do you ever get the feelingPeople think you're crazy
Cause you trust what they can't see
Do you ever get the feeling
People think you're shallow
And you will change what you believe
But I'm not here to argue
About what others think and feel
Cause I'm not ashamed to tell anyone
What I know to be real

I'm serious about the stand I'm taking
Serious about the choice I'm making
Serious about the things that I believe
I'm serious about the talk I'm talking
The evidence is in the walk I'm walking
Serious about love and purity
I'm serious as I can be

I'm not the first to meet with laughter
And resistance from a disbelieving crowd
But I got to meet it head on
I'm just gonna keep on
Won't let it get me down
I'm not here to give up
Jesus didn't give up on me
Even when the goin' gets rough
I've promised God that I'll be
Won't change my mindGot to close the door
No time for goin' back
To what I had before
I'm so tired of playin' all these games
Cause the more I see what You mean to me
The more I want to say

I'm serious about the stand I'm taking
Serious about the choice I'm making
Serious about the things that I believe
I'm serious about the talk I'm talking
The evidence is in the walk I'm walking
Serious about love and purity
I'm serious as I can be

This is what I have been wanting to say for quite awhile,just that I didn't really know how to put it.I've taken longer than many others,to come where I am now.I was in lots of crossroads before I became a christian,and yet when I thought it'd be easier once I am Christian,where I once met crossroads,I now meet roadblocks.People are just so skeptical about faith.But only because they don't know the real meaning of faith.Faith,is not blind belief.Faith is,the trust in God and in His promises as made through Christ and the Scriptures.With faith comes salvation,and it is a personal choice that only we can make for ourselves.

One Man Revival
No greater love, no lesser grace
No greater distance than the one that I have made
You crave my heart and miss our quiet time alone
Have I become as hard as stone?

I need a one-man revival
A renewing of my heart
To capture me before I stray too far
It's the one thing I cry for
And the only way I know
Is a one-man revival in my soul (heart)

I know I've turned away it seems
But You pursue me while I'm busy chasing dreams
My dreams aren't worth the sacrifice of my first love
What I should be dreaming of...

I need a one-man revival
A renewing of my heart
To capture me before I stray too far
It's the one thing I cry for
And the only way I know
Is a one-man revival in my soul (heart)

I'm disappointed at how my perfect world should be
But if I'm gonna see a change (really gonna see a change)
There's got to be a change in me

I need a one-man revival
A renewing of my heart
To capture me before I stray too far
It's the one thing I cry for
And the only way I know
Is a one-man revival in my soul (heart)

No matter how we try to run away from God,he will never forsake us..He is gentle in His guidance,and patient in the wait for our return.Because he has faith in us.Isn't it strange?How fast the human heart changes..During my time in SERVE,I set aside two months for Him,doing daily quiet time & such.Yet after that two months,when school started,I had excuses to not do quiet time;I forgot,I was busy,I was tired,..& the list can go on & on.

But as I mentioned,they remain excuses,and are not reasons.Yet though I had changed,he did not falter in 'chasing' after me..Gently I felt the tugging of conscience in my heart;why have I neglected the most important person in my life?Haven't I realized,that without His sacrifice,I wouldn't have been able to do the things I am now?That I wouldn't even be alive?Why is it that I have enough energy to go out with friends on weekends,but cannot muster it to flip through the pages of the Bible?That I can finish reading Harry Potter in less than a day,but not the Bible in two months?And why is it that I can manage to work out time to go out with friends,but not the time to do quiet time,to communicate with Him?Should I be ashamed of myself?Indeed I am.

And the last stanza really stands out,because I was really tired of people that keep mocking my stand,people that doubt.However,as it says;
'But if I'm gonna see a change
There's got to be a change in me'
I think it reminds us that we should be the change that we want to see (in the world). We can whine and grumble about the things that don't go our way,but will it help?Not in the least bit.Therefore,we have to change our mindset.Change ourselves,so that when people look at us, They'll know we are Christians.

Matthew 5:13-15
13"You are the salt of the earth,but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.
14"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.
15Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

She was loved. 3:22 PM