I'm old! I went for my first meeting in Huey's LF. Boy... did I have the biggest culture shock ever! I knew the girls individually but just didn't expect them to be so chatty throughout the meeting. I suppose it was just beyond my expectations...
Nonetheless, it was a good meeting. For worship, we were made to write a poem/draw something which we are thankful for for the past week. I wanted to write a poem but just don't know why... nothing came out! Eventually, I drew an apple... Why an apple? Hmm... it's a loooong story. So nevermind that!
Anyways, the lesson of the nite was that we don't need to strive to earn righteousness from God. In spite of our countless attempts to be 'holy' in the eyes of God. The Bible says that so long we TRUST HIM, He will pour His rightousness to us. Employers give you a wage/salary because it is an obligation. On the other hand, all we need to do is to TRUST HIM - trust that He will fulfill our needs, trust that He will protect us, trust that HE and ONLY HE can provide for us our every desire at the very end. We don't need to compete with anyone for His rightourness. As youths, we try to be someone, we try to show others that we are able... but are we really able without Him?
It seems as if there's a corporate ladder we are climbing in church. Why?
It seems as if people are trying to appease leaders? To feel 'complete' when their in the 'good books'... We try! And try...and try...we can continue trying for years and get no where...
Because God isn't the centre of your life. God isn't the centre of my life at the moment. Don't get me wrong... I've stopped trying to 'achieve' or be someone that others expect me to be. I've grown tired...
It's been too many years sitting idly by as a watchman. And it is clearly time to find Him. If you're in this position, perhaps you should too because there's no joy in just sitting. As much as I refuse to be the 'prodigal son', I am... and Dad has been waiting for me... and it hurts me to see Him wait some more. He has given me my space and I've been empty without Him for years...
And I'm going BACK...
Nonetheless, it was a good meeting. For worship, we were made to write a poem/draw something which we are thankful for for the past week. I wanted to write a poem but just don't know why... nothing came out! Eventually, I drew an apple... Why an apple? Hmm... it's a loooong story. So nevermind that!
Anyways, the lesson of the nite was that we don't need to strive to earn righteousness from God. In spite of our countless attempts to be 'holy' in the eyes of God. The Bible says that so long we TRUST HIM, He will pour His rightousness to us. Employers give you a wage/salary because it is an obligation. On the other hand, all we need to do is to TRUST HIM - trust that He will fulfill our needs, trust that He will protect us, trust that HE and ONLY HE can provide for us our every desire at the very end. We don't need to compete with anyone for His rightourness. As youths, we try to be someone, we try to show others that we are able... but are we really able without Him?
It seems as if there's a corporate ladder we are climbing in church. Why?
It seems as if people are trying to appease leaders? To feel 'complete' when their in the 'good books'... We try! And try...and try...we can continue trying for years and get no where...
Because God isn't the centre of your life. God isn't the centre of my life at the moment. Don't get me wrong... I've stopped trying to 'achieve' or be someone that others expect me to be. I've grown tired...
It's been too many years sitting idly by as a watchman. And it is clearly time to find Him. If you're in this position, perhaps you should too because there's no joy in just sitting. As much as I refuse to be the 'prodigal son', I am... and Dad has been waiting for me... and it hurts me to see Him wait some more. He has given me my space and I've been empty without Him for years...
And I'm going BACK...
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