Monday, April 17

i just wanna share some stuff that i've learned/ been through for the past 3 days:

1) 14If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name.
-1 Peter 4

this verse came up as i was sharing my reflections with my cell grp members after tgigf..i could still rmb the hurt i suffered during those incidents..but i know this is how the world is and its inevitable that it will occur...but i know i'm placed there for a purpose and it just dawned upon me how heavy the responsibility i'm having based on the current situation i'm in..but it brings joy to know how i can be used to face challenges and obstacles to go through this test of faith...

19So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.
-1 Peter 4

yes, i'll always bear this in mind and carry out His will in where i'm placed.

2)during cell on sat, something which i've learned in the past was being brought up...in order to gain authority and respect over others as well as to lead them, you have to learn to serve them first...it really means having that spirit of servantship , to have a bowed and surrendered heart to help serve them before they can trust in you...and this happens to be one of the valuable spirit that i shld have in winning the test mentioned in the previous pt...i'm so glad i'm able to look at a different perspective from this week onwards and i believe the situation will be different in time to come...

3) i actually had a struggle in my mind on sat night...a past experience just resurfaced and it caused a certain fear in me cause i'm currently facing a similar situation and there's this fear that i'll be faced with the same result...i know i shld not worry abt the outcome but the outcome was of significance to me...this struggle linda bothered me through sun morning..during service, Ps eugene mentioned abt the new life that Jesus has given us through His ressurected power, that any despair, disappointment of the past no longer are obstacles in stopping us from moving forward...furthermore as what Ps Khong preached, God moves the stone on resurrection sunday to give us a new life, a new beginning and a new hope for tmr...it just reaffirms the fact that my past disappointment no longer has control over my emotuions and be of any hindrance to me and that i claim the power of our Saviour...furthermore, i've already known the path that He has set me in and this time time round, the result is definitely different cause i believe and trust Him, the answer He has for me...itbrings upon a new level of comfort when i know He has everything planned for me and its definitely the best He has for me...

Thank you Jesus for dying on the cross for us....

jel; 12:15 pm