true gifts
A guest pastor, Yee Tham Wan came to preach today. My church would be/is having a special 3-Sunday Christmas event with today's message focusing on Gift, the next Sunday, Love, and lastly, Hope. I am not going to post about the whole message, but instead about a topic Pastor Yee dwelled on.
We tend to get caught up with other things till we miss the true gift from God.
It doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be caught up with distractions or obstacles, but we can also get caught up getting happy over something which we think was the gift God gave, but in truth, the real gift is something else. That was what which got stuck to me from service.
I pondered more on it and tought that actually, some trials which God makes us go through can also be counted as gifts, because from trials, we'll grow and mature positively into a better person. Sometimes we pray for things but they don't get granted, and at certain times, we get angry, frustrated and maybe even blame God. Like how we are supposed to persevere in a trial, where we are supposed to look deeper into it and think, "Hey, maybe God is trying to teach me something through this bad time?" we must also look and think that the true gift of God is at the end of the road. The only end which we will reach when we put in trust and faith in God.
Besides that subject, I got 2 prayers which were really wonderful. One was that I got prayed for by Lynna's mom. I forgot what her name was... but yes, when she prayed for me, I thought that, "Ah, this really is a woman of God." Everything she prayed for was related to what I am currently going through, the exact things which I really need to reach my goal.
Maybe you're wondering why I thought she is a woman of God? It's because to actually pray about something that specific, the only way is to listen and let the Holy Spirit flow, letting you speak to those in need. That is why I view her that way and also why I want to be like her. :)
So, after praying for me, I made the effort to turn back and say a word of thank you. ^^
Edit: It seems that the Ps. Lee and Ps. Lisa weren't really meaning/saying "strive". It's a different word which sounds almost the same, but I don't know what...
Second prayer was from Pastor Yee. His prayer was short, but I appreciate it. He told me not to struggle, strive and something else... sorry I forgot. :( And he also prayed that God's uncomprehensible peace would be with and in me. You know, before this, I've heard Ps. Lisa say a few times about not striving. I found it weird, because I thought we should always work hard for whatever we're aiming at. Though I already know that we should rely on God, I understood from that said prayer that we shouldn't put in extra effort and get stressed. We ought to not rely more on ourselves than we rely on God and just let God do whatever He plans for us. Though it's like you've heard that countless of times, saying it and realising it deep within yourselves makes a difference.
P.S. The skit a few church members did after the worship session was good and fun to watch. ^_~
【 Date Masamune。】
is all I want for Christmas。
♥
We tend to get caught up with other things till we miss the true gift from God.
It doesn't necessarily mean that we'll be caught up with distractions or obstacles, but we can also get caught up getting happy over something which we think was the gift God gave, but in truth, the real gift is something else. That was what which got stuck to me from service.
I pondered more on it and tought that actually, some trials which God makes us go through can also be counted as gifts, because from trials, we'll grow and mature positively into a better person. Sometimes we pray for things but they don't get granted, and at certain times, we get angry, frustrated and maybe even blame God. Like how we are supposed to persevere in a trial, where we are supposed to look deeper into it and think, "Hey, maybe God is trying to teach me something through this bad time?" we must also look and think that the true gift of God is at the end of the road. The only end which we will reach when we put in trust and faith in God.
Besides that subject, I got 2 prayers which were really wonderful. One was that I got prayed for by Lynna's mom. I forgot what her name was... but yes, when she prayed for me, I thought that, "Ah, this really is a woman of God." Everything she prayed for was related to what I am currently going through, the exact things which I really need to reach my goal.
Maybe you're wondering why I thought she is a woman of God? It's because to actually pray about something that specific, the only way is to listen and let the Holy Spirit flow, letting you speak to those in need. That is why I view her that way and also why I want to be like her. :)
So, after praying for me, I made the effort to turn back and say a word of thank you. ^^
Edit: It seems that the Ps. Lee and Ps. Lisa weren't really meaning/saying "strive". It's a different word which sounds almost the same, but I don't know what...
Second prayer was from Pastor Yee. His prayer was short, but I appreciate it. He told me not to struggle, strive and something else... sorry I forgot. :( And he also prayed that God's uncomprehensible peace would be with and in me. You know, before this, I've heard Ps. Lisa say a few times about not striving. I found it weird, because I thought we should always work hard for whatever we're aiming at. Though I already know that we should rely on God, I understood from that said prayer that we shouldn't put in extra effort and get stressed. We ought to not rely more on ourselves than we rely on God and just let God do whatever He plans for us. Though it's like you've heard that countless of times, saying it and realising it deep within yourselves makes a difference.
P.S. The skit a few church members did after the worship session was good and fun to watch. ^_~
【 Date Masamune。】
is all I want for Christmas。
♥