i was reading Jeremiah 42 when i heard a voice inside of me. This chapter is about Jeremiah warning Israelites not to go to Egypt, as that's not God's plan and they will suffer there, yet they still went there, disobeying God's direct order.
Here's what the voice said: "I've told them what to do, yet they disobey Me so discreetly.. because they've asked Me with their own expectation of answer. Whatever i tell them, they won't listen, they will only listen to what they want, not what I want"
And i realized the reason why those who really believes in God, even with their persistence, might still encounters God's silence. It could be that His answer might be different from what we expect and we are not ready to listen to it as we might disobey it straight away.
He lets us pursue Him, and in the process, bit by bit, He changes us until our own expectation slowly replaced by His desire. And when we are ready, His answer will always be there, at His right time.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
the only thing that matters
On Sunday i scratch my car due to being in a hurry as i though i was late to church... we supposed to gather at 2 pm and begin preparation.
when i arrive there, only the WL is there, and even the van is not there, and only arrive at around 3... i was a little bit in a bad mood. after all, i could avoid scratching the car, even though it was my carelessness, i don't think it would've happened if i wasn't in a hurry.
on top of that, the mic sounded strange, and since the service had started, there's nothing i could do.
i was annoyed, but then in the middle of the service, i heard a voice in my heart saying, "why do you care so much about the scratch and why does that ruin your mood? don't you know that Jesus is alive and that's the only thing that matters?"
and somehow that sentence tug a string in my heart, i was deeply moved and in that moment i realised, i shouldn't care much about little things in my life and i should focus on what really matter in this life.
when i arrive there, only the WL is there, and even the van is not there, and only arrive at around 3... i was a little bit in a bad mood. after all, i could avoid scratching the car, even though it was my carelessness, i don't think it would've happened if i wasn't in a hurry.
on top of that, the mic sounded strange, and since the service had started, there's nothing i could do.
i was annoyed, but then in the middle of the service, i heard a voice in my heart saying, "why do you care so much about the scratch and why does that ruin your mood? don't you know that Jesus is alive and that's the only thing that matters?"
and somehow that sentence tug a string in my heart, i was deeply moved and in that moment i realised, i shouldn't care much about little things in my life and i should focus on what really matter in this life.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
what a saturday!
went to Keilor Village to pick up bass with Davin, followed with WPM, cleaning/setting up soundman office (went to church's attic and roof in the process), went to PETASAN with bunch of great people, and now i should prepare myself for the bed...
Monday, September 7, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
the answer
i wish i heard today's sermon when i was battling my doubt (those moments were documented on my posts, around April this year), for it will surely give me some strength to get through the situation. But in the end, God Himself see me through so all is good.
I can say that it was painful, and i really don't wish to redo it. But it was all worth it, as i believe my faith now is stronger than before. I thank you Lord, for allowing me to grow another level.
I can say that it was painful, and i really don't wish to redo it. But it was all worth it, as i believe my faith now is stronger than before. I thank you Lord, for allowing me to grow another level.
Saturday, September 5, 2009
grace next to law
on thursday evening, we (mostly Andrew) tune up the sound system for our church building, hence the cloth that covers our stage as we find out that subwoofer sounds better without the wood cover.
the interesting part is that after we finish and try to get home, we accidentally encountered a manager from the building next to us. He complained about the brick that we used to hold the fence at the lane next to our building. He said that brick has caused an injury before as it was put at the corner, and people has accidentally trip on it due to its location, and poor lighting at that area.
He asked us to move and he said we are lucky not to be sued as they are a law company. Hearing that, i immediately thought, we are a church but we can't even be a blessing to our neighbour. But we immediately promise to rectify the situation and i think that problem should be solved. And hopefully, we can be a better neighbor to them.
Secondly i thought, this is quite bizarre. We are a church, that promotes grace. And here we have a neighbor, full with people specialising in law. What a contrasting aspect that we often find in Christian life... Maybe this is one of God's joke... and I find it quite amusing. :)
the interesting part is that after we finish and try to get home, we accidentally encountered a manager from the building next to us. He complained about the brick that we used to hold the fence at the lane next to our building. He said that brick has caused an injury before as it was put at the corner, and people has accidentally trip on it due to its location, and poor lighting at that area.
He asked us to move and he said we are lucky not to be sued as they are a law company. Hearing that, i immediately thought, we are a church but we can't even be a blessing to our neighbour. But we immediately promise to rectify the situation and i think that problem should be solved. And hopefully, we can be a better neighbor to them.
Secondly i thought, this is quite bizarre. We are a church, that promotes grace. And here we have a neighbor, full with people specialising in law. What a contrasting aspect that we often find in Christian life... Maybe this is one of God's joke... and I find it quite amusing. :)
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