Thursday, June 7, 2007: because He lives.
God sent His Son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Saviour lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.
And life is worth the living because my Saviour lives.the atmosphere seemed to have gotten very heavy lately and i have grown very weary. and i guess the only person i can blame is myself for not being obedient to God. there were alot of things that i could have avoided, alot of things that i could have done better if i had waited on God. so i have just gone full circle and i've come back to where i've started, once again.
i was challenged today while doing my qt if the things that i value/the choices i make is of God or of the world (col 3:1-12) and i alot of times i realise that i actually know the things that i struggle with, just that i keep avoiding my own faults and find other things/people/circumstances to blame.
col 3:1-12 is a struggle in itself: to choose the things of the world, which can seem so enticing now, but can and will fade away later; or to choose God and His sometimes grey plans which we cannot forsee but can only trust in His love and grace for us. Paul persuades us to set our eyes on the things above and not on this earth because a time will come where we will have to answer to God about the lives we chose to lead; and as christians we have already chosen God's way when we accepted Him as our Lord and Saviour. and we already know how great our God is, how can we give Him up?
i feel so inadequate for God; i am also feeling especially shallow on reflection of how many times i have chosen to turn away from following God, knowing perfectly well which choice i have already decided to make. i think one thing that i have to do is to continue to perservere in this race even though at times i can make mistakes. Jesus died, so that my slate can always be wiped clean and i can start all over again. He rose, so that i have a new hope in His sovereignty.
i need to learn how to trust.
a shout of praise.
6:11 PM
