setting all aside, placing Him first.

HELLO! :D
haha. this is my first post on the awesome E4 blog.
and frankly speaking, i'm really excited and nervous.
it's just not the same as blogging on your personal blog.

right this moment, it's down to the last paper.
but i want to not run and play, not go out and shop.
all i want to do is spend a time reflecting on how much i have gained over this past one year.
how much God means to each of us.
how i have witnessed His miraculous work in each of our lives.
and the transformations..

you know,
God is always there, taking the blows for us, helping us through tough stuff, truth be told, He is the rudder of our life, our spiritual compass when we have lost our bearings, when we walked astray, it pains Him so. Yet, His love continues, unfailingly.
It never ceases, it never wavers.
He's the answer to the loss of humanity. He intersects at life's most critical crossroads.
Even though things may not go the way you plan it out to be, just placing the absolute trust in Him, seeking Him and asking Him to guide you, would be a tough thing to do when you feel that the whole world is against you, but just know that God is with you.
Not against you, but with you.

what are PO for?
it hurts and it pains. and i used to hate PO.
simply, because why must my life be so tough, why PO?
why me, why not others, why not if such a thing does not even exist?
but for those who have PO, you know, just take heart like i do.
that God is refining us, refining our souls..
pluck up the courage, pick up the challenges, PRESS ON..
it's not a sweet plain-sailing and sugary walk in Christ..
it's an arduous race, but keep going..
we're together in it..
the simple words strung together, like we're together in it..is what jaslyn likes to tell me (:

not too long back, i was just seeking attendance..asking who was going and well.
if i am going to share, i'll be honest.
sometimes, i just feel sad as to why people come and people leave..
i know that this is the world..we meet new faces..we graduate..we promise to keep in contact..but we always leave and move on..to greener pastures..hardly so.
it is only when we stumble and fall, when we reach the valley in our lives..
and when it seems as if the whole world has shut us out..
we slowly turn to God, if need be..
most of us, would treat God to be the pillar of comfort in times of peril and sorrow..
but in times of play, happiness and fun..
God is often forgotten, left behind..
simply because putting yourself and your life is of topmost priority.
the mad rush for the tangible materials, fun, play, companionship..
life is more fun than being in church??

having all the upcoming events in church, well, they would certainly provide the fun and excitement, appealing to those who come.
but the strong men and women of God would know that even if all these are stripped away, they would still be in church, simply because they once made the resolution to, and they are planted firmly in church.
i really admire such people, because only when the going gets tough, the tough gets going.
doing all these works for God, sharing this love, spreading it out of the confinement of church..
it simply takes a whole lot from a person to put others above self..
people like Pastors, Garrett, leaders.. (:

it's undeniable that all of us who have been to Heart of God have received so much once..
why not start to participate in this beautiful cycle of love and care, of coming together to worship God at service, cg, prayer meetings, to build our inner selves up with the Word of God and to live by it?
it's always easier to speak than to place it in action.
but with faith and conviction..and with this added brokenness..
you know you can go a long way..

this societal rat race, this materialistic behavior, this possessive attitude
it does not show forth what the love of God is.
coming together to witness this love of God, being a motivational source to one another, listening to each other, learning to be able to receive discipleship from leaders..
it's all one step after another..
towards building our treasures in Heaven. (:

it's so exciting seeing that the church is moving so fast towards 1400.
but in this 1400, let's pray and know for certain in our hearts.
that this 1400, would rise up to be a generation of strong men and women of God.
bringing forth the next 1400..and the next few thousands..

-minting