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Thursday, June 11, 2009

Back from Hiatus with a New Purpose

This is my first post in 5 and a half months. I stopped blogging right at the end of last year cos i was lazy.. AND i din really have any purpose to blog..this blog has been around since 2004 and ive blogged all kinds of things on this very blog..the full spectrum from good to bad stuff...but im gonna declare from the onset of this new beginning that the sole purpose of this blog now is to Glorify God.

I just got back from my church camp and God did such amazing things. He spoke to me about so many different things that im still digesting and taking everything in. He worked in such a subtle way for me. There was no drama but He spoke to me nonetheless. One of the major things that really hit me was when He spoke and said that i should not keep the word to myself but share it for God's glory.. and that is precisely wad this blog will be for. I know nobody comes here anymore.. but ill ensure that i publicise it enough to make people come here...

For today ill share about what i learnt through the first night session: Wired for Worship. 2 main things impacted me. firstly, chasing after the spirit always involved risks and secondly, we should do things that push us towards prayer. I've always been someone who likes to stick with the familiar.. If i eat something i like at a certain restaurant, you can be certain that the next time im there, ill be eating the same thing. If i find that doing something in a certain way works well, im bound to stick to that way always. I've always been proud of how i live a risk free life. Its almost like the prevention is better than cure principle.. if i can prevent issues and problems from rising.. it is better than being able to solve those problems and issues.. but ive realised that spiritually that will not do.. sticking with the familiar and trying to safeguard what u already have will only lead to one thing. stagnation. If i did not want to take risks, i would be stuck in a rut. And that is most certainly not what i want for my life. I've always told myself to pursue God, to seek Him and hunger more for him. While it has made a difference to my life, asking alone is never enough. Prayer without responsible action is nothing. I read this in a book by Charles Swindoll. One of the things holding me back was that i just did not know what actions i had to take to grow in God besides that standard praying and doing devotions and soltitude and serving him. And thats where the second point comes in.. what we need to do in order to grow spiritually is to do things that push us towards prayer. The solution to not doing anything after praying.. is to do things that make us Need to pray. doing such things involves taking risks. God din jus stop at making me realise all these things.. He also spoke to me specifically regarding where i need to step out of my comfort zone, take risks and stop sticking with the familiar. Now that im back and am going back to my workplace tmr.. it feels exciting to put into practice the things i have learnt.. Im left with slightly less than 8 months to the end of my NS. Most of the people i see every weekday at the moment will probably disappear once i ORD. While i do intend to keep in contact with my closer friends we will still not get a chance to see each other so often. Now is the time for me to take action.. to plant the seeds and try my best to bring people to christ. So i just pray that God will give me the courage to step out of the familiar and take risks.. to do things that make me depend on God.. and to grow deeper spiritually through all this.

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