Time stand still, beauty in all she is♥

January 28, 2012: So this is how my day went. A typical Saturday, where me and my super sister buddy, Agatha, have this routine worshiping God at HisLife Church every Saturday, by attending the youth gig at 2pm. (even if we admit that sometimes we missed a youth gig, and not consistently going there every Saturday, but we are trying the best that we can) As for January, we only missed one Saturday, I guess:)

I just wanted to share about the Word of God a while ago at the Church :)

The word that Pastor Ru said was about being “WISE”. It’s about answering question: “What do I do”.

An opening verse says, “From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do – 200 chiefs, with all their relatives under their command (NIV)”- 1 Chronicles 12:32

• The men knew what will happen, what’s going to happen, and what has something to be done. We just don’t wait for what will happen in our lives, but rather we must do something to make it happen, we must understand, and knew what we have to do.

Most of the times, questions come into our mind and we don’t know where or how to find the answers to it. Most of those questions are:

• What do I do?
• When do I do it?
• How do I know the will of God?

In order for us to be wise, being wise meaning, we are doing things according to God’s will and plan, we are not making decisions based on our own understanding but rather on what God wants us to do. Here are the three things that was taught a while ago in order for us to be wise :)

1. WAIT ON GOD (Waiting on the Lord!)

- Don’t make a move without the command of God. Most of the times, we sin because we are choosing decisions which are not according to God’s will. We are tempted by these temptations around us that’s why we forgot to wait for the right timing. We often do things in a rush. Waiting on the Lord means that we must not be thinking things which are not yet to be done. In God’s time, everything will happen and we just don’t need to rush things.

Making decisions without thinking about the consequences after is one of the things which we often do. Before making or doing something, let’s pray for it first and everything else will follow.

A very powerful word says it all, “Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”- Psalm 27:14

We fail to put God first in everything that we do. We forget that all the material things that we have, all those, we can never bring them to heaven if ever it’s our time to leave this Earth that we are living in for now. We fail to remember that we live for him, to honor and worship him, to give back all the praises to him.

When God has given us the answer to every decision that we prayed for him, we must stick to that answer. We must trust him from the bottom of our heart. It’s him who says that to us, him who knew all the things and wants nothing but the best for us. If he said YES, or NO, then we should obey.

“In all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.”- Proverbs 3:6

THIS WILL NEVER FAIL - PUT GOD FIRST. Stop. Pause. Wait for God.

Then the funny part of the lecture was when Pastor talked about L-O-V-E. Haha. Since next week it will be love month, so he decided to have a topic about it which he relates to the word of God this day :)

Most of the crowd were tweens and teens. Then they reacted in every word that Pastor says!

He had an advice to boys. And it says:

@BOYS: Real love is expressed through real waiting. “I love you also means you are worth waiting for”

-Oha! Haha. Many guys reacted. Pastor explained that for example, the woman that the guy wanted signed the Manifesto, it was God’s will for her that the guy should respect and understand. The guy should not rush things and they should be patient enough and rather than being into addiction, they should seek God first.

“He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.”- Proverbs 18:22

Pastor said that it was written in the Bible that THE MAN FINDS A WIFE. He said that the women must not be the one who make the first move in order for the man to be attracted to them. Haha.

@GIRLS: I believe that God has given you the privilege to be sought after like a princess - -Don’t give away that privilege.

-Fabulous! Haha. Girls like us, we were sought after like a princess. The right man for us is the one that loves God more than we love him. Someone that will be with us through good and bad times, and will not put us into harm nor evil. Someone who will patiently waits at the right time because we said to. Someone who will say that after all the things and the hard moments that we gave to them, still, they will say that we are worth waiting for :)

And one thing more, I will not be praying to have a boyfriend again, cause I’m still not ready and I know and still believe that at the right time, all the things that left unanswered will be answered by the same person who was left those hanging.. ♥

OUR COMPLETION OUGHT TO BE GOD ALONE —and everything else will be just an added bonus :)

“WHILE YOU’RE AT IT, DON’T COMPLAIN! :)”

2. ASK FOR WISDOM

“If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(5) But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.(6) Those who doubt should not think they will receive anything from the Lord.(7) They are double-minded and unstable in all they do.(8)”- James 1:5-8

- Just like Solomon in the Old Testament, he asked for one thing. When God ask him what does he want, he just ask for wisdom. He had many choices, but still he choose to have not a material thing, but a character which he knew will help him in leading all the glorious people of God. He ask for it so that he may knew what it right from wrong, in order for the people to be in the right path. Wisdom, which means “A God-Listening heart”

“So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?(9) The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this.(10) So God said to him, “Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice,(11) I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be.(12) Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for – both wealth and honor – so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.(13) And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.(14)”- 1 Kings 3:9-14

“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.”- Matthew 7:7

- Pray to God and seek His kingdom first then all the things will be added unto us.

“But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.(6) Those who doubt should not think they will receive anything from the Lord.(7) They are double-minded and unstable in all they do.(8)”- James 1:5-8

- Have faith on what God wants us to do, for he only want what’s best for us.

3. READ THE BIBLE

- “The Bible is the book of instructions before leaving Earth.”

In everything that we do, we should make sure that the one we are doing and considering is not something which the Bible forbids. In order for us to know what is the answers to the questions in our lives that seems like do not have answers, we should read the Bible in order for us to understand what’s our purpose in here and what God wants us to do. 

“Those who have clean hands and a pure heart, who do not put their trust in an idol or swear by a false god.(4) They will receive blessing from the LORD and vindication from God their Savior.(5)”- Psalm 24:4-5

“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”- 2 Corinithians 6:14

We must not be with the one who does not believe in God. For the good relationship with God and a bad relationship with other cannot be together at the same time.

It’s really nice to feel the presence of God just when you needed Him the most. It’s good to know that someone loves you so much, and accepts you who you are. Someone who can forgive you for all the mistakes that you’ve done, and you’re doing without even noticing it, and still doing sin that even if you may hurt him. It’s the best feeling when you know that he can forgive you no matter what. Nothing can compare to His undying, unconditional love. He is truly unshakable.. ♥

“I worship you my God, I worship you my God, I love you. I love you. Forever I will sing, forever I will be with you, I’ll be with you..♫♫”

“Holy are you God. Holy is your name. In everything I got, my heart will sing, how I love you..♫♫”