new week :)

another week is over, now a new one begins =)

I think this week was a great week of learning. monday went for vocal classes...(dots...was typing on msn halfway and my internet connection went down!!! really need to do something about it!)

wednesday went for clear
thursday tried to learn tennis
friday went for Crash
sat went for Ps Benny Ho seminar
sun was a great message by Ps Mark.

i guess i re-learnt a few key lessons of my life....the first of which is pride...probably my worst "sin"..

sometimes after walking strong with God for so long, i forget (and i guess it happens to others as well??) that it is God's strength in me and not my own. what am i after all, except dust of the earth...that the creator of Heaven & Earth would care for me?

but when i am weak, then I am strong, cos its God in me! so first reminder....put aside the pride...remember that it is all about God, it is all through HIS strength & Spirit!

next....Grace.....again the same thing....it is God's unfailing, unconditional love that will change people.....sometimes in my "cleverness", i offer solutions, which would work (to a limited limited extent) in a world where there's no god....i forget that it is His World and His Grace!

what do i mean? you may be facing difficult people, but the Lord says...love thy enemies, do good to them.....trust God for judgement...be GRACE to those who HURT you or HARM you!!!

my goodness....how can??? only through God's grace....cos i forget...that yes i am a SINNER....sometimes the worst of the lot...

So next time you see someone....no matter how evil...just remember how God sees that person...someone lost without His love. God hates the sins, but HE still Loves the sinner...so thank God that He doesn't not use my measure of others, against myself...if not....surely surely....i won't pass. God's standard, His measure is GRACE

lesson 3....brokeness.....serve out of brokeness, not out of ability or pride. serve because it is the only 1 of 3 responses to God's love....i am a sinner saved by GRACE....i remember the troubles out of which God has delivered me...the lowly stations of life from which He has raised me. God thank You that i can serve You, despite me being nothing but a mere mortal...yet the Immortal God sees fit to use such as me to serve in His glory =)

Grace & Brokeness - strangely perfect together....
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its a new week...lets go out and be a blessing to those around us =)