I find that sometimes I want things to go my way. That I have to make them happen. "Maybe they're part of God's will", is what I tell myself. I justify my actions through that reasoning. Truth is, we don't know God's will so why would we try to guess what it is when we know that we'll never understand His plans for us? And if what you're trying to make happen is part of God's will, then if you don't...
Everyday Devotions by an Ordinary Christian
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Sunday, 6 October 2013
The Story of the German Artist
Today at church, the teen Sunday school teacher told us an interesting story. This is what I can remember of it:
There was this German man who used to fight on the German army in WW2. He escaped the battle and ran away to another country. While he was there, he took up the job as a floor sweeper at...
Give All Of You
This is what “Worship” is:
you coming before God in humility
sacrifice of all that you are and have
giving God ALL the glory
mentioning of God’s attributes
The pre-requisite to worship is:
we are in the holy place of God when we worship so we must have “Redemption”
Psalm 24:4:
Only those with clean hands and pure
hearts,
who have not worshiped idols,
who have not made promises...
Thursday, 26 September 2013
My Psalm to the LORD
I was at a grade retreat at a Christian camp with my school and I went to a prayer workshop and read one of David’s Psalms. Then they asked us to write one of our own. I thought this was a really good idea because you can write about what you’re struggling with and how the LORD can help you through that. You can also add what the LORD has helped you through and praise Him for it. Then when you’re...
Thursday, 15 August 2013
God's Globe
It seems like recently I’ve been writing about nature, but that's what I’ve been amazed at this past month. I have opened my eyes to the wonders of God’s creation. Now this post is about the Earth itself and how it has amazed me this past week as I was helping with my church’s VBS.
On a bright blue, clear day all you need to do is look around.
You will see that what God saw at...
Friday, 9 August 2013
The Majesty of God is Evident!
Look at the clouds...how they're densely compressed together. It's hard to think of them as gas just floating in the air. One state of matter that is not usually visible to us, is gas, yet there's so much gas in the sky, enough to make us able to see it. And even though it's just gas, it's strong...
Saturday, 15 June 2013
it’s the best or worst it will ever get
I had received a birthday card in the mail today and within it was a square piece of pink paper that said this...
In this life,
no matter how BAD things get,
if you are a believer in Christ,
and know Christ as your personal Saviour,…
this is the worst it’ll ever get.
if you are not a believer in Him,…
this is the best it’ll ever get- for all eternity...
Wednesday, 12 June 2013
Blessings in Disguise
I had recently sent an email to a friend of mine because I just wanted to encourage her for no reason at all. I love others to be encouraged to live with hope, joy, and love. So I was thinking of what to send her and my fingers just typed in the subject box “Blessings in Disguise”. Now as a writer, I tend to write about things I don’t know yet. I start with a word, work to a sentence, then develop...
Monday, 3 June 2013
Saturday, 30 March 2013
The Easter Story
For He shall grow up before Him as a
tender plant,
And as a root out of dry ground.
He has no form or comeliness;
And when we see Him,
There is no beauty that we should
desire Him.
He is despised and rejected by men,
A Man of sorrows and acquainted
with grief.
And we hid, as it were, our faces from
Him;
He was despised, and we did not
esteem Him.
Surely He has borne our griefs
And...
Saturday, 2 February 2013
10 days in the New Testament: Day 1
I want to study my Bible deeply and get used to using commentaries and understand the importance of every verse. So in my Bible, there's a Bible plan called "50 days in the New Testament". I want to get through it all, but I might not be consistent because I can’t be committed to this everyday as school is getting more stressful.
(using NCV, similar to NIV)
Day 1
Acts 1:1-11
Written by: Luke
When:...
Why Do I Blog?
Faithful Bloggers wanted to do a group blogging project so I've decided to take part in my very first one(i didn't even know they did these...). So I want to take part in this one and they asked:
Why Do You Blog?
Well my purpose for starting my blog was something totally different than what it is used for now. I had a vision of starting a group of bloggers who will provide evidence and proof...
Friday, 1 February 2013
peace given in the worst of times
Tomorrow, I'll be going to a funeral, for the death of the daughter of my piano teacher. She's the most precious thing, such a little princess. Only 6 months old. When I heard this news, I just balled. My piano teacher is the sweetest woman and she always has such peace and patience especially when...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Looking back...
I like to look at my old posts to see how I was touched by my God to write them and one of the posts that I found that touched me most in the past was this one. I loved using the analogy of roads to represent our lives. So why don't you take a visit to the past and click on the black "this".
I have...
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
If Your Hand Causes You to Sin, Cut it Off
Sometimes it's hard for us to get rid of things that may seem important to us. For me, it was my Ipod. I didn't realize it but it mattered more to me than anything else. I had even gotten to the point where I told myself, "I don't know what I'd do if I lost this." And now, that thought sickens me....
Saturday, 26 January 2013
The Imperfect Loved By The Forever Perfect
And that gives me an even GREATER reason to rejoice...
Friday, 25 January 2013
Did You Know That You Could Find Pretty Cool Christian Quotes On The Internet?
I was looking on the internet for some friendly Christian encouragement, and I found some pretty cute quotes. Like one says "A real man prays". This made me think that sometimes we think we could bring one to Christ through a relationship, but since God is our rock and foundation, it's easier to be...
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