Thursday, November 16, 2006
hello. im here to revive the blog, and post its 70th post(:
Psalm 30
I will exalt you, O LORD, for you lifted me out of the depths
and did not let my enmies gloat over me.
O LORD my God, i called to you for help
and you haeled me.
O LORD, you brought me up from the grave,
you spared me from going down into the pit.
Sing to the LORD, you saints of his; praise His holy name.
For His anger lasts only a moment, but
His favour lasts a lifetime;
weeping may remain for a night,
but rejoicing comes in the morning.
When I felt secure, i said, "I will never be shaken."
O LORD, when you favoured me,
you made my mountain stand firm; but
when you hid your face, i was dismayed.
To you, O LORD, i called; to the LORD i cried for mercy:
"What gain is there in my destruction,
in my going down into the pit? will the dust praise you?
will it proclaim your faithfulness?
Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
O LORD, be my help."
You turned my wailing into dancing;
you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
that my heart may sing to you and not be silent
O LORD my God, i will give you thanks forever.
just an encouragement for all those who need it. try reading psalm 62 and 118 as well. i love psalms, feels like a huge lit book :D
if i can be like david and write such things, woah, can you imagine what i will do for O levels lit. HAHA. anyway i was just thinking, lets start doing good to ALL people CONSISTENTLY. not out of obligation, but out of compassion.
Q:what happens when everyone does that?
A: the world becomes a better place.
Q: so what if the world is a better place?
A: everybody is happy
Q: so what if everybody is happy?
A: the world is a better place.
haha, okay, im not really making sense, anyway you get what im saying right.
proverbs 13:20
"
20 He who walks with the wise grows wise,
but a companion of fools suffers harm."
why do we allow ourselves to admit defeat to temptations and evil doings? the mind is stronger than the body, so saying that we kana tempt then cannot stand it, really no choice is NOT a valid excuse. doing good to everyone is a righteous and favourable thing, so what more do we who claim to love God have to show? do we let our sinful nature take over our lives? do we like to tear people down to build up our own egos? do we have the they-deserve-it mindset? do we not forgive and forget? or do we yearn to do otherwise to prove that something special lives within us?
Romans 14:15
"if your brother is distressed because of what you eat, you are no longer acting in love. do not by your eating destroy your brother for whom Christ died."
i really love this verse alot. (like to say it to my brother, haha!) as in seriously, when we do something to hurt other people, do we think that it is supposed to be, they asked for it or its predestinied, or its out of my control, or what? do we actually think that we are portraying God's love for his people (which is what we're trying to constantly do) by condemning them? do we think those people will get the right message about God's love?
even if you're a non-believer, you should still do good! the world is only evil because the people in it decides to be evil. think about it. people dominate the world now. if everyone is good, the world will be good too right? if you decide not to change and enjoy to continue to live in an evil world, i think you need to go see psychiatrist.
since Jesus forgave our sins, we should forgive other people's sins too. even God so high can look past our wrongs, you who are a teeny weeny human being will be considered uberly petty if you continue to bear grudges. makes sense?
Galatians 6:9
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
i think the key here is "if we do not give up." as this week continues, many of us may be sick of doing good to people who wrong us, people who are senseless and irritating, or just out there to find fault with you. but if we perservere and not let the tsktsk devil get to us, i guess we'll really be alright.
anyway, if you havent really been doing good, its a good time to start so. saying a few more "thank you"s or "welcome"s or opening the door for your mum, or helping some old lady carry heavy bags of groceries or mending broken relations or encouraging someone who's feeling down may be a good way to start or just letting anyone know you care. the more we do, it changes from a chore to a habit. we dont have to be very ambitious like tomorrow go and build some orphanage or what. just start small and build up from it. because God sees your heart, before the deeds.
food for thought, good luck trying, everyone.
xoxo, jes.
holding on to you.
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