hi folks! it's been quite awhile huh? well... uni started and i just didn't blog. seems quite weird that i'm blogging again now. hmm i only remembered about my blog cause of computing, this module i have to take this semester. uni's so different! it's so... muggerish, so independent, so insignificant. i mean i feel so insignificant in this big world called uni where there's so many people and i'm just another to add to the large population of students here. okay... as usual, i'll use my blog to glorify God and not rattle on and on about the meaningless things in life. here's what i've learnt recently from the book called Drawing Near by John Bevere:
1) God has invited us to have intimacy with Him, just like how He invited Moses, Samuel, the Israelites, Abraham, Noah, etc.
- whether we choose to except His invitation or not is another story... in Exodus, the Israelites(except Moses) were His chosen people but they drew away from Him.
"18 When the people saw the thunder and lightning and heard the trumpet and saw the mountain in smoke, they trembled with fear. They stayed at a distance 19 and said to Moses, "Speak to us yourself and we will listen. But do not have God speak to us or we will die."
20 Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you, so that the fear of God will be with you to keep you from sinning."
21 The people remained at a distance, while Moses approached the thick darkness where God was." - Exodus 20:18-21
2) We should protect our hunger. What we feed on daily is important. When we're full, no matter how good the food put infront of us is, we'll be turned off by it cause of the lack of appetite. So, be filled with God's Word and His holy things instead of the things of this world.
"7 He who is full loathes honey, but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet." - Proverbs 27:7
3) We should have passion for His presence. We should not settle for a dry, distant, imaginary relationship with God. We should desire to get to know Him, to feel His presence, to make Him our best friend. Fans may not know their favourite celebrities personally, only know about them especially through the media. Our relationship with God shouldn't be like that.
4) The fear of the Lord is not the same as being afraid of God. We should respect Him, be in awe of Him and worship & adore Him, but we shouldn't be afraid to approach Him and to become His best friend. The fear of the Lord refers to the walking in His holy ways and to obey Him whole-heartedly.
"12 And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13 and to observe the LORD's commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?" - Deuteronomy 10:12-13
5) (Not from the Drawing Near book, but from this youtube video i watched) We should give thanks, be grateful and not compare whenever we receive gifts from God. If we compare and take God's blessings for granted, we end up letting our joy be stolen. Here, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doLifRJsJs0
I hope reading this really blesses you! God bless! (:
