July 17th, 2008
Who is number one? POSTED AT 09:24 AM in Thoughts
One of the things that I have noticed about myself is that I always like to think that I am the best and that I am able to do things all by myself and without any help from anyone. But during today’s devotion I started to ask myself is this really what God wants from me. In today’s modern society when we are constantly reminded that it is essential that we strive for independence we need to constantly ask ourselves is this really what God wants.??? The world tells us that we need to be educated, eloquent in speech and persuasive….. And for many of these ideals confuse us as we strive to pursue our ultimate goal of drawing closer to God 2 comments
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July 7th, 2008
Sideways POSTED AT 09:11 AM |
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July 7th, 2008
Foggy Morning POSTED AT 08:25 AM Woke up this morning to be greeted by an immense fog… No I am not suffering from Monday Blues and I am not dreading the rest of the week but when u wake up in the morning look out of the window and are greeted by just gray clouds it kind of puts a damper on things… Its now 9.21 in the morning … The fog has lifted a little but the sky is still grey…. I am not sure if this is an omen for the rest of the week but I sure hope that things brighten up a little… |
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July 4th, 2008
Till we have faces POSTED AT 10:21 AM I have just finished reading the book “Till we have Faces” by C.S. Lewis and I have to tell you that its really drawn me into a world of discussion about faith and God. As with all books there is a main story but what is more interesting are the underlying arguments which the author tries to bring to the forefront. And through out “Till we have Faces” C.S. Lewis attempts to use the book as a means of discussing God and faith and why it is that humans always try to look for some kind of superior being.. I could even see that C.S. Lewis himself had used some of the characters in his book as a means for him to freely discuss and argue out these many questions. But what really got me in the end was the statement that he makes in the final parts of the book : “I know now Lord why you offer no answer. You are yourself the answer. Before your face, questions die away. What other answers would suffice? Only words, words, to be led out to battle against other words. Long did I hate you, long did I fear you ….” |
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July 1st, 2008
Reflecting Back POSTED AT 07:29 AM Well its been two to three weeks now since we have finally come back from our two week vacation in Malaysia and I have been promising myself again and again that I should write… And yet I haven’t Anyway today I have decided to do a little looking back and reflecting at all that we have been going through and doing and I have to tell u its been a good period of time. Being back in Penang was such a whirlwind it was unreal and even though we were not able to meet up with everyone that we planned to for those people that we did meet up with it was such a great time of fellowship and just hanging out…. Meeting up with family was also a plus and it was great to just finally have some closure with people… This time leaving Malaysia wasn’t so difficult and I am not to sure if it’s because we feel a distance with Penang or if we believe Korea is more of our home but when we finally did get on that plane we were both a little grateful that we were heading back to our daily routine….. I guess in the end familiarity is something that we all strive for |
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May 18th, 2008
Christ Like POSTED AT 10:33 AM The whole focus of my faith is that I am striving to be more “Christ-Like”. However, what does that really mean? It is definitely easy just to say “I am going to be Christ like” but to actually be” Christ-Like” when situations get tough is another thing all together. When things are not going the way we want them are we going to be able to maintain our “Christ Like nature” or are we going to find our selves slipping back into that rather unpleasant “un-Christ like nature”. I know for certain that this is something I am challenged with n a daily basis with and as I go through life I find that there have been many times that I have just not been meeting the mark and that I have been far from Christ like. And as I continue going forward trying to be more “Christ Like” in nature I am just so glad that it is “Not by works but by grace that I am saved” |
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May 18th, 2008
Looking Beyond POSTED AT 10:33 AM The past week has really been a challenge in terms of both church and work and I have to tell you that there have been times when we have both wanted to throw in the towel. However, even though life has been so chaotic God has been constantly reminding us that we need to stay focused and keeping our eyes constantly focused on the prize at the end of the race. As with all races of this magnitude such a challenge is never easy but we have been trying and are greatly encouraged by his constant presence in our lives |
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