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pretty butterfly ;
name : felicia =]
skewl : university gurl
age : guess =P
bdae : 9th sept
location : melbourne, aussie
contact : =]
most outstanding characteristic: gets lost easily.
second most outstanding characteristic: is alot like DORY.
most beloved cartoon character: Dory!!
adores ;
God
family
close friends
chocolate
mamak
kids
shopping...WINDOW shopping
laughing
roses
writing
composing songs
guitar
music...lalala...(singing and dancing around in particular)
abhors ;
irritating insects
mosquito bites
heat(the prickly kind)
smart alecks who are insecure(if you're truly smart you won't have to prove it)
mess
claustrophobic environments
grumpy ppl
make me happy :)
see thousands fall before Him in worship
see people set free to praise
write books for little ones
compile a cd!(scary but i'd love to try)
visit europe!
Be a princess, find a prince, fall completely in love, get married and live happily ever after :P
I'm serious.
Have kids
see Jesus face to face. i know THAT wish will come true...:)
Monday, December 05, 2005
ahhaha so funny...dad tried waking me up this morning to go for a jog with him...i just couldn't get up! oh poor dad...sigh...he couldn't go because he didn;t have a companion...i was just snoring away in my comfy bed...sigh...
anyway! today's 1st corinthians 9!
v1-18: RIGHTS. yes, everyone has rights. everyone deserves something in return for another. But Christ Himself gave up His rights to become the poorest of the poor, the humblest among people. what more ourselves? why argue about rights when we are called to preach the gospel? it's so much better to give than to receive. if asserting our rights causes others to stumble, then give those rights up. God is no debtor of persons. He already has a reward in heaven for a willing and humble heart that loves to do His will. After all, it was never CHrist's way to insist that His rights be met because of all He had done ( which is alot), because He knew His Father and He knew that His Father is just and fair in everything. Rather, He looked to the rights of others, and perhaps gave them far more than they deserved. Think about us placing others' needs above our own. what a powerful testimony. Remember that we are first and foremost called to serve the Lord and not ourselves. Now, HIS rights deserve to be met. how? by doing just that. by reaching out to bring in the lost. He has already redeemed us. now He has the right to tell us to "go and make disciples of all nations." We don't fulfill God's rights by fighting for our own.
v19-23: whether you choose to step out of your comfort zone or not is entirely up to you. becoming all things to all men does NOT entail indulging in the sinful practices that they are involved in. As paul said, he would become all things to all men in order to save some, but he DID also say that he is still under submission to Christ's law. Doing the sinful things that others are doing would completely tear down everything you set out to accomplish in the first place. what do others want to see in you as a Christian? i know that they absolutely do not want to see you doing what they're doing, because that kills their hope that you are different because of Jesus. rather, all they want is to see that you are totally different, that you can live without addiction, without having to succumb to temptation, without having to hide your feelings by indulging in sinful practices, because Jesus has changed you. they want to see an upright person who UNDERSTANDS why they do what they do, and who can offer them a far better solution- Jesus Christ. Remember that Christianity is a practical thing. Not everyone receives the gospel in the same way, and Paul knows that. Let's be sensitive to different cultures. If we are to go and make disciples of all nations, let's strive to understand them first, before charging in and shoving the gospel down the wrong way. Share the gospel in a manner they understand best. Take away every hint of pride. show that you care enough to have understood them before sharing His word to them. God is not asking us to get involved in the bad things to save the lost, because in Psalm 1 He has already clearly stated that we are not to walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful. but this doesn't mean we can't love the person inside.
v24-27: HAVE AN AIM IN LIFE. Ask God if you have no idea why He placed you on this earth. All true christians have an aim, and that is to see Jesus face to face one day after He calls us home to Him. so don't walk the Christian walk simply to escape hell's flame, because then you WILL be an aimless runner in life's race. how do you win the crown of righteousness if all you do is run without knowing where you're running to, but only what you're running from? Rather, run AIMING to reach out to others, aiming to know Him more, aiming to give of yourself so that others might be won to Christ. Run with purpose, always setting your eyes on that one Finish Line, Jesus Christ. how do you run a good race? WALK YOUR TALK.
V26-27:Therefore i do not run like a man running aimlessly; i do not fight like a man beating the air. No, i beat my body and make it my slave so that after i have preached to others, i myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
[11:04 AM]
butterfly dreams ;
Monday, December 05, 2005
ahhaha so funny...dad tried waking me up this morning to go for a jog with him...i just couldn't get up! oh poor dad...sigh...he couldn't go because he didn;t have a companion...i was just snoring away in my comfy bed...sigh...
anyway! today's 1st corinthians 9!
v1-18: RIGHTS. yes, everyone has rights. everyone deserves something in return for another. But Christ Himself gave up His rights to become the poorest of the poor, the humblest among people. what more ourselves? why argue about rights when we are called to preach the gospel? it's so much better to give than to receive. if asserting our rights causes others to stumble, then give those rights up. God is no debtor of persons. He already has a reward in heaven for a willing and humble heart that loves to do His will. After all, it was never CHrist's way to insist that His rights be met because of all He had done ( which is alot), because He knew His Father and He knew that His Father is just and fair in everything. Rather, He looked to the rights of others, and perhaps gave them far more than they deserved. Think about us placing others' needs above our own. what a powerful testimony. Remember that we are first and foremost called to serve the Lord and not ourselves. Now, HIS rights deserve to be met. how? by doing just that. by reaching out to bring in the lost. He has already redeemed us. now He has the right to tell us to "go and make disciples of all nations." We don't fulfill God's rights by fighting for our own.
v19-23: whether you choose to step out of your comfort zone or not is entirely up to you. becoming all things to all men does NOT entail indulging in the sinful practices that they are involved in. As paul said, he would become all things to all men in order to save some, but he DID also say that he is still under submission to Christ's law. Doing the sinful things that others are doing would completely tear down everything you set out to accomplish in the first place. what do others want to see in you as a Christian? i know that they absolutely do not want to see you doing what they're doing, because that kills their hope that you are different because of Jesus. rather, all they want is to see that you are totally different, that you can live without addiction, without having to succumb to temptation, without having to hide your feelings by indulging in sinful practices, because Jesus has changed you. they want to see an upright person who UNDERSTANDS why they do what they do, and who can offer them a far better solution- Jesus Christ. Remember that Christianity is a practical thing. Not everyone receives the gospel in the same way, and Paul knows that. Let's be sensitive to different cultures. If we are to go and make disciples of all nations, let's strive to understand them first, before charging in and shoving the gospel down the wrong way. Share the gospel in a manner they understand best. Take away every hint of pride. show that you care enough to have understood them before sharing His word to them. God is not asking us to get involved in the bad things to save the lost, because in Psalm 1 He has already clearly stated that we are not to walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of the scornful. but this doesn't mean we can't love the person inside.
v24-27: HAVE AN AIM IN LIFE. Ask God if you have no idea why He placed you on this earth. All true christians have an aim, and that is to see Jesus face to face one day after He calls us home to Him. so don't walk the Christian walk simply to escape hell's flame, because then you WILL be an aimless runner in life's race. how do you win the crown of righteousness if all you do is run without knowing where you're running to, but only what you're running from? Rather, run AIMING to reach out to others, aiming to know Him more, aiming to give of yourself so that others might be won to Christ. Run with purpose, always setting your eyes on that one Finish Line, Jesus Christ. how do you run a good race? WALK YOUR TALK.
V26-27:Therefore i do not run like a man running aimlessly; i do not fight like a man beating the air. No, i beat my body and make it my slave so that after i have preached to others, i myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
[11:04 AM]
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