God being selfish? Is He really?

It's late at night now, some of my friends were talking about what is trinity all about and stuff. My friend Ivan, asked one question like is God being selfish for creating everything for Himself? I think that God is not being selfish, there are a few reasons why i say that.

God is God Himself. what does selfish means? the definition i got from the web is....

Selfishness is, at base, the concept and/or practice of concern with one's own interests in some sort of priority to the interests of others; it is often used to refer to a self-interest that comes in a particular form, or above a certain level.

Is God being selfish just being concerned about Himself? Wel, you might think so. However, the reason i don't think so is because God is God, He is great and big and i do mean really really GRREATTTT and BBIIIIIGGGGGG. Human can be selfish when they try to do things for themself to glorify themselves so that they can enjoy themselves and make themselves look bigger than they really are. God is all-knowing and all-owning, everything was made by Him and for Him. If you feel that God is just using you just as a puppet and not being concerned of your own enjoyment and interest, it's not true. Well, but the first point is He created you and He has all the right to decide what you do, when you do, how you do it and etc..

But more importantly, is God really being selfish in doing that? I was kinda reminded, i don't know how but i remembered from the book "Don't waste your life" by Pastor John Piper. He once touched on this topic. Is God really loving us in making us serve Him and glorify Him? What is love? The world has a distorted view of love, love means makin someone feel good. but true love gives the person the best. And the greatest thing is God Himself, so in giving You the best is He being selfish? haha. You can think for yourself.

But this is what i would say, we will be most satisfied when God is most glorified.

Christmas & to aviod the simple equation of SANTA=SATAN

Christmas is coming again. Christmas is a time of happy holidays, it's all about Santa giving gifts to little children. It's a happy season with snow and gifts and food and turkeys. Besides that, it's also a time for lovers and family to be together and have fun too. My point is, all you will see is people in red hat, and Mr. Santa as the big super star.

Almost all the time, everything i said up there probably is what is in the minds of people. I know that well, because before i know what was Christmas all about that was all i know about Christmas. For some of you, you would think what's wrong with that? Isn't Christmas a happy happy joy joy time? Well, i know it's true that it's a happy happy joy joy time. BUT, all of us would probably missed out something even greater, something even bigger, something even larger if that's all we know about Christmas.

Therefore, there are few truths about Christmas that i would want to tell you all, about what is Christmas all about.

1. Christmas is
CHRISTMAS. hmm.. let's take the words apart, CHRIST-MAS. and then cancel out the MAS.
You will get something like this -CHRIST which means Messiah.
Messiah,means the Anointed One, the Promised-One, The Holy One of God, Saviour of Jews.
So, the word Christmas actually tells us a little about what it's all about, it's about this Christ.

2. Christ is about
GIFTS
Christmas is all about Christ right? so what does gifts have to do with Christ? Long time ago, as a little child that i was, i would always long for a nice Christmas present, a really nice one. I even remembered that there was once i got a chocolate and i was so happy that i got a note from Santa Clause(which is my dad though i never thought of it last time) thought it was saying that i was naughty but wants me to be better next year. As a little boy, presents do mean alot to me. but even now, i would still be happy to recieve gifts. I don't really know why human tends to get so happy when they got presents from their friends and family.

But did we realise what is the greatest gift of our life? this greatest gift was born in a form of a baby, this greatest gift was wrapped, not with gift wrapping paper, but with splendour and majesty. A baby that was born to reconcile man to God. God manifested himself in a form of a human being. That we may forgiven and able to see the Holiness of Our King and glorify our Holy God and being able to enjoy Him, which is the greatest gift we could ever get. Christmas is all about this Gift.

3. Christmas is about
LOVE
Isn't love a wonderful feeling? it's also one of the most strongest feelings you would ever have. the person you are in love with will be very precious to you, sometimes love can even make someone do crazy stuff that you will never even be able to imagine. LOVE isn't all about just making someone feel good, making someone feel great, also not just about intimacy, like BGR/HusbandWife intimacy, more importantly, wanting the best for the person you love.

God loves us, He cares for us, He wants the best for us. Because of that, i don't think we could ever thought that a God, a GLORIOUS, a WONDERFUL POWERFUL ALMIGTY ALL-KNOWING, ALL-POWERFUL, ..., ..., ... GOD would ever send His one and only Son to die for us.
not an easy life and not an easy death. Because of this great love, Jesus came to bring us back to Him. Christmas was when this Jesus, who love us so much, born in a human form into the world. A Sinless Child to be our Sacrificial lamb. Christmas is all about this LOVE.

I guess this is enough for now. Christmas is all about this Jesus. Not Santa. Santa is good but not good enough. Jesus Christ is the Star in this "MOVIE", not Santa. if santa takes over it, santa would be used by his "evil twin"(in name i mean). A simple equation......

if santa takes over as the star in human eyes, Mr. SANTA= Mr. SATAN

Seeker of this Truth, Jesus loves you and wants you to know that and feel His love and accept Jesus, Gift, Love into your life. Knower if this truth, Believe it. Believer of this Truth, Tell people about it. Lover of this Truth, stand up and shine for Jesus.

AMEN

Tracing where God leads the WinGS..

This is a post that I'll be updating it as time goes by, I pray for a vision and voice from God.. to let me know what should we do.. for WinGS .. I'll be updating as i know what is next..

May God's awesome presence be felt and may Him and Him alone be glorifed..

AMEN

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date of post: 22 October 2007

No BIG movement so far but i can feel that God wants us..the youths to be bonded together..as in brothers and sister in a big big family..well that's what we are(in Christ)..and we should be reaching out too i guess..since there's goin to be a new UCSI building nearby..it could be that we are suppose to reach out there..who knows?and of course..the need of us to cling on to our bible mustn't be excluded or ignored..

above all, i personally(that means i don't know what the others think) feel that the youths should really be able to see that amazing truth..that God had died for us..of course i know that the youths all know about that and we had been told millions of times..but how often we always took that for granted(including myself)..1st, we have to know about it, not just know ABOUT it but to KNOW it personally..2nd, if we know it, we should be embracing that truth and live our lives around it..i mean there are many cases that you feel it personally and know it but yet you don't do anything about it..i think that we shouldn't take little things for granted..3rd, SPREAD the truth..

most importantly, i really pray and wish that the youths will live their lives for the glory of Christ..that their passion for Christ will grow and everything they do will be for the glory of Christ..i don't want this to be just a church thing, but rather it sinks deep into our lives..i really don't want them to feel like..(oh yes i heard that many times) or (yes la, stop it okay? i'm bored) or (who's this guy who thinks he knows alot and brag about it, whatever i want my life, boasting about christ? maybe later la,, i want to ENJOY my life first), or (get a life, that's boring)..because, the truth and the mystery of it is when God is most glorified our heart is most satisfied..when we live our life around it.. our heart is truly satisfied..i pray that the youths will be serious about their relationship with God..not just making it a Saturday Sunday thinggy..

Prayer: Lord Jesus, i just pray that You'll open up our eyes of our youths, that we may be able to see the truth that is in You.. We thank you Lord for dying for us on the cross.. indeed it is by your grace and mercy, by Your sacrifice that we may be able to even have each breathe we are having now..forgive us when we fail you, we confess to you that we are sinners O Lord, we thank You that even though we are failures and weak yet you still chose to love us..I just pray that Your hands will be upon the youths as we depend on You..heal each sickness we have for You are our healer..forgive me too..Lord i am not perfect and i sin too..but let me be Your servant..guide me..In the name that every knee shall bow, In the name that's above all name, it is in the name of JESUS i pray..

AMEN
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Date: 09 Dec07

It's been a while since i posted anything, reason remain hidden:P
anyways, Vacation Bible School just ended yesterday.. it was really awesome. The reason i said this was because it was a joy for all of us to serve and play and teach these kids about God and to spend time with them, really it was a joy for us.

Christmas is near and we are preparing for it, i hope the youths will find the true meaning of Christmas and what is these faith all about. This gift of love and how awesome it is to really be a servant of this one and only GREAT GOD. tat was one of my wishes as i gaze upon them up from the stage today and many other times. That the sacrifices i made would really bring them up and carry them to find the greatest treasure of our lives.

Tears

As i walk down the road of my life,
I realized that the road wasn't all dry
The paths that I've gone through sometimes
Was wet and damp
Filling every corner of this road..

As kept walking
The load that I have been carrying is heavier
And it's another day where i felt that pain again

What are these drops of water
that tried to held on to my cheeks
yet pulled down by gravity
slowly coming down to drop down to the ground
is this what that is known as tears?
Yet what is this heaviness that is in my heart?

As tears falls down my cheek
Even the rain starts falling from the skies
This weight, i could no longer bare..
I wish that i can find a place
Where i could be away from everyone
Wishing there will be peace and comfort as well
Yet hidden from the sight of man
Where is this place? is there one to be found?
I walked and walked..all alone..
I realized it wasn't a place that i am able to find
I kept on looking yet it's too heavy for me to carry it on
I feel my tears escaped from the flood gates that I've put on
As my heart could do nothing else but to cry out

I raise up my hands and lift them up
Opening them as if waiting for someone
I raise up my eyes and gaze at the skies
Hoping to hear the Voice of the Holy One

I cried out hoping
He would teach me what to do..
I cried out hoping that
He would stop this pain that's in my heart..

Yet as i turn back and looked upon the road that I've walked
I realized that the path that I've walk
Was a path that's so dark
A path that i wished I did not walked
I could do nothing else but to bow down my head
Feeling so unworthy of all things

I cried for forgiveness
Yet I realized that as if my knees are torn in two
Never ceasingly falling down
And just kept falling down
To the pit of darkness..
Again filled with unworthiness and shamefulness

Going through sufferings and pain..

Had you ever feel that sometimes you wished you could go back time, and wished you could do something to stop something you don't want from happening? Had you ever regretted that you did something wrong and wished you never done it? Had you ever wished that the very thing that's happening now would not had happen and you wish it's just a dream? Had you ever feel so useless and so angry at yourself for letting a certain things from happening? or.. Had you ever feel so bad and sad because of a certain things that happened?

i think all of us had that before, whether big or small.. things that we wished it wouldn't happen yet it happened.. And your heart it just feels so bad or sad or broken.. sometimes we may say it's alright but deep down our heart is hurting.. deeply hurting as if thousands of knife came piercing through your heart and crushing it and slicing it till bits and pieces.. that feeling of hurt that would come to everyone could be happening to you to me or to anyone around you..but no doubt..all of us will one day feel that pain.. It's just tough to handle this emotions sometimes, whether in or out.. it feels like crying.. either tears from your eyes.. or tears from your heart..

There are many many parts of my life that tasted like that too. it's hard to go through it..it really is tough..but let us stop here for a moment or two..cause there's something that's important for you..it may not be true for you..but it always helped me through:p..i think you would also wonder why that such things actually happens..and most importantly why did God let it happen? let's search for an answer for it...

Psalm 119:71
The suffering you sent to me was good for me, for it taught me to pay attention to your principles.

Psalm 119 was one of the longest psalms in the whole bible, it is written by an anonymous person though some suggested that it is the Ezra the priest who wrote it.. Priests and prophets who followed God faces a lot of troubles and sufferings.. Faithful and upright people of God are people who would stand up for God and hear God's voice and tell the people.. but very often they would be the ones who needs to speak something against the people's will especially when they sin and fall..Therefore, they not just have to face the enemies of Isreal, but also faces dangers and persecutions from their own people, and as well as the results of sin, whether cause by them or the people.. it must be tough for them..

So, the psalmist was saying that the sufferings that You, which means God, sent to me(the psalmist) was GOOD for it taught me to pay attention to your principles. What was the psalmist trying to say here? the suffering that God sent to him was good for him? can you say to yourself when you face suffering that this is actually good for me?i think it's gonna be real tough to say that..

So what does it mean by good? good in what way? God is a all-knowing God and he knows and plans everything that happened.. so why did God allowed sufferings in our lives? i think that in all things that happened, God has a reason and plan for it..

So what's this purpose of suffering that we need to go through? let's take for example..there's a kid who fell down and hurted himself.. the kid asked himself why do i have to go through all this pain and stuff? why? because he fell.. if you take that as a suffering, the psalmist would say it's good for him. why do you think that it is good? i think because of that fall, it could had saved his life.. imagine a child who never fell and never experience pain before, one day he just leaped off from a high place out of curiosity and fell to his death? the pain from a tiny fall actually teaches the kid alot of stuff and warns and lets him experience it, and making him be more careful to avoid from falling down again.. i think that, in a way that small fall the boy had, that "suffering", was good in a way. i think that's what the psalmist was trying to say.

There are many times we would face hardship and stuff..i wouldn't want to write much cause i know it's hard to read long long articles..but i just pray that as we go through sufferings and hardship..always remember that God is still here with us and He has plans to bring us back and bless us..

Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said,
"Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you."

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you."

Deuteronomy 31:8
The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Joshua 1:5
No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.



May God give you strength and comfort in your most difficult times as you depend on Him.. He will always be faithful and true.. He never promise us a life that will have no suffering and failures at all.. but He promises us to always be with us and to help us go through it..

AMEN

Going through tiredness and weariness

Had you ever felt tired and weary before as you live your life? i think there will be parts of your life that you would feel tired and just so weary and said something like "i want to give up.." or "it's too tough" or "i'm too tired.." and so on..

Here, let us read a few verses from the old testament, the book of Isaiah..

Isaiah 40:28-31

28 Have you never heard?
Have you never understood?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
29 He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
30 Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.

you know, when you are tired and weary..I would gladly ask you to depend and put your hope on God, and our Lord Jesus Christ..if you are wanting to ask why..here's why:

"Have you not heard? Have you not understood that the Lord is the EVERLASTING God, The CREATOR of all the earth"..

Would you rather depend on someone weak or someone strong? Would you rather find someone who is powerful for help or you would rather find someone who is weak for help? Would you rather find someone who is in the same situation as you for help or you would rather find someone who is capable to overcome it for help? i think the answer is quite obvious..

The Lord our God is the God who was there even before there was beginning and He will have no end.. He is the one who created everything on earth.. He created the light, He formed the earth.. he formed the sky, the sea, the land, the creatures, the plants, He even created us, the human beings.. He is the ALMIGHTY God, He can do all things, He have the power to create but also destroy.. He CAN do ALL things He wants.. He can do All things he pleases with.. I still remember hearing a pastor, Pastor John Piper, he is a good pastor and preacher.. i remember him saying he can do all things he damn well pleases including damn well..i was stunned at his words.. really.. but as i think again and again.. it's really true actually..YET, He is the God of love too..

That is the reason i would say to find your strength and hope in Him..
He had said to us:

29 He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
30 Even youths will become weak and tired,
and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.

it says that even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall.. well.. isn't that just so right? no human will be able to live on without feeling tired for we're human and we have our limits and we are really very LIMITED..yes, indeed God has made us wonderful and we are capable of doing alot of things but still, we are human and we still have our limits..

So, what does our limited body which grows tired and weary got to do with the EVERLASTING GOD who will never grow tired and weary? oh what does our NEVER LASTING US, have to do with the EVERLASTING GOD? let's think through it, well someone big, and i do mean really really big, who is mighty and clothed with splendor and majesty and glory everlastingly..doesn't really have anything linked with someone who is weak and small and infamous right?..it doesn't actually..but it really amazes us that God loved us so much that He cares for us.. You know, He don't need us.. Yet, in our weaknesses and in our failures and sins, he still love us and wants us..does it connect together now?? i hope you feel it does.. it's true that we're the servants of a strong and everlasting God.. It's not necessary for Him to care about and love us..but God in the riches of His mercies and love had chose to be by our side to love us and give us strength..

Indeed we're weak...but HE,
He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.

the prayer of my heart is that, you would depend on God when you feel like tired and weary and weak.. He had always been faithful to me.. When i was having my major exams, i kinda stress out a lot and felt very tired.. but God sustained me through it.. really.. as i look back.. He really did.. He is a wonderful God.. Therefore, i pray that you will find strength in Him and depend on Him.. and as you look back, you will amaze at how God had been so wonderful to You and give Him all the glory and honor..

31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.

AMEN

what is this blog all about?

Hi everyone, so what's this blog all about? there are a few things that i want to do here but well yea..there should be free times after my big exam and so on. Therefore, i would love to use this time doing some stuff that would not be wasted and that is to glorify Christ. Hope something good would happen:P So, here in this blog you might or would find:

• Personal experiences
  
• Reflection of past
  
• Devotions
• Sermons
• Stories
• Compliments
• YOU
  

and i hope it would be good and beneficial and interesting.. don't waste your life guys and girls.. for everyone who visits this page, my prayers for you is that you would find your purpose in life and i pray that you had or will find God being in the center of your life and that all day long you would be glorifying Him and loving Him.. don't waste your life..


ONLY ONE LIFE T'WILL SOON BE PAST, ONLY WHAT'S DONE FOR CHRIST WILL LAST.