Still tired...

These past two weeks was quite a nightmare..

In the days i had to bear with the chest pains, which increased everyday..

At nights i had to toss and turn and slept only a few hours. Even as i slept, i dont get a good rest because i keep having nightmares that i lost my children..

Praying to God to put me out of this misery.. Praying that He'll just show me what He wants from me..

I'm sick.. And tired...

Today i rested as much as i could, but the pain is still there...

(A-B-C) The Law & Faith in Christ (Part 3)

Galatians 3:10-14

Bible verse: 11
So it is clear that no one can be made right with God by trying to keep the law. For the Scriptures say, "It is through faith that a righteous person had life.

Challenge:
I will have faith in Jesus

(A-B-C) The Law & Faith in Jesus (Part 2)

Galatians 3:6-9

Bible verses: 7, 9
The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God.
So all who put their faith in Christ share the same blessings Abraham received because of their faith.

Challenge:
I will have faith in Jesus

(A-B-C) The Law & Faith in Christ (part 1)

Galatians 3:1-5

Bible verses: 2, 3, 5
Let me ask you this one question: Did you receive the Holy Spirit by obeying the law of Moses? Of course not! You received the Spirit because you believed the message you heard about Christ.
How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?
I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ.

Challenge:
I will have faith in Jesus

(A-B-C) Paul Confronts Peter

Galatians 2:11-21

Bible verses: 16, 19, 20
Yet we know that a person is made right with God by faith in Jesus Christ, not by obeying the law. And we have believed in Christ Jesus, so that we might be made right with God because of our faith in Christ, not because we have obeyed the law. For no one will ever be made right with God by obeying the law.”
For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God.
My old self has been crucified with Christ.It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Challenge:
I will live by faith that Christ paid for my sin. I will reflect my salvation through my everyday life.

Tired and worn out...

Been feeling worn out and tired. At the same time, my chest pains' not helping...
All i want to do is sleep..

I feel incapable of taking care of my afternoon class when there's so many needs to be filled. I felt useless..

I dont really wanna think about what will happen the next day, knowing well what the bible said about it..

Matthew 6:34 “So don’t worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

If you wanna know what's my fave verse, this is definitely it.. 

I felt frustrated with myself.. and Proverbs 3:5,6 crept into the back of my head.. 

 ⁵ Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
      do not depend on your own understanding.
 ⁶ Seek his will in all you do,
      and he will show you which path to take.

i think i held too much expectation for myself... I want to teach my children the best, and knowing I am NOT the best..


I also need to spend more time with God.. Been waking up really late and rushing around the house like a mad woman to get ready for school. I miss having proper Quiet Time.


Been so tired I couldnt wake up at my appointed time to exercise, do QT and read my bible..


Miss God..... I need Him.. He's my Living Well.. Felt so dry.


Need to be watered.. Am gonna force myself to wake up at my normal time to do all those..


God help me..

(A-B-C) The Apostles Accepts Paul

Galatians 2:1-10

Bible verse: 10
Their only suggestion was that we keep helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.

Challenge:
I will help those in need

(Main Worship Service) Obedience yields blessings

Luke 5:1-11
Preacher: Rev Simon

Disclaimer: I'm not good at taking notes so this is not word for word, but what I want to remember from the sermon.

Our human nature wants God to bend to our will, and not us willingly obeying God.

How will God mold us?
Hot to surrender totally?

Disobedience occurs when we're distracted with earthly things.
But in all our lives, to the ones He had called, God created "U" turns for us to turn back to Him.

Many a times, when we have to face situations and circumstances are pressing us for a solution, the world's way always seemed to be rational and logical, compared to following the Word of God.

Do you know Jesus?

(1) Our disobedience does not distance us from God.

Jesus is fully aware of our characteristics.

Peter was washing and mending his nets when Jesus commanded him to push his boat out to the water so that He could preach. Thereafter, Jesus further commanded Peter to bring the boat into the deep "for a catch".

Our disobedience is dismantled by God's design.

Peter was a professional fisherman, trained probably since young. His initial answer showed two things:

- Prejudice - views of people. In this case, on Jesus, the son of a carpenter.. Peter probably thought Jesus knows nothing about fishing..

- Experience - His past experiences would have told him that it is not possible to fish in the day but at night, and never in the deeper part of the sea..

Nonetheless, Peter gave his half-hearted obedience and followed Jesus' instructions.
In the end, he caught so much fishes, his net almost broke..

A clouded heart and crowded mind is incapable of processing will of God..

We should pray daily, seeking the Lord in our devotions during Quiet Time..
God uses adnormal situations to make a point.

Will you let your net down in different situations?

(2) Our Obedience yields blessings.

It is impossible to have met God and still live the life you want.

After the miracle,
- Peter felt guilty. For he immediately knelt down and asked Jesus to go away from him, confessing he has too much sins.

- He was also amazed, the miracle stand against everything he had experienced in all his years of working, against all natural law..

- Forsook everything to follow Jesus.

Jesus promised to make them fishers of men. So what is the differences between being Fisherman and Fisher of men..

Fisherman                      Fisher of Men
Catch from                      Release to
death                              salvation
Earth                              Heaven
Darkness                            Light

What Peter forsook to follow Jesus
- Profession
- 2 boats of fishes
- investment (the boats he has)
- lifestyle
- family

We will have many failures, but Jesus never gives up.

Do you know Jesus?

(A-B-C) Paul's Message comes from Christ

Galatians 1:11-24

Bible verse: 15
But even before I was born, God choose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him.

Challenge:
God chooses His people, I will remember this honour of being chosen.

(A-B-C) There is only one Good News

Galatians 1:1-10

Bible verses: 8, 10
Let God's curse fall on anyone, including us or even an angel from heaven, who preaches a different kind of Good News than the one we preached to you.
Obviously, I'm not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ's Servant.

Challenge:
I will please God not men, and teach the Good News proper.