
The Lord is gracious and compassionate. Slow to anger and rich in love. ~Psalm 145:8~
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Joy of You....

“There is all the difference in the world between rejoicing and feeling happy. The Scripture tells us that we should always rejoice [Phil. 4:4]....To rejoice is a command, yes, but there is all the difference in the world between rejoicing and being happy. You cannot make yourself happy, but you can make yourself rejoice, in the sense that you will always rejoice in the Lord. Happiness is something within ourselves, rejoicing is ‘in the Lord.’ Take the fourth chapter of the Second Epistle to the Corinthians. There you will find that the great Apostle puts it all very plainly and clearly in that series of extraordinary contrasts which he makes: ‘We are troubled on every side (I don’t think he felt very happy at the moment) yet not distressed’, ‘we are perplexed (he wasn’t feeling happy at all at that point) but not in despair’, ‘persecuted but not forsaken’, ‘cast down, but not destroyed’--and so on. In other words the Apostle does not suggest a kind of happy person in a carnal sense, but he was still rejoicing."
Happiness is something within ourselves, rejoicing is ‘in the Lord.’ What liberating truth. Our feelings and emotions may fluctuate, but the eternal God never changes, and we can rejoice in Him, no matter what time of the month it is!
The Morning Dew of My Life

Monday, January 12, 2009
Walking Through Light

In trouble times, in suffering times, in tearing times, in sorrowful times, in hard times, have FAITH. Have faith that you are not alone. That God is watching over you, speaking to you and understands your pain. Have faith that through Him, no storm will last forever. That through Him, your sufferings will past. And through Him, you will find peace in moving on.
Have faith.
Have faith that God is way bigger than any problem.
Have faith that whatever you are going through, the Lord will bless you, comfort you and love you. You are never alone.
All things are possible with God.
It may seem surreal.
But once you've tasted His faithfulness, you'll know you will never be the same again!
You just need to have FAITH.
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This is for you my beloved friend(s) who's heart, mind and body is burdened (you know who you are). God can change that - just have faith. :)
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Faith is just not merely proclaiming in believing something, but the act in believing.
Honour God and He will honour you.
