reviewing, the blog
dajia hao. (: well, i guess its time i start reviewing my blog again. whether it has been used for my personal interest, or has it been edifying. has this been just a false front of me u see? or is it the real ME that you have been looking at. i think this idea of reviewing my blog actually is sparked off when someone commented that what i blog is actually me trying to BE holy. notice that being godly doesnt require any try, but it happens when you allow the Spirit of God to fill your life. am I just another hypocrite trying to use the blog to give myself a good image or in someone's term, "putting up a show". is this so? is that the main purpose of this blog? do u actually gain an insight of JEREMY or someone else? does all the content put up here help or encourage anyone, or has it just been a stumbling block to others? has it been a shinning light for the Lord? or has it been a shame and burden to anyone reading it. a simple question, are everything on this very blog true and honest, from the bottom of my heart? and does it please God? well, to be honest, if i really am putting up a false front i wouldnt even touch on this topic. but honestly, i feel strongly that 99% of whatever i penned down came from the bottom of my heart and shows only what i feel about issues about life and about my God. think otherwise? then i can hardly be able to convince you. do i need to justify myself that i had not been a hypocrite? no, i do all things in the reverance of God and because of my love for my God. tell me how am I to hold myself accountable to God when I meet Him in heavenssomeday if everything i showed here is a lie? but thinking of it in another way, does my life seem too perfect for a person? does my blog seem too perfect for people to read. i cant blame people who might have misunderstood my intentions. sometimes i also wonder why has there not been an entry where i told all my worries, troubles doubts showing myself in my depressed mood. my life is definitely not perfect. i suffered agony and go thru pain and surely depression. but what i've learnt is that if i were to write them all out, it would be a stumbling block to others who read them, instead of edifying. and there are instances where i actually penned down my troubles, my problems and after that i will tell how God has actually worked in my life and provided a solution for my problems. the victory that is to be claimed through God's power. well personally i have read ppl's blogs which can actually stumble people if not aware. not that my blog is perfect, nah its far from perfect. its even close to imperfect but i purpose myself to penned everything down in reverence of the Lord and of love for Him, that even my blog can be held accountable to Him. hopefully this has cleared many doubts about my blog. instead of spotting errors that i would definitely make in my blog, i suggest we all seek to gain and learn from one another and encourage each other. and one thing i purpose myself to keep in mind before i blog is that all that i write will seek to please the Lord, in the reverence of Him and lovingly. "serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear" Heb 12:28 that it may be acceptable unto God, is really what matters at the end of everything.
ok! now to start with an entry. haha after all the houskeeping matters its time i share yea, arent you glad? (:
as the exams draw near and go quickly(hopefully), there is youth camp to look foward too! yea i am already excited by the thought of it. not bringing this up for no reasons. just realised that we humans are really people who make bold but empty promises, or to put it nicely, forgetful people. dun you agree? what we had promised God, what we had committed to Him, does not apply anymore as time goes by. we become distracted by the things of the world. i am saying this because i myself am guilty of it and because many many are also guilty of it. are camps the only time we expect a revival? is it only a short period of time, the december hols, probably jan and feb, june and july that we can serve God with zeal? do our lives have to revolve around this cycle of losing the fire in our life constantly but relighting them in camps? do we allow satan and the world blow our this little light of ours? "this little light of mine, i'm gonna let it shine. (x2) let it shine let it shine. dun let satan blow it out i'm gonna let it shine" this children song, remember? are we going to allow ourselves to get blown out easily by the world? take a look at our commitments and promises we have made to God. have they lost the importance in our lives? 051203? 041202? ring a bell? or has this mark on our calenders been rubbed off and chucked aside? do we even bother to get ourselves right with God or are we chucking it aside just because the world is too tempting to resist. the friends, the leisure the entertainment, the fun the "joy" the attention all that the world can provided is so tempting. the godliest man, if there is such a word, can never resist them no he cant. without the power of God in our lives, nothing can allow us to resist them. why am i even sharing about this? people have backsliden, some hopefully struggling to get out, some dont even know that they had fallen into a miry pit, some worse still cant be bothered. the worst are those who not only cant be bothered, rebuke those who try to help. i am guilty of one of those. urm probably the first one. i am struggling. after a while i cant help but losing focus and falling back into the pit again. and its a cycle or rather a pattern for me. at least this are people who try. but its not enough. to promise God to lift us out of the pit and promising never to walk into another again but breaking that promise never please God. but thankfully we have this song called there's a wideness in God's mercy. =) though His love is so wide and unlimited we shouldnt i always tell myself be taking advantage of it. remember the song create in me a clean heart? ".... Lord never more may I wander from Thee.." can be a prayer we always use, but fail to keep. why i've experience this many times in my christian walk. that's why i have this experience. thank the Lord for blessing this heart of mine so that even the slighest sin i commit causes discomfort and gult in me. and i would never be the type who does not bother. the second type of people i see are those who partly dunno and partly cant be bothered. the world has blinded them from the light and so they do not know that they have backslidden. or perhahps they do not want to turn back they are enjoying the pleasures of the world and it is too tempting to give up. and it takes pain lotsa pain to give up the world. it really does. the last type of people who backslide are those who arent willing to accept admonishment from brothers or sisters. perhaphs they have grown to become angry with these admonishment that brothers and sisters share. one verse that i like to share is from 1 Cor 2: 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. i believe that there are many who are filled with the spirit, walking as lights of the world which truly shine and what they say really make sense. never ignore such admonishments because you never know that God is speaking and warning you thru them. all in all, the key point here is to get your relationship right with the Lord. if you only have time for one thing, that is it. the most important thing before you want anything else to work. troubled, worried, depressed stressed, turn your eyes upon Jesus and the things of earth will grow strangely dim. everything will fit into place once you reconcile yourself with God. you see things in a different light and you shall witness your life change because Christ liveths in YOU! what is your state of life now, your relationship with God?
O Jesus, we have promised to serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near us, our Master and our Friend,
We shall not fear the battle of Thou art by our side,
Nor wander from the pathway if Thou wilt be our Guide.
O let us hear Thee speaking in accents clear and still,
Above the storms or passion, the murmurs of self-will,
O speak to reassure us, Thou hastens or controls;
O speak and make us listen, Thou guardian of our souls.
O Jesus, Thou hast promised to all who follow Thee,
That where Thou art in glory, there shall Thy servant be.
And, Jesus we have promised to serve Thee to the end;
O give us grace to follow, our Master and our Friend.
Amen.
i remember the last time we sang this song during youth camp. all hearts were glowing and the singing was beautiful and from the bottom of each and everyone's heart. but has it taken on a different meaning now? let the words talk and speak. have promised God but turned away from Him after giving in to temptations of the world. who are you serving now? MONEY? FAME? FRIENDS? SPORTS? or is it the God that sent dear Lord Jesus to die for us? have we turned to worship idols instead of the true almighty God?
O Jesus we have promised, to serve Thee till the END. Amen.
