LOVE IN ACTION

"If you love me.....obey my commands"
Are words of our Lord and Savior,
If we love him we will desire,
To please him and be in his favor.

Standing on his promises is a choice
Each one of us must make,
We choose to live in Christ by obedience
And be blessed if his laws we do not forsake.

Love is action as it is always giving,
Love from God is our reason for living
Love reaches out in kindness and extends a helping hand
God is love and when in Him, we can firmly stand.



source: Metamorphe

Matthew 25:46
“Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

We ask: why are we punished? Didn’t God give us a choice? Gimme a break, God asked us to choose.. yet he’s punishing us for what we’ve chosen?

Now I ask you, realistically.. if one day you should see God face to face.. what do you think you’ll do? Wouldn’t you run away? 
You would run or hide away somewhere, as if you’re just busted... just like when your parents caught you fooling around when you’re supposed to be studying.. you’d wish your parents didn’t see you and you wish you can just teleport away, out of that situation..

Now why exactly did you do that for? I mean when you meet God? Why did you run away? You ran coz you know you have been doing stuff that you aren’t supposed to be doing right?

That’s just it.. it is because the sole purpose that we were created was to follow God, obey what He told us to do.. and avoid what He told us to avoid. We were made only for God. A balloon maker creates balloons. After he’s created many, he tested each and everyone them.. what will he do when he found a defected one? Won’t he be just throwing it away? Just like a farmer who picks fruits.. when he found a bad fruit.. he will throw it away. Just like any other thing that is not working according to its purpose it’s made, men dishonoring God will be thrown “outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

Now the real question is, are we going to submit? Or are we hardening our hearts and trying to produce more objections/arguments?
Have care that you don’t trap yourselves with silly questions like, “why is God so unfair that there’s such a thing as predestination? Isn’t He just too cruel?” don’t you get trapped and don’t you trap yourselves.
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As for me, I had thought during those dark weeks, that I chose the other path, the choice that is not supposed to be. But today I’ve just realized… that actually it’s not that I CHOSE…I realized I was just letting myself to be swept by the evil currents.. I was so tired of going against the current.. you could say I was burnt out.. and the reason of that burnt out.. I thank God for telling it me today, another beautiful day… that it is because I’ve been trying so hard by myself.. without ever involving Him.. I’ve never asked for any help… and lots of times I’ve even tempted Him by thinking “Oh, God’s kind, He is with me always, surely He blesses me when I’m doing this, surely He’ll help me face this problem” (these are of course true, yet.. this attitude only shows that I’m arrogant and have been taking Him for granted, stupid aren’t I?)

But guys, please don’t think that God then always needs to be asked (but indeed He wants us to keep asking, praying to Him) I’m just saying, the fact is that I (you too) am just too weak.. I’m so weak yet I tried to follow God all by myself... when all the evil currents, and our bodily weaknesses keep pushing us the other way… no, you and I will never succeed this way, alone..
When I realized then how weak I was.. how futile it was my attempts.. (have you ever told yourself that you must do something, forced yourself in your mind.. yet later you never ever did it?) That was then I felt God’s presence, warmly comforting me, offering me His hope and strength. What Paul said in the Corinthians really then made sense to me: “10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” I praise God for His love for me.. even though I have done so many horrible things during those dark weeks.. He called me back.. and now I get to learn this very precious lesson. I do want to learn how much He’s grieved for me.. Amazing He is. The Lord’s blessings be with you and me always.

Some more thoughts: It is not about us being determined to go towards that goal of spiritual maturity.. it is really about depending on God each and every DAY, praying to Him in all aspects that you do… every hour, every task you do in the day.. (hehehe someone said this is too romantic ) But C.S. Lewis said, “Hope for the daily and (even) hourly pittance to meet the daily and hourly temptation.” Lord Jesus said, “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” And in the Lord’s prayer, “Give us this day our daily bread”
you and i like to think, oh one day i hope i can be as spiritually mature as him (or her, that someone you admire)... focus on today.. besides, we live off our days one by one... no?


Right now, what I really want is to learn so that I genuinely hate sin, just as God hates it.


Me and my God.

Sin in everybody's problem in the sight of God. He is "of purer eyes than to behold evil," and cannot "look on wrong" (Hab. 1:13). Sin is a perversity touching each one of us at every point of our lives. Except for Jesus Christ, no human being has ever been free of its infection. The Anglican Prayer Book rightly teaches: "We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts... We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done, and (spiritually) there is no health in us."

The good news, however, is this: sins can be forgiven. Central to the gospel is the glorious "but" of Psalm 130:3-4, "If you, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared." If our sins were unforgivable, where would you be? A bad conscience delivering at full strength, tearing you to pieces in the name of God, is hell indeed.

Martin Luther, the Reformer, writing to a friend who was distressed about his sin, said, "Learn to know Christ and him crucified. Learn to sing to him and say, 'Lord, you are my righteousness, I am your sin. You took on you what is mine; you set on me what is yours."

Link up with Jesus, the living Lord, by faith, and this great exchange is fulfilled. Through Jesus' atoning death, God accepts you as righteous and cancels your sins.

- J.I. Packer

I thank God for his mercies, his bountiful grace, his great love who answers prayers of those who're desperately in need of him, in need of understanding, in need of his salvation.

i thank God.. for answering my 'dry' prayer this morning.. that i may once again be saved out of that darkness.. no.. i couldn't find any way out.. there was no door, i was trapped.. yet, by just a prayer away.. (really it looked too far for me to dare even to pray) he answered by his love for me and regain me again back in his pastures...
He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.
He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
I'm grateful that i have lived to be saved... grateful for his love.

Look around you.. so much darkness.. so little light.. so many gone astray.. so many don't know the truth.. you, especially you who dares to challenge God with your perverse questionings... dare you imagine yourself living without God? Can you abandon his love and dare live without him? Have care and do not be foolish of your own pride... too many are too proud.. and lost... while what they need only is to humbly receive his love and grace...

are you still in the dark?
Then be a true Light!!!

Again I will come unto my Lord, again I will rise and fight against evil in the world. Again I will praise the Lord for His mercies. He is faithful, and He calls those who’re asleep. Wake up O my soul, and receive this, His everlasting power had called you up again, to defeat them, defeat them, and return home to Him. O Lord my God, you’ve lifted me up unto the Heavens, Thou hast given me strength. Blessed is your name forever and ever! For Thee alone I live, for Thee alone is all my heart, my mind, my soul and my actions and my songs. Thou Lord God, only in you I hope.
Blessed is the name of Jesus! For He has brought home those who were lost, our eyes have been turned to The Father. He alone is our home, where we are supposed to be, to glorify Him, to praise Him forever and ever. That’s why we are created for, only for Him, Him only, our great God. Blessed is name of Jesus forever and ever!
Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
For I will yet praise him,
My Savior and my God.

Thou has given me strength to live O Lord, and I will live… live for you.

“Sleepers, wake!” A voice astounds us,
the shout of rampart-guards surrounds us:
"Awake, Jerusalem, arise!"
Midnight's peace their cry has broken,
their urgent summons clearly spoken:
"The time has come, O maidens wise!
Rise up, and give us light;
the Bridegroom is in sight.
Alleluia!
Your lamps prepare and hasten there,
that you the wedding feast may share."

Zion hears the watchman singing;
her heart with joyful hope is springing,
she wakes and hurries through the night.
Forth he comes, her bridegroom glorious
in strength of grace, in truth victorious:
her star is risen, her light grows bright.
Now come, most worthy Lord,
God's Son, Incarnate Word,
Alleluia!
We follow all and heed your call
to come into the banquet hall.

Lamb of God, the heavens adore you;
let saints and angels sing before you,
as harps and cymbals swell the sound.
Twelve great pearls, the city's portals:
through them we stream to join the immortals
as we with joy your throne surround.
No eye has known the sight,
no ear heard such delight:
Alleluia!
Therefore we sing to greet our King;
for ever let our praises ring.

today i bought a bunch of pink daisies.

alow lama yah gak nulis.. gua pun males.. karena terlalu sibuk.. sometimes ada aja yg sebaiknya dilakukan rather than writing.. padahal banyak skali event2 yg worth writing terjadi

aduh.. gua mandi dulu deh..

ich bin dumm!! dumm dumm dumm!!!!
hehehehe.. saya gak jadi test hari rabu.. jadinya tar sama2 mia hari jumat.. trus jerman kemaren susah niaann!! be tahaannnnn (singlish abiz ) sedih deh.. yg most jayus tuh yeh.. abis examnya malah ada tutorial kan... german tute.. ternyata kita belajar bahan2 buat test yg tadi!! garink skaliiii.. jadi bagi mereka yg gak di lecture grup aku bisa belajar n pasit lebih bisa ngerjain testnye deh.. hiks sedih jg.. soalnya banyak tentang prepositions sih. itu kan susah kalo gak diajarin sulit..
yah gitu sihh jadi gua skg punya time lebih banyak utk ngerjain econs.. tho masih ada law grp assignment to be done by tomorrow.. musti rush.. that's all about me..

skg mau baca law dulu..
asik kokoku yg paling gede, dan istrinya dan anaknya bakal dateng besok ^^ *senang skali bisa liat si theo and main2 ama dia (though dia emang sebenernya gka bisa diajak main :-s) di singpur.. nyam2.. ^^
aduh aku dah lama gak tulis in english.. kapan2 dhe.. lagi ngerush nih..
btw hehehe, kemaren pagi bochap.. bobo jam 2, pasang weker hp jam 4.. hpnya udah gua sengaja pasang paling keras trus gue taro di pojok kamar, jadi mau gak mau harus bangun dare bed baru matiin hpnya.. ehh... pas bangun malah jam 6.30 bangun2 aku tersenyum hihihi...aku liat hpku ternyata udah disebelah aku.. in silent mode lageh! hoahoaohao... hebat skali saya... emang ud saking telernya deh.. heuueuhe.. yg aku tuh knp bisa bangun jam 6 30 ... hihihi.. dibangunin.. senang skali..
tapi abis itu.. karena kebodohan saya... ichbindumm, ud bangun pagi.. masih telat.. akhirnya gak jadi exam... jadi sedih banget.. Lord, forgive me for not using the time that you've given me wisely..
ich bin sehr dumm... *sebel ama diri sendiri, bodoh skali..

skg musti baca law.. klo gak gak bisa contribute in grp assignment besok..