Saturday, August 28, 2010

From last 3 Chapters of Jeremiah,
I think it tells us God is always in control, even when it seems all turmoil, suffering, things going awry, He is in control and His purposes will come to pass. In the midst of all these problems, maybe our response should be to search our hearts, ask whether we are still devoted to God, whether He is still Lord and our ONE consuming passion, then resolve to trust Him, to follow and obey His word, and love Him with all our hearts. The journey of life comes with all the struggles, problems, sianness, draws us closer to God. Life's disappointments is God's appointment. We must draw near to God and taste and see that He is good.
I learnt from the movie Step Up 3 that the journey is more important than the destination. The dancers wanted to win the world jam, but after they had won it, they realised it was the journey, of going thru trainings, hardships, problems, etc that brought all of them closer, cultivating love like a family between them. The win was just like a culmination of everything, but not the important bit. I think moose said something like to go through the journey is so much more important than to arrive.

Likewise in life, we never really do "arrive". it's the same in christianity. We never quite 'arrive' at our spiritual growth. It's always a journey, a learning process, with the goal being Christ likeness. Rom 8:28-30. Therefore, while we're on that journey, let us not miss the point of the journey. As Ryan so aptly put it, we're all on this journey, and the name of the journey is intimacy. I think, i'm in a strange part of my journey with God. I seem to be drifting in and out without a clear anchor. I really need to experience God's goodness, His love, to experience the joy of His presence again.. Like paul's prayer, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that i may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Anyway, so are you looking forward to your destination? your goal? thinking of how all these problems/struggles are getting in the way of your goal/destination. While first, re-examine whether ur goal/destination is what God has purposed for you. Then 2nd, learn to recognise that the problems/struggles is part of the journey, without which the destination has no purpose. The purpose of arriving is not that we arrive, but that we attain christ likeness. Ok la i'm like repeating myself unnecessarily, but i guess it's to stop praying God take me out of this problem, but God take me THROUGH this problem, that through it i may know you deeper, grow deeper, and in the words of O.L.Crain, inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life's enduring values, that i may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny.

at the end of the day, i can write all these inspiring stuff, but talk is cheap. It's when we apply it that our lives are really change. May we not just be hearers of the word(or even writers), but doers also.. It's not enough for me to just write all these out. the challenge is to live it..