Praises and Worries Do Not Go Along

Psalm 113 :1 -3

Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord,
Let the name of the Lord be praised,
both now and forevermore.
From the rising of the sun to the
place where it sets,
the name of the Lord is to be
praised

Yes, we all want to praise our Maker. He has given us so much!

However, has it ever occur to you that praise and worry do not go together?

When you praise, you have lifted your sorrows and difficulties to God. The empty space in your heart should be filled with praises for Him alone. You should be happy and singing praises. But, what has happened?

Yes, you have replaced the praises and gratitude with worries. There are too many questions ….. ‘What ifs’ in your mind even though you agreed to allow God to take over.

All you have prayed for become fruitless because you have no confidence in God. The truth is, you are unwilling to let go the sadness and failures in your life!

It is time to replace the sorrows and problems in your heart with praises. It is time to sing praises to God with the knowledge that He knows how to deal with your problems. It is not worth worry for tomorrow as you do not know what will happen. Only God knows. So, let Him deal with all the problems.

All you have to do is to keep on praising His Name! It is that easy!

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Live In Dreams or Live Out Your Dreams?

Matthew 21 : 21 – 22

Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say this to the mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

The story started when Jesus saw out side the city one morning. He went nearer to pluck some fruits. However, there were only leaves. Jesus said to it, “May you never bear fruit again!” The tree withered almost immediately!

Of course, in real life, things do not happen that way. What a disappointment!

Someone once told me that life has many options. We have the right to choose what we want. We have the right to choose to live in our dreams or to live out our dreams.

Jesus said, "If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."

When we believe in our dreams, we can visualize them clearly. When we are visualizing them, we know what we really want!

The next step is to ask for it. Then, we release the dreams into God's hand; for Him to send the dreams to us.

This is what great life achievers have been preaching all along - Goal Settings!

Go and set, visualize and pray for your dreams now!

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Ask Him Sincerely

James 4 : 2 – 3

"You want something but don’t get it. You kill and covet but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God. When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures."

Ever wondered why many of your prayers are not answered at all? Those ‘big projects’ you have hoped to launch before the whole world – they would not happen at all. You also prayed for small unimportant things, and they were all answered. Why?

Many times, we are too shy to ask too much from God. We do not want to sound too selfish! Well, God knows the motives of our prayers. Remember, He knows what we want long before we ask Him! Since God knows our motives, He will choose His own time to answer us.

Maybe it is time for us to reflect on our motives before we make any request. Admitting that we need help and believe God is there to help us; our prayers need to be sincere and thoughtful.

Make praying for ourselves and others, expressing gratitude for God’s assistance throughout the day and days ahead, as well as praying for our future plans sincerely and earnestly as part of our routine from today onwards!

Let us steadfastly do so and see miracles happen when God answers our prayers!

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He is With Us

“.. Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; When you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.……….” Isaiah 43 : 1 - 2

We all have fears. These fears increase every single moment as we see the environment around us changes everyday. We all face problems everyday. These problems are partly resulted from our fears.

We have sought help everywhere. We even cried in despair, thinking we are facing the problems alone.

No, have you forgotten?

God has spoken, many years ago. He has spoken again and again since. He reminds us that His promises have not changed. He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.

He will be with us, His children as we each goes on our own journey in this world. He has redeemed us personally and so will not leave us to wander on our own.

He will protect us and keep us save so that we can overcome problems and fears. All we have to do is to surrender ourselves into God’s love ….. willingly.

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Think Before You Light The Light

“Who among you fear the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, which has no light, Trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God. But now, all of you who light fires and provide yourselves with flaming torches, go, walk in the light of your torches you have set ablaze, This is what you shall receive from my hand: You will lie down in torment.” Isaiah 50:10-11

God is just. He knows when to let go. He wants his children to be independent and able to grow well spiritually. The reason He does this is because He wants all His children to continue trusting, relying and having faith in Him.

However, when we lost the guiding light, we start to light our own torches. We have forgotten to consult our Maker about this ‘light’. We have forgotten that we still have His grace which can help us to go on. We have forgotten to pray and meditate on His Words.

We have been through good times when we know the Lord is with us. We ought to live well too when God lets us be. We still have His grace. Our faith in Him should not diminish in such a short time. We must not give ourselves reasons to light our own way. The result is just too painful to bear.

Remember, God is always in control. He will not let us down. He will help us to pull through because He knows us better than we know ourselves.

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You Reap What You Sow

Galatians 6:7 – 8

“Do not be deceived. God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”

We are going to discuss what we set to do in future here. When you have set for yourself a goal, make sure you know what you are getting at the end of it. Know that your reward comes in the form blessed by God. In short, be very careful what you wish for!

When you dare to sow, you dare to reap. Visions are not for those with weak hearts!

Selfish thoughts embedded in our visions may destroy us.

Let us all sow seeds that bring in good harvest, pleasing to our God. Let us sow the seeds of God so that they will produce good crops.


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His Plans and Futures For Us

Jeremiah 29:11 – 13

“…. For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. …….”

The Lord will never leave us to survive alone. This world is like an immeasurable desert. It is because our Lord God wants things to happen on this desert that he gives us the chance to create and continue to do so.

What we see in the past, present and future are all from Him. He has plans for everyone He calls. He promises hopes and futures. Jesus acknowledges that He is the Light of the World, the light that will not go off. The very light that does not depend on expensive fuel to go on shining forever.

Yes, seeking the Lord with all our heart, to commit our plans to Him should be our mission. Pray to Him with faith for He listens all the time. For our Lord never sleeps or slumbers. When we call on Him, he will keep His words and protect us from all dangers.



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Commit Your Plans to Him

Commit to the Lord whatever you do,

and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16 : 3

In his heart a man plans his course,

but the Lord determines his course. Proverbs 16 : 9

Many times we grumble because we are not so successful in life. However, have you asked yourself, what is ‘success’?

Someone told me some time ago that there are many formulas to ‘success’! In short, to be successful, everything counts.

We often forget that we need to commit our plans to God for His approval. It is crucial for us to do so. When God does not approve a plan, He will delay it for a while. He will definitely show us the way when the time is right.

When God wants us to commit our plans to Him, He has every reason to do so. He wants to be humble and patient. He knows what the best is for us.

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Spring Clean Our Temple

On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple area and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And he taught them, he said, “Is it not written:

‘My house will be called
a house of prayer for all nations’ ?

But you have made it ‘a den of robbers’. Mark 11: 15 – 17

Many years ago when I was attending a bible sharing class, someone shared about the verses above.

A temple or any place of worship is considered sacred. Not just considered. It is definitely sacred. We never allow any ‘unholy’ activities in and around the temple.

Actually our body is like a temple. We need to take good care of the temple.

The Chinese has a tradition of ‘spring cleaning’ the whole house before any major festivities. It is during the spring cleaning all unwanted things are thrown out. The Chinese believe that if they do not do away with the old, they will have no place for the new.

It is time for all of us to spring-clean our temples too. We want God to stay in our temples comfortably.

Whose Faults?

The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?” they were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.

But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them. “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.

At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”

“No one, sir,” she said.

“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

John 8 : 3 – 11

I did not understand the whole story when I first read it many years ago. A Bible teacher shared that the point in the story is not in the woman. However, focus on what Jesus said. He only said one very effective sentence to the capturers: “If any one of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.”

These days, we are quick in condemning others over a little fault. We saw everything as others’ faults. We are the sad result of their ‘faults’. Since we cannot do anything, we can only blame those unfortunate who pass our way.

It is time we search our hearts. Are we really without any fault? If God doesn’t judge us, it only shows how kind and generous He is. Since God is able to accept us despite our faults, we should be able to accept others, who are as imperfect as us.