We are aware that life are full of conflict, struggle, warfare, contention and strife. We have to accepted them as normal occurrences of life.
God is a Man of War.
He always reveals Himself as a Military Commander.
God appeared to man in 3 forms in the Old Testament:
1) He appeared as a human being
2) He appeared as a angelic being
3) He appeared as a non-human being
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The root cause of all conflict and war are REBELLION!!!
Sometime, we didnt even know that we are rebellion towards some areas in our life. We know that we need to change to be someone better but many times we just refuse or simply ignore or we chose to wait for the other party to change then we change. We had learnt that we need to deal with the trunk and its roots if not we have really never change much. So why not take the first step to change the trunk and its roots?
Being rebellion is equal to setting the will in opposition of God, and definately pride does take the strength of sin. In real essence of pride is the seeking of independence from God. Many of us may not be overtlly arrogant but they are nonetheless full of pride.
Qns: Do you have pride?
Ans: Everyone has pride.
Matt 23:12
"Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."
The lower down we go, the higher up God will lift us up. The lesser we have in ourself, the more we will receive from God. It is when we are weak in our flesh that we become strong in the spirit.
The moment I heard these, I begin to search myself. Search for the new-self in me that God have for me. Being able to humble myself down and submit to my leader, is not easy for me in the past. Now that I find is so easy, is always just a phone call and sms away to update my leader how am I doing.
"As a young man, I used to think that God's best gift is placed on the highest shelf and what I need to do is to reach up! But not so now. God's best gift is on the lowest shelf. To get it, I have to stoop down." - D.L. Moody
Sometimes, we find it hard to humble ourself, espcially to either someone older in age or younger in age, higher post or lower post then you, or someone that have the ability to do more things then you.
If we can carry the same attitude of humility as Jesus, there will be 3 results when we humble ourselves:
1) There will be obedience.
2) God starts working in us.
3) We will start to shine like the stars in the universe.
I didnt know that the promotion of membership will come so fast. Till I saw the sms from my leader. When times we dont get things done, we always say that we are busy, busy and busy. Being busy is just an excuse. Everyone are busy, if we do not want to make an effort to arrange or have proper time management, we are forever giving the excuse of being busy. If I dont chose to disicipline myself to wake up early or make an effort to go for prayer meeting, I will not be able to step out in faith.
Be thoughtful and think in other people position. Wow, when a dear friend of mine spoke this word to me, I stepped back and think for a moment. "Do we really think in the position of others at times?", "Do we ever stand in the gap for someone in need?"
Rising up in usher ministry is no longer that passionate in me anymore. Then where is my calling?? Everyone is asking me. My answer to it had shock everyone, usher ministry.
God touch me and ask me to run the race, He hold my right hand and is running beside me. Showing me that thats the path that He had always shown me. If He want to rise me up, He will rise me up. The day will come to past.
Heb 11:1-2
"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the ecidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtianed a good testimony."
Have faith and start humble ourself now!
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