It has been two weeks since school started. The classes this year for me is rather slightly easier than last semester. I think I have two or three classes in a bag. Just do pray for me to be focus and discipline to study hard and do the work hard.
On the other hand, I have been rewarded into the dean's list twice in a role. I'm really happy for myself but all to glory to God for guiding me and helping everyday. I believe He will help me this year too.
(it would look nice on my certificate).
Anyway, this semester for me has been rather smooth for me. I'm beginning to understand American culture better. Thanks to Uncle Hong Teck for sharing his thoughts and teaching me. I feel that I'm begin fit in better with my friends here. It is like they understand me and visa versa.
My classes this semester seems more for me to understand the scripture better. I'm taking this theology class that explains a lot of things that many of us questions. Also, I'm taking another class that explains the time of creation or creation studies. And another class that deals with Church history.
It is like a whole new light for understanding God and His movement through history has filled me spiritually and renew my faith in Him. God is good.
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I want to share thought that's have been in my mind for very long time.
It is "how am I remembered as?"
It seems that many people remember me as the person that organize basketball or the OCD person that arrange chairs in church and deals with the small things in the church.
All that is good. And I realize that these things have so little of God in them. I wish that people would remember as the person that help change people's life by leading them to understand God better. Or helping people grow in their relationship with God.
Which means I have fail as a leader to equip people I know to building them up as powerful people for Christ.
I organize basketball not because I like basketball and want to play. I do it because I want to bring my brothers in Christ to edify each other. To spend time together as one big family. Enjoying each other company. If this does not happen then I have failed.
I do the little things in church not because I want to do it but because It's my service to others. I do it because I love God so much that I want the little things and the big things to glorify him.
If this things I do doesn't show God in it than i have failed.
Even the Word that I prepared to share to others does not convey in the person's life. I have failed to preach God's Word to others.
How can I lead people if people do not see Christ in me. I'm no better than a Pharisee or a legalistic leader.
I wish that I'm remembered as a person who do those things because God was evident in me that would help others to grow in the Lord and serve Him too.
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That's just my thought. I pray for each of you everyday that you become follows of Christ. I pray that my church will transform and restructured to be in line with God's Will.
I wish that CBC would come out of the stage of edifying. And move to the stage of equipping. I sick that not many are willing to learn the scripture. To memories, to learn theology. We think that prayer alone will do many things for us. Yes, prayer is important but without action is faithless.
Why do we run away for learning more about God? Sunday church service does so little. Devotion does so little. Where is the Bible studies? Where is the passion to crave for God's knowledge? The willingness to be mentored?
If we can't come out of the stage of edifying. It just saddens me. My prayer for the church is that you start loving God. If you love Him, you want to grow your relationship.
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I hope to continue to blog. So till next time. Bye Bye
Sincerely,
