1 John 4:12-17, 19
Winnie (speaker) mentioned love is not simply acting nice towards other people; it is something that is a lot deeper and requires commitment. To genuinely love everyone around me and care for them from my heart is something that I often find challenging. It is not because I dislike them or anything (I am very nice), but because love itself takes a lot of effort and commitment, and I don’t think I can ever be close to love like God without relying on His love. And this is part of the reason why the line ‘Show me how to love like you have loved me’ from the song ‘Hosanna’ touches me every time I sing it.
‘We love because he first loved us’
Winnie also mentioned in order to experience God’s love we need to first believe that God loves us, which I think is true to some extend. But I also believe God works in many ways and that his love is powerful enough to overwhelm even an unbeliever’s heart, and to bring a lost soul back to him. I believe his love surpasses our faith.
Thursday, 29 July 2010
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
The pursuit of happyness
Galatians 4:17-20
What do you have zeal for? What do you pursue?
In the passage, Paul speaks of zeal, a deep passion in pursuit of something. Often we are told that if we long for something with a passion it is right and therefore we should go for it. That if it feels right then it IS right and that it is good. In the file the pursuit of happyness (good film btw) the main character strives and strives for one thing...money. He works hard and from nothing, he gains everything. In every trial, every time he falls down, he gets back up and continues forward. In the end he gets the money and he declares himself as happy. It seems simple enough, that money was his happiness, but I think there's a deeper longing. Throughout the film he is with his son and he does not let go of that. Even though his son hinders his pursuit of money, they are almost always together. I would say his happiness comes from finally being able to live a life with his son without being burdened by their needs...this is merely fulfilled by money.
As we all know money can be good and can also be very destructive. What we all long for is rooted in God, this is the way we were created, it is in our nature to long for God. Our zeal must be for God, our pursuit must be for Him because that is what we were created for. Money can be lost and stolen, if we place our trust in money or anything else that we may strive after, it will, at some point disappoint. But if we strive for God, He is faithful, He will always be there to meet your every need. When all is said and done, nothing matters except our relationship with God because only He is eternal.
~Sck
What do you have zeal for? What do you pursue?
In the passage, Paul speaks of zeal, a deep passion in pursuit of something. Often we are told that if we long for something with a passion it is right and therefore we should go for it. That if it feels right then it IS right and that it is good. In the file the pursuit of happyness (good film btw) the main character strives and strives for one thing...money. He works hard and from nothing, he gains everything. In every trial, every time he falls down, he gets back up and continues forward. In the end he gets the money and he declares himself as happy. It seems simple enough, that money was his happiness, but I think there's a deeper longing. Throughout the film he is with his son and he does not let go of that. Even though his son hinders his pursuit of money, they are almost always together. I would say his happiness comes from finally being able to live a life with his son without being burdened by their needs...this is merely fulfilled by money.
As we all know money can be good and can also be very destructive. What we all long for is rooted in God, this is the way we were created, it is in our nature to long for God. Our zeal must be for God, our pursuit must be for Him because that is what we were created for. Money can be lost and stolen, if we place our trust in money or anything else that we may strive after, it will, at some point disappoint. But if we strive for God, He is faithful, He will always be there to meet your every need. When all is said and done, nothing matters except our relationship with God because only He is eternal.
~Sck
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