Tribulations - To Destroy us?

The Lord is never slow to show his loving kindness and surely his love endures forever...Really? Read on...I seem to get myself in an algorithm, one issue solved, another arise, a loop of 'syntax errors'. My Dad had 'settled down' with weeks of intensive medical treatment from Bi-Polar Disorder, but he seems so different...

Dad used to be the pillar of strength in the family, he loves me and often encourages me when I fall over stones of life. Recent months, it was a turn of tides, especially for the last 2 weeks, he seems to be in a World of his own. A World of fear and anxiety...he get anxious easily and though his delusions are greatly dismissed, it still linger around...Dad would get me to park his vehicle over and over again, thinking it was out of line...

I would try to be as patient as I can but I would burst into anger with mean words as my level of tolerence is not high. He would repeat his words and many a time, it makes no sense, at times I do not know if I am in a position to laugh, cry or confront him with anger...

Few days back, I brought him to the Doctors that confirmed he had cataract in both eyes that obsures his sight. During the different 'stages' of complete diagnosis, one of which is to read alphabets of different sizes, he kept proclaiming he can see the alphabets though all his answers are obviously inaccurate. I had to advise the therapist to 'ignore' him and briefly brush her away without going through the process of explaining his delusion from Manic Depression...

I brought along my Bible to read while I expect waiting time from the medical consultation. I prayed in spirit for guidance as I felt crushed in spirit after battles of 'end-ending battles'. "What should I do next? Oh Lord? You had delivered me through your grace from all the impossible, are the trials given to destroy me?" I was near to tears thinking my sister was at one hospital under-going pain theraphy while I am in another with my Dad, a few days to come will be my own medical consulation...

A voice spoke, "My son, give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings." I open my Bible & out came Proverbs 4:20-23, "...Do not let them depart from your sight; Keep them in the midst of your HEART. For they are LIFE to those who find them And HEALTH to all their body. Watch over your HEART with all diligence, For from it FLOW the SPRINGS of LIFE." I tear but I felt the warmth of Daddy in Heaven and Love of Lord Jesus, I know I am not alone...& Abba is never slow to show his loving kindess and his love endures forever...

I remembered the teaching of Pastor Prince from the verse and reminded myself to Guard my heart, "Let not my heart be troubled neither be afraid..." when going through difficult times, it is essential that our heart remains stable & steadfast in truth. When our heart begins to waver, then to the same degree that our emotions begin to change, we will hinder grace from flowing out of us. Once we stop the flow of grace, we are limited to the extend of our own ability.

Even in tribulations, when things look the worst, when there is no reason to believe the best, we should keep ourselves joyful, boasting in our confident as Jesus said in our legacy:

"Shalom I leave with you, My Shalom I give to you not as the world gives that I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.."

Grace & Truth came by Jesus

Been 'feeding' myself back on the basic of grace as tribulations arise battles after battles. It seems like a never ending story, daily I remind myself trials are temporal, eternal is back home with the Lord in Heaven. I am proclaiming the victory that my sister is healed in Jesus name, though by 'sight' she is not completely well and it had been a long tedious process. Mum have to take care of her 24 hours a day and such is exceeding stressful. Dad had not been well though more 'settled down'.

In law, by 'flesh', the dependence is on man but Grace is dependent on God! The new convenant surely will bring rest to a tormented soul, not MORE torment. "Come to Me, all who are weary & heavy Laden, and i will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle & humble in heart and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light." Matt 11:28 That's Jesus promise...by Son of God!

Our God is full of passion and loving kindness, "For God so loved the World, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life." John 3:16 Just believe and you will be saved with eternal life! No incense or dates to remember for rituals. Yet, we often find it hard to accept grace and righteousness as a gift from our Abba!

Jesus's yoke becomes easy when we allow Him to do the work and simply walk along beside him. When He does the work, we are drawn into a close, loving, appreciative dependency on Him, that is the birth of our intimate relationship with God, not just a religion of faith. When Jesus becomes our source of life, our thoughts, actions and attitudes revolves around Him and Jesus himself becomes the focal point of our life and eternity. 'Before men, we acknowledge Him for his grace, love and mercy, Before God, He becomes our source of confidence, peace joy and praise!' "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." Phili 1:6

It is the humanity of the Lord Jesus that gives us a basis for the hope of victory. That is my 'best bet' in my hope, many good things had come to past with my hope in the Lord, though it seems like forever I am in trial and temptations! The Son of God came as man and his temptations were no difference from ours, yet He demostrated the possibilty to conquered the desire to sin by grace with his obedience from our Father in Heaven. I would think it is not a fair statement we often make such as, "Jesus is God, so He can overcome everything. We are human how the hell we are to overcome? Jesus can perform miracle such as turning from water to wine, mate, try turning papers into notes!"...

"The law came in so that the trangression would increase; but where sin increased, grace abounded all the more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace would reign through righteousness to eternal life life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Roman 5:20-21 Sin loses its dominion because of grace, because of the availability of God's power. Grace, therefore, is not God's ability to overlook our sin, it is His ability working in us to deliver us from Sin!

We often ask for Mercy, that is God's ability to forgive! I felt that we tend to live under condemnation if we think we need God's mercy to live! God's mercy is already extended to us through the Lord Jesus, why should we doubt God's love and his ability to forgive then? It matter not how strong the desire to sin; God will give more grace to conquer that sin, which means there is hope for you and me, reading from Romans 5. [I am not saying to sin more to get more God's grace! I am just sharing with you no matter how hopeless you think you are, Jesus loves you and through His grace, open the doors of Heaven!]

Daily, I pray that Jesus's ways to be in me, most of all, being humble as I can be insolent from time to time. Humility is simply the willingness to surrender our will, our opinions , and our view to view and will of God...

Law v.s Grace - The Basic

I flip open the little handy Oxford dictionary of mine & came upon a word, 'Grace'...it defines 'the unmerited favour of God" In other words, "Undeserved, Unmerit, not worthy of, unjustifiable..."

Grace is God's ability working in man, making him able to do what he cannot do in his own ability. " "Can the Ethiopian change his skin Or the leopard his spots?..."Jer.13:23 No amount of good work can ever change us, only way is Jesus...

When we work really hard trying to change ourselves, our own effort bring us back to Law and righteousness can never came by anyone by the Law but only the Grace of Jesus Christ... "For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh..." Romans 8:3 The flesh is our human's effort. We are constantly in our 'flesh' when we try to change, perform, or become what we should be through our own strength and efforts, that is why the law did not work as it depends on our 'flesh' [Human's ability]...

Man can never perform or obey the law written in the commandments as it required perfection. The Law did not give us ability, it seems to often 'enlarge' the awareness of our sin. When such happen, Mr. D will speak with a soft voice full of deceits, "How can God forgive your deeds, when you can't forgive others? You are always angry with people, can God not be angry with you? You must always fight to be in the 'right' way and seek your own 'justice' how can you have righteousness from God?...'

"for the law made nothing perfect, and on the other hand there is a bringing in a better hope through we draw near to God." Heb 7:19

"But Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them." Heb 7:24-25

I am the righteousness of God in Lord Jesus Christ so are you! ...no matter what others say about you [Liar, Hypocrite, Insolent Fool, Dumb Ass, Ugly Shit, Prodigal Son...] ; yesterday, today and forever, Jesus Christ, Son of God redeems us from our sins 2000 years ago ...with his blood...his convenant our eternal inheritance...

Site Construction - New 'Features'

Dear Beloved Ones,

I am still kicking & Blessed, but been constructing some new elements to enhance the 'blog'.

Below are some of the new additions:

a. Testimonies & Music Appraise

- Decided to classify Testimonies on another page [Email me your testimonies to Praise God!]

- Monthly I explore new CDs [It's like a music review page]

b. Divine Blog

- Link Up some wonderful readings [Indulge with me in their wonderful 'blogs']

c. International Body of Christ

- Hyperlink of bodies of Christ [Check them out!]

D. Christ Gallery

- Posting Interesting Visuals [Bits & Pieces of Visuals I pick up from sites to share]

P:S Check out Sister Irene's Testimony, just completed! She revealed the power of Jesus!

Verse of the Day:

"The LORD is slow to anger & abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving iniquity & transgression..." Numbers 14:18

Godwyn

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By all means, link me up with your 'blog', I am honoured to be a blessing, in the name of Lord Jesus Christ. That's when I realize my true purpose of life...to be blessed to bless...to Love as He has first Loved Us...

"Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor. For if either of them falls, the one will lift up his companion. But woe to the one who falls when there is not another to lift him up. Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone? And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart." Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 (NASB)

In Christ we Stand... [Visual Contributed by Sister Jo]

Godwyn Lim