BIBLE STUDY!!!!!this was wat i had been doing today... been talking abt starting bible study for some time and i've finally started on it today...
i'm doing ephesians now.. and amazingly... it took me like one hour plus for less than one chapter!!! all thanks to the study guide tt weihao lent me. haha... i'm quite intrigued though.... the main theme in ephesians is about a new life, a new man... through wat Christ has done for us. and thru Him, we are "adopted" into this sonship.. where we have eternal life... some parts spoke to me alot... the author mentioned that everything starts with God's will.. and everything ends in God's glory. at first glance, tt sentence does sound mightily domineering, and unreasonable. Is there all there is to life? is God such a control-freak? but nope.. i don't think so.. cos He is all knowing... He is all powerful. We tend to confine God into a box, try to understand how He works... but hey, He's God. if He's tt easy to understand, then i can be God too. =p but of course, it doesn't mean that He won't show you His heart or His thoughts.. We have to draw near to Him first. so yepp... i totally agree with that statement earlier.. though it's not an easy thing to do. sometimes as humans, we seek immediate gratification from the world, and fall short of the standard God has set for us. can all that i do be for the glory of God? i admit that at times, i fall.. at times i succumb to temptations.. at times i find God so faraway. but i'm still in the process of being refined.. God's still my potter... and i pray that at the end of the day, i will be an unblemished masterpiece! =)
took this pic too.. cos i find that this sentence has been on my mind for the past few weeks.. been reflecting on my life.. on how it started.. and how it is going now... feeling a lil' lost.. a lil' aimless.. but still hanging in there. i've learnt to trust God regardless of the situation. i know He's in control... though i dunno wat's in store. and as this guy mentioned, it is easier to begin well than to finish well. i'm at tt stage now... feel that my life started well, but it's now going nowhere. aimless... lost.. blah blah. the finishing is tough... i totally agree... and i'm like still far from finishing la! haha. but i'm still gonna strive. cos i have a hope and a faith in an almighty God. and i know His promises are true and amen. =)
learning to be content with what i have... and learning to strive and push myself to my limits! is that an oxymoron? =p
⥠jacq