27 May 2008

I started the day with a morning jog. Rachael has also mentioned about keeping healthy. In a similar confirmation, someone shared about the body is nmber one and wealth are the zeros behind. Without this one, it will all be zero.

Pau and I went to a shop to get some tennis ball. I have a feeling of begin cheated. I believe it should be 5 for 3 balls instead of 1 for 5. As such, we bought 4 which cost 20. In my mind, I was going through how to get back. What is the Lord teaching me? I have place again wealth above. The balls are for the game later and the generousity may bring about something good later. This is small money, but I do not like the feeling of being cheated. What is the Lord trying to say to me? Yes if it is my money and it is being stolen, you will feel sour. But look if the money is not yours, you don't feel bad. I have learn how to let go.

Paul say that 4 is enough. I mentioned that the class is big and it will need more balls. Could I have just buy more. Maybe the price put us off in buying more. At the class later, we did not even use the balls because of time constraint. We have use our strength and in doing so, think that we should prepare the very best for the conduct of the lessons. In fact, Jason, bought four, fearing too that we might not have bought them. The Lord in such a process taught me that it is not how much your work, your know how, your preparation. If you have done all these, surely the lessons will be done well - it is your glory. The glory ought to belong to God. In fact the last is a thrid smaller, how much have I believe in what God will do for Himself the work He has to complete.

At the Olive Conection, the owner Steve shared how he started the place and now it has come to past. Again, the vision God gave, He will bring it to past. He will bring it to past - not me. The Lord is interested i your heart more than the work. The engrossment in the work may failed the heart. God wants the heart and not the work. The work, He wil make it come to past.

I thank God, that I am valuable to Him. Despite all that I have depend on myself and think that I am doing it all for God, God still want to bring my heart right, so that He can do a deeper work in me and though me.

Paul shared about the 4 Ps = Power, Pragmatic, Posture, Perspective. Work on the later two, which allow and know what the Lord want you to know, and what the Lord want you to learn. The first who should come later such that ego be put last.

The team was mainly made up of couples. I wish Rachael is here. I want to partner her and I learn so much from them as how they support each other as a couple.

It is not leading in the area you have tread. It will be too long. It is learning from the Lord as He teaches your heart that you know and start to lead in that area. It is a learning process and a willing for the Lord to reach out to the heart. Lord I pray, that you teach me how to lead my family that all of them will be able to see what I see that what you teaches me each day.

I surrender. I acknowledge that you have bless me in abundance and the blessings in wealth, in knowledge, in experience are yours. I will learn and surrender them to you too. My family are precious to me, but they are too on loan, they belong to you and I have therefore surrender them to you, because you will through me teach them and grow them.

All work start with the heart and that speak about surrender - thereby allowing the Lord to act. Faith grow when you know that it is not your work, but it is the Lord who through you, uses you to accomplish what He will come to past. In such a situation, glory will goes back to God, who will be praise.

Romans 4:16 That is why it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his offspring—not only to the adherent of the law but also to the one who shares the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us all, 17 as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.

Psalm 119 9 How can a young man keep his way pure?By guarding it according to your word.10 With my whole heart I seek you;let me not wander from your commandments!11 I have stored up your word in my heart,that I might not sin against you.12 Blessed are you, O Lord;teach me your statutes!13 With my lips I declareall the rules [3] of your mouth.14 In the way of your testimonies I delightas much as in all riches.15 I will meditate on your preceptsand fix my eyes on your ways.16 I will delight in your statutes;I will not forget your word.

These are the text that the Lord gave and let me learn from them.