Disgusted? What does God think?

Yesterday, I after I went to uni, organised myself with textbook and did some study. I went to Coles to buy fruit for life group. It was crowded, packed with people.

Suddenly, my attention and many ones in the supermarket were on this person. Every eye looked at him! He was a big, has a long curly hair, his nails are long and black, they look dirty. But I think what really grabbed everyone’s attention was that he wore a lady’s pajamas dress!! I have to admit that my first impression toward him is …. he is pretty disgusted.

After I got everything that I wanted, I lined up to pay money and It was God’s plan for me to lined up behind this man! I could smell his body – I was stong. The line was very long as It was friday afteroon - people were buying stuffs for weekend. I didn’t want to walked away because I needed to quickly go home for life group. So I endured it!

God paused me!

He reminded me of [Matthew 21-28-32 .... I tell you the truth, the tax collector and the prostitutes are entering the Kingdome of God ahead of You] In my heart, I started to fill with compassion – I just couldn’t explain. I started to love him that way God loves him. The feeling of disgust gone away! The smell gone away! I realised that he is such a wonderful creation of God whom He loves very much! I started to have compassion on him. What if one day – this man turn to God and believe in Him – don’t you think Jesus will willingly accept Him just like what He did to me. *tears* Despite, how bad he looked and who he is … this man is so precious in God’s eyes!  

I started to look at myself, before I came to know Jesus, I was also a disgusted person! I did uncountable bad things. But Jesus gladly accept me. I’m loved … I’m precious!

Dear God, I want to look at people through Your eyes, I want to love people and have compassion on them – no matter who they are! I want to love them just as You first loved me God. Please increase my compassion for people!

Perhaps, this  man will enter the Kingdome of God before many ones … who know?  

 

Everytime I breathe – Big Daddy Weave

Another inspiring Christian song….

Truly there is no where else we want to be except in His warm loving embrace …

May you find a rest with this song …..

‘Everytime I breathe’ by Big Daddy Weave

I am sure all of heaven’s heard me cry
As I tell You all the reasons why
This life is just too hard

But day by day
Without fail
I’m finding everything I need
And everything that You are To me

Chorus:
Every time I breathe You seem a little bit closer
I never want to leave
I want to stay in Your warm embrace
Oh basking in the glory shining from Your face
And every time I get another glimpse of Your heart
I realize it’s true
That You are so marvelous God
And I am so in love with You

Now how could I after knowing One so great
Respond to You in any way
That’s less than all I have to give
But by Your grace I want to love You not with what I say
But everyday
In a way that my life is lived 

Bridge:
Wrapped in Your mercy I want to live and never leave
I am held by how humble
Yet overwhelmed by Your majesty
Captured by grace and now I’m finding
I am free
You are marvelous God
And knowing You is everything

 

Daniel 2 – The Humble Beginning

6 years old, I was born in Hope Suratthani – learning a true meaning of Christianity

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4 years ago I came to Brisbane and I was in the Aussie group called Ablaze where I learned how to live for God and understand the true meaning of serving God.

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1 year ago, I came to Daniel 2 …where God encouraged me to be commited to serve faithfully!

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Then I was in Daniels AS … serving God passionately!

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NOW I am in Daniel 2 believing God for the best to come!!!

I am truly grateful to God that He has brought me this far. When I begun to look back to my journey with God – I learned that God was always by my side, holding my hands, helping me to get through tough times. I laughed with God, cried with God, I even once walked away from Him although God tried hard to draw me back to Him but I didn’t care. I gave up on my walk with God! 

But eventually, I couldn’t run away from God, God came and caught me just on time, He came to rescue me just on time and  here I am … in a new born group Daniel 2 – serving God faithfully, loving Him like crazy.

The reason why I changed my name from ‘Jimmy’ to ‘Jimmie’ because it is a covenant that I made with God that whatever will come on my way … I will not run away from God like what i did in the past. So Bring it on! Whatever It takes … I will not run away from His holy call that He has for my life! I am Jimmie now No more Jimmy.

We had our very first Daniel life group on Thursday 12 July 2007. We were greatly encouraged because Ps.Wenan came to encourage us with a short encouraging message. God inspired me to encourage people to make this very first day of our life group as a celebration unto God, as a celebration of His love for our group Daniel 2! Truly without His love – we would not have Daniel 2 today. We celebrate You, God!

  God did an amazing work on our first life group, He encouaged us with a saved-soul. On that night, we had a visitor. He is my friend, I knew him through CCM. Before Thursday, God wanted me to invite him to come to life group so I sms him and amzingly, he accepted the invitation! Issac and myself were sharing the Gospel to him about and at the end, he decided to give his life to Jesus. Thank You God. What a joy to see a soul saved especially on the very first day of care group. This is a great sign from God. It is a encouragement from Him… We praise Your work God! You encouraged us so much. *tears*

I believe with all my heart that God will bring Daniel 2 from glory to glory. I believe that God will mightily use Daniel 2 to make a huge impact to QUT. We thank God as well for a great unit leader Chris! We will continue to serve God beside you and support you always, Chris! Please speak into mylife! Please correct me! Please help me to grow in Him! 

Daniel 2 … please pray with me! Pray that God will continue to grow us in quality and quanlity. You are very precious to the group! Every single one counts! I can’t imagine serving God without you guys. What a unit! What a team! What a humble beginning!

From the bottom of my heart – I want to say I love you!

 

From left to right: Friendly-Francis, Precious-Paul, Indescribable-Issac, Kind-Kelvin, Joyful-Jimmie, Healthy-Haze, Special-Seya, Jolly-Judith, Sunny-Sunny Fresh-Florence and Christ-like – Christine
[Not in the photo] - Love to play guitar-Leon 

It’s not about me! It’s all about God – my Healer!

Healing Conference ‘07 went great. Every year our church conference gets bigger and better. It can be seen that God continue to bring us as a church from glory to glory.
Amen with me? – so pround to be in Hope Church.

The theme of the conference is Healing. I had a funny thought that I would like to be sick during the 3 days of conference so that I may experience God’s healing power hehe! It’s not God’s will for me though. I was well. I didn’t have any sickness, disease etc. But you know what? God did heal me!

God healed an attitude in my heart. On the 2nd day of the healing conference God spoke to me cleary in the area of pride. I got prayed for from my leader and I started to pour out. God did a great work deep in the bottom of my heart. God begun to heal me!

Pride is what we all have to deal with everyday. It is common for everyone to has a pride. It is ok to have a pride but don’t let it master your life. Everytime, that we have to minister upfront ie. lead P&W, lead discussion group, praying for people for altar call. We need to realise that WE ARE NOTHING.

Nothing means we can not do any of these by our own might, stregth, wisdom, abilities etc. But only through the grace of God that we can serve God. Everytime that we have to minister upfront. May I encourage you to say this simple prayer:

“Dear God, I am nothing, God. I am goin to (“…………”)* for God. It is not about me! It is all about God. All praises belong to God. Amen!

*(“………….”) =  for example, “lead worship”, “lead discussion group”

For me, I can be too hard on myself. I want to just be completely set free from pride. I want to be a perfect one for God which I forgot that Jesus is the only one who perfect. I realised that God is recruiting you and me for the great work! We need to be patient and allow the Potter to mold a clay like us!

 Always Remember – we are nothing!

He must become greater .. I must become less [John 3:30]