Monday, January 19, 2015

Does waiting always worth the wait???

 Is there anything more tiring than to wait for something that you are not sure of?
 Did you ever talk to your self and said: "Hey, what am I doing to my life? am I wasting it for nothing?

(As I was writing this blog post, the song entitled "The words I would say" in my praise/worship songs playlist played, and the lyrics that hit me are "Be strong in the Lord, and never give up hope, you gotta do great things I already know, God's got his hand on you so don't live life in fear.......Take your time and pray... His love will find your way- Oh, my Dearest GOD, you amazed me all the time ) 

 Maybe there are always times in our life that we need to wait, to have patience in everything, Trust GOD that we will have our Victory in the end, and the long wait will be worth it. 

Waiting is not an easy part of life, it takes a lot of process. And the hardest part of it is: "We don't even know if the answer will be Yes or No (Positive or negative). 
Whatever the things we're waiting just always remember that God will not allow us to wait too long if it is not worth it. 

-rabv

Friday, March 14, 2014

What Matters Most (from Purpose Driven Life. My 2nd topic on Cell group)




"What Matters Most”

“Love means living the way God commanded us to live. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is this: Live a life of love”
(2 John 1:6)



Because GOD is love, the most important lesson he wants you to learn on earth is how to love. It is in loving that we are most like him, so love is the foundation of every command he has given us.

Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. That’s why we’re given a lifetime to learn it.

Show special love for God’s people. Paul echoes this sentiment:When we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it. But we should give special attention to those who are in the family of believers

“Your strong love for each other will prove to the world that you are my disciple”

God trains us to practice loving each other. Love cannot be learned in isolation. You have to be around people – irritating, imperfect, frustrating people.


Three important truths about love:

1.     The Best Use of Life is Love

Life is all about love. Love should be your top priority, objective, and greatest ambition. Love is not a good part of your life; it’s the most important part. “Let love be your greatest aim” (1 Corinthians 14:1)

©     Life without love is really worthless
“No matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love” (1 Corinthians 13:3).
Jesus summarized what matters most to God in two statements: “love God and love people”
©     Busyness is a great enemy of relationships
©     Love will last forever (eternal)
“These three things continue forever: faith, hope and love. And the greatest of these is love”
Mother Teresa said, “It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into that matters”
©     We will be evaluated on our love
One of the ways God measures spiritual maturity is by the quality of your relationships. “God will review how you treated other people, particularly those in need


2.     The Best Expression of Love is Time

Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it.
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back. Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time. “My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action” (1 John 3:18)
“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving”

3.     The Best Time to love is Now

“Whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone.” “Use every chance you have for doing good.” “Whenever you possibly can, do good to those who need it. Never tell your neighbor to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now”
“If you want to express love, you had better do it now”

Knowing that one day you will stand before God, here are some questions you need to consider:
o   How will you explain those times when projects or things were more important to you than people?
o   Who do you need to start spending more time with?
o   What do you need to cut out of your schedule to make that possible?
o   What sacrifices do you need to make?




When you wake up every morning, kneel down and pray this:
 “God, whether I get anything else done today, I want to make sure that I spend time loving you and loving other people – because that’s what life is all about. I don’t want to waste this day.”



“The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now”

-GOD BLESS-