the time of singing has come!

I haven been blogging. haha. In a way, perhaps I am tired. Tired of trying to defend my faith with pretty big words. Tired of discussing matters of faith when I know that man's knowledge and language is too limited to even grasp what is of God. Tired of using man's language to convince people how good God is.

A simple faith, my current msn nick.

Who can truly appreciate this?

I see that quite a few blogs are coming up and they solely devoted their blog to matters of faith. Some blogged to defend, some blogged to evangelize, some blogged to encourage, some blogged to doubt, some blogged hoping to seek understanding. Which type are you?

I, too, wanted this blog to be one that discusses about issues of faith. A blog that debates about doctrines of faith. A blog that finally bring understanding to all. I started out zealous about the various debates. I read pple's controversial entries, blog about them, discusses my own doubts or queries. But then, I am finding it hard to carry on now. Perhaps my understanding or my zeal had remain stagnant. There isn't much that I can talk about that I have not talked about. Maybe i am again weighed down by the things of the world. Who wouldn't? With GSS, World Cup,... plus i just joined a online selling community, so am busy selling and buying things! Also just started to give tuition... hope to get another tuition (hj!! thanks!!) soon. Yep, guess I haven forgot that I have to earn money!

But dun worry... I dun think i am too caught up with this money-making thing yet. Things of God arE constantly on my mind. Just that I cannot find the time to really do them. ): I need to ask my mom to church for this coming week's evangelistic services!! Yet one day after next, I get caught up with stuffs that I cant find time or opportunity to be with my mom and then bring up the topic naturally! The devil is so scheming!!! Giving me so many things to be occupied with. Yet by thinking that they are all things that I cannot not do, I've already fell for the devil's ploy, haven I?

And yar, back to this blog. I haven had time for this blog too. I didnt have any new particular issues or debates or controversies that I can bring up. So i kept pushing it day after day, thinking "oh I'll read the bible or something tmr so that perhaps i'll get some inspirations abt what to write about." So, did I really? haha of course not. I forgot to ask God to inspire me instead through prayers.

And when I see other blogs with so many wisdom, discussing, debating, persuading.... I thought "Am I not growing in my faith, thus unable to write as such people?" But NO. I thank God I realised it is not so. because sometimes the more we debate, the more confused man gets.

This is precisely how the many denominations in the world came about. We think we got it sometimes but if we are really lost, how will one know it? Often, one has to see the right way first, then will he realise he has been lost all along. And often, faith is not about how you debate, how you persuade. Faith is simply knowing and trusting God.

Faith is a simple faith.

I'll continue next time. too sleepy now.

I've always been confused by the debate on man's freewill and God's foreknowledge. If God foreknew everything, how is man's freedom of choice exercised? I have always felt that it can be explained, just that I do not have the capability to do so adequately. So i've always left it at that and attributed it to my incomplete knowledge of the wonders of God. For who can understand God's ways and thoughts in its totality?

But I thank God for bro hanhua has given me a clearer explanation here.

Do take some time to read through it. (:

There once was a King who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists tried. The King looked at all the pictures, but there were only two he really liked and he had to choose between them.

One picture was of a calm lake. The lake was a perfect mirror, for peaceful towering mountains were all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. All who saw this picture thought that it was a perfect picture of peace.

The other picture had mountains too. But these were rugged and bare. Above was an angry sky from which rain fell and in which lightening played. Down the side of the mountain tumbled a foaming waterfall. This did not look peaceful at all. But when the King looked, he saw behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest. There, in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest... perfect peace.

Which picture do you think won the prize?

The King chose the second picture. "Because," explained the King, "peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace."

~ Author - Unknown ~ (from the inspiration place.com)
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Are you ready to receive this peace that is of God? Peace that you can never find in this world.

Come and discover about the peace of God!

Venue: True Jesus Church (Telok Kurau Lorong H)
Date: July 14, 15, 16
Time: 730pm

Come, hear, and be blessed. (: