heyy guys!!
4th entry of the month! praise God!
anyway..
it's really wonderful when God starts a good work in you.
and the fact that He's not done with you yet just adds to the wonderfulness (is there even such a word? no matter! i'll make up my own dictionary from here. haha!)
the bible tells us in Philippians 1:6 that He who began a good work in you will carry it to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. that's why i find it just so awesome when God causes me to grow in Him. it just proves the fact that i am His work-in-progress and He's not done with me just yet =). greater things are to come. greater distances are to be taken.
the reason why i said this was because not too long ago, God placed in my heart a longing for emotional wholeness in Him. yea..that's it. emotional wholeness. let me elaborate more on that. emotional wholeness can only be achieved when there is ever-increasing oneness with God in spirit. it made sense too because God (being our supreme maker and stuff) fashioned us in such a way that there will always be a part of us that longs to be with Him. till then, that part of us will remain void until we unite ourselves with Him in spirit.
are you with me?
metaphorically speaking, God made us to be like a jigsaw puzzle. Him being the missing piece that completes us. and when i say "Him" i meant Him alone. no substitutes. if you've ever tried assembling an entire jigsaw puzzle on your own for hours and hours you'll actually realize that each piece is irreplaceable and ONE of it's kind. (that's why some people get upset when one piece goes missing).
so it made so much sense to me that God completes us and if ever we seek wholeness we should be able to find it in Him.
so..back to my topic..emotional wholeness and being one with Him in spirit. you see, i used to really let my circumstances get the better of me and somewhat overtake God. i used to let the really difficult things shift my focus off God. it made me dwell in self-pity a lot and God knows how many hours a day i spend wowing about the things i had to go through in life. and the worst part was..it was getting more and more evident. i used to have people asking if i came from a troubled home. haha. ironic. moving on.
but praise be to God for my Youth leader who came to the rescue. what she said slapped me so hard in the face that i tend to break down every time i hear it. it was love at it's best i tell ya!. she reminded me of the fact that i HAVE a GOD who was and is far greater than my circumstances. she reminded me that i'm allowing myself to get in the way of the great things He has installed for me and that i must make a personal decision first and foremost to God and to myself to LAUNCH above my adverse circumstances in order to take hold of Him and His will over my life. i said it once and i'll say it again. that rocked my world. =)
so God gave me that desire and a whole lot more. sure, let me be the millionth Christian to say that it wasn't easy. but let me be one from the very few to say that things have never been the same and every step was worth it. i had enough of letting every petty downfall rob me the great destiny He has installed.
the bible amplifies this even more by stating that our present sufferings are not worth comparing to the future glory that is ahead. i may not understand the crazy stuff i go through everyday, but one thing i'm assured of is that His word stands true. Isaiah 64:4 states "no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him."
i guess that's my new year's resolution. to be able to focus on Him and take hold of His will for me over my life when things around are crumbling away. thank You Lord, that Your Word states that You will be with me through night and day and no wave will sweep over me, no flame will set me ablaze.
i encourage you (yes you, the person reading this) to launch from the cannon of faith. trust me, it's a lot better than keeping you feet on the cold, depressing ground. *winks*
*Romans 4:19-21* teehee.
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