Fakers

I guess in our lives, we met a lot of fakers. Almost everywhere, even in church.

During school days, when you asked you friends how had they prepared for the test, they would most probably said, 'Nah, I haven't read anything.'

And I know well that you and I despised these kinds of fakers because we always think relationship is ought to be honest and true after all.

This is something I heard from the movie 'To save a life' during CF just now, a youth pastor was telling the youth, 'Church is a place where you should be who you really are but not coming to pretend that you got all well.'

But most of us carried this feeling to church, to CF, to any meeting with brothers and sisters so that we looked fine to them and then we went back to another miserable week.

And I thank God that because of the LOVE He had showered upon me for the years I had been with Him, I realized that hating the fakers won't help them at all.

Frankly, before I met Christ, I would give you the same answer, 'Nah, I haven't read anything' if you would ask me.

Now, maybe you do not feel honesty from the person telling you this, but don't you ever want to have a guess that maybe this person talking to you right now is faking because he/she just doesn't have enough confidence to tell you the truth.

Fakers are but a group of people lacking of love and is earning love from people by hiding who they are because they too are ashamed of themselves.

And the part you see in me isn't the me being religious. No, Jesus is not a religion to me. He is a friend.

I got a friend who always telling me in a sarcastic manner that I am religious.

Now if I'm telling you that if I am still following the law and I would try to accomplish by obeying the law, then I'm dead!

Because it's IMPOSSIBLE!

It's impossible that you can follow the law to a standard where you can make right with God.

The part of my life you see in me, loving my God, putting my God first, avoiding things that would offend my God is actually given by Jesus Christ Himself.

I'm saved by Grace, not by law. Law is just telling me what mistakes I made.

Sometimes I would make mistake. But God is merciful. He allowed space for failure. But as fast as I can, I turn back to Him and He would hold my hand again like a Father, guiding me towards the right path.

So, if you see a faker today, you should feel how insecure is it inside of him/her, it is to a degree that he/she has to deny his/her own self worthiness.

God doesn't make us to feel unworthy.

We are fearfully and wonderfully made.

Only His LOVE can give us the true security, not the person we try to please, not the person we try to earn approval from, not the public we have to purposely behave towards, not the fame, the money, the status or a bunch of friends that would show up only if you can do them any good.

If you see people faking today, remember how Jesus had came to die for you and them.

From my experience, I guess the biggest hindrance for us to reach out is our inability to accept people weakness and to replace judgment with love.

The most striking question I got from the movie today, 'Who had you judged today?'.

Do we really have to squeeze in so much to the world culture that we start to develop our attitude, our speaking manner, our socializing skill based on what the magazine, TV, vampire diary and gossip girl told us?

Do we have to XOXO when gossip girl is doing XOXO?

Do we have to shout fighting fighting when korean pop stars are doing the same thing?

It's not like the whole world is faking but we are not.

But Jesus Christ can give you the freedom from all these things.

You just have to let the light meets the dark.

I guess this song will help you know more about it:)this is not the whole Christian thing after all, this is about finding who you really are, the one God created you to be.

Thank You for the cross [what does Easter means to me]

“They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” ¹⁴ At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

¹⁵ He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”

Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”

¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

¹⁷ Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.[John 20]

Tomorrow is Easter Day.

I have seen vids and articles posted online, expressed by brothers and sisters all around the world about how they feel about this day and what does Easter means to them. The church might as well displayed the Passion of Christ again to remind people of the day Jesus Christ was humiliated for us and then being lifted up as all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him.

Easter, Easter, Easter!!! How excited to ponder on this wonderful grace by God for He so loved the world and gave His one and only Son to save us!

It is a lot more excited than egg and bunny if people know the grace behind the day, the kind of connection God urge to make with us.

Imagine His love is so great that He urge to have a relationship with us through Jesus Christ.

By Jesus' death, our sins are cleansed and once we believe, the reconciliation is done! No need filling up form or buying any forgiveness letter.

How amazing it is, to connect to God in such a way!

A day where Jesus Christ resurrected to proclaim that He is God and He had overcame the cross and a day which enable you to cry out, 'Abba Father.'

Like a reunion of a Father and His children which He had longed for so long and everything is part of His plan.

To me, Easter is a testimony, a good news and the grace that commenced on that day and came with the day now happen every single moment.

Every single moment, a new person who bowed down and believed can be connected to this day, to the grace and most importantly to God.

Soon you will realise, everyday is Easter.

Everday you will remind yourself,
nothing cannot be overcame when Christ had overcame the cross on Easter,
no sins cannot be forgiven,
no authority is greater than Jesus',
and no grace and love is greater than God's,
and you must take up this cross and walk with Him everyday but not just on Easter day.

and this grace is life-long and eternal just like the promise in John 3:16.

⁵ You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
⁶ Surely your goodness and love will follow me
all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the LORD
forever. ---Psalm 23


Thank You for the cross, my Friend...

Everything happens for a reason Part I

Before I started, let me share what God has for me today through facebook. There is this interesting application on fb, 'God wants you to know' which gives me most of the inspiration of the day. And sometimes, it pulled me up just the time I fall. At times where I am joyful, it comes out as a lesson or just the words I should appreciate. I don't know what's the time region it uses, but often I will receive message from God each day in the evening.

"Rachel Little, on this day God wants you to know

that all is well. What could you not accept, if you but knew that everything that happens, all events, past, present, and to come, are gently planned by One Whose only purpose is your good?"

And these are exactly what can be put into this blog that I foreplanned to write.

Yay, who knows I will fail?

Yay, who knows I carry so many secrets with me?

And who knows I am always sad about myself?

Him.

I cried just now in the Christian Fellowship during praise and worship. Because as I sang along, I felt so touched with God grace.

What makes Him to choose me?

What makes Him to save a wretch like me?

Is there anything special in this child that caught His attention? Is it because only Him sees the brighter side and the cuter side of me? Is it because only Him can forgive what I did? Only Him is love?

I actually has a testimony to share but because of the time reason, I save it first.

But remember, this is what I get from God, everything happens for a reason. =)

Sharingggggg!!!! Pls put on your earphone before clicking the link!!!