My 3 Convictions
What does it mean to be a follower of Christ?
To be a follower. As simple as that.
You do what He did, say what He says, feels how He feels, thinks like how He thinks, etc.
Each person has his/her own set of convictions. Ill share mine. :)
We are all created in His image and likeness.We are all His hands, His feet, His mouthpiece, etc.
CONVICTION #1: Like God, we are to be OMNISCIENT.
To be all-knowing? Sounds seemingly impossible. But nevertheless, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Our Lord is like that? Though we may not be EXACTLY at His level, we can all do our part to work towards this goal.
We believe in loving God wholeheartedly + Loving people fervently.
The 2 beams of the cross, the 2 greatest commandment.
The first having: Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, etc.
-Summing the first 4 commandments
The second having: Loving your neighbour as yourself.
-Summing the next 6 commandments
a) To be 'omniscient' is to be socially and mentally alive.
How do you tell if a person loves someone?
He/she will know about the person.
And how will that be possible?
Through social interaction, through the sowing of seeds into the person's life, through fellowship, etc..anything you can think of.
Therefore, putting in the effort to know someone, is really a conviction to me. How can you love someone you have not known? God's love for us is great, firstly, because He is God, and God = Love, yes. But its also because He knows us FULLY.
And even knowing the fact we may be unfaithful sometimes, yet He still loves us, why? Because He sees our end result, our potential, who we eventually CAN become. He knows everything about us!
b) To be omniscient is to be discerning.
Being able to know the heart of God, the will of God and to have insight into what God wants to reveal to you, in you and through you. Thats why we must always keep our mental state at peak performance and not be blur or judgementally-impaired by alcohol, drugs, or any other form of intoxication, or even stress or anxiety over the wrong things.
c) To be 'omniscient' is to seek wisdom.
Just how many decisions you make a day, are decisions that are God-led?
Do you INQUIRE of God? In some areas? In most areas? Or in ALL aspects of your life?
"As many as those who are led by the Spirit, these are the sons of God..."
Are you led by the Spirit? Or are you led by your feelings (which may be good, or bad)
Even where to go, Ill will inquire of God. It may look stupid, but you will realise that wisdom in the smallest areas will take you far.
Its also your relationship with God. How intimate is it? Do you put aside time in your schedule to go out, spend time with God? I can say I have been on 'dates' with God, just me and Him in a posh place. Have you even done anything like that?
Is there even a small BIT of romance in your relationship?
Are you guys a TEAM?
Or is your life just about you!
CONVICTION #2: To be like God is to be OMNIPOTENT.
Once again, its not to be exactly at God's level, since we are NOT God, but BEING like Him.
What does it mean to be omnipotent?
For me personally, if a person is sick, you have the means to make him well.
If a person is sad, you can encourage.
If a person is lacking, you can provide.
Because God encourages, God heals and God provides..and many more. You name it.
If you cant heal, if you cant deliver, if you cant provide, if you cant support, if you cant encourage, if you cant love. YOU ARE NOWHERE LIKE GOD AT ALL!
Why did God give us the HS? Yes to be His witnesses. But also to be His hands, His feet, His mouthpiece, to empower us and His grace IS sufficient for every good work!
A person is down, all you can do is hmmm, ermmmm, *silence, come on. God doesnt hmmm, ermmmm..yes, He keeps silent sometimes, but He is always on time and faithful.
That is why even when you cant provide, even when you cant heal, PRAY!
And when you pray, tell the person, have simple accountability, 'yes ill pray for you'.
I know you are praying. Thats good, because Jesus is praying too, at God's right hand, interceeding for us. Dont just keep quiet about things. The bible didnt say, 'Jesus is glorified and is seated at the right hand of the Father doing mysteries that no one knows..'
When Paul wrote to the Corinthian church, he didnt start the book by saying, "Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I dont know why Im writing to you, but I just HOPE that you know, I will write to you soon!"
Come on, put some SENSE into your daily interactions. If a person does well, praise Him, if he doesnt, still encourage him. You learnt HAO GONG MING in primary school right? Okay, I dont know what they call it now, maybe some chim term like, SOCIAL ETIQUETTE or whatever.
Nowadays what do you call road sweepers? Dunno what cleanliness officer. All the jargans start coming out..haha. "Financial Planning Assistant" whoa must be some bigshot. Actually its some accountant. o.o
God's grace is sufficient, for EVERY good work. So no excuse.
Be hungry and earnestly desire the best gifts from the HS.
CONVICTION #3: To be like God is to be OMNIPRESENT.
To be 'omnipresent' is to be ever available. As simple as that.
When people need you, you are there for them.
Even when they dont, you take the extra mile to still be there.
Like they always say, 'show some face'!
Dont just wait for people to take the initiative all the time.
PRESS into people's lives.
God didnt come to you and:
"HI! I AM GOD.
YOU ARE MAN.
TOGETHER,
I WILL MAKE YOU...
FISHERS OF MEN...
SO...
THE END...
MERRY CHRISTMAS...
HOHOHO YOU MERRY OLD SOUL..."
He pressed into our lives!
Dont just be passive, be active!
To be omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent would not be possible, if you do not have the most important key...LOVE.
Without love, you are nothing.
If you love someone truly, you can be omniscient. Because you take the effort to know people, you sacrifice what you really want to truly seek God. Your desire is His desire.
If you love someone truly, you can be ominpotent. Because you will make sure that people around you are looked after, the way Abba Father takes care of you. Dont say you love people, when you only live for yourself.
If you love someone truly, you can be omnipresent. Because you will always want to be there. Sometimes we feel God's presence, He doesnt have to do anything or say anything, yet we can feel we are complete. Thats how people should feel about you, and not distant or DEAD.
GOD IS ALIVE!
Are YOU alive? Or are you just swaying through life. Or worse, dead in your spirit.
To be a follower. As simple as that.
You do what He did, say what He says, feels how He feels, thinks like how He thinks, etc.
Each person has his/her own set of convictions. Ill share mine. :)
We are all created in His image and likeness.We are all His hands, His feet, His mouthpiece, etc.
CONVICTION #1: Like God, we are to be OMNISCIENT.
To be all-knowing? Sounds seemingly impossible. But nevertheless, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Our Lord is like that? Though we may not be EXACTLY at His level, we can all do our part to work towards this goal.
We believe in loving God wholeheartedly + Loving people fervently.
The 2 beams of the cross, the 2 greatest commandment.
The first having: Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, strength, etc.
-Summing the first 4 commandments
The second having: Loving your neighbour as yourself.
-Summing the next 6 commandments
a) To be 'omniscient' is to be socially and mentally alive.
How do you tell if a person loves someone?
He/she will know about the person.
And how will that be possible?
Through social interaction, through the sowing of seeds into the person's life, through fellowship, etc..anything you can think of.
Therefore, putting in the effort to know someone, is really a conviction to me. How can you love someone you have not known? God's love for us is great, firstly, because He is God, and God = Love, yes. But its also because He knows us FULLY.
And even knowing the fact we may be unfaithful sometimes, yet He still loves us, why? Because He sees our end result, our potential, who we eventually CAN become. He knows everything about us!
b) To be omniscient is to be discerning.
Being able to know the heart of God, the will of God and to have insight into what God wants to reveal to you, in you and through you. Thats why we must always keep our mental state at peak performance and not be blur or judgementally-impaired by alcohol, drugs, or any other form of intoxication, or even stress or anxiety over the wrong things.
c) To be 'omniscient' is to seek wisdom.
Just how many decisions you make a day, are decisions that are God-led?
Do you INQUIRE of God? In some areas? In most areas? Or in ALL aspects of your life?
"As many as those who are led by the Spirit, these are the sons of God..."
Are you led by the Spirit? Or are you led by your feelings (which may be good, or bad)
Even where to go, Ill will inquire of God. It may look stupid, but you will realise that wisdom in the smallest areas will take you far.
Its also your relationship with God. How intimate is it? Do you put aside time in your schedule to go out, spend time with God? I can say I have been on 'dates' with God, just me and Him in a posh place. Have you even done anything like that?
Is there even a small BIT of romance in your relationship?
Are you guys a TEAM?
Or is your life just about you!
CONVICTION #2: To be like God is to be OMNIPOTENT.
Once again, its not to be exactly at God's level, since we are NOT God, but BEING like Him.
What does it mean to be omnipotent?
For me personally, if a person is sick, you have the means to make him well.
If a person is sad, you can encourage.
If a person is lacking, you can provide.
Because God encourages, God heals and God provides..and many more. You name it.
If you cant heal, if you cant deliver, if you cant provide, if you cant support, if you cant encourage, if you cant love. YOU ARE NOWHERE LIKE GOD AT ALL!
Why did God give us the HS? Yes to be His witnesses. But also to be His hands, His feet, His mouthpiece, to empower us and His grace IS sufficient for every good work!
A person is down, all you can do is hmmm, ermmmm, *silence, come on. God doesnt hmmm, ermmmm..yes, He keeps silent sometimes, but He is always on time and faithful.
That is why even when you cant provide, even when you cant heal, PRAY!
And when you pray, tell the person, have simple accountability, 'yes ill pray for you'.
I know you are praying. Thats good, because Jesus is praying too, at God's right hand, interceeding for us. Dont just keep quiet about things. The bible didnt say, 'Jesus is glorified and is seated at the right hand of the Father doing mysteries that no one knows..'
When Paul wrote to the Corinthian church, he didnt start the book by saying, "Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ! I dont know why Im writing to you, but I just HOPE that you know, I will write to you soon!"
Come on, put some SENSE into your daily interactions. If a person does well, praise Him, if he doesnt, still encourage him. You learnt HAO GONG MING in primary school right? Okay, I dont know what they call it now, maybe some chim term like, SOCIAL ETIQUETTE or whatever.
Nowadays what do you call road sweepers? Dunno what cleanliness officer. All the jargans start coming out..haha. "Financial Planning Assistant" whoa must be some bigshot. Actually its some accountant. o.o
God's grace is sufficient, for EVERY good work. So no excuse.
Be hungry and earnestly desire the best gifts from the HS.
CONVICTION #3: To be like God is to be OMNIPRESENT.
To be 'omnipresent' is to be ever available. As simple as that.
When people need you, you are there for them.
Even when they dont, you take the extra mile to still be there.
Like they always say, 'show some face'!
Dont just wait for people to take the initiative all the time.
PRESS into people's lives.
God didnt come to you and:
"HI! I AM GOD.
YOU ARE MAN.
TOGETHER,
I WILL MAKE YOU...
FISHERS OF MEN...
SO...
THE END...
MERRY CHRISTMAS...
HOHOHO YOU MERRY OLD SOUL..."
He pressed into our lives!
Dont just be passive, be active!
To be omniscient, omnipotent, omnipresent would not be possible, if you do not have the most important key...LOVE.
Without love, you are nothing.
If you love someone truly, you can be omniscient. Because you take the effort to know people, you sacrifice what you really want to truly seek God. Your desire is His desire.
If you love someone truly, you can be ominpotent. Because you will make sure that people around you are looked after, the way Abba Father takes care of you. Dont say you love people, when you only live for yourself.
If you love someone truly, you can be omnipresent. Because you will always want to be there. Sometimes we feel God's presence, He doesnt have to do anything or say anything, yet we can feel we are complete. Thats how people should feel about you, and not distant or DEAD.
GOD IS ALIVE!
Are YOU alive? Or are you just swaying through life. Or worse, dead in your spirit.
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