8/30/2006 03:54:00 PM
finally.. today's e day.. had a long sleep.. frm 3am to 2pm.. hahaha.. sooooooo refreshing.. :)
ytd was a fruitful day.. went to make my specs in e afternoon (so exp.. for 2yrs i'll not change specs.. take gd care of tis pair :p), spent time w steph n had dinner den she showed me smth abt elijah n elisha (2 king 2:1-14).. so convicted.. i havent been a gd elijah 4 my elisha to follow.. got to repent.. gotta b watchful on my behaviour, things that i do.. coz for her as a young x'tian, she observes n absorbs v fast n everyth..
as much as i juz gotta please god, but i gotta shine for god too.. shining for god = setting an eg for his ppl to follow juz like a prophet.. so that when others see me, it'll remind dem n show dem wat jesus is like.. thanks steph for e reminder.. :)
after dat we went for evangelism den met a v open gal.. oni 18, came to s'pore to take 'O' levels.. plan to study nursing too.. hee.. she's v open, agreed to meet up for dinner on thur n come for bibletalk after dat too.. v encouraging..
had wei ting's follow up study at julie's hse after dat.. julie did a lesson on temptations of a disciple.. (matt 4:1-11) satan noes wat's our weakest area n will tempt us in dat..
satan even dare to tempt jesus, wat's more for human like us who has a sinful nature?
i think many a times when i'm weak esp during e first 6mths of my x'tian life, i faced a challenge in life n satan was dere tempting me in my weakest area so strongly.. there were times where i'm tempted not to go to church becoz of finances, tpt n food is quite high.. there were oso times where i'm tempted to not go for church becoz i wan to haf personal time, indulge in my own hobbies (watching tv, slacking at hm, sleeping).. all these r physical temptations..
there were times where i'm w emotions too.. thinking that god doesn't love me, frm what he planned for me, it shows he doesn't love me, it shows that he juz wan to torture me.. all these tempted me to haf no faith in god..
recently i feel dat i'm distracted by so many things outside church.. i'm very/too involved in my fren's shop, my ndp trainings n relationship w sj frenz.. i think it's ok to build friendship w dem, ultimately is to help dem.. but e main thing i think is to strike a balance b/w both sides..
~wHat cAn ReLy oN n tmEs of tEmPtatoNs~
why is there temptations?1 peter 5:8 = satan wants us to be on his side not god's side, wants us to leave god
why god allows temptations?
1 peter 1:6-7 = to purify us
james 1:2-4 = to mould our character
v 13-15 = god doesnt tempt us, it's our evil desire we'r tempted to
romans 12:21 = temptations will always be dere, it's how we react n handle it
how to overcome it?
matt 4:4, 7, 10 ("for it's written")
= using e word of god practically
at every stage of our life, we'r tempted by different things, different from e temptations faced earlier on.. juz haf to learn n rely on god, to move on, alwasys trusting in him who noes best..
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