“Habits are like gravity, they will always pull you towards them”. If you develop good habits, they’ll make your life easier, more successful and more productive. You’ll be happy, naturally and you will experience God’s abundant life. But if you establish bad habits, they’ll inevitably drag you down. You’ll gravitate towards them!
Amy:
James 3 talks about controlling tongue. Literally, it means controlling our words. Words can kill if they are not spoken properly. Often, we don’t think before we talk, while our words may sometime hurt. We need wisdom to talk properly and behold our tongue. True wisdom comes from God. The wisdom from heaven is pure. Seek for Him!
Hebrews 11:17,27. When God tested Abraham, offered Isaac as a sacrifice, he received the promises. Every one of us has our own promised land, but do we receive it by faith? By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger, because he saw Him who is invisible. Do we look ahead for what God has for us and always trust in the invisible but Almighty one?
Leonard:
A story to share tonight. “Son, on the inside of every one a battle is raging between two wolves. One is evil. It’s angry, jealous, unforgiving, proud and lazy. The other wolf is good and filled with love, kindness, humility and self control. These two wolves are constantly fighting”, said the grandfather. The little boy asked, “Grandfather, which wolf is going to win?” He smiled and said, “whichever one you feed” You have the answer?
Jennifer:
Eccles 2. This book is written by Solomon. He tried to find heaven on earth by his wealth and possession. But in the end he felt dissatisfied because he didn’t want to leave earth. In Colossians 3 Paul advised to “set your mind on things above, not on things on earth”. So don’t try to find heaven on earth, because you won’t!
Amy:
James 2 talks about the topic of prejudice. It teaches us not to judge and treat others with certain bias. For example, when you treat rich people far more than poor ones, it can be discrimination which shows we are guided by wrong motives. V8 “love your neighbour as yourself”. No prejudice! Everyone’s the same in God!!
James 1 talks about faith and endurance. Christians are sometimes lacking of faith, especially when facing troubles. But God says; whenever trouble comes your way, let it be an opportunity for joy! God wants to test our faith by troubles, so that our endurance can grow. Should really lay full faith in God!
Psalm 118:18,26 The Lord has chastened me severely, but He has not given me over to death. Sometimes, everything seems to be hopeless, but God used to teach us important lessons about life, danger and trust in Him. He has promised that blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. He will grant us success.
Leonard:
The apostle Paul said, “All things are permissible to me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but I will not be mastered by anything.” Notice, Paul is saying in effect, “I’m going to rid myself of anything that is not profitable or productive in my life.” He was saying, “I’m not going to stay under the control of my bad habits but develop a positive life!” Let start your life with Powerful Positive words.
Jennifer:
Revelation 21. Do you wish you’ll wake up in the morning to be loved by the person you love most? Wake up without feeling guilty about anything at all? Wake up breathing God as if He were air? Loving to love Him everyone else? If you do wish so, rejoice! Because this is what heaven will be like. Let’s all be prepared go to God’s home!
Ivy Khor:
Act 2:38 “repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you’ll receive the gift of the Holy Spirit”. God has His time to give those who already believe in Him, and have commitment to Christ the gift of Holy Spirit, be patient and desire for it. It is important for you to have a correct mindset no matter you already accepted and/or before that. Welcome the Holy Spirit, fill us more and more.
“For You, O LORD, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling.” (Psalms 116:8) Throughout chapter 116, I can feel David’s situation is alike as me. For me, my Lord, He saved me from darkness. He never forgot me until He gets me to His way. Praise our Lord, worship our Lord. Not only that, God please lighten my life to be guide in other lost life; just like what you have done on me-never leave me, guide me, protect me. I hope through my life can touch more souls, slowly, and with caring. There is nothing impossible in God. Amen.
Leonard:
If we study the life of Jesus, we’ll notice that He always took time for people. Here is another lovely story. There was young little boy who was extremely poor. One cold fall day, he was stopped at a local store looking in the window admiring a pair of sport shoes. It was a very cold day; he stood there with his dirty and old shoes. A lady came along and said, “young man, what are you staring so intently into the window?” He shyly replied, “well, I was just praying and asking God if He’d give me a new pair of sport shoes.” Without hesitation, the woman took him into the shop and very gently washed his feet and let him choose the admired shoes. He was shocked and said, “nobody has ever taken that kind interest on me.” With tears dropping, he asked, “can I ask you a question? Are you God’s wife?”
Amy:
Hebrews 13:1 “continue to love each other with true Christian love”. Said is always easier than done. We always say this, to love others; but, it is sometimes hard to do so, when especially to love people you dislike of right? But what, God even love His enemies, who actually killed Him, and forgive their bad deeds. How could our cases be even compared with Him? So, think and reflect. It may be hard at times. But, keep praying and seeking for God. Love with Jesus’ sacrificial love. Amen.
Ivy Khor:
Acts 1:7 “…it’s not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority”. We don’t know when Jesus comes for second time, but a god preparation is needed, waiting for His arrival like a servant waiting for his master. If we want to share gospel with someone (especially parents), just share it without fear, as God is with us, so we shouldn’t feel fear. Moreover it’s our commitment. Pray for God’s guidance, we can make it as God is with us. Amen.
Scripture says people will know us by our fruit. They’re not going to know us by how many bumper stickers we have on our car. People are going to know that we are believers when we meet real needs by doing good works. When you see your friend struggling for a meal, why don’t you buy him one or bless him. Jesus said, “when you do it to the least of one of these, it’s like you are doing it for Me”. That’s why. I keep on learning to bless people around me.
Amy:
Hebrews 12:12 “so take a new grip with your tired hands and stand firm on your shaky legs”. May be we are weak, but God makes us strong that we won’t fall easily. In this world, WE, need to stand firm, of course, not with our own strength, but God’s power! Believe, there’s nothing impossible in Him!
Ivy Khor:
John 21:25 Jesus did many other things as well. If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world wouldn’t have room for the books that would be written. I can’t imagine that Jesus had done so many. I wish I could be like Him. Even things look small to us is big in God’s eye. For example, when a lamb lost; we might not see it’s important, but in God’s eye it’s LIFE! If we see things with heavenly perspective we can do more things for God.
