Tuesday, February 12, 2008

hello everyone,
i do hope that the days have been awesome for you. the break for chinese new year and all.

you know, we're like having this oral presentation for chinese, whereby every week one person would present a topic of his choice. there was this one person, who talked on the topic of dyeing our hair during the holidays. he was against it, understandably. for he had given supported reasons.

he mentioned two possible causes, too, one of which was the influence one received during the school holidays, where they think that they look much better with a different coloured hair and stuff. yeah. i would agree that if one's environment is basically filled with people with dyed hair for example, we would get influenced.

no, i'm not against different coloured hairs. in fact, i think it looks great on people. however, the cause he mentioned made me realise.

if we just make a slight break from God, how easily we would be carried away.

for example, if you take a break from talking to God, it's like the school holidays. you go out, you do everything, with no one to restrict you, no one to tell you what's wrong, and you would not realise what you've done wrong. like participating in illegal activites.

all it takes is for that slight wave of evil to break your clutch from God, and you could be carried for miles. what took you years to achieve, the closeness to God, when it all gets washed away by one single sweep of the devil's attacks, you see your success destroyed. would you want to struggle against the current? the distance you've managed to gain in a lifetime, destroyed in a matter of days. you would probably just give up totally, let the current carry you to wherever it brings you to.

you would just fall away. indulging in the ways of the world. the current is the world. let's face it, we are struggling against strong strongholds. they're definately not easy to overcome. some would fail. some would succeed.

we think we are alone. when we see the whole world. pushing us away. it makes us feel weak, useless, depressed, disappointed. it basically just ruins our confidence. but the thing is, we are not alone. never ever are you alone. all it takes is strength. you have the ability. definately. it takes the confidence to fight that wave. that seemingly strong current.

how could i relate this. like the police force. all it would take is for one or a couple of police patrol cars to basically break up a fight, or prevent a robbery, prevent violent crimes, prevent riots, prevent break ins, prevent arsons.

the police may sometimes be up against strong opposition. but you see, they have weapons, they have the ability, and most importantly, the law helps them. the law protects them, as they are after all civil servents. we have the weapons. we have the ability. we have the law. three in one. the word of God. it gives you knowledge, knowledge grants you abilities. you have the weapon, the Bible is a weapon. the word of God is like a sword which pierces through all those who stand against the army of God. it is THE law. everything revolves around the Bible. all it takes. is the heart.

the heart. the confidence. the courage. i could tell you today that our Father is with you, and you can believe it, but when the time really comes. cling on to him. cling on. if you just somehow broke away, trust that your friends are like a net, catching you. and you know that you are not alone. you know that you definately have what it takes. you KNOW that you can climb back to God. run back to God. who can stop you from running to your Father who gave you LIFE?

however, back to what i had earlier said. once we allow the devil to gain that foothold, it would lead to disastrous consequences. i'm not saying that you must do a and b and c. but i do believe that you know yourself best, you know what you would have to do to keep close to Him. quiet time, prayer, just a simple talk with the Lord, etc. i know that quiet time and all definately would help, but there is no formula that works for everything. there is no perfect formula. different formulas for different variables. it applies to us. do what best fits you.

do enjoy life, enjoy studying, enjoy everything. for when everything falls down, you know that whatever work you have to do to get back to where you were would all be worth it.

take care & God bless.
jae.