God's authority
Sunday, May 04, 2008 @ 9:21 pm
I had a tough and rough week at work and honestly, it has deflated my self esteem right to the bottomless pit. So what can be worst after this? Nothing :)
I managed to clear my coaching notes on Sat morning, switched off my laptop and chucking it one side and not going to touch it till Monday.
It was so liberating and free when we skated down the roads of East Coast Park. The sun, the wind, the people, the smell beats all the unhappiness I had for the past few days. Bless Him!
MB has his magical ways of easing off the bad stuff I've been experiencing and God, I felt soooo much better at the end of the day!
And today during church, I know God wanted me to attend the Sunday service and listen to the words Pastor is preaching and so I was there, unusually alert at such an early hour of the day and blessed to be in the room filled with His graciousness, listening to Pastor Ashley Evans from Adelaide's Paradise Community Church speaking to us.
His preaching was powerful but the Aussie accent was strong. Nonetheless, that didn't stop me from hearing what I wanted to hear:
God has given us the authority to decide how we want to live.
Those words were like a giant bell ringing inside my head and what a huge revelation it was!! YES! I should not let myself slid off in comfort and shelter. Those people who intimidate me want to take away that authority God has bestowed upon me, to make me feel weak and vulnerable, lose my ability to judge and defend.
He has granted me the authority to say NO, to face challenges and not be beaten by it but moving stronger FORWARD. The more the enemy stretches my body and soul, the more I will endure the enlarged capacity and with growing strength to fight it.
I have the authority to control what I want to do, and how I want to lead my life, according to His plans. Praying that He will guide us and show us His plans for us, does not justify that we will just sit back and relax and not do anything. On the contrary, He is teaching us to fight for what He is giving us, to earn His recognition to deserve what we truly hope for.
I feel so refreshed and enlightened that I cried while Pastor Ashley prayed for those who want God to command that authority to us. It was really uplifting and really set me thinking.
That aside, God has been good to MB: He has been confirmed a place in University in Queensland!!! *double happiness* If all goes well, he should be leaving in mid July, and starting school 1 Aug :) Plans are underway for my transfer to Brisbane and there are other things which I need to plan and consider too.
All is well in God's grace. AMEN!!! :):)
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